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8th, September 2014 Strange But True

Mug Shot Of the Day: Arie Jr Patterson Is Hot Stuff

That a disguise..? More »

8th, September 2014 Money 1

Idiocy In Your Local Tesco: A Bad Apple Story

SO a bloke goes along to Tesco and has a look at the apples on sale. He's like to buy some lovely fresh British apples. And why not?... More »

8th, September 2014 Reviews

Calais Migrants Resort To Their Last Hope Of Reaching The UK: The Human Rights Posters

IN Calais, France, migrants have been protesting, demanding human rights protection. They have alleged police brutality against them, with some claiming to have suffered broken hands and legs... More »

8th, September 2014 Money

Witchcraft Eradicator Sues British Humanist Association For Half A Billion Dollars

THE British Humanist Association has a court case looming... More »

8th, September 2014 Strange But True

Cherries Waffles Tennis Arrested In Florida

TO a Juno Beach surf shop in Florida, USA... More »

8th, September 2014 Celebrities

Big Brother: 'Lesbian ' Kisser White Dee Becomes The Birmingham Resident'

WHEN the Daily Star declares "White Dee In BB 3-Way Romp", you don't know whether to look or look away... More »

7th, September 2014 Reviews

Edmonton Murder: Palmira Silva's Alleged Killer Nicholas Salvador Is No Longer a Muslim

IS Nicholas Salvador Muslim? When news of Palmira Silva's murder broke, the Press lead with the story that she'd been "beheaded" in her Edmonton, North London, garden... More »

7th, September 2014 Manchester City

Transfer Balls: Manchester City Target Spurs Striker Jay Rodriguez

TRANSFER Balls: A look at football reporting. Is Jay Rodriguez heading from Southampton to Spurs or Manchester City?... More »

7th, September 2014 Film

Watch Dock Ellis The Movie: 'I Took LSD And Pitched A Perfect Game For the Pittsburgh Pirates'

Dock Ellis took drugs and played pro sports. He's the subject of the film No No: A Dockumentary. Ellis was a player for the Pittsburgh Pirates. In 1970 he pitched a no-hitter while off his face on LSD.... More »

7th, September 2014 In Pictures

Fun With My Marijuana Bonsai Tree (Photos)

The bud is a tree... More »

7th, September 2014 Arsenal 2

Arsenal Balls: Giroud And Arteta Sign New Contracts And Leave Arsenal

ARSENAL Balls: A look at media reporting on Arsenal FC... More »

7th, September 2014 Reviews

Islamists Earn Israel $15bn

How's that plan working out..? More »

7th, September 2014 Reviews

Ashya King: Now He's 'Our Ashya' Brett and Naghemeh King Are No Longer Jehovah's Witnesses

ONCE upon a time cancer-striken five-year-old Ashya King had been placed in great peril by his Jehovah Witnesses parents Brett and Naghemeh King... More »

7th, September 2014 manchester united

Manchester United Balls: Klopp Replaces Van Gaal In May As Cuadrado And Vidal Arrive

MANCHESTER United Balls: a glance at terrible media reporting on United... More »

6th, September 2014 Celebrities 1

X Factor Lookalikes: Lola Saunders Looks Like Lindsay Lohan

LOLA Saunders, a 20 year old fishmonger from South Shields, gave a terrific performance on the X Factor... More »

6th, September 2014 Reviews 3

Compare And Contrast Reporting On Jeremy Forrest And Emily Fox, Teachers Who 'Groomed' Underage Pupils

COMPARE and contrast the reporting on Jeremy Forrest, the teacher who went on the lam with his 15-year-old pupil and teacher Emily Fox, who had sexual relations with one of her 15-year-old pupils, a female... More »

6th, September 2014 Arsenal

Transfer Balls: Arsenal And Manchester United Woo Virgil van Dijk's Girlfriend From Celtic

TRANSFER Balls: Arsenal are going to fight Manchester United and Manchester City for Celtic’s Virgil van Dijk. No, really. We read it in The Metro. Today that paper reports... More »

6th, September 2014 Reviews

Russian TV Broadcasts Video Game Fan Art As An Example of WWI US Propaganda

THE Moscow Times says Russia's state TV network Channel One broadcast the above poster as an example of WWI US propaganda. You might know it better as fan art for the video game Team Fortress 2... More »

6th, September 2014 Celebrities

Leaking A Celebrity's Naked Photos Would Be OK If The Mob Didn't Like Them

DID you search for onude photos of Jennifer Lawrence? Did you type in 'naked Jennifer Lawrence photos' for research purposes?... More »

6th, September 2014 Reviews 2

Edmonton Murder: The Bearded Muslim Beheader Is Not A Muslim

THE Edmonton Garden Murder: A look at reporting on the murder of Palmira Silva allegedly by one Nicholas Salvadore... More »

6th, September 2014 Arsenal

Arsenal Balls: Jack Wilshere In War Of Words With Jamie Redknapp And Robbie Savage

ARSENAL and England midfielder Jack Wilshere has been talking about Jamie Redknapp, the Sky TV (owner R. Murdoch) and Daily Mail pundit whose dad Harry Redknapp manages QPR... More »

5th, September 2014 manchester united

Manchester United Balls: Louis Van Gaal Knew Arturo Vidal Was About To Be Injured

More balls... More »

5th, September 2014 Reviews

The 1995 Canada Referendum Hoax: Listen To The Queen Talking To A Radio DJ She Thought Was The Prime Minister

IN 1995, Canada was saved from separtion by the desperation of Canada’s prime minister, Jean Chrétien. The country voted. And Quebec would not leave Canada... More »

5th, September 2014 Reviews

20 Dull British Postcards 1960-1990

Greetings from Preston Bus Garage More »

5th, September 2014 Key Posts

Your Vital Beginners Guide to Aphex Twin

THERE'S a lot of excitement about Aphex Twin at the minute, as he's back to release a new LP - 'Syro' - and, for fans of awkward electronic music (which are, ostensibly, the new prog generation), any appearance of Richard D. James is worth your attention... More »