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5th, September 2012 Strange But True 1

Hull man built bomb workshop at home - you might laugh

Smith said it was his "hobby". We might note that all bomb making stuff is commercially available so long as you head to the right arms fare... More »

5th, September 2012 Flashback 5

1992: The Sun said the internet would never work

The Sun, the declining tabloid that gets its news from the internet, wrote in 1992: "COMPUTER "WEB' TO CHANGE BILLIONS OF LIVES (YEAH RIGHT)."... More »

5th, September 2012 Key Posts

Lance Armstrong: Edgar Allan Poe, The Troll's revenge and what Betsy Andreu saw

A further Sunday Times story entitled LA Confidential was published in June 2004. Armstrong sued. He won. In July 2006, the High Court ruled that the meaning of the article was that Armstrong was a "fraud, a cheat and a liar". The paper apologised... More »

5th, September 2012 Strange But True

Man keeps monster worm as pet

When is a worm not a worm? When does a worm become something else?... More »

5th, September 2012 Strange But True

Mr Moose goes mad in Vermont (video)

Mr Moose heads to VErmont, where he encounters his end... More »

4th, September 2012 Celebrities

The GQ Men of the Year Awards 2012: Photos, red trousers and tinfoil hats

To the GQ Man of the Year awards 2012. We took photos of the lads and the liggers... More »

4th, September 2012 TV & Radio

Silent Library - the game for laughs

Bet you laugh... More »

4th, September 2012 In Pictures 2

Crap shop names

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4th, September 2012 In Pictures

Marisa Miller photos

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4th, September 2012 Key Posts

The horrific Miss Glitz Sparkle puts Lincolnshire on the global map

Look out Honey Boo, the British are coming. Ocean Orrey is the four-year-old voted "Most Beautiful" in the toddler and under-12 beauty Miss Glitz Sparkle pageant staged at the Pride of Lincoln Hotel.... More »

4th, September 2012 Celebrities 2

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong rushed to hospital! He's going to die! Probably!

Basically, they're Status Quo with safety pins. However, you can now add 'mystery illness' to their charms as Billie Joe Armstrong was rushed to hospital, forcing Green Day to cancel shows.... More »

4th, September 2012 Madeleine McCann 6

Madeleine McCann is spotted more often because she's missing, says detective

In "Detective praises reporting of ‘Maddie’ sighting in Ibiza", we read of former Met officer Ian Horrocks. He's "praised the quick thinking of reader Frank Bode".... More »

4th, September 2012 Reviews

Face of the day: decorating Mr Mexico

Heriberto Pacheco stands still as someone rolls suntan oil on his skin before competing in the Mr. Mexico and Miss Perfection bodybuilding contest in Mexico City.... More »

4th, September 2012 TV & Radio

One of the best cyst removal videos ever

Really. Truly. Revolting. And so very satisfying... More »

4th, September 2012 The Consumer

Hitler store owner changes name

Shah has bowed to pressure and will reman his "Hitler" fashion shop in Ahmadabad, India.... More »

4th, September 2012 The Consumer 1

Jane Pain: everyday sexism sells an opaque crotch

Jane Pain have a new advert that tells customers: "What you can´t see is all you want to see."... More »

4th, September 2012 Money

Bribes are no longer tax deductible

For bribery is endemic in the Russian business world. You bribe for simply everything.... More »

4th, September 2012 Sports

Femen go topless in London to protest about something (photos)

Femen, the Ukrainian female protest group, have gone topless in London to highlight the "bloody Islamist regimes" taking part in the Olympics... More »

4th, September 2012 Reviews

Victims of Batang Kali denied answers: murder in the name of war

There will no enquiry into the shooting at Batang Kali, Malaya, on December 11 and 12, 1948.... More »

4th, September 2012 Celebrities

Big Brother: The Situtation is bigger then Jesus, says The Situation

You been watching Big Brother on Channel 5? If not, you missed The Situation, crossover star of MTV's Jersey Shore, telling the world that he is bigger than Jesus... More »

4th, September 2012 The Consumer

Legitimate Rape is now a contraceptive parody (video)

Legitimate Rape is the contraceptive you can trust.... More »

4th, September 2012 Flashback

The best and worst political campaign slogan ever

"Senator AD Stephen does things..." ...with dogs; ...with lace; ...with home furnishings that will knock you bandy; ...with love; ...badly.. More »

4th, September 2012 The Consumer

Finger panting with Ray Massey

Hands of an artist... More »

4th, September 2012 Celebrities

Chuck Norris: #ChuckNorrisFacts - America tips evil

Did you get past the hair and the soothing robotic voices?... More »

4th, September 2012 Reviews

The wife of a soldier's story

"The army has actually created a Powerpoint slide to illustrate the highs and lows of the soldier’s return, from, ahem, the first moments of joyful reunion to the inevitable and explosive fight that comes between thirty-six and forty-eight hours later..." More »