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Everyone has goals and ambitions in life. For one man in Australia his goal is the do absolutely nothing. Well, actually you can’t say absolutely nothing. He actually does a whole heck of a lot. Except for anything that involves working: “I hate working. A traditional nine to five job, I can’t stand working,” says the man whose birth name is David.

Known as the “Walkabout Man” to those who cross his path, this 33-year-old Aussie has taken it upon himself to walk across his homeland just for the fun of it. And there’s one other bit of interesting information about the Walkabout Man – he has an alter ego. The two personalities of the Walkabout Man differ greatly. One personality – David – generally doesn’t have much motivation or enthusiasm for adventure. The other personality – named Benjamin Safari – has the drive, ambition and determination to do whatever in the world he damn well feels like. And Benjamin feels like trekking the 2,485 miles from Sydney to Perth. That’s what he does. “He walks, he camps, and he surfs,” explains David, “and he drags me along with him sometimes.”

If you think it’s odd that a man three decades old is led around an entire continent on foot by his alter ego, you are not alone. When David and Benjamin finally reach Perth, they have vowed to see a psychiatrist with a hope to figure out exactly what in the world is going on in that brain they share.

If you would like to see the adventure of Benjamin Safari and David, check out the film they shot on a trip from Queensland the Victoria. It is called ‘Curious Safari.’ Here is a clip.

More stories just like the Walkabout Man’s are available on Podsurf — with new episodes published all the time.

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You have to bless the creativeness of some inventors out there. Today on Best of YouTube we are showcasing a guy who invented a ‘Secret Knock Detecting Lock.‘ It’s a door lock that opens upon recognizing your secret knock. Instead of a key, you knock on the door in a creative and memorable fashion, and voilà: open sesame.

There’s only a few questions I have about the ‘Secret Knock Detecting Lock.’ What if I’m coming home after a party with a group of friends and friends of friends. Do I tell half of them to plug their ears? Step back a feet? Don’t listen to my secret knock yo! Or what about pesky snooping neighbors? Every time I come home do I have to take a look over my shoulder and make sure no one is latching onto my beat? What about when I forget something at home and I have to tell someone to pick it up for me? Is it like “Okey, listen to this and don’t forget it. This is how you get into my house.” Which will inevitably be followed by a phone call stating “I forgot.”

The other consideration I have about the Secret Knock Detecting Lock is it isn’t exactly the prettiest lock in the world. Not to critique some pipes and weird little gadgets hanging off the inside of the door, but I don’t think Martha is going to be recommending it on the show anytime soon.

Now, you can make the point well the Secret Knock Detecting Lock isn’t made for the front door but more like a closet door or a door to the basement. One where no one else will need access and where no one will be prying around for your audible key. Well ok then – I see the point. Just hope I don’t get Alzheimer’s.

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How hard have you thought about the existence of extraterrestrials. I would say for most of us the concept of creatures from outer space coming down to our little spinning globe and paying us a visit isn’t really what we think about over our morning coffee. I mean really what’s more important? UFOs, or why that girl from the vaycay to Miami last weekend just friended you on Facebook? And how come she has so many rad pictures? Anyways to the point. The Fourth Kind is new feature film that touches on the existence of aliens, and one particular little tendency they have known as “abduction.”

The Fourth Kind stars Milla Jovovich in a dramatization of a psychologist documenting her sessions with traumatized patients. What she believes she uncovers is a series of abductions by aliens. The story is based on real events.

In this Instant Movie Review presented by icPlaces, Brad and Steve offer their perspective of the film immediately after watching the flick.

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Aside from natural talent, hard work, and dedication, what would you say is the biggest factor in achieving great success in the sport of snowboarding? Throwing darts at the board I’d say the bulls eye is overcoming fear. Fear keeps you from committing to your position. Once you don’t fully commit, you don’t do your best, and you fall short.

One youngster who has learned to overcome his fear years ahead of most of us is 16-year-old Canadian professional Sebastian Toutant. One minute into his segment here on Crushed you see a person who takes a fall and stands back up again with a smile on his face and tougher look in his eye. The kid – known to his friends as Toots – stacks at least ten times in his video. No matter how hard he falls he pulls the trick on another attempt.

Seb’s born with the natural talent to go big. But I guess the lesson learned from the mad teenager is commit to what you can achieve. No matter what it is. Make a smart decision and give it your all.

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There’s nothing manly about Black Friday — and keeping up to date with the best deals for the world’s biggest shopping day on the Net. But there’s a whole lotta smart going on when you know you have to buy your date, your sig O, your wifey, your special buddy, your whatever/whoever who’s expecting a gift — and you get to save big money in the process.

That’s why we’re here. It’s because we care, and we love you. Oh, and there’s this tiny little part about we make a tiny little percentage of your sale. That’s not our fault. You love us and our shows so what’s so wrong about helping us help you help us.

So what are the rumored Black Friday Deals for 2009?

Here’s a few at Amazon that might float your boat. We think these are the products that might make it into the official Black Friday launch on November 27, 2009.

Electronics

Samsung Flatscreen LCD TVs – 40 and 52-inch models

Sony Bravia V-Series Flatscreen LCD TVs – 40 and 52-inch models

Wii Mario Kart – Watch our review

Sci-Fi

Check out these deals on Sci-Fi Movies and other releases on our Sci-Fi Store.

