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24th, September 2012 The Consumer

Crochet for tough nuts: Croshame gets the needle

Croshame make Soft Sculptures For the Hard Hearted... More »

24th, September 2012 Sports

Ashley entertains at the Argos vs.Roughriders matchup at Rogers Centre

Will Ashley win the dream prize..? More »

24th, September 2012 Strange But True

Man killed wife he mistook for a monkey

To Nepal, where a man has shot his wife dead. He reason? He thought she was a monkey... More »

24th, September 2012 Flashback

Flapper Fanny was the girl who always knew what to say

Flapper Fanny was a comic strip that began life in the 1920s. Flapper Fanny was smart, sassy and cute... More »

24th, September 2012 Sports 2

England team resigns to spend more time watching John Terry and their girlfriends

Rainy day. Monday blues. Cheer up. John Terry will never again represnt England at football... More »

24th, September 2012 Key Posts

Can the police use Andrew Mitchell to make themselves look better?

Will Andrew Mitchell go down in history as the man who created gate-gate, the ultimate post-Watergate gate story?.. More »

24th, September 2012 Strange But True

Man has eel removed from anus

"The eel was about the size of a decent sprig of asparagus..." More »

24th, September 2012 Strange But True

Two elephants massage a man

Not for this tourist a coin-operated massage chair in a shopping mall, or asking the kids to kick harder against the back of your car seat... More »

24th, September 2012 The Consumer

Oktoberfest 2012 in photos: girls, beers and very few memories

Last year people left behind wedding rings (6), a wheelchair, crutches, a dog and bazillions of brain cells... More »

24th, September 2012 Celebrities

Taliban and Al Qaeda big losers at 64th Primetime Emmy Awards: winners in full

To the 64th Primetime Emmy Awards, to see Damian Lewis win best actor in a drama series for his role in Homeland, and Dame Maggie Smith win best supporting actress for her role in Downton Abbey... More »

23rd, September 2012 Key Posts

The best Apple IO6 maps fails (brought to you from Berlin, capital of Antarctica)

Like you, we at Anorak get our maps hand-painted. But some of you like to consult Apples iPhone Maps App... More »

23rd, September 2012 TV & Radio

The best exit by a squirrel ever (video)

Now. That's how you leave a room.... More »

23rd, September 2012 Music

Green day's Billy Joe Armstrong heads to rehab after this on-stage hissy fit

Just a minute... More »

23rd, September 2012 The Consumer

Use Lactacyd White Intimate to whiten your vulva

It's like a polo in your pants... More »

23rd, September 2012 Politicians 4

Nick Clegg replaced by automated word software on Andrew Marr show - proof

Did you see Clegg on Andrew Mqrr? No. Get a load of this.... More »

23rd, September 2012 Reviews

The Kyron Horman case is about to explode: why is Terri Horman the 'prime suspect'?

The child is still missing from his home in Portland, Oregan. The latest news is interesting.... More »

23rd, September 2012 Key Posts

Twitter hunt for @RobbyWallis who says Manchester United players should die in another Munich

One idiot from millions of sane people who think death is not to be celebrated and mocked symbolises nothing. Unless you want it to... More »

23rd, September 2012 Reviews 1

Street light forces Croydon man to sleep in bath

The Croydon Guardian reports on Roger Elis, of New Addington, who, as the story goes, slept in his bath because the light from a new streetlamp was polluting his bedroom... More »

23rd, September 2012 Royal Family

Washer of the Sovereign's Hands dies

RIP John Peter Houison Craufurd of Craufurdland. The Washer of the Sovereign's Hands was 82.... More »

23rd, September 2012 Sports

In photos: Liverpool v Manchester United - the post-Hillsborough respectful grudge match

In photos... More »

23rd, September 2012 Celebrities

Blake admits getting Amy Winehouse into hard drugs

“I don’t know whether it absolves my guilt or responsibility. But it meant I didn’t kill my ex-wife…I was the one who brought drugs into the relationship..." More »

23rd, September 2012 Reviews

The London accent is designed for wheedling off New Yorkers' panties

Is that a sexy accent? More »

23rd, September 2012 Money

Why that GM gives everyone cancer paper is rubbish

Given that the "research" was very shoddily done by a known crank on the subject, one who had already been told off for his "research methods" this isn't all that much of a surprise... More »

23rd, September 2012 Strange But True 1

Photo of huge fireball spotted over Norwich

Is this the greatest caption ever? More »

23rd, September 2012 Politicians

Mitt Romney's secret texts

Romney has been texting - in secret quite rooms.. More »