Peter Andre's fury as Katie Price gives toddler Princess a glamour model style makeover

(Daily Mail)

















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Peter Andre's fury as Katie Price gives toddler Princess a glamour model style makeover = Some people are an utter disgrace, as real crap mum left kid looking very, very distressed

(by Chris Sturdy)

Terror laws in doubt as 'suicide bomber' is freed

(The Scotsman)

















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Terror laws in doubt as 'suicide bomber' is freed = O! Delicious idea? Murderer Brown fits bars best!

(by Maurice Goddard)

David Cameron battles to save top female candidate after local row

(The Daily Telegraph)

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David Cameron battles to save top female candidate after local row = As a fat lot of tact, Conservative Leader added: "Problematical women!"

(by Maurice Goddard)

NATO seeks partners to fight Taliban

(Financial Times)

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Nato seeks partners to fight Taliban = Sent in a battle, Afghan troops strike!

(by Maurice Goddard)

Reading the 'tea party' leaves in Florida

(Los Angeles Times)

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Reading the 'tea party' leaves in Florida = Earl Grey? It'd defeat in vote Sarah Palin!
Reading the 'tea party' leaves in Florida = Event at it? Sarah Palin died of Earl Grey!

(by Maurice Goddard)

Toyota Prius recall 'expected'

(Autocar)

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Toyota Prius recall = Totally precarious?

(by Adie Pena)

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Toyota Prius recall = You, car's total peril!

(by Aronas Pinchas)

Iraq war means a new batallion of lost souls bunkered down in suburban homes

(The Herald Sun)

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What becomes of the lost souls? = O! Most face Hell. Bush stews too?

(by Maurice Goddard)

Price's nanny told Junior about wedding

(Digital Spy)

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Price's nanny told Junior about wedding = 'New dad' Injun isn't cute. Poor darling boy!

(by Maurice Goddard)

Whitewashing Zimbabwe's history

(The Guardian)

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The documentary 'Mugabe and the White African' = Notice: "Chief Man Wanted. A haughty armed brute"

(by Maurice Goddard)

Anne Hathaway gives GQ a kissing lesson

(MSNBC)

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Anne Hathaway gives GQ a kissing lesson = "Hi gang!" Q: A heavenly kiss? A: Witness a snog!
[snog: to kiss and cuddle (Briticism)]

(by Maurice Goddard)

US east coast shut down as 'snowpocalypse' hits

(The Daily Telegraph)

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"Snowpocalypse" in the east coast = Nasty! No access, as two people hit.

(by Adie Pena)

Mudslides sweep away cars, assault homes near LA

(Yahoo! News)

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Mudslides sweep away cars, assault homes near LA = A merciless storm washes land. Alas, pause way due.

(by Adriano D.)

US dismisses Iranian claims of nuclear agreement

(The Guardian)

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US dismisses Iranian claims of nuclear agreement in push for sanctions = America, lining fair consensus, spurns Tehran and use of atomic missiles

(by Aronas Pinchas)

Palin e-mails reveal a powerful 'first dude'

(The Anchorage Daily News)

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Palin e-mails reveal a powerful 'first dude' = Darn dame's use! Real well-off pair live it up!

(by Maurice Goddard)

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Palin e-mails reveal a powerful 'first dude' = Mine-evil-wife-Todd appears as a full ruler

(by Aronas Pinchas)

Romania agrees to host US missile interceptors

(Christian Science Monitor)

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Romania agrees to host US missile interceptors = Poor state runs & legitimises American shooters

(by Aronas Pinchas)

New senator Scott Brown sure gets down to Republican business

(Washington Post)

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New senator Scott Brown sure gets down to Republican business = *NOT* New Labour's Ten Downing Street case! Issue? Scot Brown burps!

(by Maurice Goddard)

Hear the rumble of Christian hypocrisy

(The Times)

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Hear the rumble of Christian hypocrisy = Human? Catholic priests hereby horrify!

(by Maurice Goddard)

Alberto Giacometti sculpture breaks auction record

(Los Angeles Times)

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The Swiss sculptor Alberto Giacometti = Art Topic: Well, his big statue costs more!

