A case of the Mondays

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Duderocket's OH&S Test

Workplace safety is often something that people joke about and take not that seriously. This is not a good thing at all because what you are really doing is playing with your own life and the life of everybody that you work with. You are playing a dangerous game of Russian Roulette and it is only a matter of time! 

For today's update we have a OH&S test for you to take so you can find out how much you actually know!

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The Greatest Villains In Cinematic History: Part 1

A villain (also known in film and literature as the "antagonist," "baddie", "bad guy", "black hat", or "heavy") is an evil character in a story, whether a historical narrative or, especially, a work of fiction. Today's update is dedicated to the greatest villains of all time!

Travis Cole
(Dirty Work)

Travis Cole was the unscrupulous property developer who convinced Mitch and Sam to destroy "his" apartment building, promising to pay them enough money to save Pops, but afterward reveals that he is not actually the owner and that the grandmother of Mitch's new girlfriend lives there.

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PR SHIT: More on the marketing of music.

If you were to pull out all of your favourite albums of all time, how many of them did you stumble across because of a convincing press release? Does that ever happen? People must be getting fooled by this shit because record labels are writing all sorts of hyperbolic shit in an attempt to move units. Not only that, the internet is full of dickheads being paid to write bullshit about bands in an attempt to make people interested...

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OLYMPIC GREATS

The Olympic Games are a place and time when heroes are born! Humans put themselves to the test on the global stage, proving to the world that they are the best of the best. Who can run the fastest? Who can jump the highest? Who can throw a spear or metal ball the furthest? Which group of blokes can kick the most balls into a net? These questions and more are all answered at THE OLYMPIC GAMES.

Today's update is all about paying tribute to some legendary Olympic greats!

Liu Xiang

Liu Xiang is the greatest track athlete in Chinese history, with his 2004 Olympic gold medal being the first in a track and field event for the country.

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GREATEST OLYMPIC SPORTS

As you all no doubt know OLYMPIC GAMES fever has hit the globe! The workplace is buzzing with talk of medal tallies, the media is awash with the intense discussion of strange exotic events from far off lands, and the stench of Australian Pride is in the air more than ever! What better way would there be to contribute to the hysteria than by writing about the GREATEST OLYMPIC SPORTS OF ALL TIME!

BOBSLEIGH

This sport rules so hard! It just feels like something that should really only exist in dreams!

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Excerpts from THE DARK KNIGHT RISES script!

It's no secret that Christopher Nolan's THE DARK KNIGHT RISES is one of the most anticipated movies of all time. People just cannot wait to see this shit! The internet is full of speculation regarding the characters, the story and just what we can expect from this movie in general. There has been a lot of dodgy theories and misinformation making its way around the internet and today I hope to put a stop to that as I happened to receive a copy of the script. I can't say how I got it, but it is in my possession. I'm freaking out a little bit as I want to show it to people, but at the same time I don't want to get myself into any trouble.

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The greatest thinkers of all time!

Today's update is all about the people in this would who have come up with concepts and things that have gone on to change the path of history. People who have changed to world in ways that we are truly unable to grasp. I invite you to read on to make your way on a voyage of discovery into the lives of THE GREATEST THINKERS OF ALL TIME!

Benjamin Franklin


Benjamin Franklin invented a bunch of things, like the stove, glasses, and also the urinary catheter. Ben's greatest invention though is no doubt the fridge.

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Pennywise - ALL OR NOTHING

Pennywise are one of the world’s most disliked bands. Everybody has their own personal reasons as to what makes them so bad. It might be how you feel insulted by their absurd, ridiculous lyrics. Maybe it’s how they have released the same album over and over again for years now. Did their merchandise line in the 90’s bug you? Perhaps you’re put off by all the macho, violent, rape-y bros that make up their fanbase. There are so many reasons for people to hate on a band like Pennywise.

In 2009 Pennywise vocalist Jim "Punk Rock Dad" Lindberg submitted his resignation and quit the band.

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The end of Lookout Records

On January 12th Ted Leo announced on his website that Lookout Records was officially closing down. And then a few days later current head of label guy Chris Applegren, released an official statement. It came as no real surprise as the label was basically dead anyway, having never actually released anything in several years, mostly due to death blows that came in the form of the removal of a few high profile releases (namely Green Day and Operation Ivy) which were taken back due to the labels not paying royalties and general shoddy management. It really had been a shitty label for a long time though.

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Examples of human perfection

Sometimes in life there are people that are just truly brilliant at what they do. Perfect in ways that you are unable to get your head around... where it almost seems like they were created at the hand of the Lord Almighty himself, and set amongst the masses as examples of what humankind can achieve when the angels put their voices into perfect tune. Today I highlight these individuals and discuss what makes them examples of human perfection...

Lionel Richie



Lionel Richie is awesome. First of all I just want to talk about how great is the name "Lionel"? It's a pretty amazing name, a name that you don't see being made use of as much as it should be.