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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
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Some exams 'harder than others'
Rain wetter than sunshine. ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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Eutychus
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Consecutive:
US manufacturing activity shrinks
Stomach expansion 'may be blockable'
I'm sure there's a connection there somewhere...
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Esmeralda
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Bjork makes 'free Tibet' gesture
At least that's what she said it meant.
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Wesley J
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Germany faces widespread strikes
Go, RAF! Attack 'em when they least expect! Just don't mention the war. ![[Paranoid]](graemlins/paranoid.gif)
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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
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Road sealed off as woman injured
They should have done that before!
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Esmeralda
Ship's token UK Mennonite
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Spears hospital 'to punish staff'
I say, I know hospitals can be inefficient, but spearing one is really rather over the top...
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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
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Troops 'did not shoot Tibetans'
Tibetans shot themselves. ![[Disappointed]](graemlins/disappointed.gif)
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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EU farmers to produce more milk
How do you milk a farmer? ![[Ultra confused]](graemlins/confused2.gif)
Auntie Doris x
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The life and times of a Guernsey cow
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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Leakey backing for elephant cull
it would have gone smoothly but for the constant dripping noise.
China premier attacks Dalai Lama
Wen Jibao startles HH the DL with a left uppercut, but the Lama recovers quickly and returns with a surprise tika to the head followed up by a Guyan Mudra to his Ajna Chakra. WHAAAAAAH!
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Evil Dragon Lady, Breaker of Men's Constitutions
"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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Naked Liberians to be sent home
This wouldn't be funny, escept for the fact that I read it as "Naked Librarians to be sent home".
Auntie Doris x
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Auntie Doris
Screen Goddess
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Can you tell I have just set up a BBC RSS feed?
The latest offering...
Officer unlawfully killed family
You mean there is a lawful form of killing?
Auntie Doris x
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The life and times of a Guernsey cow
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Esmeralda
Ship's token UK Mennonite
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quote:
Originally posted by Auntie Doris:
Can you tell I have just set up a BBC RSS feed?
The latest offering...
Officer unlawfully killed family
You mean there is a lawful form of killing?
Auntie Doris x
Yes, most people think so (I don't agree). Apparently they call it war.
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Esmeralda
Ship's token UK Mennonite
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Cricket: Hair restored as umpire
As umpire does what? Prays for divine healing of his baldness?
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Eutychus
From the edge
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Humph - I just came in here to post that one! It adds to my suspicion that somebody at the BBC is reading this thread...
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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
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Bluebirds saved from loan crisis
Sub-bird loan crisis.
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Eutychus
From the edge
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And continuing with the Enid Blyton Memorial Awards:
Seven charged in 'E-bay art scam'
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Esmeralda
Ship's token UK Mennonite
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Football: England recall Beckham
Beckham, Beckham, let me see... Oh yes I think I remember him...
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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
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Nice one, Esmeralda! ![[Killing me]](graemlins/killingme.gif)
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Taiwan victor promises China ties
Good they no longer wear Mao shirts, but proper ones then.
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Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke)
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Esmeralda
Ship's token UK Mennonite
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Football: Lampard and Rooney fit
As in 'well fit' or as in 'John Fitzpatrick and Patrick Fitzjohn'?
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Esmeralda
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Italy recalls tainted mozzarella
That was a meal I shall never forget.
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Esmeralda
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US TV and film actors sever ties
Next week they're cutting up dog collars...
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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
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Tests after head found on beach
and
Kashmir police refuse body demand
Well, I'd say just put two and two together then.
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Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke)
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Esmeralda
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Semis within grasp says Ferguson
A detached will cost you rather more.
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Esmeralda
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Astronomers 'must make own case'
So hard to get a ready made telescope case these days.
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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Rise in women doctors 'worrying'
so is it worrying that there are more and more women doctors? or are women doctors becoming more and more of a bunch of fussbudgets as time goes by? or are doctor's afraid of an uprising of women?
