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Monday, June 14, 2010

Love and Devotion: The World Cup and the 'Religion' of Soccer

(Huffington Post)
Japan's Keisuke Honda celebrates after their 2010 World Cup Group E soccer match against Cameroon at Free State stadium in Bloemfontein June 14, 2010. REUTERS/Jorge Silva (SOUTH AFRICA - Tags: SPORT SOCCER WORLD CUP)

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Love and Devotion: The World Cup and the 'Religion' of Soccer = Unloved nowhere, chronic Liverpool fans get addicted too!
(by Maurice Goddard)
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Sunday, June 13, 2010

Oh Diane, you are Labour's Sarah Palin

(The Times)
LONDON, ENGLAND - JUNE 09: Labour leadership candidate Dianne Abbott smiles after giving a television interview near Parliament on June 9, 2010 in London, England. A ballot will be taken of Labour party, trade union members, MPs and MEPs to select the next leader of the labour party from shortlist of: Diane Abbott, Ed Balls, Andy Burnham, David Miliband and Ed Miliband. The result of the ballot is due to be announced during Labour party conference on September 25, 2010. (Photo by Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images)

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Oh Diane, you are Labour's Sarah Palin = A horrible nauseous lady. O! A piranha!
(by Maurice Goddard)
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Queen marks official birthday at Trooping the Colour

(The Times)
LONDON - JUNE 12: (L-R) Princess Eugenie, Princess Beatrice, Prince William, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Michael of Kent, Princess Michael of Kent, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall watch the fly past from the balcony of Buckingham Palace at Trooping The Colour on June 12, 2010 in London, England. Trooping The Colour is the Queen's annual birthday parade and dates back to the time of Charles II in the 17th Century when the colours of a regiment were used as a rallying point in battle. (Photo by Samir Hussein/Getty Images)

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Queen marks official birthday at Trooping the Colour = A big old protocol affair! Isn't it queer, the UK monarchy?
(by Maurice Goddard)
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Saturday, June 12, 2010

It's Apple vs. Google in the battle over the future of computing

(Newsweek)
OREM, UT - NOVEMBER 5: A manager holds an Apple iPhone (L) and Motorola's new Droid smart phone (R) sold through Verizon at the Verizon store November 5, 2009 in Orem, Utah. The Google powered Droid is being released by Verizon November 6, 2009. (Photo by George Frey/Getty Images)

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It's Apple vs. Google in the battle over the future of computing. = Come as flung! Love it! Gulp it! Get that top, best ever, iPhone four!
(by Maurice Goddard)
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It's a grey old life without soothing nicotine

(The Daily Telegraph)
Smoking Keeps The Tobacco Industry In Business. Through Out Most Of The 20Th Century The Tobacco Industry Publicly Argued That Nicotine Was Not Addictive And The Link Between Cancer And Smoking Was Not Proven As Well As Claiming The Industry Had Not Sought To Recruit Young People To Smoking. In 1994 Documents Were Released That Proved These Companies Knew The Truth Was Different On All These Counts. 92 Yr Old Man Smoking Cigarette Head Shot

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It's a grey old life without soothing nicotine = "In tough destiny, of no cigarettes, I toil. I howl!"
(by Maurice Goddard)
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Friday, June 11, 2010

Pope defends celibacy for priests at Vatican rally

(The Guardian)
Pope Benedict XVI celebrates an evening vigil service in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican to mark the end of the Church's year of the priest, on June 10, 2010. A year that has been marred by revelations of hundreds of new cases of clerical abuse, cover-up and Vatican inaction to root out pedophile priests.Thousands of priest from around the world gathered in St. Peter's square in a major show of support for Pope Benedict XVI amid the clerical abuse scandal. During the ceremony Pope Benedict XVI strongly defended celibacy for priests but he didn't directly mention the clergy abuse scandal but he referred to what he called 'secondary scandals' that showed 'our own insufficiencies and sins.' PHOTO by Eric Vandeville/ABACAPRESS.COM Photo via Newscom

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Pope defends celibacy for priests at Vatican rally = Poodle Benedict. A very pearly, stiff carnal spastic.
(by Maurice Goddard)
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Thursday, June 10, 2010

Did FBI Botch Van Der Sloot Case?

(Fox News)
Joran Van der Sloot (C) of the Netherlands is escorted by the police as he is transferred from the police headquarters to the prosecutor's office in Lima June 10, 2010. An official at the Peruvian national police's criminal investigations unit told Reuters on Tuesday that Van der Sloot admitted he killed 21-year-old Stephany Flores, whose body was found in a Lima hotel room last week. REUTERS/Stringer (PERU - Tags: CRIME LAW)

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Did FBI Botch Van Der Sloot Case? = In fact, discovered blood-baths!
(by Aronas Pinchas)
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Dubya joins Facebook

(The Times)
Former President George W. Bush and wife Laura talk about the SLANT 45 Program during a ceremony September 21, 2009 at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas. The Bushes are honorary co-chairing the program. Several hundred elementary school children and business and civic leaders helped the Committee detail plans for the most comprehensive youth-education programs in Super Bowl history and one of the largest community-wide service-learning initiatives in U.S. annals. UPI/Ian Halperin Photo via Newscom

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That's right, George W Bush has just joined Facebook = Scourge fits Bush, eh? O! Boot, gag, and hit the jerk's jaw!
(by Maurice Goddard)
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Scientists use Calvin Klein cologne to lure jaguars

(Yahoo! News)
Jaguar (Panthera onca) in tree

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Scientists use Calvin Klein cologne to lure jaguars = O no! Curious cats in jungle like scents, eat villagers
(by Don Griffith)
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Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Legacy for One Billionaire: Death, but No Taxes

