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The 1,300 employees of London-based Aviva Investors had a rude shock when they checked their email on Friday: every single one of them had been fired – unsympathetically, might I add. The mail, which the HR department intended to send to only one recipient, read as follows: “I am...
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New Zealand’s DDB Auckland ad agency has taken guerrilla marketing to a new level. They’ve created an ad campaign for clothing chain, Superette, that uses indented plates on public benches. These benches are at bus stops, mall and parks, and they’re designed to imprint the message on the thighs...
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Taxes, ugh taxes. Tax time again – which for most is a tearful goodbye to hard earned money. Not for Toshiki Takei. For him it’s the biggest payday of his tax paying life after being awarded a refund of $2.4 Billion. However, it didn’t happen in one return. In...
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A Ukrainian company called Kind Fairy offers an interesting service, for a fee they will provide you with a professional drinking buddy. Now, you may well be thinking that the idea sounds stupid, childish even – but these are sophisticated drinking buddies that are there to provide entertainment and...
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It could be tough to pick a winner on this one – Chairman Hu lays down some gems like: “Norway get ready for a smorgasboard of pain!” and “You’re in no position to call me a sinner, without Bretton Woods you’d be Argentina!” But Obama counters with some sweet...
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If you are not from the United States then it is entirely possible that you find yourself a little bewildered by all the Black Friday talk everywhere. Fortunately, the folks at NMA TV have us covered with a creative explanation of what Black Friday is and why it is...
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Queensland $6 billion man, Clive Palmer, the state’s richest man earned the respect of not only his staff, but most Australians this week. Palmer handed out $10 million in gifts to his 800-strong Townsville nickel refinery staff, including a fleet of 55 Mercedes-Benz cars and an amazing 700 overseas holidays. It...
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An English high school teacher was dismissed after his students discovered that he was earning extra money as a stripper. Benedict Garrett’s other occupation was discovered after some of his students stumbled upon a website advertising the services of one Johnny Anglais. It was later revealed that, in addition...
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CHINA has cancelled a controversial visa restriction on folicaly challenged visitors from Taiwan. Imposed by the southern Chinese city of Xiamen, it stopped bald people, especially business travellers, from applying for one-year multiple-entry permits. It was cancelled earlier this year, according to Taiwan’s Travel Agent Association. Roger Hsu, a spokesman for the...
New Zealand’s DDB Auckland ad agency has taken guerrilla marketing to a new level. They’ve created an ad campaign for clothing chain, Superette, that uses indented plates on public benches. These benches are at bus stops, mall and parks, and they’re designed to imprint the message on the thighs...
Taxes, ugh taxes. Tax time again – which for most is a tearful goodbye to hard earned money. Not for Toshiki Takei. For him it’s the biggest payday of his tax paying life after being awarded a refund of $2.4 Billion. However, it didn’t happen in one return. In...
It could be tough to pick a winner on this one – Chairman Hu lays down some gems like: “Norway get ready for a smorgasboard of pain!” and “You’re in no position to call me a sinner, without Bretton Woods you’d be Argentina!” But Obama counters with some sweet...
If you are not from the United States then it is entirely possible that you find yourself a little bewildered by all the Black Friday talk everywhere. Fortunately, the folks at NMA TV have us covered with a creative explanation of what Black Friday is and why it is...
Queensland $6 billion man, Clive Palmer, the state’s richest man earned the respect of not only his staff, but most Australians this week. Palmer handed out $10 million in gifts to his 800-strong Townsville nickel refinery staff, including a fleet of 55 Mercedes-Benz cars and an amazing 700 overseas holidays. It...