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Movie Talk / Top 50 Movies Of All Time

« on: October 10, 2008, 04:10:30 PM »

1.  The Lion In Winter
2.  Legends Of The Fall
3.  Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
4.  White Men Can't Jump
5.  Butch Ca**idy And The Sundance Kid
6.  The Godfather Part ll
7.  Do The Right Thing
8.  To Kill A Mockingbird
9.  The Godfather Part l
10. Malcolm X
11. Lord Of The Rings- Fellowship Of The Ring
12. Boyz In Da Hood
13. Dances WithWolves
14. Troy
15. Lord Of The Rings - The Two Towers
16. Carlito's Way
17. Gladiator
18. Rocky l
19. Braveheart
20. Platoon
21. A Time To Kill
22. Pulp Fiction
23. The Pelican Brief
24. The Verdict
25. Resevoir Dogs
26. The Bourne Ultimatum
27. The Untouchables
28. Born On The Fourth Of July
29. Hangin' With The Homeboys
30. Alexander The Great
31. Clear And Present Danger
32. Menace To Society
33. Patriot Games
34. Heat
35. A Bronx Story
36. BlackHawk Down
37. On Golden Pond
38. In The Heat Of The Night
39. Michael Clayton
40. Usual Suspects
41. The Siege
42. The Bourne Supremacy
43. The Matrix l
44. Bad Boyz ll
45. Lethal Weapon llll
46. The Bourne Identity
47. Lord Of The Rings - The Return Of The King
48. Coach Carter
49 . Any Given Sunday
50. JFK

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Politics / Crook Grills Mbeki

« on: October 10, 2008, 12:40:52 PM »

Off-the-cuff interview with Mr Thabo Mbeki of Senator Towers, Hillbrow.

Korea-Crook: Mr Mbeki, with the benefit of hindsight, would you have done anyhting differently visa vie your handling of the Jake the Snake Affair?

Thabo Mbeki: Well, it might have been a mistake to have fired him before he appeared in court. It was perhaps an err to have forced him to write an oath pledging allegiance to me. And it was definitely a mistake to go up against him at Polokwane. Actually the biggest mistake I ever made was hiring the son-of-a-bitch.

K-C: What was your immediate reaction when you heard Judge Nicholson had inferred that you personally interfered in Jake The Snake's prosecution?

TM: Being Xhosa yourself, you know that our people have a saying that wise men are like old trees. Their trunks are sturdy but when the wind blows, their leaves break off and fall to the ground. And even though the tree does not move when a lone squirrel runs up it , its branches still bend under the delicate weight of a pigeon. Or something to that effect.

K-C: A third of the Cabinet has resigned. Was this a genuine act of solidarity on their part?

TM: No doubt about it. I am like a father to these people. With the head of house gone, they're scared to stay there on their own. These poor souls are now faced with incredibly daunting prospect of going into Big Business and becoming Multi-Millionaires, when all they ever wanted to do was serve the people.

K-C: What d'you make of Trevor Manuel's unexpected resignation, followed by a scramble to rehire him?

TM: Well as a Capeflatsian, you yorself should know that Tre (I call him that) also hails from that dangerous neck of the woods and is essentially a reformed Gangster. By utilizing his considerablr street-wise gravitas to effectively blackmail the ANC into retaining him, he was just behaving instinctively. It's a survival mechanism he learnt on the rough streets of Mitchell's Plain and Manenberg. What is actually more astounding is that he hasn't yet raided the Treasury and gone off to live in Switzerland.

K-C: Actually Mr Manual grew up in the leafy-green smart suburb of Rondebosch.

TM: As I was saying comrade Trevor is a committed member of the ANC who would never....

K-C: Yes, quite. Your critics say that one of your biggest failings is your inability to relate to ordinary South Africans.

TM: Absolute hogwash. I am on Facebook. I have a P.S.3. My groceries come from Woolworths. I have more in common with the peasants of this country than people might think. Watch this... (Mbeki shuffles his feet back and forth). What d'you think of that?

K-C: Umm, sorry but what exactly are you doing?

TM: That's called hippety-hop dancing. All my homos are doing it.

