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Lose a game of chess to a computer, and you could bruise your ego. Lose an arm-wrestling match to a Japanese arcade machine, and you could break your arm. Distributor Atlus said it will remove all 150…
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AirBourne •
August 22nd, 2007 •
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Controversy, Games, Oddity )
Can you imagine opponents trying to embarrass you for something you almost forgot doing close to half a decade ago, but now – in a strange appropriateness – the whole smear may BOOMERANG B…
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AirBourne •
August 20th, 2007 •
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I am sure when you have been on the job you may sneak a pencil or pen away or you might park in Management places when no one is about (just leave the Handicapped places alone) and if you’ve bee…
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AirBourne •
August 6th, 2007 •
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If you laugh at this and say “OMG, my belly!” Don’t laugh too hard because if end up needing an operation and there’s a blackout here, you don’t want to find out if you e…
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August 1st, 2007 •
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Got this one from a former colleague of mine (no, not Betty – nor the source for when I got the juicy thing on BBC 2), and this one is really a prickly issue… So, if you are happening to t…
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AirBourne •
July 25th, 2007 •
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Those of you who saw “De-Lovely” a film about the life of Cole Porter, may recall the following song that was actually a hit tune for Frank Sinatra… I’ve got you under my skinI…
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May 20th, 2007 •
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Repeat after me – I have NOT seen everything and such a phenomenon probably will not happen until after I kick the bucket! Can you say “RETARDED“? Why am I going on so? This CNN/AP s…
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May 17th, 2007 •
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The Diplomatic Dog of Barbados by Winfred Peppinck is an account of one of the more famous canines in this country as he switched from sand by the shore to sand inland, with the indirect help of the A…
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May 13th, 2007 •
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The Administration of the Royal Barbados Police Force is seeking to contact Sergeant Dave Greenidge urgently.His last known address was Kewland, St. Thomas. Sergeant Greenidge is asked to call Assista…
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April 24th, 2007 •
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It took a while to verify but now it is judged true, there are some happy folk out there who feel vindicated for their skills finally acknowledged and according to Barbados World Record Breakers, this…
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AirBourne •
April 21st, 2007 •
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I have my friend Chris to thank for this contribution, I had beer for her from before, now I have even more! This is a guy called Eric Grohe… Do you know about Julian Beever? Three dimensional c…
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April 8th, 2007 •
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Cinema, Featured, News, Oddity )
The Barbados World Record Festival (In aide of HOPE for Children Charity) At the National Stadium on Saturday, March 31, 2007 The day started out slowly. However, as the day progressed, several world …
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AirBourne •
April 4th, 2007 •
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One of my co-workers sent me these pictures, of course, I scoured cyberspace to find the rest of the story and here it is! It was a series of photos where ordinary objects have been recreated or carve…
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AirBourne •
April 3rd, 2007 •
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News, Oddity, Technology )
Betty Holford , a former colleague from CBC and also wrote excellent columns in the Barbados Advocate, is a good source for unusual material, as you recall she sent me a sweet story about a deer adopt…
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AirBourne •
March 24th, 2007 •
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Well, be careful of what you want, you may very well get it! Subsequent to being defeated by Ireland at Sabina Park on St Patrick’s Day 2007, Pakistan no longer have any chance of qualification …
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March 18th, 2007 •
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Controversy, Cricket, Featured, Oddity )
You remember back in January when Barbados was host to a World-Class Magician who guested at the Limelight Cafe? There were some guys in the audience who were students from a Marine training vessel, a…
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March 17th, 2007 •
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According to Mr. Leon Chase, Assistant Public Relations Officer for HOPE for Children Charity, ?No one has come close to Mr. Nyron Weeks, a Barbadian who set broke the pizza eating world record last y…
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March 17th, 2007 •
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You’ll recall shortly before Valentine’s, I spoke of Terry Donaldson – the man brave enough to say what happened when Glendairy was charred almost to the ground – well? Accordi…
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February 17th, 2007 •
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I was sailing through Google today when this one hit me (pun intended) – “…in 1904 Langford got his chance at welterweight champion Joe Walcott, the Barbados Demon. This was Langford…
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February 16th, 2007 •
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Featured, News, Oddity, Sports )
I got this e-mail from one of my former colleagues at CBC and when I saw it I did not believe it, but I couldn’t get rid of it… Then eventually I did some research and was shocked to learn…
Cricket World Cup aside…Did you know Barbados competes with Jamaica and the Dominican Republic for the attention of Canadian women? It seems gals from Maple-Leaf land move at this time of year n…
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AirBourne •
January 27th, 2007 •
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Editorial, Featured, Gossip, Oddity )
It is always weird when News lands right on your own back yard… Rather in this case behind where my day-job is… According to the Met Office last night had – “A weak surface tro…
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January 10th, 2007 •
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This movie was made by the Danish Road Safety Council and aims to draw attention to speed signs and speed limits in Denmark. Despite a decrease in speed violations, 7 out of 10 Danes still exceed the …
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December 23rd, 2006 •
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