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20th, November 2012 Technology 2

The Quarter of a Second Rule for all websites

How patient are you..? More »

20th, November 2012 Reviews

Hello There, Racists! Tumblr blog is twinned with Salem

A new tumblr called Hello There, Racists! collates your racist comments... More »

20th, November 2012 Money 1

Guardian job advert for teacher pays £2375996117 per annum

Ncie work if you can get it... More »

20th, November 2012 Reviews 6

Hamas song of the day - with video of Israeli F16 jet being downed over 'Gaza sea'

A song for suicide... More »

20th, November 2012 In Pictures 1

Royal Variety Performance 2012 - photos

Pudsey meet Queenie - hairdressing tips swapped... More »

20th, November 2012 Money

How to avoid £650 million in bank and credit card charges

Quite incredibly UK consumers seem to pay £650 million a year in bank overdraft charges, late credit card payment charges and so on... More »

20th, November 2012 Politicians

New fish species named after Theodore Roosevelt, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Al Gore and Barack Obama

What would you name a new species of fish after? What's fishy enough to merit the honour?... More »

20th, November 2012 Flashback

Parturition chairs made child birth more comfortable

These chairs were used by women when they were giving birth... More »

20th, November 2012 Reviews

Old Moore's Almanack predicted right on Obama, Savile and Gaza

Periodically I dip into Old Moore's Almanack - the astrology annual that's been going since 1697. In between the awful ads that recur year after year and comic book line drawings... More »

20th, November 2012 Money

The Secret European Union budget deal that isn't

The European Union. It's out to get you.... More »

19th, November 2012 Celebrities

Rihanna turns on Westfield Stratford's Christmas lights - in photos

The world's priciest mall singer... More »

19th, November 2012 Celebrities

Criminal record: Jimmy Savile seduced girls with yoghurt

This is bizarre... More »

19th, November 2012 Celebrities

Dying Whitney Houston wins Dylan Howard the Tweet of the Year prize

Want to see the tweet..? More »

19th, November 2012 Reviews 8

Roni Daniel and Ahmad Tibi got for it on Israeli TV

Roni Daniel and Ahmad Tibi got at it... More »

19th, November 2012 Strange But True

Brilliant drunk idiot tries to ride a crocodile (with unsurprising consequences)

Take the drunkard in Australia who just about survived his little escapade when he tried to ride a crocodile.... More »

19th, November 2012 Celebrities 9

The greatest Daily Mail story ever: bullshit.com strikes gold

Awesome! More »

19th, November 2012 The Consumer

'Reasonably good' Bolton doctors produce a cracking website

The website of Bolton's Dr. Surinder Singh and Dr. Stephen James Authe is a gem... More »

19th, November 2012 The Consumer

Great street art of 2012

More of this to brighten up the dullness... More »

19th, November 2012 Key Posts 27

Israel fakes: BBC Gaza correspondent tweets old photo of dead child killed in Syria

He's keen to see the worst... More »

19th, November 2012 Strange But True 1

15 photos of the 2012 Tough Mudder event

Face packs at dawn... More »

19th, November 2012 Reviews

Hamas burns down Gaza's Crazy Water Aqua Fun Park

Hamas has burned down Gaza's Crazy Water Aqua Fun park, where men and women mingled... More »

19th, November 2012 Celebrities

Journalists go mental and naked on Rihanna's 777 flight

All aboard a plane filled with Rihanna fans, sycophants and, worst of all, journalists and critics.... More »

19th, November 2012 Photojournalism 1

The best photos of Misao and the cat called Fukumaru

In 1999, Japanese photographer Miyoko Ihara began taking pictures of her grandmother, Misao.... More »

19th, November 2012 Celebrities

Adele is the most powerful human in most powerful nation of Earth

Adele of Arc... More »

19th, November 2012 Reviews 1

Egypt's leader ups the political ante and kisses dead babies: but who killed Mahmoud Sadallah?

"If you think it is cynical of Western politicians to kiss living babies during election campaigns, look at this Egyptian politician kissing a dead baby..." More »