K-C: Er, I think you mean homies. So you're familiar with Skwatta Kamp, then?

TM: I have a Housing Minister who deals with these things. You should speak to... I beg your pardon. I had a Housing Minister. But, yes, I remember seeing a squatter camp once. I think it was in a documentary on BBC Prime.

K-C: Moving along. What d'you think you have left behind with the country after nine years as Head Of State?

TM: Well, I left my briefcase behind but they probably won't let me back in to fetch it. I would also like to get hold of some of those framed pictures of myslef. There must be millions of them out there in Police Stations and Govt. Offices. I would like to sign them and hang them up in my new house as a constant reminder of my undoubtable greatness.

K-C: With your politcal career over, what's next for you?

TM: I am a loyal member of the ANC. I am here to serve, I awiat instructions from the NEC. I will always..... oh f***, who am I kidding I'm off to the Red Light District in Amsterdam in November. Zanele will meet me later in Mallorca for a bit of snorkelling. Then we'll dance the night away on one of those nude beaches I've read about on the Internet.

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Sports Arena / The 30 Greatest Moves in WWE History

« on: October 09, 2008, 10:46:37 AM »

1.  The Tombstone Piledriver (Undertaker)
2.  The Figure Four Leglock (Ric Flair)
3.  The Clothesline From Hell (JBL)
4.  Coast To Coast (Shane McMahon)
5.  The Steiner Recliner (Scott Steiner)
6.  The F5 (Brock Lesnar)
7.  The R.K.O. (Randy Orton)
8.  The Pedigree (Triple H)
9.  The Alabama Slammer (Hardcore Holly)
10. Sweet Chin Music (Shaun Michaels)
11. The F.You (John Cena)
12. Whisper In The Wind (Jeff Hardy)
13. The Masterlock (Chris Masters)
14. The Rock Bottom (The Rock)
15. The Stone Cold Stunner
16. The Facelock (Chris Benoit) R.I.P.
17. The Three Amigos (Eddie Guerrero) R.I.P.
18. The Choke Slam (Big Show)
19. The Batista Bomb
20. The Four Knuckle-Shuffle (John Cena)
21. The Spear (Batista NOT Edge)
22. The Sledgehammer (Godberg)
23. The Farm Hand
24. Twist Of Fate (Matt Hardy)
25. The Book End (Booker T)
26. 619 (Rey Mysterio)
27. The SuperPlex (Brock Lesnar on Big Show, Top Rope)
28. The Mandible (Mankind)
29. The Sleeper
30. The Frog Splash (Eddie Guerrero)

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Sports Arena / The 10 Greatest Weapons Of Choice In WWE History

« on: October 09, 2008, 10:32:05 AM »

1.  Fire (Kane)
2.  Table, Ladders, Chairs (Dudley Brothers)
3.  Garbage Can Lid (Shane McMahon)
4.  Steel Chair (Stone Cold)
5.  Anything At Hand (Undertaker)
6.  5 Pound Sledgehammer (Triple H)
7.  Announcer's Bell (Test)
8.  Sialeleigh (Finley)
9.  2x4 (Jim Duggan)
10. Championship Belt (Edge)

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Sports Arena / The 20 Greatest Cliques/ Groups in Wrestling History

« on: October 09, 2008, 10:27:08 AM »

1.  The Brothers of Destruction
2.  The British Bulldogs
3.  The Hart Foundation
4.  Legion Of Doom
5.  The Dudley Brothers
6.  The Four Horsemen
7.  Degeneration X
8.  The World's Greatest Tag Team
9.  The Hardy's
10. N.W.O.
11. Evolution
12. Team Angle
13. J.B.L. And The Cabinet
14. The BushWhackers
15. The F.B.I.
16. The Mexicools
17. M 'N' M
18. The McMahon Clan
19. L.A.X. (TNA)
20. America's Most Wanted (TNA)

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Sports Arena / The 50 Greatest Wrestlers in WWE History

« on: October 09, 2008, 10:17:44 AM »