(by Adie Pena)

Communicating With a Patient in a Vegetative State

(The New York Times)

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Communicating With a Patient in a Vegetative State = Tentative attempt, a gigantic wait... O! music in Heaven?

(by Maurice Goddard)

The Anagram Times Q&A with Maurice Goddard

There are anagrammers who produce quantity. There are anagrammers who produce quality. Maurice Goddard is an anagrammer who brings both. He sculpts rare gems of anagrams by the dozen every week. Here's The Anagram Times Q&A with reporter Maurice Goddard.

Q How did you get into anagrams?
A When I bought my first PC in 1998 and later discovered the newsgroup alt.anagrams. That was great fun and I started posting.

Q Do you remember the first anagram you made?
A Yes indeed! I did it on scraps of paper and it took me absolutely ages! The theme was Winston Churchill.Sorry, either you have your browser's Java disabled or you do not have a Java-capable browse. Try FireFox.
I chose and composed this theme mainly because I grew up on the outskirts of north Oxford just a few miles from Blenheim Palace where Churchill was born, and where he's now buried at the village of Bladon on the other side of Blenheim Park

I hadn't got any anagram aids then. I spent days if not a week fiddling around with all the letters and finding words. A complicated puzzle that finally fell into place and I was so happy with myself! Pleased as Punch! I posted it later on alt.anagrams April 2001. An anagram infant bitten by the bug! A really contagious disease.


Q Do you have a favorite anagram?
A Yes I do, but sadly it's not mine! From personal experience I think my all-time favourite is and always will be:Sorry, either you have your browser's Java disabled or you do not have a Java-capable browse. Try FireFox.
Q How do you pick a news headline to anagram?
A Thanks to a recent prompt from Anu Garg, I now browse daily Google News for topical headlines. Such a wealth of news topics to choose from!

Q Describe the moment when you are working on anagramming a phrase and the last few letters just fall into place and you realize that you have an outstanding anagram on your hands.
A Total exhilaration is the first letter! Sublime satisfaction is the last letter! Can't get closer than that.

Q Some people use anagrams for divination. Do you think there's a mystical angle to anagrams?
A Yes, I really do believe there is something mysterious about anagrams. Especially when it comes to anagrams of names. Rather spooky if you ask me.

Q Where are you located and what do you do in your non-anagram life?
A I live happily just outside Oslo, Norway, together with a dear partner who is a specialist in psychiatry and sorts me out! Or tries to.
Do I really have a non-anagram life now as a pensioner? Well, I've always loved fooling around with any games ever since a kid when I grew up in Oxford. I was quite good at chess and still play. Scrabble and Boggle too! I've won a few table tennis tournaments in my time, but I was totally useless at football! Now, I play the piano on and off. Sing in a local choir. Travel a bit (twice to Vietnam the last 3 years). Read less. Sleep more, and I spend a lot of time clearing snow here in winter Norway! Then in the evenings after wasting more time on anagrams, I can relax and watch TV or listen to music together with my partner, before wasting more time on more anagrams! It's like being dependant on drugs!

Q Approximately how long do you spend on an anagram?
A It varies. In the old days using scraps of paper, simply ages! Nowadays, with experience and the fantastic help of William Tunstall-Pedoe's Anagram Genius, anything from a few minutes to maybe an hour or more depending on the complexity.

Q Anything else you'd like to add?
A Oh! Yes! First of all words of praise for my good friend Mick Tully who encouraged me so much in my anagramming infancy. Mick's an anagram master if there ever was one! He taught me to persevere, and I learnt that if at first you don't succeed, try, try, and try again! Anagramming gives so much pleasure and so much fun. It's one of the greatest games ever with letters and words that'll keep me going until I'm six feet under!Sorry, either you have your browser's Java disabled or you do not have a Java-capable browse. Try FireFox.

Some of Maurice Goddard's anagrams for The Anagram Times:

I'm no bogeyman, says Iran's Ahmadinejad
Daisy Lowe's coming of age
Hillary Clinton says she won't serve eight years
New Michael Jackson doll to be launched

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