Tag: apology
Watch this drunk guy charge a wild male elephant in Kruger [video]
Posted by on May 14th, 2013

Given my previous post of the half naked Cape Town guy stuck in Porta Loo toilet bowl HERE i thought i may as well stick with the wtf-were-you-thinking-theme and present you with this video of… Read More »

Hyundai pulls horrendous ad making fun of suicide after internet backlash [video]
Posted by on Apr 26th, 2013

‘How could a brand and agency get it so wrong’ the words of Mike Stopforth on Twitter that accompanied a video of the new Hyundai ad. If ever there was an example of how not… Read More »

Pro cyclist says sorry for pinching podium girl’s butt [pic]
Posted by on Apr 3rd, 2013

Ya hey..sexism and the objectifying of women has been making headlines lately and now comes this pic of a professional cyclist who has been accused of harassment and being a downright disgrace for his behaviour… Read More »

BBC apologises for playing song about shooting your old lady right after Pistorius news report
Posted by on Feb 19th, 2013

The BBC issued a formal apology today after playing Hey Joe by Jimi Hendrix immediately after a news report about Oscar Pistorius. They say it was a mistake to play the song so soon after… Read More »

Picking Up Stompies: Weekend Edition 27/01/2013
Posted by on Jan 28th, 2013

FNB  take out new full page ad (above) in four national newspapers in response to the ANC having a frothy about their ‘You Can Help’ campaign [mybroadband] 233 people die in Brazil nighclub fire after a… Read More »

Americans not gonna like PSY anymore after they found out he once sang ‘Kill those f**king Yankees’
Posted by on Dec 10th, 2012

Your useless Monday morning celebrity gossip comes courtesy of PSY and his Gangnam style song which is close to hitting the billion views mark on Youtube (yes a billion) making it the most watched and… Read More »

Social media FAIL of the day – British Airways retweet offensive and racist message [pic]
Posted by on Nov 19th, 2012

I know plenty of you are in the business of handling the social media for South African brands and it’s become rather amusing to highlight when a company f**ks up so here’s a quick update… Read More »

Canadian baseball player suspended for writing ‘you are a faggot’ on his face during a game [pic]
Posted by on Sep 19th, 2012

And the Dumbass of the Week award goes to Yunel Escobar of the Toronto Blue Jays for playing a major league baseball game with “tu ere maricon” written on the black eye strips on his… Read More »

Best apology sign ever spotted in a Woolworths! [pic]
Posted by on Sep 17th, 2012

A couple of years back i posted a pic of a staff note from management at a Checkers in Cape Town requesting employees to please arrive with their teeth. It did the rounds for months… Read More »

Kristen Stewart scandal – she cheated on Rob Pattinson with married director, his model wife tweets ‘WOW’ [pics]
Posted by on Jul 26th, 2012

Sh*tstorm in the Twilight universe yesterday as it was revealed that Kristen Stewart cheated on glitter fairy boyfriend Robert Pattinson with the director of ‘Snow White and the Huntsman’, Rupert Sanders. Sanders is married to… Read More »