1.  Undertaker a.k.a. The Deadman a.k.a. American Bad-a**
2.  Kurt Angle
3.  Ric Flair a.k.a. The Nature Boy
4.  Jake Roberts a.k.a. Jake The Snake
5.  Hulk Hogan
6.  Sid Savage
7.  Brett Hart
8.  Triple H a.k.a. The Game a.k.a. The King of Kings
9.  The Rock a.k.a. The People's Champ
10. Roddy Piper a.k.a. Rowdy Roddy
11. Bill Goldberg
12. Scott Steiner a.k.a. Big Poppa Pump
13. Steve Austin a.k.a. Stone Cold a.k.a. The Texas Rattlesnake
14. Zeus
15. Shaun Michaels a.k.a.The Heartbreak Kid a.k.a. The Showstopper
16. Ahmad Johnson
17. Kevin Nash a.k.a. Big Daddy Kool Diesel
18. Chris Benoit a.k.a. The Rabid Wolverine
19. The Ultimate Warrior
20. Andre The Giant
21. Paul White a.k.a. The Big Show
22. Kane a.k.a. The Big Red Machine
23. Bobby Lashley
24. Brock Lesnar a.k.a. The Next Big Thing
25. Dave Batista a.k.a. The Animal
26. John Cena
27. Steve Hall a.k.a. Razor Ramon
28. Sgt. Slaughter
29. Ted DiBiasi a.k.a. The Million Dollar Man
30. Booker T.
31. Sting
32. Eddie Guerrero
33. Owen Hart
34. Rick Steiner
35. Tatanka
36. TugBoat
37. Jimmy Snuka a.k.a. Superfly
38. Farouk
39. Randy Orton a.k.a. The Legend Killer
40. Dusty Rhodes
41. Hacksaw Jim Duggan
42. Mark Henry
43. The Great Khali
44. Test
45. Umaga a.k.a. The Samoan Bulldozer
46. Shelton Benjamin a.k.a. The Gold Standard
47. John Layfield a.k.a. Bradshaw a.k.a. J.B.L.
48. Val Venus
49. Mick Foley a.k.a. Mankind
50. The Big Boss Man

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Hot Traxxx / My 25 Greatest Hip-Hop Tracks Of All Time

« on: September 15, 2008, 05:10:09 PM »

1. Shook Ones - Mobb Deep
2. Retrospective For Life - Common
3. Ether - Nas
4. The Gas Face - Third Base
5. They Don't Know - DMX
6. Lose Yourself - Eminem
7. What You Won't Do For Love - Tupac
8. Still Dre - Dr. Dre
9. Burn - Mobb Deep feat. Big Noyd
10. Everything Is Everything - L. Boogie
11. Unity - Queen Latifah
12. Walk This Way - Run DMC feat. Aerosmith
13. Live At The Barbeque - Main Source
14. Cocaina - Busta Rhymes
15. Why - Jadakiss
16. Project Windows - Nas
17. New York, New York - Ja Rule feat. Fat Joe & Jadakiss
18. Apollo Kids - Ghostface Killah
19. Flava In Ya Ear - Craig Mack
20. 100 Miles And Runnin' - NWA
21. Travellin' Man - DJ Honda (Mos Def)
22. Don't Sweat The Technique - Rakim
23. Hypnotise - Notorious B.I.G.
24. Gin 'n' Juice - Snoop Dogg
25. Lean Back - Fat Joe

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Hot Traxxx / 20 Greatest Hip-Hop Tracks To Ride To

« on: September 15, 2008, 03:04:26 PM »

1. Cold As Ice - M.O.P.
2. Got Yo'self A Gun - Nas
3. Da RockWilder - Doc 'n' Mef
4. Oh Boy - Cam'ron
5. Hard Knock Life - Jay-Z
6. Best Of Me - Mya feat. Jadakiss
7. Get Ya Lighters Up - Lil' Kim
8. Outta Control (Remix) feat. Mobb Deep
9. Get Outta Here - Busta Rhymes
10. React - Erick Sermon feat. Redman
11. Can't Knock Da Hustle - Jay-Z
12. It's So Hard - Big Pun feat. Donell Jones
13. We Ain't Goin' Nowhere - Badboy Family
14. We Right Here - DMX
15. Shut 'Em Down - Onyx
16. Da Sixth Sense - Common
17. Nas Is Like - Nas
18. Unkown Common Track feat. Chantay Savage (Circa '97)
19. To Live 'n' Die In L.A. - Tupac
20. Y.O.U. - Doc 'n' Mef

