Best use of the Mac Genie effect ever.

With all the furor surrounding new tightened regulations of airport security it seems somethings may never change….

image taken from one of my all-time favorite sites failblog.org

I saw this canon-like Courvoisier Cognac bottle in a random store with lots of old and vintage stuff. I regretted not buying later actually because it does look pretty cool. I also found some really old wind up record players that still work which was also interesting. Click below to see the rest of the pictures.

These are supposedly vintage/antique Afghan guns. They did have some engravings with some weird scriptures on them but you can never be too sure. There were many different sizes and kinds of guns in this shop, as well as coins and other Afghani items.

With Avatar hot on the heels of Titanic as the number one grossing movie of all time, does it mean these classic “bufak” chips (or bofaki as written on the packet) will be replaced by ones with characters from Avatar in the near future? I wonder what Kate Winslet and Leonardo Dicaprio would think of their snack!?

Last but not least, in the “bishts” section i found this men’s jacket/bisht with its very original tiger/jaguar/cheetah print. Sorry about the hazy picture but if you notice in the top right of the picture, the owner was looking at me puzzled as i was autofocusing for the snap. But seriously, Denzel Washington would have looked much better in this than his Chinchilla in American Gangster.

On a more serious note, i enjoyed it and might actually go back in less than a year to buy some classic/vintage junk.

The Shishavac™ is the innovative, world-class appliance that every narghile aficionado loves to own. This designer, multi-tasking machine allows you to effortlessly start your pipe in seconds, burn charcoal neatly and safely and most importantly, effectively clean your narghile hose, which means a cleaner, healthier, more fulfilling smoke. The Shishavac™ conveniently integrates all these functions into a user-friendly, instrumental household appliance.

For all those shisha, hukkah, argeelah, narghile , bong, whatever you wanna call it junkies, this is the ultimate luxury solution for the lazy or inexperienced! Check out the video here.

http://www.shishavac.com/

Thanks M!

Sleep somewhere else.

The aforementioned passport-holders automatically targeted for secondary “selective” screening are, by the way, from Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Libya, Syria, Sudan, Afghanistan, Lebanon, Somalia, Iraq, Yemen or Algeria.

link The Gothamist

Two thumbs up, one to the TSA, and one to the Cuban with the massive moustache in the retro photo above.

A redheaded sixth-grade girl victimized by a Facebook prank calling for students to participate in “Kick a Ginger Day” says she was scared that the incident could have gotten worse.

Sheriff’s investigators say the Facebook message may have been inspired by a “South Park” TV episode that satirized racial prejudice by portraying a campaign against red-haired, fair-skinned “ginger” people.

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Its incredible what you will come up with if you search for “kick a ginger”. Even Prince Harry’s girlfriend and colleagues give him a hard time by calling him big ginger!

Kuwait’s formal request for the design and construction of Kuwait Air Force facilities and infrastructure. The estimated cost of the project is $700 million.

What credit crunch?

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Kuwait’s National Industries Group or NIG, an affiliate of billionaire Nasser Al Kharafi’s conglomerate, said on Wednesday it has filed a lawsuit against a unit of U.S. private equity firm Carlyle Group over a $25 million investment loss.

You gotta love being called a “conglomerate”

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A mother may have fallen asleep while breastfeeding and accidentally smothered her suckling infant aboard a flight from Washington to Kuwait

A very sad story.

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A former U.S. Army Major stationed at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, his wife, sister and niece were sentenced for their participation in a bribery and money laundering scheme related to contracts awarded in support of the Iraq war

More Iraq war conspiracies out of Kuwait.

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As you can see most articles these days relating to Kuwait are either to do with money, military, conspiracies, or all the 3 put together.

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If you want to feel the ultimate carbon fiber wrapped around your body all day at the office, you have the Authentic Ferrari F360 Challenge Carbon FIber Office Chair.

If you have $8,000 dollars you dont know what to spend on, buy it from here.

Want to use your iPhone/iPod touch to control your TV, stereo, cable box, DVD, etc..?

Download the free app from the iTunes App Store and buy this hardware from here.

Want Android 2.1? Even weirder Carbon Fiber stuff? More than an iPhone case? Want to drive real fast but safe? Then read below.

Curious about Android 2.1? Free turn by turn Navigation on google maps? Are the Motorolla Droid and HTC Hero that great? Check the leak of Android 2.1 (unreleased) in the video below.

Here is the link.

Dont like carbon fiber, but love your iPhone? How about this case with phone screen protection, place for 6 credit cards and opening for charging point.

If you want this, you can buy it from here.

You want some more carbon fiber? You want to sit on but cant afford the office chair above?

Then this toilet seat is suited for you. Buy it from here.