You’ll find Stargate SG-1, Naruto Uncut, and many more titles.

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Watch for more updates every day.

In an original take on the vampire film genre, the world’s population is almost all vampire. And there just isn’t enough human blood to go around.

So in the name of post-capitalism and postmodernism — no, not really — it’s time to farm the humans and drain every last ounce of blood or humanity left in them. Wait, maybe Daybreakers actually is a treaty against the ravages of capitalism: a corporation of the undead takes the remaining humans and harvests them to feed its unquenchable thirst for blood.

OMFG! Well that was easy. Another movie figured out, wrapped up, and spit out. Next!

Daybreakers is a Lionsgate Films and, as they put it, it opens in a world where almost everyone is a vampire and no one grows old. Sam Neill plays Charles Bromley and succinctly lets us, and the world of vampire brethren, know that “Immortality is the miracle and we are blessed”.

The remaining humans are hunted and farmed for blood, and when when there isn’t a single drop of blood left — the end of the human race is at stake and the battle between immortality and humanity is on.

Daybreakers stars Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Claudia Karvan, Michael Dorman, and Sam Neill. Watch the Daybreakers trailer right here and prepare yourself for the Daybreakers release date on January 8, 2010.

What wicked powers are held in the hands of a beautiful smart woman?

For one, she has the ability to make a young man question all that he is and all he wants to be.

Trivial stuff? Hardly. It’s the premise behind the coming-of-age love story “Youth in Revolt “. Michael Cera stars as Nick Twisp, a virgin who would rather not be, and Portia Doubleday stars as Sheeni, his ideal girl, his muse, his object of desire who owns him completely. Only one small problem – Sheeni “doesn’t like him in that way.”

In the quest to make Sheeni “like him in that way”, Nick concocts a plan, errr, an alter ego, to win over the heart, mind, and body of Sheeni. This alter ego, Francois, is suave. This alter ego is smooth. This alter ego has a mustache.

With the cool and casual Francois in control, all should end well, right?  Not exactly. In the quest to conquer Sheeni, Nick happens to burn down most of Berkeley, CA., run away to India, and shoot her dad. Not cool. Really,  those these are just footnotes in the story of love. What matters is, of course, the success of Nick and Francois in changing their sexual status?

Let’s hope so!

Of course, we’re not cruel enough to give away the story line. Find out yourself — cause it’s worth it — when the movie is released on January 8, 2010.

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All right everybody out on the dance floor! No exceptions! Come on happy couples! It’s wedding time!

Weddings are all about love, family, romance, friends, and commitment. Who knows how bad suits, drunken speeches and music made in the ’60s have become completely synonymous with the celebration. In this episode of Hello Dumb Dumb, we pay tribute to all the ridiculousness that can happen at the event -including brides falling into pools, brides catching on fire, brides getting stripped of articles of clothing, and brides just being brides.

Of course we don’t end it with brides. Our grooms give a few little surprises of their own. Don’t want to ruin it but the Dumb Dumb #1 sure comes at ya with a very unexpected surprise.

Check it all out. And be sure to check out all the other episodes of Hello Dumb Dumb.

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Where has 1960s gothic cinema been all my life. Romance, horror, love, murder, betrayal and revenge! All the elements of classic gothic cinema are alive and present in this 1965 Italian film titled Nightmare Castle. The first lady of the gothic film, Barbara Steele, stars in dual roles of two sisters who marry the same cold-blooded count. One after another. The plot is as follows:

“A sadistic count tortures and murders his unfaithful wife and her lover, then removes their hearts from their bodies. Discovering that his wife drew up a new will giving her fortune to her institutionalized sister, the count marries her and the new wife experiences nightmares and hauntings. The ghosts of the slain return to exact their bloody revenge, until their hearts are destroyed.”

Who isn’t up for some bloody revenge? Steele, known as ‘the first goth’ for her legendary status as a gothic cinema star, performs a character very familiar to her in this film. Her reputation for playing either a cheating wife with a husband seeking revenge, or a cheating wife seeking revenge on her husband was well known. This sort of type-cast wore on her. Barbara once commented that she never wanted to “climb out of a f–king coffin again.” But even though she gained a loyal following for her goth films, she never had much success as an actress outside of the genre. Here is the Nightmare Castle trailer. Watch the entire movie on Classic Horror — all on MeVIO Men. The film even includes the soundtrack by Ennio Morricone.

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“Hey I have a good idea! I’m going to use my girlfriend as the unknowing subject of my prank, film her with a hidden camera, and upload the video to YouTube where it will get a million hits! It’s gonna be rad!”

- Brain of guy who made “Scared in Bed” prank video.

Scaring your sleeping girlfriend out out of her mind by planting a fake head in her bed and poking her in the behind with a broomstick probably isn’t going to do wonders for your love life – but it sure is hilarious. It’s also exactly what the mastermind of the “Scared In Bed Prank” video has done. The video has recorded over 780,000 YouTube hits since it was uploaded a few weeks ago. ‘Best of YouTube’ has noticed it’s popularity and included the video in their collection of clips that have soared to the top.

Check it out and check out the rest of the Best of YouTube.

And to watch more braindead men than you can shake a club at, watch our favorite and yours, Hello Dumb Dumb — now available in dumbovision.

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