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31st, July 2012 Celebrities

Gilllian Anderson is not 100% gay, okay?

Gillian Anderson is famous and she needs to be pressed on these matters... More »

31st, July 2012 Strange But True

Jolly Rancher Crunch and Chew sweets come with free shank knife

To Santa Clara, where Amy Hu is retrieving her free blade from a bag of Jolly Rancher Crunch and Chew sweets... More »

31st, July 2012 Money

The best Big Four accountancy firm theme songs

Now that's what I call (creative) accountancy! More »

31st, July 2012 In Pictures

Dogs with underbites - photos of leading canines

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31st, July 2012 The Consumer

Never forget a face with a look-alike urn

When a loved on dies don't just cremate them and stick their ashes in any old urn. Stick them in a ornamental vase that looks like they did.... More »

31st, July 2012 Key Posts

Your 2012 London Olympics horoscope

So, let’s go with 12:18am given it's the time of the Queen's command. I have used the Equal House system... More »

31st, July 2012 Sports

London Olympics 2012 day 3 – the best photos

The pick of the day's action... More »

30th, July 2012 Sports

Swiss footballer Michel Morganella expelled from Olympics for calling South Koreans 'mongs'

First a Greek jumper, now a Swiss football has been expelled form the London 2012 Olympics for writing a racist tweet... More »

30th, July 2012 Money 2

Solving the industrial problem: raise your bloody wages

Yet another of these bloody attempts to define what is wrong with British manufacturing industry... More »

30th, July 2012 Celebrities

Demi Moore, reeling from the break-up with Ashton Kutcher, spotted with younger man (well duh)

Of course, Demi Moore - Hollywood's Mumm-Ra - will always end up with a younger man... More »

30th, July 2012 Sports

Let's talk about Robert Förstemann's legs (photo)

You should see his mother... More »

30th, July 2012 Key Posts

G4S 'baby killer' gives Olympic archery it's Joan of Arc moment

To Lord's cricket ground where an "Asian" G4S worker providing security for the archers has called a soldier, a veteran of the Afghan war, a "baby killer"... More »

29th, July 2012 Sports

London 2012 - day 2 in photos

Our daily look at the best photos of the London 2012 Olympics.... More »

29th, July 2012 Sports 1

London 2012 prize money: Russian millionaires and British begging letters

What will your country give your for bringing home gold?... More »

29th, July 2012 Sports 1

Ann Romney's dressage jockey say dressage is affordable on a 'normal budget'

Ebeling wants to assure us that dressage is not as expensive as you might suppose. If you budget right, you might have some cash left over for a holiday home in Sardinia.... More »

29th, July 2012 The Consumer 1

LA cougars advertise for 'Motherf*ckers'

Where-oh-where can a man or bi-curious lipstick lesbian find a middle-aged mother to have sex with? LA Weekly advises... More »

29th, July 2012 Sports 1

Corporate sponsors ignore free 2012 tickets to watch Olympics on massive telly while eating burgers

“I was at the Beijing Games, in 2008 and one of the lessons that we took away from that, is that full stadia create the best atmosphere...? More »

29th, July 2012 Celebrities

RIP Geoffrey Hughes - you were Paul McCartney's voice

RIP Geoffrey Hughes, you were Coronation Street binman Eddie Yates... More »

29th, July 2012 Flashback

1950s boys advertise underwear for an appreciative man

As Old Mr Anorak knows, you can always trust man who tucks his vest into his Y-fronts... More »

29th, July 2012 Key Posts 4

Madeleine McCann is dead like Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman says Soham dad

Given that the parents of Madeleine McCann have stated their desire for one and all to believe their child is alive, Mr Wells' comments will surely be deemed unhelpful.... More »