Wanna drive your fast car real fast around a Grand Prix track but don’t want to be reckless on the streets?

Then join the Gulf Run. Check them out here.

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For more including iPOD docks, more cars, USB’s and more phones continue reading after the break.

For years and years we have heard of local banks giving away millions of KD in prizes. From NBK’s Jawhara to Gulf Bank’s Al-Dana to CBK’s Najma and more recentlyو BKME’s Hassad grand prize. But the myth is as follows: if you have a relative of the first degree working in any of these banks, you are automatically out of the running to win it, so its better off moving your money elsewhere. I never got the logic of that, and still dont truly believe it, but can anyone guarantee this with facts?

In cooperation with the Kuwait Environmental Protection Society, members of the Japanese Society in Kuwait and other volunteers yesterday morning participated in an annual beach cleaning operation, entitled ‘Operation Turtles’ at Shuwaikh Beach Park.

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In other news, a Kuwaiti owner of a Cafe’ in Florida who is also a PhD student, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for allegedly serving alcohol to a minor and harassing another. He has already been assigned a lawyer from the Kuwaiti Embassy and his brother, who also lives with him, has hired an additional lawyer to help him with an out of court settlement. Until now, the families are not willing to negotiate any terms. 

link Gulf News

Random fact of the day : the expatriate community in Kuwait forms 68% of the total population, the majority of whom are Asian.

I didnt see them all but you will find some classics such as the battle of krueger, human beatbox, thriller remake and evolution of dance.

UPDATE : Sorry it seems i didnt put the link! Here it is. LINK

With all the fuss and dangers of H1N1 swine flu, you wouldnt expect people to be paying up to  700 British Pounds for a pig. These micro pigs,  grow to be about 12-16 inches tall and between 40-65 pounds in weight. With a life span of up to 18 years, even celebrity actors have been snapping them up (Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint is one of them).  They are being marketed as the perfect, low maintennance pets. I will pass on this one.

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So you can see, when traveling across Europe. If you rent A car, it will cost you an average of 10 times more what it would cost you here in Kuwait to fill up your car. So if you are used to spending KD5 for a full tank, you’ll pay KD50 in say the Netherlands. And an astounding KD115+ in Sierra Leone, thecountry with the most expensive Fuel in the world.

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Now that will make you cut back on your gazz :)

A beer flood in 1814 killed nine people. Continue reading to find out if this and other myths are true or fabrication.

Its true believe it or not! On Oct. 17, 1814, a ruptured tank at the Meux and Company Brewery unleashed more than 3,500 barrels of beer onto the streets of London, creating a wave of beer that knocked down walls, flooded basements and demolished houses. Eight people drowned. The ninth died of alcohol poisoning, after attempting to stop the flood by drinking the beer.

 

LifeSavers candy was invented by a man whose daughter died choking on a mint. The hole in the middle allows you to breathe, even if it gets stuck in your throat.

Would have made a great story, but its not true. LifeSavers were invented in 1912 by Clarence Crane, a Cleveland-area chocolatier who was looking for a candy that wouldn’t melt in the summertime. The original LifeSavers were peppermint flavored and marketed as breath mints — and it was the shape that inspired the name, rather than the other way around. Ironically, one of Crane’s children did meet a tragic fate well after the candy was invented: his 32-year-old son, Hart, died in 1932 when he leapt into the Caribbean from the stern of an ocean liner and drowned

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Not a great way to start your day. How many teeth left on that side of your face?

Made to both look and smell like frying bacon, this soap will get you clean while giving your appetite a jump-start on the day

The weirdest soap i had ever seen before this was Caffeine soap. But for $6 your swine dreams can come true with this bar of bacon soap. If you really want it, you can get it from Uncrate here.

Whats next, lip balm? No, thats already available. Bacon Lip Balm can also be found here.

In general, the article points out that Baxter pharmaceutical Inc. have filed a patent for the H1N1 virus and its strains 2 years before the pandemic, also the company has a factory in Mexico 50 miles from the virus outbreak location. Now the company have stopped taking orders for the vaccine as they will not be able to fulfill them all.

Though all the facts mentioned can be nothing but a coincidence, the timing was just perfect after the economical recession !

This article list the 6 most amazing real life prison escapes. There are some crazy stuff in there.

I only have this to say: Mr. Pascal Payet, I salute you.

After you have read the article, you’ll know what I’m talking about.

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He is a married man in his 30s that drives a boring £15,000 car.

Still nameless, A BBC source says “This is the best-kept secret in motor racing and we want to keep it that way”. since they introduced the new Stig by throwing the previous Stig – Perry McCarthy 22 seasons  -  by off an aircraft carrier in one of the episodes after revealing his secret identity.

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