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Sports Arena / Jamaican Lightning

« on: August 30, 2008, 03:01:54 PM »

Some 'a' y'all need to seriously up your knowledge of Athletics yo.
In 2002 Usain Bolt became the youngest ever World Junior Champion at any track and field event in the 200 metres. Dude had never even run a 100 before this season started. There's nothing suspicious or untoward about his performances, in fact the Jamaican contigent actually complained about being excessively tested before and during the Olympics. In his first 100 metre race (Lausanne) he ran a 10.03, in his second (Linz) he ran a 9.91 and in his third (New York) he ran a 9.72 (W.R.). All it shows is that the 100 suits him better tham the 200 and him and his coach just underestimated his actual speed and strength (he's deceptively fast). And for my money is the greatest sprinter of all-time AND, Jesse Owens, Donald Quarrie, Carl Lewis, Linford Christie, Donovan Bailey, Maurice Greene- none of these guys ever simultaneously held both 100 and 200 metre W.R.'s. The only guy that can stand up to Bolt's numbers is Michael Johnson (200 and 400). I used to think that Asafa Powell and Tyson Gay would dominate the 100 and 200 for the next few years, clearly that was oversight on my part....

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Sports Arena / The 25 Greatest Tennis Players Of All Time

« on: August 01, 2008, 04:51:32 PM »

1.   Bjorn Borg
2.   Pete Sampras
3.   Ivan Lendl
4.   John Mcenroe
5.   Arthur Ashe
6.   Jimmy Connors
7.   Stefan Edberg
8.   Andre Agaasi
9.   Mats Wilander
10. Rod Laver
11. Roger Federer
12. Boris Becker
13. Guillermo Villas
14. Jim Courier
15. Patrick Rafter
16. Michael Chang
17. Rafael Nadal
18. Goran Ivanisevic
19. Yevgeny Kafelnikov
20. Gustavo Kuerten
21. Thomas Muster
22. Yannick Noah
23. Fred Perry
24. Michael Stich
25. Richard Krajicek

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Sports Arena / The 25 Greatest Batsmen Of All Time

« on: August 01, 2008, 04:33:57 PM »

1.   Brian Lara
2.   Sir Donald Bradman
3.   Sir Garfield "Gary" Sobers
4.   Sachin Tendulkar
5.   Graeme Pollock
6.   Ricky Ponting
7.   Sunil Gavaskar
8.   Sir Vivian Richards
9.   Ian Botham
10. Javed Miandad
11. Sir Clive Lloyd
12. Sir Allan Border
13. Gordon Greenidge
14. Desmond Haynes
15. David Gower
16. Mohammed Azzarhuddin
17. Geoff Boycott
18. Barry Richards
19. Graham Gooch
20. Graeme Hick
21. Muda**ar Nazar
22. Martin Crowe
23. Dilip Vengsarker
24. Gary Kirsten
25. Mike Gatting

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Sports Arena / The 25 Greatest Heavyweights Of All Time

« on: August 01, 2008, 04:26:26 PM »

1.   Mike Tyson
2.   Muhammed Ali
3.   Joe Louis
4.   Rocky Marciano
5.   Lennox Lewis
6.   Joe Frazier
7.   Archie Moore
8.   Larry Holmes
9.   Jack Dempsey
10. Evander Holyfield
11. Jack Johnson
12. Ezzard Charles
13. Michael Spinks
14. Jersey Joe Walcott
15. Gene Tunney
16. George Foreman
17. Joe Bugner
18. George Chuvalo
19. Leon Spinks
20. James Smith
21. Ken Norton
22. Felix Savon
23. Razor Ruddock
24. Riddick Bowe
25. Floyd Patterson

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Sports Arena / The 50 Greatest Football Players Of All Time

« on: August 01, 2008, 04:17:43 PM »

