25th, October 2011
In Pictures
25th, October 2011
Sports
Occupy Sven Goran Eriksson: Swede Earns Big For Failure at Leicester City
Any struggling team keen to pay their manager handsomely for failing can contact Sven at his usual address... More »
25th, October 2011
Reviews
Why Did Met Officer Deliberately Misdirect Emergency Calls
A 999 emergency call operator has been sacked for mishandling 141 calls. The police officer was based at SCotland Yard's Bow Command Centre.... More »
25th, October 2011
TV & Radio
EastEnders: Pat Butcher Dies Giving Birth To Den Watts' Child
Good news for EastEnders fans: Pat Butcher is going to die at Christmas... More »
25th, October 2011
Key Posts
14 Princess Productions Fly Soldiers' Wives And Children To Afghanistan War For Flashmob TV Show: You'll Die Laughing
"The show is going to be a combination of Surprise Suprise and Flashmob (the current phenomenon made famous by the T-Mobile advert). So we are currently looking for incredible people who could be the recipients of the surprise of their lives..." More »
25th, October 2011
Gifs
Gifs Of The Day: The Snake Bites The Nose That Films It
You go, snaky. Not everyone wants to be on the telly... More »
25th, October 2011
Flashback
1 On This Day In Photos: US Saves Grenada From A Communist Cabal
President Ronald Reagan ordered the US launch Operation Fury following a a bloody coup by Cuban-trained military who executed Prime Minister Maurice Bishop by the People's Revolutionary Army firing squad, and at least 13 of his associates... More »
25th, October 2011
The Consumer
The Sentient Kitchen: Body Parts Are Anatomical Kitchenware
There' a hair in my tea... More »
25th, October 2011
Key Posts
2 Gaddafi Becomes Riddle Of The Sands: Bodies Tipped In Secret Desert Graves
Gaddafi, the 69-year-old Libyan tyrant who spent 42 years as the iron man in control of his country, was buried in a secret grave in the Libyan desert at dawn today... More »
25th, October 2011
Photojournalism
Photos Of The Day: The German Stereotype's Anti-Sadness Pineapple
With pineapples anything is possible... More »
25th, October 2011
Reviews
2 Dog Fed Lager Attacks Boy: Who Do You Blame?
Joseph Pickering, is 10. He was bitten by a Staffordshire bull terrier named Diesel that had been fed a can of Stella Artois - "because it was thirsty"... More »
25th, October 2011
Strange But True
How To Face The Haka: With Pepper Spray
This is how you face down the haka. Forget the eyeballing and Morris Dance, police in Utah just reach for the pepper spray... More »
25th, October 2011
TV & Radio
1 X Factor: Kelly Rowland Jets Back To US With Tulisa Riding On Her Back
Has Kelly Roland quit the joyless X Factor following that made-for-TV spat in triggered by 'happy slapping' Tulisa Contostavlos' opinion that Misha Bryan is a bully? Well, no... More »
25th, October 2011
Key Posts
5 Chelsea's John Terry Says He Is The Real Victim Of QPR Abuse: Anton Ferdinand Might Wonder
Context is important. In this age of the internet, where words can be taken out of context and played with - where political discourse is reduced as the players dare not use irony - words can take on new meanings... More »
24th, October 2011
Technology
The Lucky Charms Cereal Sifter: With 3D Teeth And Free Gastric Band
The Lucky Charms Sifter removes the hideous cereal from your box of treats, leaving behind the more edible marshmallows. If you have a 3D printer you can make your own sifter... More »
24th, October 2011
Strange But True
The Best And Worst Halloween Light Show
Happy Halloween. Flick the switch and it's happy Christmas. Can you go the whole year with light shows on your house? Harry Easter... Happy Summer Solstice... Happy Earth Hour... More »
24th, October 2011
Strange But True
Efit Of The Day: The Hampshire Highlighter Haired Mugger
Efit of The Day: Police in Basingstoke, Hampshire are looking for a man with hair that might have been drawn on with a highlighter pen... More »
24th, October 2011
The Consumer
1 Paperback Charlie Brown: Snoopy Occupies Wall Street - A Photo Gallery
Paperback Charlie Brown is a brilliant take on the Peanuts cartoon strips... More »
24th, October 2011
Reviews
Vatican Supports Occupy Wall Street And Begins Search For God's Bankers
The Vatican supports change in the banking system. And - be warned - the Vatican does no suffer failing bankers... More »
24th, October 2011
Music
The Q Awards 12011: Winners And Photos
The Full list of winners at the 2011 Q Music Awards... More »
24th, October 2011
Sports
1 Noel Gallagher 'On Knees' For Manchester Derby
Manchester derbies have definitely favoured the red half of the city (please make your own jokes about the red half of Manchester being in Essex) over the years, with Manchester City's last big derby coming in the late '80s with a 5-1 pasting of the Red Devils at Maine Road.. More »
24th, October 2011
Money
When Governments Lie: Following The Argentina Model
This isn't the government lying of course, this is just an example of how statistics can be used to obscure an issue. A good example of a government actually and really lying is Argentina.... More »
24th, October 2011
Gifs
Gifs Of The Day: Jean-Claude Van Damme's Hamster's Eyeball
That looks painful... More »