(The New York Times)
Businesswoman talking on phone

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Legacy for One Billionaire: Death, but No Taxes = Bill Gates: "Fortune boon? Yeah! I can relax to die!"
(by Maurice Goddard)
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Study: Short people have higher heart risk

(CNN)
Stars of the reality show Little People Jen Arnold and Bill Klein leaving The Wendy Williams Show on May 25, 2010 in New York City (photo by Michael Calandra / Meet The Famous) Photo via Newscom
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Study: Short people have higher heart risk = Top short tip: "Hark! Use very high heels, dear!"
(by Maurice Goddard)
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Tuesday, June 8, 2010

KFC's Naked Sandwich Ups Ante on 'Food Porn'

(AolNews)
A Chinese man stares out of a window while eating lunch at a U.S. based KFC franchise in Beijing on November 16, 2008. Since opening its first mainland outlet in Beijing in 1987, the fried-chicken chain has gone on to become the most recognized global brand among urban consumers in China, according to an ACNielsen survey. KFC says more than 2 million Chinese eat at its stores every day. (UPI Photo/Stephen Shaver) Photo via Newscom Photo via Newscom

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KFC's Naked Sandwich Ups Ante on 'Food Porn' = Ad-fed franchise's known to pack on pounds!
(by Dharam Khalsa)
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The plight of the pelican is the poignant symbol of this disaster

(The Independent)
Soaked in oil, browns await cleaning at a rescue center set up by the International Bird Rescue Research Center in Buras, Louisiana, June 7, 2010. The birds, covered in crude from from the Deepwater Horizon accident, were cleaned and will be released. Oil has been leaking into the Gulf of Mexico for over a month since a massive explosion on the BP oil rig Deepwater Horizon. UPI/A.J. Sisco.... Photo via Newscom

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The plight of the pelican is the poignant symbol of this disaster = No! The helpless things can't fly, fish, or eat! I hit BP's top mega idiot!
(by Maurice Goddard)
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Secondhand Smoke Linked to Mental Distress

(US News & World Report)
Secondhand smoke is also called environmental tobacco smoke and passive smoke. It occurs when tobacco smoke permeates any environment, causing its inhalation within that environment. Second hand smoke contains nicotine, as well as various carcinogens and toxins. Scientific evidence shows that exposure to secondhand tobacco smoke causes diseases, disabilities and death.

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Secondhand Smoke Linked to Mental Distress = "Done! I hate smokers' odd stink, smell, and scent!"
(by Maurice Goddard)
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Full-body scanner debuts at Omaha airport

(Yahoo! News)
CHICAGO - MARCH 15: A Transportation Security Administration (TSA) worker demonstrates the monitoring station which will be used with full-body scanners at O'Hare International Airport on March 15, 2010 in Chicago, Illinois. The Backscatter Advanced Imaging Technology scanners are scheduled to be put into use at the airport today. Twenty airports nationwide are now using full-body scanners. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

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Full-body scanner debuts at Omaha airport = Bashful air patrons boycotted nude alarm
(by Don Griffith)
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Roman gladiator cemetery found in England

(CNN)
Gladiators in the Roman arena: spectators are giving the 'thumbs down', signalling the victor not to spare his adversary. Chromolithograph after the painting by JL Gerome.

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Roman gladiator cemetery found in England = Note: "Daring men did falter on manly courage."
(by Maurice Goddard)
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Helen Thomas says Jews should get out of Palestine

(The San Francisco Chronicle)
WASHINGTON - AUGUST 2: (FILE PHOTO) Senior White House Correspondent Helen Thomas reads the newspaper while sitting in her chair in the White House press room August 2, 2006 in Washington, DC. Thomas, 89, announced her retirement as a columnist for Hearst News Service June 7, 2010 after controversial comments she made about Israel created an uproar. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski/Getty Images)

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Helen Thomas says Jews should get out of Palestine = Output's a genesis of shame. Jews stole the Holy Land!
(by Maurice Goddard)
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BP's embattled Hayward 'let down' by chairman

(The First Post)
BP CEO Tony Hayward takes a first hand look at the recovery operations aboard the Discover Enterprise drill ship in the Gulf of Mexico 55 miles (89 km) south of Venice, Louisiana May 28, 2010. BP Plc's critical top kill is making progress beating back an oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico, but the job is not finished, Hayward said. REUTERS/Sean Gardner (UNITED STATES - Tags: DISASTER ENVIRONMENT BUSINESS ENERGY HEADSHOT)

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The CEO of British Petroleum Tony Hayward = Unworthy; hefty oil spot bothered America
(by Aronas Pinchas)
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Beachcomber stumbles upon historical shipwreck

(CNN)
Lifeboat in the livery of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution in heavy seas returning from a rescue mission. Founded in 1824 by William Hillary (1771-1847) as the National Institution for the preservation of life from shipwreck the organisation is still responsible for the lifeboat service round the British coast and raises its funds by voluntary contributions. Kronheim chromolithograph published London, 1864.
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Beachcomber stumbles upon historical shipwreck = Claim: Storm bubbles hiccup weaker ship to NC shore
(by Dharam Khalsa)
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Sunday, June 6, 2010

BP boss under fire for 'idiotic' remarks as slick reaches Florida beaches

(The Independent)
WASHINGTON - JUNE 04: About 50 demonstrators hold up hand-made signs with the image of BP CEO Tony Hayward while protesting the company's handling of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill across the street from the oil giant's Washington offices on June 4, 2010 in Washington, DC. Representatives of Greenpeace, Public Citizen, Energy Action Coalition, Chesapeake Climate Action Network and others tried to carry out a 'mock citizen's arrest' of BP CEO Tony Hayward but were turned away at the building's doors. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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The CEO of British Petroleum Tony Hayward = Hey, better worry. Placed a foot in his mouth.
(by Adie Pena)
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