September 2012

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Mr Makoya salutes Mama’s and Papa’s

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The former Matongo Family star recently finished shooting a music video and his new clothing line is about to hit the shops. And he hinted he may even drop a single before the end of the year.

Mr Makoya is definitely one of the well established names in the Namibian entertainment industry. He started his musical career at the tender age of 13 with the Matongo Family. Read more about Mr Makoya salutes Mama’s and Papa’s

Funny pic 27-09-2012

Divers go to the rescue ... of doll

REUTERS

Turkish rescue workers retrieved an inflatable sex doll from the Black Sea after police were notified by panicked residents who mistook it for a woman’s body floating o shore, Milliyet newspaper reported on Sunday. Police cordoned o a wide stretch of beach in northern Samsun province and sent a team of divers into the water to rescue what appeared to be a drowning woman, it said. The team quickly discovered it was in fact a blow-up doll, which they deflated before throwing in the garbage, the daily said. It was not clear where the blowup doll had come from. Read more about Divers go to the rescue ... of doll

Man cuts off penis to prove fidelity

SAPA

Doctors in Ho Chin Minh City successfully reattached a man’s penis after he cut it o_ to demonstrate his faithfulness to his wife, a surgeon said Tuesday. “It took us 1,5 hours to reattach it, but the penis is showing signs of life today,” said Truong Hoang Minh, head of the surgical and kidney transplant department at the city’s 115 People’s Hospital. The 44-year-old patient was admitted on Wednesday after severing his own penis to refute allegations by his wife that he was having an affair. Read more about Man cuts off penis to prove fidelity

Man orders TV, gets assault rifle

A Washington, D.C., musician who ordered a flat-screen TV through Amazon received a military-style assault rifle instead. Seth Horvitz ordered the 39-inch Westinghouse TV through one of Amazon’s third-party vendors. UPS left a smaller box at his apartment in northeast D.C. The 38-year-old electronic musician thought the seller had sent him a stand for the set. Inside, Horvitz found a black, semiautomatic Sig Sauer SIG716, similar to the M16, which US forces have carried for 50 years, and the AR-10. The SIG716 is used by law enforcement and the military. Read more about Man orders TV, gets assault rifle

Legends Hauz – a place to chill at

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Namibia by nite

If you happen to find yourself in Ondangwa this weekend and you want to try out a new watering hole, then Legends Hauz is the place to be. Read more about Legends Hauz – a place to chill at

Keep the motor running

A man 80 years of age married a young lady. A year later he carried her to the hospital, and she had a baby.

The nurse said to the man: "At your age, how do you do that?" Read more about Keep the motor running

Dentist

One day a man walks into a dentist's office and asks how much it will cost to extract wisdom teeth. "Eighty dollars," the dentist says. "That's a ridiculous amount," the man says. "Isn't there a cheaper way?" "Well," the dentist says, "if you don't use an anaesthetic, I can knock it down to $60." "That's still too expensive," the man says. "Okay," says the dentist. "If I save on anesthesia and simply rip the teeth out with a pair of pliers, I could get away with charging $20." "Nope," moans the man, "it's still too much." "Hmm," says the dentist, scratching his head. Read more about Dentist

Bunch of babies

In the back woods of Arkansas, Mr. Stewart's wife went into labor in the middle of the night, and the doctor was called out to assist in the delivery. Read more about Bunch of babies

How to get rid of your desk derriere

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With more people working behind desks, our bottoms are getting bigger – a problem that has been dubbed “desk derriere”.

A recent study that scanned the buttocks of inactive people found muscle was shrinking and breaking down due to lack of exercise. The research at Tel Aviv University also showed that fat cells thrive in the buttocks of those who lead a sedentary lifestyle, causing thick layers of fat to develop deep in¬side muscle tissue.

Here we explain why your backside is expanding – and the simple steps you can take to combat desk derriere...

Insufficient activity and a poor diet are the main causes of desk derriere but other factors also play a role. Read more about How to get rid of your desk derriere

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