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Kenyan Marathon Runner Sammy Wanjiru Limbers Up

KENYAN Marathon Runner Sammy Wanjiru Limbers Up at the Olympics – on the BBC:

Spotter: Karen Strike. (Send in your spots.)

Posted: 26th, August 2008 | In: Back pages, Photojournalism | Comment (1)


Lice Omlet For Sale

JUST back from Beijing, and ready for some home-cooked food… But first, here’s a post-apocolyptic recipe we learned in China:

Posted: 26th, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism | Comment


Drive Through Restaurant For Thin People

FAT people not welcome at drive through restaurant:

Posted: 25th, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism | Comment (1)


Myra Hindley Used To Sell London 2012 Olympic Games

A PORTRAIT of child murderer Myra Hindley has been broadcast on a video shown at a London 2012 event in Beijing.

The Liberal Democrat’s Olympics spokesperson said it was a “regrettable choice”.

(Picture: Beau Bo D’Or Website)

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Posted: 24th, August 2008 | In: Back pages, Photojournalism, Politicians | Comments (14)


ABC News Uses The C Word

ABC news, bastion of US broadcasting, uses the C word:

Spotter: Ed B

Posted: 24th, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism, TV & Radio | Comments (5)


Earth Moves For British Economy

FEEL that seismic shift? That was the British economy coming to a halt.

INDEPENDENT: “British economy grinds to halt.”
FT: “British economy shudders to a halt”.
TELEGRAPH: British economy “shudders to a halt”.

Did you feel it? Did the Earth move for you..?

Posted: 24th, August 2008 | In: Broadsheets, Money, Photojournalism | Comments (4)


Infant Girls For Sale By The Bag On CraigsList

BAGS of various size infant girls on sale via the Craig’s List website. A special Anorak investigation:

Posted: 24th, August 2008 | In: Money, Photojournalism | Comments (2)


The Olympics Uncut And After Dark

THE Olympics uncut… Not Safe For The Gym (although, not all gyms. Old Mr Anorak once attended the Oasis gym in Soho that…

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Posted: 23rd, August 2008 | In: Back pages, Photojournalism | Comments (17)


When Fish Attack: A Manta Ray Walks Down A Street In San Franciso

WHEN Fish Attack: A Manta Ray Walks Down A Street In San Franciso. Explain:

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Posted: 23rd, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comments (11)


Butt K: The Butterick Home Catlogue

THE Butterick Catalogue – for all your juvenile humour needs….

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Posted: 22nd, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism | Comments (2)


Alfred E Newman Always Wins The Presidency Of The US

ALFRED E Newman is America’s Everyman. He can do Bush. And now he can do Obama. The UK has no equivalent, although The Queen comes closest…

Posted: 22nd, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism, Politicians | Comments (2)


Nils Olav Is Knighted

NORWAY’S King Harald the Fifth has knighted a penguin named Nils Olav, the honorary member and mascot of the King’s Guard since 1972…

Posted: 22nd, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comment (1)


Police Log: Anorak MisStake Out

THE Police. Can you spot them?

 

Posted: 21st, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism | Comment (1)


The Mickey Mouse Potato

IT’S a Mickey Mouse potato, that’s what it is:

When Rick Brown dug up his latest bushel of potatoes, he found one that looks a lot like Mickey Mouse.

The spud appears to have a face with ears and a nose, which is very similar to the popular Disney character.

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Posted: 21st, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism, Strange But True | Comments (11)


The Making Of Michael Phelps

THE Making Of Michael Phelps…

Spotter: Tim

Posted: 21st, August 2008 | In: Back pages, Photojournalism | Comment (1)


I Can Believe It’s Not Butter

BUTTER in China..

Spotter: Jay X

Posted: 20th, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism | Comments (6)


Google Maps Clones Holland

WHY would the spooks at Google Maps clone an area of Holland? Are all Dutch either edam or gouda?

Posted: 20th, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism | Comments (6)


Polar Bear Watch: Caption Contest

POLAR Bear Watch: Anorak’s look at polar bears in the news…

Posted: 20th, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism | Comments (19)


Global Warming: The Air Conditioned Bus Stop In Dubai

IN Dubai global warming can be climate controlled:

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Posted: 20th, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism | Comments (3)


Finding Mr So Right

WANT to find Mr oh-so right?

Well look no further, you’ve found him…

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Posted: 20th, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism | Comments (3)


The Olympic Flames

“I was running late, rushing from my last job to the Bird’s Nest for the men’s 100m final – as I turned the corner with one of my colleagues we saw a full moon rising above the stadium and we could not believe our luck!

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Posted: 19th, August 2008 | In: Back pages, Photojournalism | Comment (1)


The War On Cyclists

THE War on cyclists: the cull…

Posted: 19th, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism | Comments (2)


Government Wine Taster Required

PISSST! Want a job in Government?

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Posted: 18th, August 2008 | In: Money, Photojournalism, Politicians | Comments (13)


When Kung Fu Panda Attacks

KUNG Fu Panda attacks…

Posted: 18th, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism | Comments (3)


Sunday Service: Vagina Repair

ANORAK’S Sunday Service…

Perhaps they can pray at the pumps..?

Posted: 17th, August 2008 | In: Photojournalism | Comments (6)