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Tuesday, August 2, 2011

EGYPT: Hosni Mubarak and sons to be tried in Cairo

(Los Angeles Times)
The Mubaraks in 1975
Photo: Zeinab Mohamed

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EGYPT: Hosni Mubarak and sons to be tried in Cairo = Damned heinous barbaric snakes! Trio got no pity.
(by Maurice Goddard)

Friday, July 29, 2011

White House plans emergency cuts as debt deadline looms

(The Guardian)
Uncle Sam needs some cash
Photo: Jeff Sandquist

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White House plans emergency cuts as debt deadline looms = The needy climate. We see poor old Uncle Sam's sad, nigh bust.
(by Maurice Goddard)

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Most experiments on monkeys have little medical benefit

(The Daily Telegraph)
UW Kills Animals
Photo: tifotter

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Most experiments on monkeys have little medical benefit = Noble memo: Let's defy it, the sick expensive animal torment!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

It's grim up North... which gives the locals bigger brains

(Daily Mail)
The Brain Typography
Illustration: labguest

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It's grim up North... which gives the locals bigger brains = Norwegians' big cerebrums highlight this. Victors, pal!
(by Maurice Goddard)

American Atheists Sue Over World Trade Center Cross

(ABC News)
World Trade Center Cross
Photo: MattZwilling

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American Atheists Sue Over World Trade Center Cross = We declare such a totem's irreverent, and crass too, sir!
(by Maurice Goddard)

McDonald's to make Happy Meals more healthful

(Los Angeles Times)
McDonald's
Photo: TamakiS

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McDonald's to make Happy Meals more healthful = Hark, people madly munch same lethal foods at 'M'!
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Hauling Cans and Bottles Through Brooklyn, for a Hard-Earned Extra Penny

(The New York Times)
bottled
Photo: D'Arcy Norman

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Hauling Cans and Bottles Through Brooklyn, for a Hard-Earned Extra Penny = Broke? Then run! Healthy can hunters grab good dollars! And finer: Pay no tax!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Archaeologist's chance discovery may be Britain's earliest example of rock art

(University of Bristol)
Rock Art 2
Photo: s_d_anthony

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Archaeologist's chance discovery may be Britain's earliest example of rock art = Oh! Maybe by a prior, short, extra-skilled, classic Ice Age cave-art ancestor of mine?
(by Maurice Goddard)

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Phone hacking: PM says James Murdoch has 'questions to answer'

(BBC)
James Murdoch
Photo: Ben Terrett

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Phone hacking: PM says James Murdoch has 'questions to answer' = As con man pa's pet son jerk, a shady high-tech mouse, squirms now.
(by Maurice Goddard)

Queen brands Kate Middleton's wedding dress mannequin 'creepy'

(Metro)
Royal Wedding of William & Kate 280
Photo: it's a foot!

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Queen brands Kate Middleton's wedding dress mannequin 'creepy' = "Brand new, segmented, slinky specimen's quite odd, and darn queer!"
(by Maurice Goddard)

Norway's Black Friday: A Chronology of the Twin Attacks

(Der Spiegel)
Flowers in Oslo
Photo: Kj

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Oslo, Norway and the Island of Utoya, Buskerud = Bloody sad! Lousy week for us and a hurt nation.
(by Adie Pena)

Monday, July 25, 2011

Survivor Describes Moments of Terror in Attack in Norway

(The New York Times)
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Photo: OhaIt

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The Norwegian island, Utoya = Ruing a nation's deathly woe
(by Tony Crafter)

David Cameron: I grew up in my brother's shadow

(BBC)
David Cameron at Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham
Photo: University Hospitals Birmingham

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David Cameron: I grew up in my brother's shadow = "Very hard! As PM now, I'm big! I crow, and he's routed!"
(by Maurice Goddard)

Norway attacks: profile of suspect Anders Behring Breivik

(The Daily Telegraph)
Anders Behring Breivik
Photo: ghostofgoldwater

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Norwegian, Anders Behring Breivik = God in Heaven! Berserk brain-wiring?
(by Tony Crafter)

Amy Winehouse Dead

(MTV)
Amy Winehouse
Photo: NRK P3

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The singer Amy Winehouse is dead = Oh, my. Herein dies a wasted genius
(by Tony Crafter)

Happiness is based on wife being slimmer than husband, according to study

(The Irish Independent)
Lose weight now
Photo: alancleaver_2000

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Happiness is based on wife being slimmer than husband, according to study = In British pubs old men do end, sigh, or yawn, and can escape the big fat missus!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Monday, July 18, 2011

Binge Drinking Damages Teenage Girls' Brains More Than Boys'

(Medical News Today)
Girl
Photo: digitalMindy

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Binge Drinking Damages Teenage Girls' Brains More Than Boys' = Blind smoking as gin, harms any teen's brain to a bigger degree!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Nelson Mandela Turns 93 Years Young

(ABC News)
Nelson Mandela
Photo: Festival Karsh Ottawa

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Nelson Mandela Turns Ninety-three Years Young = Utterly serene, sunny old gent's an iron man! Yeah!!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Saturday, July 16, 2011

How Happy Is Your City?

(MSN)
On Top of the World (1978)
Photo: Collin Key

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How Happy Is Your City? = Why, hypocrisy utopia!
(by Heather Anne Downs)

Los Angeles braces for 'Carmageddon'

(The Herald Sun)
Never seen the 405 so green!! Drive home is cake!
Photo: i be GINZ

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The Carmageddon in Los Angeles = Ah, gentlemen, a "Road Closed" sign!
(by Adie Pena)