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Esmeralda
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Bolivia head set for vote gamble
Now let me get this straight: in Bolivia you have to wear a head set to place bets on the outcome of elections? Or perhaps to vote people off Big Brother?
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Wesley J
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BBC Scotland: Warning over 'falling population'
Aye, Angus, I told ya to put that grrrit on those rrroads now!
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Eutychus
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Canoe wife charged with deception
Yes, pretending you are not married to a canoe is a serious business.
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Wesley J
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Search under way for two canoeists missing on a loch in Argyll and Bute.
Oooch, Angus, don't ye worrry, they'll be overrr therrre, in Panama.
[Apologies. Praying they might be found safe and sound. ![[Votive]](graemlins/votive.gif) ]
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Wesley J
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quote:
Originally posted by Wesley J:
Search under way for two canoeists missing on a loch in Argyll and Bute. [...]
[Apologies. Praying they might be found safe and sound. ]
[Note: Aha, they've been found. They went camping (!) on an island (!!) in winter (!!!) without telling anyone (!!!!)... ![[Paranoid]](graemlins/paranoid.gif) ]
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Esmeralda
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Not an RSS feed, but the headline on the hoarding outside our local newsagent yesterday was:
Canoe husband starts to remember
Ah yes, the Metropolitan Police have ways of helping you remember.... ![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif)
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Wesley J
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Hips extended to all properties (BBC)
Government now granting hip extensions for everyone? Gotta stack them extra pounds somewhere, eh.
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Darwins Spend Christmas in Jail
Looks like those Creationists have finally won a victory.
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Esmeralda
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Take That shut door on Williams
That's a very rude way to treat the Archbishop...
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Wesley J
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Vatican hails Blair Church switch
I just knew they'd switch him on or off as they like it!
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Esmeralda
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Russia jails troops over Chechnya
Flying prisons - it's the new solution to overcrowding!
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Eutychus
From the edge
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Dolly the sheep pioneer knighted
Now they are giving out honours to dumb beasts.
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Wesley J
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Pregnancy targets 'to be missed'
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[M]inisters have said rates are at their lowest for 20 years and efforts are being "redoubled" to hit targets.
Come on, kids, do it again! More effort! Keep it up! ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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Ministers are to step up efforts to reduce teenage pregnancy rates after a report found the government was set to miss a target to halve them by 2010.
Reduce. Reduce! Ooooooooops! ![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif) ![[Help]](graemlins/help.gif)
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Esmeralda
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Japan PM pushes China links
'Ere y'ar ladies, lovely porcelain cufflinks for your husband's birthday, guaranteed made in Japan...'
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Wesley J
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Four girls hurt in fire improving
That fire was just not good enough.
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Esmeralda
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Iran 'could restore ties with US'
Aaah, isn't that nice, international cooperation in the refurbishing of antique neckwear...
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Wesley J
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1977: Sex Pistols fired by EMI
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Eutychus
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Clinton struggles to hold Obama
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Hazey*Jane
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Curious juxtaposition on the BBC news front page:
ENTERTAINMENT
Gates joins Dancing on Ice stars
TECHNOLOGY
Gates hails age of digital senses
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Wesley J
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Bird flu discovered in mute swans
Poor things. Can't even say where it hurts. It's a cruel world.
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Esmeralda
Ship's token UK Mennonite
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Removed patient in care struggle
Hospitals function so much better when you remove the patients (cf Yes, Minister empty hospital episode).
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Wesley J
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Australians arrive in NZ by kayak
Desperate to leave, by whatever means, as beer supplies had dwindled.
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[...] they landed at New Plymouth in the west of New Zealand, greeted by a fleet of Maori canoes and a beer each.
"NZ, thank you, thank you, you guys rock," said Jones, acknowledging the 2,000-strong crowd which gathered at Ngamotu Bech to welcome the pair.
"This is bloody strange, but I am liking this feeling," he added, as he downed the beer.
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Esmeralda
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Water-boarding 'would be torture'
Another recruit to the 'I hate surfing' alliance.
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Eutychus
From the edge
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Arms move as Bush visits Saudis
Who knows whether we'll see some leg action next, or whether his brain will start working?
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comet
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Second Alabama child found
officials begin to suspect Alabamans procreate more often than originally thought.
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comet
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Scientists in hybrid embryos plea
we're happy to help them out, but what are they doing in there in the first place?
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Sioni Sais
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Timber ship sinks in rough seas
Go on, you thought wood floated too.
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Esmeralda
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Atonement tops Bafta nominations
Other theological concepts pushed down to second and third places..
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Eutychus
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Cabinet begins work as Hain goes
He'd been dawdling around cracking jokes and setting up card games for some time.
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Esmeralda
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Gazans make new border wall hole
Unfortunately it will only dispense 250 shekels a day.
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Eutychus
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It's about time we had another one of those "Enid Blyton "lost manuscript" stories...
Five found guilty of £53m robbery
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Esmeralda
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Deep stimulation 'boosts memory'
Ah, now I remember who you are, you're my husband!
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Wesley J
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![[Cool]](cool.gif)
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Wesley J
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New cable cut compounds net woes
Riiiiiiiight... ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
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Eutychus
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Poland "agrees" to host US shield
While the meaning is fairly clear here, I couldn't help finding those quote marks sinister. Sounds like they "agreed" after a lengthy torture session or something (which may be too near to the actual truth...?)
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Wesley J
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Who'd have thunk:
Storm-hit China calls for 'faith'
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Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao has urged people to "have faith" that some of the worst snow storms in 50 years can be overcome, state media says.
Send in the missionaries?
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Wesley J
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Here's the link to above, as it sounds somewhat out of character...
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Esmeralda
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US warning set to hit Pfizer drug
Wording of warning (on Viagra packet): Your investment may go down as well as up...
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Wesley J
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Famous consecutive headlines on BBC News Most Emailed now:
- Catholic nuns and monks decline
- High heels 'may improve sex life'
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Esmeralda
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Turkish MPs voting on headscarves
They must have run out of ballot papers.
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Wesley J
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US President George W Bush arrives in tornado-hit Tennessee
What have they done to deserve this? ![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif)
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Esmeralda
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Acupuncture 'boosts IVF chances'
Or, how a little prick can get you pregnant...
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Wesley J
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Microsoft agrees Danger purchase
Bill Gates' final coming out - Windows is DANGEROUS! (Hey, we always knew!)
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Caty S.
I read, therefore I am.
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quote:
Originally posted by caty the southerner:
Future of baths to be considered
I know showers use less water, but won't somebody please think of the runner ducks?!
*cough*
rubber ducks
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Esmeralda
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'Cross-dressers' in Nigeria court
I was always suspicious about those wigs judges wear...
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Wesley J
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Canada sends ex-SS guard to Italy
Anything to stop former PM Berlusconi's comeback!
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Esmeralda
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Rice in Nairobi to push for deal
It wants equal rights with potatoes and pasta.
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