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16th, May 2013 Reviews

Belly laughs: watch men feel the pain of child birth!

And so, to two fellas who gamely decided to experience simulated labour pains... More »

16th, May 2013 Celebrities 2

Angelina Jolie is now an African man and other hateful reactions to her double mastectomy

Like her or not, her actions were brave. But on twitter, many took another view... More »

16th, May 2013 Politicians

Eric Holder does not know about IRS but does secretive Obama? Abuse of power round-up and great video

Scandals erupt... More »

16th, May 2013 Books

Poptastic: extracts from Tony Blackburn's fantastic autobiography

"I'd say that seeing Bobby Vee perform was far more enjoyable than watching The Beatles in their prime. I was never big on Elvis – I prefer Perry Como – and I'll take Alvin Stardust over David Bowie any day."... More »

16th, May 2013 Reviews

Naked John Inman impersonator arrested for 'striding down South Street in Chichester'

A naked man impersonating a character from Are You Being Served has been arrested by police... More »

16th, May 2013 In Pictures

Terrifying Tattoos - 10 of them

A few are not all that safe for work... More »

16th, May 2013 Money 1

Homeless man proves Atheists are more generous than Christians and Muslims

It is worth pointing out that the Buddhists seem to be rather generous too, but the Christians, Muslims and Hindus come out of the experiment very poorly indeed... More »

16th, May 2013 Key Posts

The Ryan Lee Chiropractic Center creates the most terrifying medical advert of all time

It might be an idea when advertising health remedies that not everyone agrees with to shy away from a "not-so-serious" commercial that features the chiropractor stood behind and on top of young, photogenic women... More »

16th, May 2013 Politicians

Chicago gangsters agree with Joe Biden: more chocolate guns!

Magnum Farce... More »

16th, May 2013 Money

Why the case for HS2 is falling apart

The problem is quite simple. When you try and work out whether to build a train set of not (or indeed, embark on any other project) you do what is called a cost benefit analysis... More »

16th, May 2013 Reviews 2

Why does the Daily Mail have a sudden and urgent desire to understand transsexuals?

When Richard Littlejohn attacked transsexual Lucy Meadows for working as a female teacher after her gender reassignment, his Daily Mail article was met with howls of protest and calls for his head... More »

16th, May 2013 Strange But True 1

Disco the talking parakeet can bang on a bit (video)

Where's the off switch...? More »

16th, May 2013 Strange But True

Woman walking with Jesus attack another woman with Bible

Woman makes Bible come to life... More »

16th, May 2013 Reviews

Idiots pictured carrying unexploded bombs between Worbarrow Bay and Tyneham

"I thought they were carrying rugs, but as they walked past, I saw they were enormous shells," she told the Dorset Echo... More »

16th, May 2013 In Pictures

Animals being happy - 10 photos

These will make you feel better... More »

16th, May 2013 Sports 1

In 36 photos Chelsea win the Europa League title

Another late show... More »

16th, May 2013 Key Posts

In photos: Full kit hero John Terry and his kids win the Europa Cup for Chelsea

Do you have a trophy in need to lifting? If you do, call John Terry. NOW!... More »

16th, May 2013 Reviews

Hong Kong crushed when Florentijn Hofman's massive Rubber Duck deflates (in photos)

"The sky looks like it is crying for me - I took time off from work just to see the duck, now it is just a blob.".. More »

15th, May 2013 Celebrities

Michael Jackson's kids, Mark Lester sperm and a load of tabloid toss

SHOCKER! AGAIN!! More »

15th, May 2013 Sports

Terrible Manchester United tribute: Sir Alex Ferguson's 'absorbing, rhapsodic, infectious, enormous smile' would surely make him puke

When Alex Ferguson retired as Manchester United manager, The Guardian's Daniel Harris put pen to paper... More »

15th, May 2013 The Consumer

Terrible taxidermy: two Squirrels having sex on a log

"Squirrels In Love Or In Lust?".. More »

15th, May 2013 Sports

Russian Youth Hockey fight is better than every football brawl you've ever seen

FIGHT! More »

15th, May 2013 Sports

LA Laker's Kobe Bryant shows off this graphic photo of his Achilles' surgery

Kobe Bryan has posted a photo of surgery on his Achilles injury... More »

15th, May 2013 Reviews

'How Do I Land?' LA Comedian asks best ever question posted in the sky

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15th, May 2013 Music

The Beatles play Sack My Bitch Up at Shea Stadium, 1965

This is brilliantly done... More »