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Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Seven-year-old boy buys fighter jet on eBay

(MSNBC)
Marc in harrier age 11
Photo: colinj83

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Seven-year-old boy buys fighter jet on eBay = Boy buys jet on eBay. Father leery - gives nod?
(by Steve Allison)

Will new McLaren live up to expectations?

(BBC)
De nieuwe McLaren gepresenteerd in Berlijn.
Photo: Johan Sterenberg

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Will new McLaren live up to expectations? = Competitive lap winner can exult so well!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Silvio Berlusconi's legal woes explained

(CNN)
Silvio Berlusconi est Le Mac
Photo: blogcpolitic

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Silvio Berlusconi's legal woes explained = Wee ill rogue, boils in explosive scandals!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Processed, Fatty Foods May Dumb Down Your Kids: Study

(BusinessWeek)
Everything that's wrong with America
Photo: msmail

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Processed, fatty foods may dumb down your kids: Study = My! Worst mucky roadside stuff dopes anybody to duds!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

Christina Aguilera's 'Star-Spangled' flub: It's time to forgive

(Entertainment Weekly)
Christina Aguilera
Photo: CREDITS

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Christina Aguilera's 'Star-Spangled' flub: It's time to forgive = Bill's urge: Daft gal's Anthem version, it figures as patriotic?!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Your chance to pose with Prince William

(The Guardian)
Prince William & Harry
Photo: CREDITS

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Your chance to pose with Prince William = Wow! It is a cute HRH-licence, in Royal Pomp!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Monday, February 7, 2011

Who's the Boss, You or Your Gadget?

(NDTV)
Gadget Hell!
Photo: Major Clanger

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Who's the Boss, You or Your Gadget? = What gorgeous busy hero-toys DO!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Happy birthday! Reagan's cake weighs four hundred pounds

(The Daily Blitz)
Ronald Reagan
Illustration: DonkeyHotey

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Happy birthday! Reagan's cake weighs four hundred pounds = Ha! Darn unhappy disaster for puny dickhead George W. Bush!
(by Maurice Goddard)

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Happy birthday! Reagan's cake weighs four hundred pounds = He's dead, for god's sake! R.I.P. grub? Write 'Happy'?? And Nancy??? Uh-uh...
(by Steve Allison)

Super Bowl LXV: Christina Aguilera fluffs national anthem

(The Daily Telegraph)
Burlesque - Christina Aguilera
Photo: WorthingTheatres

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Christina Aguilera fluffs national anthem = A failure in USA NFL final match? O, that singer!
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Beer From Super Bowl States Heads up Obama's Party

(ABC News)
Super Bowl Fridge 2007
Photo: mrpbody33

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Beer From Super Bowl States Heads up Obama's Party = Famous tapped brews, bless a 'bottoms up!' array here!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Fighting in south Sudan kills 30

(BBC)
-Different point of view-
Photo: Vít Hassan

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Fighting in South Sudan = I find a gun...gunshots...hit
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Sarah Palin: America Needs to 'Reconnect' With Reagan's Values

(ABC News)
Sarah Palin "Refudiate"
Photo: Cain and Todd Benson

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Sarah Palin: America Needs to 'Reconnect' With Reagan's Values = "Please Lord, as sane near care, curse that moaning naive witch."
(by Maurice Goddard)

Egypt Officials Seek to Nudge Mubarak Out

(The New York Times)
End torture by the Mubarak regime - Egypt Uprising protest Melbourne 4 Feb 2011
Photo: Takver

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Hosni Mubarak = Arab: "Oh, I'm sunk!
(by Adie Pena)

Saturday, February 5, 2011

Dennis Kucinich Settles Over 'Dangerous' Olive Pit Sandwich

(MSNBC)
Dennis Kucinich
Photo: DonkeyHotey

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Dennis Kucinich Settles Over 'Dangerous' Olive Pit Sandwich = "I, OH. Rep, love tort laws!" Sad, suing isn't kind - such nice evidence!
(by Steve Allison)

Charlie Sheen's mouthful of gold teeth

(NBC Today)
Charlie Sheen is on Fire
Photo: CREDITS

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Charlie Sheen in a crazy hotel bender - 'News' nails him! Nice hair - a mouthful of gold teeth ! = A nice smile (and glitter); i.e. "Half a man" - he hit her? Nice fun old boozer, Why then, such a loser?
(by Steve Allison)

What do women want from cars?

(The Daily Telegraph)
My favorite car (and a favorite friend) from the sixties
Photo: gbaku


What do women want from cars? = What now? Warm sedan & comfort
(by Aronas Pinchas)

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What do women want from cars? = Aw! Man! New F.W.D. motor to crash?
(by Maurice Goddard)

Germany sells vision for 'green toys' to world

(Yahoo! News)
my hobby is sawdust...
Photo: windsordi

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Germany sells vision for 'green toys' to world = Elves of wood on slim string? Try solar energy!
(by Dharam Khalsa)

Across dusty Egypt, anxiety has filled the air

(CNN)
sphinx-cleanedIII
Photo: digitalurbanlandscape

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Across dusty Egypt, anxiety has filled the air = Steadfast Sphinx touchily agrees, yet aridly.
(by Maurice Goddard)

Forget hotels: Ten cheaper places to stay

(MSNBC)
High Diver
Photo: ecstaticist

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Forget hotels: Ten cheaper places to stay = Yep: Lean-to, street, patch of grass, hole, etc.
(by Steve Allison)

Yasi: Monster Storm Sends Thousands Fleeing in Australia

(Pacific Free Press)
The Age, 4 February 2011
Photo: Gerard's World

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Monster cyclone Yasi bearing down on Australian coastline = Wet lunacy! It's only rainin' crocs 'n dingoes, mate! A bar soon... ale...
(by Steve Allison)