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Human Tetris

rufusshmufus — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 10:19:04 +0000

Now come on, everyone loves Tetris. One of the simplest games going but supplies hours of fun.

Graeme the Ninja found this ‘Human Tetris’ on you tube. It is absolute quality.

The face didn’t fit!

rufusshmufus — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 15:44:03 +0000

Last month we told you about our very own G-man being entered into the Sunderland Echo’s Face of 2009 competition. Unfortunately the G-man never made it through to the next stages but he is already preparing his assault for the Face of 2010 competition by walking around with cucumber slices on his eyes and ears!

It did not stop us making masks of his face though, in a weird Coronation Street moment and here are a few of us with them on!

It’s all in a name… the reveal

rufusshmufus — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:04:53 +0000

Last month, Ian our MD set you a little test.

You had to guess how many ‘Davids’ or ‘Daves’ Ian has logged in his mobile phone.

Unfortunately you all seem to be a bit shy as no-one emailed one single guess!

Anyway, the answer was 27. Can you believe that? No…?

Did you know…? – April Fool’s

rufusshmufus — Fri, 08 May 2009 09:31:10 +0000

Did you know… there have been some major famous April Fool’s played over the years, check some of these fellas out.

World to End Tomorrow
On March 31, 1940 the Franklin Institute issued a press release stating that the world would end the next day. The release was picked up by radio station KYW which broadcast the following message: “Your worst fears that the world will end are confirmed by astronomers of Franklin Institute, Philadelphia. Scientists predict that the world will end at 3pm Eastern Standard Time tomorrow. THIS IS NO APRIL FOOL JOKE. The public reaction was immediate. Local authorities were flooded with frantic phone calls. The panic only subsided after the Franklin Institute assured people that it had made no such prediction. Nice start to the day!

Dogs to be painted white
1965: Politiken, a Copenhagen newspaper, reported that the Danish parliament had passed a new law requiring all dogs to be painted white. The purpose of this, it explained, was to increase road safety by allowing dogs to be seen more easily at night. – PS. Has anyone seen any white dog poo lately?

San Serriffe
1977: The British newspaper ‘The Guardian’ published a special seven-page supplement devoted to San Serriffe, a small republic said to consist of several semi-colon-shaped islands located in the Indian Ocean. A series of articles affectionately described the geography and culture of this obscure nation. Its two main islands were named Upper Caisse and Lower Caisse. Its capital was Bodoni, and it’s leader was General Pica. The Guardian’s phones rang all day as readers sought more information about the idyllic holiday spot. Only a few noticed that everything about the island was named after printer’s terminology. – Sounds like a load of :”!*;@&? to me.

Big Ben Goes Digital
1980: The BBC reported that Big Ben, in order to keep up with the times, was going to be given a digital readout. The announcement received a huge response from listeners shocked and angered by the proposed change. – If you turned Big Ben upside down you could spell ShELLOIL

The Left-Handed Whopper
1998: Burger King published a full page advertisement in USA Today announcing the introduction of a new item to their menu: a “Left-Handed Whopper” specially designed for the 32 million left-handed Americans. According to the advertisement, the new whopper included the same ingredients as the original Whopper (lettuce, tomato, hamburger patty, etc.), but all the condiments were rotated 180 degrees for the benefit of their left-handed customers.
Good for them, I’ve just ordered my left-handed screw driver. Power to left handedness!

Monty’s the Man!

rufusshmufus — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:30:51 +0000

Graeme (the mad one) Madden, stumbled across this classic advertisement, in which a large man, with scary, scary eyes, raps about a Flea Market!

Look into my eyes, look into my eyes, not around the eyes, into my eyes!

It’s all in a name…

rufusshmufus — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:30:28 +0000

Here’s a little test Ian, our MD, has set you.

Have a guess how many ‘Davids’ or ‘Daves’ he has logged in his mobile phone.

Email your guesses to: hello@rufus.co.uk

The nearest guess will win absolutely nothing but hey, it’s a bit of fun!

The correct answer will be revealed, along with the winner in next months newsletter.

PS. Here’s a clue… David Hasselhoff is not in there and neither is Dave Lee Travis, thank the Lord!

Wait, oh yes wait a minute Mr.(H) Postman…

rufusshmufus — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:30:08 +0000

Whilst scrolling through the excellent Creative Review website the other day, we came across a set of postcards designed for Harvey Nichols, by a company called Mr. H.

Check these bad boys out… they made us titter!

http://www.creativereview.co.uk/crblog/harvey-nichols-pun-tastic-postcards/

Design Gangsta

rufusshmufus — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:29:51 +0000

We think we have found the next Eminem (but bald) and apparently his rulers are long. Shift, option, command, save!

A few creative men

rufusshmufus — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:29:35 +0000

This is a very clever voice over video about working under the pressures of a design studio. Rock on Jack!

Overacting woman

rufusshmufus — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 09:29:16 +0000

This has got to be our favourite, check out the over-reaction of the women sitting bottom left. You would think she has just taken a forearm smash from Giant Haystacks!

http://www.trutv.com/video/disorder-in-the-court/our-town.html?link=truTVshlk