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8th, March 2011 Politicians 1

Roger Hayes Arrests The Judge: The Battle Of Birkenhead

Hayes took his campaign of lawful rebellion that little bit further yesterday, after he and his supporters arrested the judge who was set to hear his bankruptcy hearing... More »

8th, March 2011 TV & Radio

Pressman's Witch Doctor Head Shrinker Kit: For All Occasions

It's suitable "for all occasions". Happy anniversary, mum and dad... More »

8th, March 2011 Sports 1

Barcelona V Arsenal In Photos: Fabregas Shirt Watch

Barca want the Gunners' captain Cesc Fabregas. Anorak will watch tonight to see how long it is before a fan runs onto the pitch and presents Cesc with a Barca shirt... More »

8th, March 2011 Strange But True

Nominative Determinism: Body Jam With K. Porn King

NOMINATIVE Determinism Of The Day - a "Body Jam" class with K'Porn, King, Nagao... More »

8th, March 2011 Key Posts 7

Kyron Horman: Watching The Oregon Police Hang Themselves

Press and police unite an a fugue of guesswork and claim to pressurise Terri Horman... More »

8th, March 2011 Strange But True 1

Mug Shot Of The Day: The Oral Sex Happy Man

Mug Shot of the day features the face of Jason Kircher... More »

8th, March 2011 Key Posts 3

The Daily Mail Gives You Cancer: The Dangers Of Recycled Newspaper

Recycled cardboard can kill you. Yep, new stuff is better than reused stuff. Who knew...? More »

8th, March 2011 Key Posts 14

Prince Andrew Is Spanked: Sarah Ferguson Claims Jeffrey Epstein Abused Her

Having allegedly cupped the breast of a teenager called Virginia Roberts, Prince Andrew spots his ex-wife looming into view... More »

8th, March 2011 Key Posts

Animals With Two Faces: A Gallery Of Indecision

Do you call by them the plural version of their name or the singular? Is a cat with two heads cats?... More »

8th, March 2011 Reviews

What Does The Carbon Tax Mean For Australia, Wayne Swan?

"Tell me just how much the temperature is going to drop by if this stupid tax comes into effect?"Wayne..? More »

7th, March 2011 The Consumer 6

For Sale: Black Rhino Head With Horn

The head is worth £30,000 to Chinese herbalists... More »

7th, March 2011 Reviews 7

Poppy Burning Islamist Fined £50

Emdadur Choudhury, a member of something called Muslims Against Crusades (MAC), was fined £50 for burning replica poppies during the silence on the anniversary of Armistice Day... More »

7th, March 2011 Technology

The Elfoid Mobile Phone Love Aide Was Invented By A Man: Why?

The Elfoid mobile phone is the creepiest must-have miniature version of the Telenoid R1 robot you need.... More »

7th, March 2011 Music

Keisha's Free Condoms Ensure Her Fans Do Not Breed

On a scale of one to five - with one being the best and five the worst - what pop star would you most like to see looking back at you when you have closed your eyes and then suddenly opened them during coitus or a spot of onanism?... More »

7th, March 2011 Key Posts 2

Phil Collins Commits To Suicide On A Bike In Switzerland

"Tony Hancock's suicide note read, 'Too many things went wrong too often...' That's something I find hard to forget."... More »

7th, March 2011 TV & Radio

The Only Way is Essex Stars Advertise A New Toilet Ride

When we saw The Only Way is Essex stars Mark Wright, Sam Faiers and Lauren Goodger sat in huge rubber right we thought: piles... More »

7th, March 2011 Key Posts 2

Joanna Yeates: Is Chris Jefferies Raising Funds For His Libel Case Against Newspapers?

Jefferies is selling his flat in the Clifton area of Bristol – the one in the same block where Yeates and Tabak lived.... More »

7th, March 2011 Reviews 1

Is Richard Peppiatt Flogging His Daily Star Stardom As A TV Show?

What next for Daily Star rebel Richard Peppiatt, whose letter of resignation just happened to be leaked to the gentlemen of the press..? More »

7th, March 2011 Reviews 2

Scare Story: The Brazilian Blow-Dry Embalms Your Dead Body

We meet Karen Dandy, owner of Spires in East Grinstead, West Sussex. She had the treatment showcased in her salon. It’s the treatment “loved by celebrities such as Lindsay Lohan and Nicole Richie”... More »

7th, March 2011 Key Posts 1

Prince Andrew To Job Share With Prince Edward

Prince Edward was many people’s preferred choice but then it was pointed out that guns outsold embroidery thread by a fact of 10 to one and he was out.... More »

7th, March 2011 TV & Radio

World's Got Talent Presents Bony Enemy

The Anorak talent show introduces this entry from the Far East. Take it away th3e band we call Bony Enema...... More »

7th, March 2011 Strange But True

Saudi Man Lashed 80 Times For Stealing Chicken Leg

In Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the man caught stealing a leg of chicken has been sentenced to 14 months in prison and 80 lashes... More »

7th, March 2011 Strange But True

Phineas Gage Had A Hole In His Head And Paul Gascoinge Really Did Go To Italy

The latest rhyme to pass the fact test is that of Phineas Gage. As the rhyme goes... More »

7th, March 2011 Strange But True 1

German Train Refuses To Stop For Child Stuck On Board: Must Run On Time

Two-year-old Marie Luise Kracht, who is now alone on the train, must wait for the train to make a scheduled stop.... More »

7th, March 2011 TV & Radio

Eurovision: Israel Enters KNOB

Democracy welcomes a new star in the Middle East... More »