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9th, December 2011 Sports

Nick Easter's Rumsfeldian Non-Denial Denial Did Not Cost Him £35,000

Was it Nick Easter who reacted to hideous England's quarter-final defeat by France at the rugby World Cup by saying "That's £35,000 down the toilet"?... More »

9th, December 2011 Strange But True

Wife Looking For Lost Ring Squeezed Husband's Testicle For Two Minutes

Scott, 49, is accused of "firmly" gripping her husband's left testicle and hanging on for two minutes.... More »

9th, December 2011 Key Posts 1

The Greatest Album Covers In Lego: A Gallery of Brilliance

Boys never grow out of their toys: artist Aaron Savage has recreated great album covers with Lego. Which one's your favourite? (Lily allen, Michael Jackson and Blondie and brilliant)... More »

9th, December 2011 Money

BREAKING NEWS: David Cameron Evicted After Neighbours Complain Of Drunken Anti-Social Behaviour, Foul Language And Urinating In The Street

It's quite amazing what the Boy Dave gets up to when Sam let's him off for a night out with the boys in Europe really, isn't it?... More »

9th, December 2011 Celebrities

Closer Magazine Are Having A Baby With Christine Bleakley

Since babies are already taking over the world I was interested to read Katie Banks's article in Closer magazine this week... More »

9th, December 2011 Key Posts 1

Does Scottish UFO hunter Gary McKinnon deserve 60 years in a US prison?

McKinnon's timing was disastrous. For a 13-month period between 2001 and 2002, the then 35-year-old Scotsman hacked into nearly 100 Pentagon and NASA databases. He claims he was searching for extra-terrestrial energies and cover-ups of UFO activity.... More »

9th, December 2011 Photojournalism 1

10 Fantastic And Odd Black And White Images To Worry Your Head

Ah, yes, I remember it well... More »

9th, December 2011 TV & Radio

Francis Gets An Early Christmas Present And Challenges All Your Prejudices

Francis... Don't hit your brother.... More »

9th, December 2011 TV & Radio 1

BBC TV's This Week Broadcast's The Christmas Party From Hell

I'd rather been trainspotting... More »

9th, December 2011 Key Posts 3

Islamic Cleric Warns Women Against Handling Sexy Bananas And Cucumbers

The unnamed Islamic cleric says that women should avoid handling cucumbers, carrots and bananas lest doing do stir “sexual thoughts”... More »

9th, December 2011 TV & Radio

Trampoline Runs Riot In Fife

The winds are playing havoc with Olympic preparations... More »

9th, December 2011 Key Posts 2

Daily Mail Spots A Muslim In McDonald's On Christmas Day And Smells Church 'Fury'

This Daily Mail story almost has the lot: angry Christians; a Muslim and fast food... More »

9th, December 2011 TV & Radio

Frankie Cocozza Beats Michael Jackson's Arse On X Factor Final

The bewilderingly untalented camel-hump haired dope is the subject of the front-page headline: “I’LL BE IN X FACTOR FINAL”... More »

8th, December 2011 TV & Radio

The New York Parallel Parking God Must Be French

Gawker has posted a video of a "Parallel Parking God" in action in New York... More »

8th, December 2011 Sports

Matt Slater Gets The Last Laugh On Manchester United's Alex Ferguson

United are out of the Champions League. And the BBC's Matt Slater may be excused a giggle... More »

8th, December 2011 Celebrities

Conrad Black Writes Of His Personal Holocaust

We join the action as Con and his wife Barbara Amiel, are being turfed from their £23m home in Palm Beach, Florida. Says Con... More »

8th, December 2011 Celebrities 4

Here's Cheryl Cole's Lonely Lonely Phone Number

If you're a man that doesn't make those unique (but funny) male sounds in the morning and have a high level of testosterone then may I suggest you contact Cheryl Cole as soon as possible.... More »

8th, December 2011 Politicians

Rick Perry's Brokeback Mountain Chic: A Welcome Addition To Any Closet

Anti-gay victim Rick Perry models his Brokeback Mountain chic: straight out of the closet - and back in again. You'll never be alone with a Man At Perry original... More »

8th, December 2011 Reviews

Does This Video Prove Dominique Strauss-Kahn Was Raped?

Is this video the smoking gun that proves Dominique Strauss-Kahn set up - that he was raped in the parking lot?... More »

8th, December 2011 Reviews

New In Photos: December 8 2011

Bigots, brassy barmaids and the brave... More »

8th, December 2011 Celebrities

Tom Cruise Drops Top Gun 2 Rumour Bomb

Scientology may well be making everyone dislike Tom Cruise, but he's still a big celebrity noisemaker. And he's decided to make everyone sit up and waggle their ears... More »

8th, December 2011 Celebrities

Charlie Sheen Says Ex Isn't A Drug Dealer And He's A Very Trustworthy Source

TIGERBLOOD! Remember when everyone thought it was very funny to say that? It was like those Budweiser toads all over again. Effectively, wearisome after five minutes... More »

8th, December 2011 Celebrities

Kerry Katona Is OK So Say OK! In The Most WTF Interview Of The Year

I know how every week OK! have to find an idiot to talk to so as to make us all feel better about our life's choices but this week they deserve a damned nobel prize for publishing the WFT Interview Of The Year... More »

8th, December 2011 Money 1

This is What Is Known As Lying With Numbers: Home Finance Loans

That's distinct from Disraeli's thing about lies, damned lies and statistics: for this is straight up lying with numbers... More »

8th, December 2011 Reviews

Sun Reprots On Guardian Writer David Leigh's Phone Hacking But Overlooks Shafting Legal Charlotte Church

Some news indeed that Guardian journalist David Leigh - the paper's investigations editor - had told the Leveson inquiry into media standards of the “voyeuristic thrill” from listening to a hacked phone message... More »