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Segway Boss Dies: On Segway, Off Cliff

In the wake of Jimi Heselden's (Segway scooter inventor boss) death from flying off a cliff on his own invention product, I'm really surprised the internet isn't full of images like the ones above already. Maybe it is and I'm missing them, but I did a few anyway, just in case.

"Tributes have been paid to the head of the Segway company who died after apparently falling from a cliff while riding one of the two-wheeled scooters.

Jimi Heselden OBE, 62, a former miner who left school at the age of 15, made an estimated £160m fortune through his Leeds-based company Hesco Bastion."

[bbc.co.uk story] [story via atoast2toast.com]

FaceGen Modeller & Creating The Dáithí Ó Sé Video

Many enjoyed the "virtual Dáithí" video I created earlier in the month, so here are my secrets of how I created it. I used a free* 3d modelling program called FaceGen Modeller. [*free is a relative term. "Free" in this case is crippleware, but allows you to do all kinds of epic shit so don't complain]. As you may have already discerned from the pic above' I used a photo of Daithi to create a texture map and 3d mesh of his head (would be more accurate if I had supplied it with profile pics). I then screen captured some live "scrubbing" of various facial gesture sliders for the model, to roughly sync with the "lovely shtuff" audio I had earlier captured from the "Rose of Tralee". Finally, I loaded the video into an editing suite and layered the 3d head under an edited version the of the original picture (the technique is as demonstrated with Daithi's hair in the pic above)



There are all kinds of gestures you can create with this software, but it will also allow you build a random face from scratch, as the following wacky face I created below demonstrates.

And lets not forget the face I used for some artwork for that shitty little song a while back entitled "shit songs with pretentious titles". These were all done with the free version, but it does come with limitations: only 2 basic choices of 3d hair is one of them.

Of course you, you don't have to create weird faces with this software, you can create althogether lovely faces like the two below. They both are quite similar but are slightly different. FaceGen comes with a nice option for "genetic randomisation" which is a type of genetic evolution option for your current model, which is what happened below. I couldn't decide between the original on the right or the slightly more "Asian/Mesoamerican" version on the left, so I included both.

Dara Ó Briain: Discusses Madeleine McCann Jokes

In fairness, what a silly thing to say. I mean, the Madeleine McCann topic is such a rich source of comic material, to limit oneself from it is silly. Seriously though, I've only ever heard one Madeleine McCann joke and it was probably enough: "What's the difference between Madeleine McCann and Pope John Paul II?" I'm not even gonna finish that one...

In contructing this blog post I thought I might find an appropriate website regarding the case of missing Madeleine McCann, so that I could link to. I found the official site [http://www.findmadeleine.com] set up by her parents. I proceeded to click on link there which gave the following result....

What can I say. When it rains, it pours.

Freddie Mercury: Totally Badass!

Too much AIDS will kill you...

Don't give me any grief over this: I see Freddie as a dead uncle of mine. And no gay uncle jokes please!

I Feel Like Making Some Music Today

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The [3] Lenihan Brothers Of Irish Politics

How many brothers are there exactly? I thought there were only two, but I think I found another one. Ok, lets count them:

1) Brian Lenihan....


2) Conor Lenihan...


3) But who is this fresh faced, and sprightly looking, member of the Lenihan family??

It's Brian Lenihan, pictured just after the 2002 General Elections. It seems the last 8 years were a very, very long 8 years for the now Minister of Finance.

You're An X-Factor

Uncovered Sex Tape: Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez

[DISCLAIMER: This post was published long before the two became a couple, and before Justin's balls descended... if they've done that yet at all.]

Scroll down for scenes...

Mary Coughlan Loves A Good Cock-Up...

Charlie McCreevy knows all about Mary Coughlan's exploits...

Eamon Ryan And His Ginormous Green Member

I've been waiting months to use the above pic, but the Green's just don't regularly come out with horrendous guffaws like their Fianna Fail coalition colleague, Mary Cocklin, does. They're slippery buggers, you see; like a wet priest. Instead, their whole movement is a testament to cretinism and gigantic cock-ups. Speaking of gigantic cock-ups, I see that Eamon Ryan has started nude modeling again. He seems a bit more professional at it now, than his last ventures.

Do Not Like DLP Projection

They say it's better; they tell no lies. But I still can't watch it; it hurts my eyes.

Ploughing Championships 2010

A selection of cryptic Masonic and Nazi symbology, etched (with mystic biro) on a stand. Was Jim Corr here, one wonders.

Taking no shit from Green TD, John Gormley. Look at the wattage! 150w! Surely only a bolt of lightening would be brighter (and cheaper to run).

No obvious signs of Islam but 4 separate Christian groups tried to beckon me into their "Prayer Tents." What strange brainwashing devices awaited me inside. Scientology will be there in 2011.

Celebrty Highlights!

• Marty Whelan was there. By god, the man looks like death in real life. Give this man an award for being alive.
• George Hook, decked out in NewsTalk livery but only recognised for his BSkyB ad's on TV. Comments like: "Oh aren't you the guy from Sky, on the 'tele" and "I have a problem with my SkyBox, ya bollix!" That last one may differ from reality. Terms and conditions apply.

