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7th, October 2011 TV & Radio 1

Beavis And Butthead... They're Back.

I AM the great Cornholio! I need T.P. for my bunghole! Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh. Hmm. Heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh heh hmm hmm... More »

7th, October 2011 Reviews

News In Photos: October 7 2011

Ireland expects... More »

7th, October 2011 Politicians

After Rochdale's Cyril Smith Leisure Centre The Gordon Brown Music Hall

Will the refurbished leisure centre in Rochdale be named after Sir Cyril Smith, the LibDem politician who weighted a jovial 29 stone at his heaviest? More »

7th, October 2011 Photojournalism 5

Meanwhile...By An East London Chicken Shop

London... It's not all bowler hats and how d'yer dos, don'tchaknow.... More »

7th, October 2011 Money

Stupid, Stupid, Stupid: Greece To Become Centre Of Europe's Sun Belt

Yes, we know that Greece is bust, yes, we know that the Greek Government has run out of money and yes, we also know that yer average Greek on the Corinth Omnibus hasn't got any money either... More »

7th, October 2011 Key Posts 7

Bulls Eye Contestants: Photos Of Smashing 1980s TV

Website of The Year: BullsEye Contestants - photos of agonists trying their luck on the greatest televised pro-spelling, darts-based quiz show ever... More »

7th, October 2011 Reviews

Global Warming Is Now An Issue Of Race And Sex

Did you know that your views on manmade global warming are based on your race and sex...? More »

7th, October 2011 Politicians 2

Primal Scream Are Too Tame For The Sex Mad Conservatives

Anorak loves it when minted rockers talk about politics. This week Primal Scream were upset that the Conservative Party's Home Secretary Theresa May walked off the stage at the Tory Party conference to the strains of Rocks... More »

7th, October 2011 TV & Radio 2

Did Phil Vickery Cook The Great British Bake Off Squirrel's Root Vegetable?

The final of BBC TV's The Great British Bake Off featured the buccolic images of a squirrel with massive primary sexual characteristics... More »

7th, October 2011 Sports

Sky Spots Turns Arsenal's Wenger Into A Bad Loser For Van Der Vaart's Handball Celebration

"Van der Vaart has also criticised Arsenal for taking their defeat on Sunday with bad grace..." Really? More »

7th, October 2011 Music 1

TWAT: The Wanted Arena Tour Does Not Lie

Happening boy band The Wanted are embarking on an arena tour. It's called The Wanted Arena Tour. Yep: T.W.A.T... More »

7th, October 2011 Celebrities 7

Jedward Warn Kids Against Voting For Terrorists In Irish Presidential Elections

"We feel close to MJ because we met his bother Jermaine again and he gave us a signed book and his email address..." More »

7th, October 2011 Reviews 3

Why Israel Must Be Held To Higher Standards Than Arab States

NY Times columnist Nicholas Kristof says Israel must be held to higher standards than it near Kristof neighbours... More »

7th, October 2011 Key Posts

Awkward Family Photos From Your Past

But who hasn't got an awkward photo like these locked in box in the attic?... More »

7th, October 2011 Technology 2

An Automated Phone Hanging-Up Device For Ending Cold Calls From Marks And Spencers Money

Do you want to stop unwanted calls? Are you fed up with, say, Marks And Spencer Money calling you 14 times in a single day? Well, you need a new phone number or a PX1020 Easy Hang Up. As the blurb tells us... More »

7th, October 2011 Key Posts

Chupacabra Killed In Mississippi: Photos

A strange creature has been sighted in Simpson County, Mississippi. The creature's back legs are longer than its front legs. It has long teeth,. It has no hair.... More »

7th, October 2011 TV & Radio

Seagull Races Round Phoenix Park: Video

To Phoenix Park where Robbie Allen's Formula Vee features a live seagull mascot.. More »

7th, October 2011 Sports 1

Wayne Rooney's Dad Arrested: News Round-Up

Rooney's dad, Wayne Rooney Senior, has been arrested at his Liverpool home. Eight others have been arrested in light of an alleged football betting scam... More »

7th, October 2011 Reviews 2

Westboro Baptist Church Tweet Anti-Steve Jobs Message From An iPhone

The brains trust at the Westboro Baptist Church want to picket Steve Jobs' funeral. They're tweeting a call to placards from their...iPhones... More »

6th, October 2011 Technology 2

Professor Wang Turns Breathing Into A Reusable Fuel: Lets Harvest Hot Air

Boffins create a tiny device that generates electricity when passed over by low-speed airflow, such as that created by respiration (breathing).... More »

6th, October 2011 Flashback 4

On This Day In Photos: The Yom Kippur War

It was time for Anwar Sadat's Egypt and Hafez al-Assad's Syria to attack and make good a 1971 vow to take back lands lost in the 1967 war. .. More »

6th, October 2011 In Pictures

Michael Jackson 1990 -1999

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6th, October 2011 Reviews 1

Occupy Wall Street Is A Franchise: Photos Of New York, Boston, Seattle, Boise And Austin

Occupy Wall Street is a franchise. Hey, it's the American dream... More »

6th, October 2011 Reviews 1

Occupy Wall Street: Where Reporters Get Whacked And NYPD Brag

On Wednesday night, two Fox reporters got beaten up by the cops (stop laughing). While covering the protests, Fox 5 photographer Roy Isen got maced and reporter Dick Brennan got a smack in the stomach by an officer's baton... More »

6th, October 2011 Sports

Daily Mirror Seeks Creates Arsenal Turmoil From Wojciech Szczesny's Ambitions

With the tabloids chipping away at the Gunners' captain Robin Van Persie who has a mere two years to run on his contract, the Daily Mirror's Darren Lewis says the team's 'keeper Wojciech Szczesny as fomenting rebellion... More »