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A Very Important Message

29/6/2014

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Disclaimer: The following message is an important one.  Mainly directed towards parents of young children, but it may also apply to others as well, and must be shared.  This message is by no means an attempt at increasing traffic to this website, nor is it a publicity stunt.  What you are about to read is real, and I hope that being aware of it will help people everywhere open their eyes to the matter.

Around the lunchtime hour at a local mall (which will not be named here), I was walking towards one of the many escalators in the building.  As I approached it, I heard some yelling and sounds of an object banging and crashing.  I realised it was coming from the escalator in front of me.  As my eyes adjusted (after focusing on other things), I'd realised what was going on as I saw something tumbling down.  To my horror I learned that it was a pram (or stroller, depending where you come from) with a child of about age 2, maybe 3, coming down with it.  I didn't see what caused the fall to commence as I only realised after it begun.

I was able to immediately gain the attention of the security team to assist the situation.  Thankfully they were there within seconds (a job well done if you're reading, guys).  The child's family, as you would imagine, were very upset and worried about how badly hurt their son was after such a terrifying drop.  Witnessing this even got my feeling shaky.  I don't have kids of my own, but I do have nephews and nieces, so I do have compassion - and this scared me about as much as it did his family.

Thankfully though, I am pleased to say that the damage wasn't as bad as it looked.  There were some medical personnel that happened to be in the building at the time and were able to help out.  On top of that, the boy was crying (loudly), which was a good sign of being alive and conscious.

The whole situation gave me mixed emotions.  Feelings of shock, horror, compassion, sadness, fear, and also a touch of anger.  The anger is more about the situation than people in this case.  Particularly the fact that there was a pram on the escalator to begin with.  Which brings me to the point of this blog entry...

Many a time in the past, I have seen people use the escalator in ways that they shouldn't.  I'm not just talking about people being silly on the hand rails (like in the YouTube videos), but people going up/down them with prams, shopping trolleys... Someone I know told me that she once saw someone in a wheelchair using the escalator.

I can't help but ask, why do people do this?  Is it to do with convenience?  Does the escalator take you closer to your destination faster?  Let me put it this way, would you prefer going the long way by finding the nearest elevator/lift, or watching someone you love (or even yourself) take the shortcut to a hospital ward, or in worse cases, a morgue?

My message to people everywhere that use things like a trolley, pram, wheelchair, crutches, walking sticks, heavy loads to carry, anything that may alter your line of sight and/or ability to walk normally, please think responsibly!  The incident that I witnessed is an example of something I never want to see again, especially if it involves kids.  I never like seeing people getting hurt (TV & movies are different).

Be safe out there and think about what you want to do before making that decision.  It could make or break you.

I don't mean to sound like a typical spam message, but please share this with everyone.  We all need to be aware of how risky something as simple as this can be.

Thank you for reading.
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[Jared] Spam...via Text Messaging?

24/6/2014

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I got an interesting text message today.  At first I thought it was my wife, maybe my mother (they're the main people who text me most days), but I was wrong.  It took me by surprise at first, but then it turned into the feeling of being very annoyed.

The number that sent the text was unknown, but it doesn't stop there.  It came from a completely different country!  In New Zealand, our country code is +64, but this message came from +44, which is the UK.  I have no friends over there that have my mobile phone number.  They're all in my Facebook friends and that's how it'll stay (unless I happen to be over there).

Here's the message I received at 12:44pm local time, typed exactly as I read it:

Congrat!Your mobile number was selected as a lucky winner of
£1,500,000.00 on UK LOTTERY Draw with Draw number 626404. Email rberth091@gmail.com for claims

First of all, I never entered any form of lottery recently, and neither have I in my entire lifetime.  I may have bought a ticket once or twice from a New Zealand Lotto counter, but that is all.  Obvious spam is obvious.  Secondly, do they really think I'll fall for this trash?

So, before I added them to my phone's blacklist, I thought I'd have a little fun with it and respond in kind (if kind is the right word to use in this case).  I said as follows:

You must think I'm a special kind of stupid by claiming that I entered a lottery which, by the way, doesn't exist.  Take my number off your database & bugger off.

To whoever you are that sent me this message, I'm insulted that you'd try to outsmart a comedian.  You should know how dangerous that is to your morale.  All you'll get out of it is a major kick in the gut.

Everybody else, do not accept any 'offers' from the phone number +447554588716.  Show them who's boss instead.
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Album Price Changes + a Heads-Up

17/6/2014

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Hello all.  Just informing you all that the prices for each available release on our Bandcamp.com pages have changed.  Mostly lower prices than before, so head on over to our Discography page and go on a shopping spree!

Please note that the prices are only visible on each Bandcamp page, not this website.

Also a little heads-up.  July 13 will have a special treat in store for you all, particularly the fans of n-Somnia and Kingrow...and no, it's not a new release.  It's something new and different...

Watch this space!
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Stuffed Duck Productions presents "COMIC WIT" (1998/2014)

12/6/2014

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Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, and anything in between, we at Stuffed Duck Productions are pleased to announce the arrival of our earliest available film recording.  A film that was made in 1998 during Jared & Forbes' final year at high school (particularly the final week).

This film was originally intended to be a comedy sketch show (think shows like "Not the 9 O'Clock News", "Alas Smith & Jones", "Hale & Pace" or even "Harry Enfield & Chums".  It was written sometime in the middle of 1998, possibly August/September, and the filming took place in December.  The end result, however, was not exactly what was written on paper.  Only 2 sketches were filmed (one of which was deleted as it turned out to be crap), before the rest of the film went in a completely different direction altogether...especially when the duo were joined by their mutual friend, Warren Constable-Brown.

In 2008, Jared & Forbes decided to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the video by taking the best audio bits from the video and created an album version.  A soundtrack, if you will.  Included on this album was a commentary of the video where the duo sat and watched the video while recording themselves.


For a long time as the duo made their online presence known from 2007 onwards, this project had been mentioned many times, but due to a lack of required technology, they weren't able to produce proof that this ever existed.  The soundtrack was one thing, but actual visual proof was needed.  They didn't have this...until the 2014 teaser trailer...

The final 2014 version of this video runs for 41 minutes.  It is mostly left as it was on the videotape, but only a few changes have been made.  The outtakes are available separately.  A commentary version is also available, and uses the forementioned audio track from the album/soundtrack from 2008.

Today, nearly 16 years later, the final product is here!  So without any further delay, we bring you...

"COMIC WIT" !!!
Click Here for the "Comic Wit" Page!
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[Jared] "Comic Wit" Update & "Armageddon Expo 2014" Video

12/6/2014

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Hello everyone.  Just a quick update...

"Comic Wit" will be available to you all in less than 11 hours from now!  Watch this space...

In the meantime, be sure to check out the Misc. Videos section of our site for a new addition (at the bottom of the page).  It is the long-awaited "Armageddon Expo 2014 - Doctor Who Panel".  Sadly, it is not the complete panel as the battery ran out while filming.  Gary did capture most of the last 15 minutes, but for some reason he had technical difficulties getting it onto the computer from his phone.  Therefore, we've uploaded what we were able to get.  Apologies for any lost moments.  We're sure that someone else may have captured what we didn't.

Hope you're all well.  Stay tuned for "Comic Wit" very soon!
Panel Video @ YouTube
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