The Overal Highlight of the Show!

As Kevin Myers might say: "Jail bait, and lots of it. Rolling around in the proverbial (and literal) muck, alongside man and tractor machines. Surely this is a greater sight, than the shite, of the tricolour. Quivering delicate [but voluminous] angelic asses, in the masses, of lovely lasses. I am though, quite forlorn, because I know these wonderful frames of flesh, will soon be propagating Ireland with bastards, squez' out on epidural high. The filth of the ploughing; the filth of the nation."

Live At 3: Knitting Fashion, With Kate O'Brien

Flash Gordon: Motion Picture Comic Book Adaption

I came across this scanned copy of a comic book adaption of the 1980 film Flash Gordon (personal favorite!) on a wicked blog containing all kinds of treasures from the 1980's: http://vinnierattolle.blogspot.com/ Check it out! All kinds of stuff from soundtracks to posters to movie tie-in books like the comic above or the book below.

As a bonus from all this. I now know about the http://issuu.com service, which not only holds a lot of really awsome publication goodies, but allows me the ability to host some stuff of my own that I've been looking to put up. A good Sunday for me so far: "Everything's coming up Milhouse!"

I Can't Stop Watching This Garry Glitter Video

I think I've developed a problem...

Kevin Myers On Evolution

"Saying that such immensely complex, artfully constructed creations [insulin molecules] were the result of accidents is like putting 140 pounds of mince into a huge mixer, churning them around for a million years and expecting Einstein to result. You wouldn't even get Wayne Rooney's mickey."

Well, as long as another Kevin Myers doesn't pop out from the mixture, we'll be grand. Isn't that right Kevin!

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Uk Papal Visit - 2010

Brian Cowen Endorses Weight Watchers

Pat Carey + Brian Cowen = Eamon Gilmore???

[ unaltered image via Big Mental Disease ]

My Favorite Picture Of Brian Cowen

Gordon Brown seems to gibe "Gosh, old chap, I may have been hit with the ugly stick but you look like you went back for seconds!" To which Cowen guffaws in agreement.

A Blog Post Addendum: Pope, "Joseph" Ratzinger

Below are extracts from a blog post published in June 2009...

Now, I'm not one to judge a book by it's cover, but I'm going to go out on a limb with this one. If your name's Joseph and you look like the devil, you probably shouldn't be left in charge of kids.

[Pictured: Josef Fritzl & Joseph Jackson (Michael Jacksons Father, whom is reported to have severely abused Michael physically and mentally as a child)]

[ UPDATE 15.09.2010 ]

All the talk of the popes visit to Britain this week made me think of adding another important "Joseph" to all this...

Current Catholic pope, Joseph Alois Ratzinger.

Evolution: It's All In The Head

I do hope you enjoy the video above. It's been slightly re-edited to make the message clearer. In case you don't know, the Irish man (John J. May) appearing in the video above, has recently written a book, describing evolution as a hoax. That's one thing, but the really god awful part of all this, is the fact that book which describes evolution as hox is being launched by Conor Lenihan, our Minister of State for Science.

Here are some quotes from Mr. May's book "The Origins Of Species Nonsense":

"Believing we are a higher form of animal condemns us to a lower form of life.

7 Reasons Why I Detect and Reject Evolution

1: It teaches us to be satisfied with - not understanding origins.
2: It promotes the dangerous nonsense of no first cause - no supreme scientist and suggests order came from disorder.
3: It is a mataphysical speculation, a doctrine dressed up in scientific garb.
4: Anyone who teaches evolution is either ignorant or deliberately suppressing the known scientific facts.
5: It is a toxic poisonous mind virus which destroys the hearts immune system against hope and common sense.
6: It is an anaesthetic against reason.
7: It cripples sanity, promotes myths, obscures reality and elevates matter above a maker."

Ireland is getting worse, it really is. And that's no hoax.

Fresh Concerns Over The Health Of Steve Jobs

Apple Inc. CEO, Steve Jobs - Pictured yesterday.

David Brent: Bück Dich

Fuck Yeah: Warrior Woman

original warrior woman


epic warrior woman


fantasy warrior woman


beyond 2000 warrior woman


allahu akbar warrior woman


/b/ warrior woman


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Remembering 911

Fergus Finlay For President

Create your own here.

Adolf Hitler On The LUAS

Hitler was spotted on the LUAS tram system, in Dublin this morning. Hitler appears to be accompanied by a concubine, the old rascal. That or he's asking this fellow passenger if this train goes to Auschwitz.

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It Augers Well For Mary Harney

It Augers [sic] Well For Mary Harney

Mad Cow Disease

Optional Soundtrack: Plastikman - Consume

Willie O'Dea & The Gash-Tash Spectacular

This was in drafts since February, when Irish politician Willie O'Dea, was forced to resign from his role as Minister for Defense, after admitting to perjury.

"Willie O'Gee"? Sure, why not, but it was always thst sexy mustache of his that was the inspiration. Aboy da kid!

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