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| 1 October - 7 October, 2009 |
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Hi there, What is the most bored you have ever been? Sitting at an airport when your flight is delayed? Crawling along in peak hour traffic with the radio station playing the same songs over and over again? Watching Dr. Phil, Judge Judy or some other daytime show that features abnormal people with bizarre problems? Sitting in an office meeting where they rarely discuss anything that pertains to your job? Or reading magazines that have stories about how Britney Spears/Lindsay Lohan/Mary-Kate or Ashleigh Olsen are either too fat or too thin? I have been that bored. I have flipped through scandal mags at the airport; I have watched hillbillies hurl obscenities at each other on Jerry Springer; I have even attempted to watch televised political rallies in the vain hope of finding some intelligent and stimulating viewing. But after watching various news clips over the past few weeks I have realised that there are people out there who are far worse off. Miserable souls with way too much free time. For example, TV news last week ran the story of the World Gurning Championships. Apparently the objective of this competition is to contort your face beyond human recognition. How does one discover the ability to pull ones lip over ones nose? How much free time must one have to dedicate to the activity of pulling faces? The web is filled with clips of inventors who have patented strange devices, teenagers who injure themselves with dangerous skateboard stunts and bored nutjobs who do odd things with their bodies, like put back-hair into pony-tails or smoke cigarettes through their ears. These are the things that happen when people get bored. This is why it's not a bad thing for men to spend time at the pub. You see, if men are allowed to spend too much free time at home with nothing to do, all the bad ideas, idiotic suggestions and silly stunts that they usually only joke about at the pub begin to play on their minds. The longer men are allowed to dwell on these thoughts, the more attractive they seem. Next time your hubby suggests going to the local pub for a pint, don't give him the beady eye or make a nasty comment. Encourage him to get out the house, go to the pub and talk rubbish for a while. Unless you want to come home one day and find that he has learned to walk on his hands; is using power tools (which he is totally inept at operating) to make a double-storey dog kennel with balcony; or is trying his hand at distilling Chivas Regal-quality whiskey in an old paint can in the garage. For the ladies, we have news of a fantastic competition with R100 000 worth of prizes! The competition coincides with the very exciting launch of the all-new MegaWatt Mascara and Charlie's perfumed body sprays. It's quick and easy to enter - click here for all the details. Have a good week.  |
