Google Window Released On Unsuspecting Public

Google announced a controversial new addition to their ever-expanding map service today in the form of "Google Window".


Following the success of Google Maps and Google Street View, this new service allows users to zoom into individual windows and view a live webcam stream.

Google president Eric Schmidt (known as Schmizzy to his friends) was available for an exclusive interview after the press launch of the service, and had several things to share with BanterCast fans.

"We're using technology we adapted from the Google Street View service to bring an ever closer view of inside your neighbour's property".
He went on to suggest some uses for Google Window;
"You could see if your friend is at home without needing to call them up!" he said excitedly "or just get a view of your neighbour getting undressed....I know which I'll be doing".

At that point Mr Schmidt was escorted from the press room by his handlers, who said he was urgently needed in a meeting.

Opponents to the service have called it a "massive intrusion on civil liberties and gross invasion of privacy", but Google were quick to respond with; "that's bullshit, if people didn't want to be spied on, why do they leave their curtains open?"

Google Window View will only be available in certain parts of the US and Canada at first, but Google are hoping to expand it to all countries at a later date.

The service will go live summer 2009, whether you like it or not.

Urban Dictionary Recognises The BanterCast

You all know that we like to make up new words on The Tabbzy and Charltzy Show, or as we see it - teaching you words you SHOULD already know but didn't.

Well, the world's biggest source of made-up words, the Urban Dictionary or simply "The Big Urban Dic" as we call it on the BanterCast, has recognised FOUR of the words frequently found on everyone's favourite morally questionable podcast.


*Bantercasting - "The action of recording a show primarily involved in the broadcasting of banter, usually a radio show or podcast"

*Banterism - "A funny quote or word uttered by someone"

*Bantercast - "A compound word. (banter+broadcast/podcast) A show primarily involved in the broadcasting of comedy/banter, e.g a radio show or podcast"

*Bantercaster - "A person who partakes in recording a comedy radio show or podcast"

At this point we're not going to say we're bigger than Jesus/the prophet Mohammed or every other podcast in the world or something like that.

Give us a few more weeks though, you never know.

The BanterCast: Episode 3 "Celebrity Endorsements"

Episode 3 - "Celebrity Endorsements". The BanterCast, AKA The Tabbzy & Charltzy Show.

This week the lads:
*Explain why they were away for so long.
*Browse through a very special mailbag
*Go through the BanterBlog Updates
*I can't believe I found that on the internet! (Feat Saddam Hussein!)
*Top 10 TV Shows that were almost made.
*I can't believe they do that in Japan/Pakistan!

and more!

This Episode of The BanterCast was endorsed by a billionaire hotel owner's daughter

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BanterCast Show Notes: Episode 3

Holy Christ on a biscuit, we're back!
After a hiatus of over 4 months, Tabbzy and Charltzy sit down for the third instalment of the world's most banterous podcast.

We've been to hell and back these past few months, put away for a crime we probably didn't commit, sharing cells with the most unsavoury of characters, most of which had heard the show and we're waiting to extract brutal revenge on us.

But we put all that aside, and we bantercasted our arses off.

We've made so many celebrity friends these past months, that our mailbag was chock full of endorsements from all sorts of famous people, we even managed to get one of them to sponsor the BanterCast live on the show!

The Top 10 in this episode was compiled by the BanterCasters themselves after extensive background research of the Television industry, using insider information, complex computer hacking and some less-then-legal methods, we compiled a list of TV shows that were very almost made, but the plug got pulled at the last minute for some pathetic reasons.

I think we also set a record for mentioning Saddam Hussein and wooden penises the most times ever within a 45 minute show.

This picture will make sense after you listen.

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Barack Obama Frees The Bantercasters!

As many of you now well know, myself (Charltzy) and my co-bantercaster-in-crime Tabbzy, have been freed from Gitzy Bay.

This is mainly due to now-President Barack Obama, (friend of the show and occasional contributor) closing down the infamous prison and allowing us to be tried in a court in our own country.

This naturally caused an international stir and we were singled out as 2 examples of why they shouldn't have closed the prison, unfair some may cry, probably justified others have said.

But our good friend Barack, known as B.Ozy to his friends, didn't back down and in fact defended us, and our actions in a recent 22-page interview with TIME magazine.


Now many of you are wondering, what exactly we could have done to be locked up without charge, thrown in the depths of a prison worse than a Benidorm hotel and the public being told we don't exist anymore.

Well, lets just say it involved some "religious types" throwing their weight around, an amusing T-shirt, beards catching on fire, the daughter of an Arab Prince, 6 bottles on cheap vodka and misunderstandings of the English language.

We'll let you fill in the details with your imagination. Your guesses are probably accurate.

Maybe now we can finally record episode 3 of the BanterCast!

FaceBook Friend Saves Man From Suicide, Two Weeks Too Late

On the 10th of February 2009, Barry Twinklemire, 26, was found dead in his 1 bedroom apartment in South West London.
According to his FaceBook history, Barry had left a suspicious message on his profile page, his last update of his online status had read "Barry Twinklemire is...going to kill self in bathtub with a laptop".

Police, who found him in the bathtub with his laptop, are calling it an "apparent suicide or a tragic incident".

Barry had over 67,000 friends on FaceBook, many of which had tried to help Barry by sending him a "hug" or a "poke" to prevent him from going through with it.

The police tried to contact many of these friends on why he might have done it, but none were available to comment.

The tragedy was also very nearly avoided, as Barry's FaceBook friend, Steve "The Party Sensation" Sandbrook, had read the suicide note on the social networking website.

"The minute I saw Barry's note, I jumped in my car and drove straight to his place to stop him" Mr Sandbrook said.
He continued; "I got there as fast as I could, but it was a long drive and ferry ride from the Isle of Man, plus I'd never met the guy before and only knew that he lived somewhere in London".

After a week and a half of investigating and searching through 34 different phonebooks, Steve found Barry's house, but was too late to save his friend.
"I was just a couple of weeks too late, but I gave it a bloody good shot", said a devasted Sandbrook.
"I'll probably just spend a few days exploring the captial before heading back home".

FaceBook director and founder, Mark Zuckerberg, saw the positive side of the incident:
"I think this story just proves how FaceBook brings people together, Larry Twanklemire might have just rotted away in his patheticly puny apartment if it hadn't been for the service, his friends really came through for him here".

Many of Barry Twinklemire's friends have left messages of condolence on his FaceBook page, and it has so far amassed over 8 comments.

Tabbzy & Charltzy Detained in Guantanamo Bay, BanterCast Postponed

Many people have wondered about the fate of the BanterCast, which since episode 2 has not seen any new instalments.

Everything was looking rosy for The Tabbzy and Charltzy Show, a new deal signed with Apple to have the show available on the iTunes store, Tabbzy involved in a major Bollywood production and Charltzy's court case finally being resolved.

Unfortunately the banterous duo have been accused of several major international crimes and are currently being held in Guantanamo Bay prison in Cuba.

President-elect Barack Obama, a friend and fan of the show, is currently considering shutting down Guantanamo (known as "Gitzy Bay" by the locals) in order to free the 2 Bantercasters.

Until Obama is sworn in on the 20th of January, the anticipated third episode of the BanterCast will never go ahead.

Readers are encouraged to leave messages of support for Tabbzy and Charltzy in the comments section below.

Stay tuned to the BanterBlog for any updates.

Updated by a defence representative of her Majesty's Government.