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21st, March 2011 Key Posts

Libya: Jingoistic News Of The World 'Photoshops' Tomahawk Missiles

You know how the News of The World saw a British sub launch 112 tomahawk missiles at Libya? Well, the truth is... More »

21st, March 2011 Technology 1

Japan's Media Apocalypse: Dr Peter Heller Makes An Urgent Appeal For Science

Dr Peter Heller reacts to the media hype and scaremongers on Fukushima... More »

21st, March 2011 Money 1

Lancaster University Strikers Lose Death Benefits

Take care crossing the road... More »

21st, March 2011 Reviews

River Thames Clean Up: Did You Find Anything?

If you have found Shergar's head, Lord Lucan's necktie or Sarah Bernhardt’s Leg, do hand it in... More »

21st, March 2011 Key Posts

Star Wars V Withnail & I: Must See TV

This is great... More »

21st, March 2011 Reviews 2

North Korea Tells Locals To Watch Their Pets For Earthquakes

North Koreans are being advised to stock up on pets to see them through the hard times should an earthquake strike Kim Jong-Il's fiefdom... More »

21st, March 2011 Strange But True 1

Kent Students Filming Death Scene Find Dead Body

"Our actress looked up and saw a bloke pulling something out of the sea, then she suddenly realised it was a dead body..." More »

21st, March 2011 Key Posts 6

Wayne Rooney And Coleen In 'Crisis': Emergency Holiday And Bentley May Save Love

Are Wayne Rooney and Coleen Rooney heading for separate agents?... More »

21st, March 2011 Reviews

Libya: The Nazi Allies Fight For Arab Fascists Against Gaddafi's African Union

So. Who are the rebels we are fighting for? Are we on the side of the goodies..? More »

20th, March 2011 Reviews 2

Japan's Media Apocalypse: The UN's Deadly Nuclear Plume

"Japanese have 48 hours to avoid 'another Chernobyl'." Well, so said the Daily Mail -0 over 48 hours ago... More »

20th, March 2011 Reviews

Japan's Media Apocalypse: Deadly Nuclear Rain Threatens Australians

Paul Tatnell, Padraic Murphy see "nuclear rain" on Tokyo... More »

20th, March 2011 Reviews

Japan's Media Apocalypse: British Chamber of Commerce Appeals Against Lies

"Journalists Of The World: Might you be so kind as to oblige the people of Japan by donating $10,000 each time you make use of words such as 'nuclear meltdown'..." More »

20th, March 2011 Key Posts 1

How Good Barack Obama Is Nothing Like Bad George Bush

Barack Obama is not the first American leader heading to the Middle East to overthrow a local nutter. The last one was called George Bush - and Obama is most definitely not him. No way... More »

20th, March 2011 Politicians

It's Hard to Make A Joke About Obama - If You Don't Try

The jokes about no Obama jokes are getting jokey... More »

20th, March 2011 Madeleine McCann 5

Madeleine McCann: Amaral's New Book Published Month Before McCanns' Madeleine

It’s Goncalo Amaral – Maddie: Truth Of The Lie – against Kate And Gerry McCann – Madeleine. The tabloids call it "WAR"... More »

20th, March 2011 Reviews

Casey Heynes Tied To Pole With Duct Tape: Photos And Video

Heynes, Anorak’s Man of the Year who sparked a meme, for his apparent retaliation against one Ritchard Gale (not a typo) remains in the news... More »

20th, March 2011 Reviews 1

Knut The Polar Bear Was Overstimulated To Death?

Was Knut the German polar bear overstimulated to death?... More »

20th, March 2011 Royal Family

Prince William In Australia: Photos Of 'Our Shining Prince'

William is in Australia. Someone held up a sign that called William “OUR SHINING PRINCE”. Is that a bit OTT? Not a bit of it.... More »

20th, March 2011 Strange But True

Riding The Severn Bore: Photos

The Atlantic waters enters the Bristol Channel and continue into the Severn Estuary... More »

20th, March 2011 Strange But True 3

Woman Impaled On Toilet Roll Holder

In today's episode of Unfamiliar Ways to Die, we journey to Dallas, where a woman has become impaled on her toilet roll holder... More »

20th, March 2011 Sports 1

Ashley Cole Steps Out With Casey Paul, Star Of Bikini Beach (Photos)

Cole, the hated-by-media England legend who was once married to “national treasure” Cheryl Cole (one of them has had a police record – can you guess which?) has stepped out with “chundering Casey Paul"... More »

20th, March 2011 Reviews 3

Knut The Polar Bear Dead At 4: Copyeditors Take Care

Knut, the star polar bear of old Berlin. He was four years old... More »

20th, March 2011 Reviews 5

War In Libya: A Made-For-Media Nostalgic Snuff Movie

Are we on the brink of world war? Does Armageddon beckon? Nah ... we have a poxy, two-bit dictator in a poxy, fly-blown strip of desert, taking the piss... More »

19th, March 2011 Reviews

Bradley Manning And The Thief Who Ran From The Police

We have no photos of what Manning looks like since his 'torture' began... More »

19th, March 2011 Royal Family

Royal Wedding Tat Watch: The Princess Catherine Figurine

The Princess Catherine Fashion Figurine is "exquisitely handcrafted and hand-painted to elegantly portray Kate Middleton in her most glamorous ensembles"... More »