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Straight man wins claim over gay taunts

19th December 2008

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Weather rocket kills man and blows up his body at cremation

16th December 2008

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US anti-kidnapping expert kidnapped in Mexico

15th December 2008

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California city council sets curfew for night owl mayor

15th December 2008

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California — the gift that keeps on giving.

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School choir forced to pull out of winter festival because carols were ‘too religious’

11th December 2008

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  1. Thank God you don’t live in Britain.
  2. Without eternal vigilance, it could happen here. Probably in California.

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Coach driver given a parking ticket as he helped a disabled passenger

10th December 2008

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  1. Thank God you don’t live in Britain.
  2. Without eternal vigilance, it could happen here. Probably in New York.

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Pilot lands on iceberg and jumps to safety before plane sinks

8th December 2008

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Imagine the insurance claim form.

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Gurkhas win award making sculpture from lard

8th December 2008

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We have the technology.

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Pensioner flipped car in garage

5th December 2008

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Raw talent will out.

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Where Witches Shop

4th December 2008

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A grieving daughter was told by hospital chiefs they could not investigate her complaints about the treatment of her dead father unless he signed a consent form.

4th December 2008

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  1. Thank God you don’t live in Britain.
  2. Without eternal vigilance, it could happen here. Probably in D.C.

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British crew jump overboard as pirates hijack another tanker off Somalia

2nd December 2008

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As soon as the pirates showed up, the “security staff” jumped ship. You can’t make this stuff up.

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The bacon iPhone sleeve: for discerning eyes only

17th November 2008

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Well, if you’re serious about bacon….

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Batman, The City, Sues Over Batman, The Movie

11th November 2008

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Unruly children to be punished with ‘innovative’ foot massages

3rd November 2008

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No doubt the hard-core cases will get the Comfy Chair.

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Dilemma of man ‘asked by social workers to donate organ to son he is not allowed to see’

2nd November 2008

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Bureaucracy — straining at gnats and swallowing camels since before recorded time.

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Muslim police chef claims religious discrimination over sausage and bacon breakfasts

1st November 2008

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Kazakhstan, homeland of Borat, issues diamond-inlaid credit card

1st November 2008

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National Peasant Games open in China

30th October 2008

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Words fail me.

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Cocaine use doubles after Labour launches anti-drug strategy

30th October 2008

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Now how many governments can cause that kind of change so quickly?

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Fish should be renamed “sea kittens” to boost public concern for their welfare, according to animal rights campaigners.

25th October 2008

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Lookalike friends discover they are sisters

16th October 2008

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Sounds like a great plot for a movie.

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Man with seven wives is to become a father twice in three months

7th October 2008

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Good thing he’s not a Mormon or he’d be in real trouble.

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Woman spends £10,000 on cat so it can miaow again

5th October 2008

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Women are actually an alien species. I’ve always said so.

Well, at least it wasn’t $12 million to a dog. That’s a hostile alien species.

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Muslim ‘Barbie and Ken’ dolls created by Iranian government

26th September 2008

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I would have thought that Ken would have a beard. And we can see entirely too much of Barbie. And wouldn’t they be called Fatima and Mohammed?

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Zimbabwe president Robert Mugabe accuses Britain of genocide in UN

26th September 2008

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Boy, those Zimbabweans are sure lucky they’re no longer under the boot of that oppressive white regime.

Thank God for the U.N. and the international community, or who knows what sort of hell they’d be living in now.

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Japanese Girl Sensation: Virtual Boyfriends (Webkare)

21st September 2008

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I refuse to accept any alien species in a science fiction story unless their culture is stranger than that of the Japanese. This rule of thumb has stood me in good stead for over 40 years, and it’s still going strong.

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Swiss restaurant to serve meals cooked with human breast milk

17th September 2008

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We have the technology.

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Smugglers built vodka pipeline

17th September 2008

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Have Fewer Kids, Save the Planet?

4th September 2008

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No, this is not an extract from the Stuff White People Like book. Although it would certainly fit in.

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San Marino appoints a diplomat to Wales

30th August 2008

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Couple have 50 cars in 15 years crash into front garden

6th August 2008

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I think God is telling you to move somewhere else. Take the hint. Or put up concrete posts.

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Italian nuns set up inflatable church to save the souls of beach bums

6th August 2008

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Salinas the Californian town fighting gangs by fasting

29th July 2008

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Unfortunately, it would seem that they neglected the “and prayer” part.

It had never been designed to “take the place” of law enforcement but had served to “bring people together and raise consciousness,” he added.

Will all of the attempts to “raise consciousness” since that vile phrase was originated in the 60s, you’d think that there wasn’t any higher it could go.

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War veterans banned from flying flag over fears they may hurt themselves

25th July 2008

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Medical ‘Wikipedia’ Is Looking For a Few Good Doctors

25th July 2008

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Be the first on your block to play one on the Internet.

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Shouting vase muffles outbursts, doubles as flower holder

17th July 2008

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Well, there you have it.

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iShoe promises to detect balance problems before it’s too late

16th July 2008

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Satanist father and Christian mother fight for Sunday morning custody rights

11th July 2008

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A cyclist has died after hitting a Go Slow road sign.

10th July 2008

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Well. There it is.

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Bible publisher faces $60M federal lawsuit over homosexuality

9th July 2008

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Update: A more comprehensive explanation of the issues is here.

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Rock anthems replacing hymns at Australian funerals

2nd July 2008

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Gotta love Australians.

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Prince Sues Musicians For Making A Tribute Album For His Birthday

26th June 2008

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Dutch prepare for Maya apocalypse

25th June 2008

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Good luck to ’em, I say.

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Pigbuds: ’cause your ears are purty too

23rd June 2008

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As George Carlin used to say, if you nail together two things that have never been nailed together before, some schmuck will buy it.

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College girls banned from whistling at builders

22nd June 2008

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Flight cancelled after pilot too upset to fly

22nd June 2008

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The Great Seal of Obamaland?

20th June 2008

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Usually you have to be elected before you get this pretentious.

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New York dog sucked into street cleaner

15th June 2008

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Well, that’s New York for you.

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Four better or four worse for marriage of four

7th June 2008

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California. ‘Nuff said.

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