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Evil Dragon Lady, Breaker of Men's Constitutions
"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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Eutychus
From the edge
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quote:
Originally posted by Esmeralda:
Astronomers 'must make own case'
So hard to get a ready made telescope case these days.
I came in here to post that one, under the heading "advice for Galileo"...
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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
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Vanilla Ice released after arrest
I wonder if it needs throwing away now? You don't know if cops have freezers.
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Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke)
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Esmeralda
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Kenya unveils coalition cabinet
'I declare this lovely piece of furniture open...'
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Swish
Shipmate
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Japan Fleet misses Whaling Target.
Which suggests a pretty bad aim for anyone, really.
Immelman hails roller-coaster win
And the birth of the brand new sport of golfing on roller-coasters, presumably.
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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
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Brown says economy is sole focus
Cod help us then!
[ETA: With thanks to Jahlove. ![[Biased]](wink.gif) ]
[ 14. April 2008, 19:06: Message edited by: Wesley J ]
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Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke)
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Esmeralda
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Aussie police left stranded as handcuffed suspect steals their car
No funny ambiguities or anything, I just think it's a hilarious headline!
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Chorister
Completely Frocked
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A regular BBC news item, rather than a feed headline, but it seems to fit best here:
Amazon's massive warehouse opens.....in Swansea Bay..... It is an absolutely text-book example of how to do regional economic development.
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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
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Smith pledges more terror police
Police terrorising entire counties now! ![[Eek!]](eek.gif) Who you gonna call? Smithbusters?
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Esmeralda
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Citigroup sees second giant loss
It really is quite an achievement to lose a giant, let alone two.
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PrettyFly
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To lose one giant may be regarded as a misfortune... ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Screw today. I'm going for ice cream.
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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
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More pay for wider-ranging heads
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Esmeralda
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Rice in Iraq for surprise visit
Normally, they only eat pitta bread.
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Wesley J
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Nepal warning to torch protesters
Well, torching them seems a bit hard, don't ya think?
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Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke)
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Sioni Sais
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quote:
Originally posted by Wesley J:
Nepal warning to torch protesters
Well, torching them seems a bit hard, don't ya think?
What's wrong with torches anyway? Oh yeah, all those batteries are Bad for the Planet.
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Caty S.
I read, therefore I am.
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Plotter wanted passport for son
Seems a strange thing to adopt, but I daresay the food bills are lower than with a human son.
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Esmeralda
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Israeli jailed for Facebook photo
I know some people's pictures are bad, but this seems a bit extreme.
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Esmeralda
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Austrian detectives study cellar
There's a delightful 1983 Gumpoldskirchner here, but I wouldn't touch the Gewürztraminer if I were you, it's got anti-freeze in it.
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comet
Snowball in Hell
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High-calorie diet linked to boys
that's right. some jerkface dumps you on your butt, breaks your heart, and what do you do?
drown your sorrows in a pint of Ben and Jerry's.
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"It's hard to be religious when certain people are never incinerated by bolts of lightning.” -Calvin
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Esmeralda
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Media 'keeping actors in closet'
Now that's just cruel. I keep mine in a large enclosure with plenty of room to roam.
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Wesley J
Silly Shipmate
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Cuba lifts ban on home computers
No home computers in lifts please. Take the socialist stairs!
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Be it as it may: Wesley J will stay. --- Euthanasia, that sounds good. An alpine neutral neighbourhood. Then back to Britain, all dressed in wood. Things were gonna get worse. (John Cooper Clarke)
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Esmeralda
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Spears given more access to sons
Well, it's better than sons being given more access to spears...
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Sandemaniac
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Ireland appoint Kidney as coach
Later, we ask the colon for its views...
(actually, a Rugby coach named after a body part seems quite apt!)
AG
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Wesley J
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Adults with autism to be audited
announces apt alliterator
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