1.   Diego Maradona
2.   Pele
3.   George Best
4.   Alfredo De Stefano
5.   Ferenc Puskas
6.   Zinedine Zidane
7.   Johan Cruyff
8.   Michel Platini
9.   Franz Beckenbauer
10. Bobby Charlton
11. Eusebio
12. John Barnes
13. Zico
14. Paul Gascoigne
15. Paulo Rossi
16. George Weah
17. Ruud Gullit
18. Rivellino
19. Marco Van Basten
20. Joel Tigana
21. Karl-Heinz Ruminegge
22. Falcao
23. Socrates
24. Dennis Bergkamp
25. Bobby Moore
26. Franco Baresi
27. Stanley Matthews
28. Hans-Peter Briegel
29. Frank Rikjaard
30. Lothar Matthaus
31. Jomo Sono
32. Des Walker
33. Ronald Koeman
34. Andreas Brehme
35. Paulo Maldini
36. Gerd Muller
37. Paul Ince
38. Rivaldo
39. Ace Ntsoelengoe
40. Glen Hoddle
41. Romario
42. Didier Deschamps
43. Mario Kempes
44. Bebeto
45. Laurant Blanc
46. Ossie Ardiles
47. Dunga
48. Marcel Desailly
49. Rui Costa
50. Kaizer Motaung

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Sports Arena / The 50 Greatest NBA Players Of All Time

« on: July 31, 2008, 02:41:47 PM »

1.   Earvin Johnson aka "Magic" / Larry Bird aka "The BirdMan"
2.   Michael Jordan aka "His Airness"
3.   Kareem Abdul-Jabar
4.   Bill Russell
5.   Wilt Chamberlain aka "Wilt The Stilt"
6.   Oscar Robertson aka "The Big O"
7.   Hakeem Olajuwon aka "Hakeem The Dream"
8.   Shaquille O'Neal aka "ShaqDiesel"
9.   Julius Irvine aka "Doctor J" aka "Operatin' On Brothers"
10. Kobe Bryant
11. Clyde Drexler aka "Clyde The Glide"
12. Karl Malone aka "The Mailman"
13. George Gervin aka "King George"
14. Jason Kidd
15. Tim Duncan
16. Allen Iverson aka "The Answer"
17. David Robinson aka "The Admiral"
18. Isaiah Thomas
19. Charles Barkley aka "Sir Charles"
20. Kevin McHale aka "Mr 4th Quarter"
21. James Worthy
22. Willis Reed aka "Captain America"
23. James Toney aka "The Boston Strangler"
24. Moses Malone
25. Vlade Divacs
26. John Stockton
27. Dominique Wilkins aka "The Elavator"
28. Anfernee Hardaway aka "Penny"
29. Alonzo Mourning
30. Danny Ainge
31. Rick Barry
32. Robert Parish
33. Dikembe Mutombo
34. Larry Johnson aka "Grandma Ma"
35. Shawn Kemp aka "The Rain Man"
36. John Starks aka "Mr New York"
37. Patrick Ewing
38. Scottie Pippen
39. Glen Rice
40. Dennis Johnson aka "The Gas Price"
41. Chris Mullin
42. Reggie Miller
43. Kevin Johnson
44. Steve Nash
45. Doc Rivers
46. Kevin Garnett aka "The Big Ticket"
47. Gary Payton
48. Dennis Rodman
49. Bill Walton
50. Joe Dumars aka "Joe D"

Bench; Lebron James, Detlef Schrempf, Michael Cooper, Mugsy Bogues, Kenny "Sky" Walker, Bo Outlaw.
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Sports Arena / SUPER 14 vs NFL

« on: July 24, 2008, 12:38:14 PM »

Ayo which of these is more exciting, value for money etc? And more to da point how many Southern Hemisphere players do you reckon would make it in da NFL, coz personally l can easily see Springboks Bryan Habana, Jaque Fourie (Running Backs), Pierre Spies, Ryan Kankowski (Tight Ends), Wallabies Lote Tuqiri (Wide Receiver), Stirling Mortlock (Running Back) and All Blacks Ma'a Nonu (what a monster!) and Luke McAllister (Running Backs)and Richie McCaw (Tight End) playing in da NFL. What y'all think?