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Thursday, August 18, 2011

Libya shows signs of slipping from Muammar Gaddafi's grasp

(The Guardian)
Game Over Gaddafi
Photo: Illustration: People's Open Graphics

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Libya shows signs of slipping from Muammar Gaddafi's grasp = A bad pig "Piss off!" summons warms! Pray, a grim dog's fall is nigh!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Monday, August 15, 2011

Gold devotees say they saw all of this coming

(MSNBC)
10-ounce-Gold-Bar
Photo: digitalmoneyworld

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Gold devotees say they saw all of this coming = Addicts high on soft yellow metal: "Yes, go save!"
(by Steve Allison)

Jodie Foster helps in search for alien civilizations

(Christian Science Monitor)
Jodie Foster
Photo: Alan Light

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Jodie Foster helps in search for alien civilizations = Far echo is...? Or...? Oi! SETI project finds Nazis alive in Hell!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Utøya shootings: Breivik accompanies police on eight-hour reconstruction

(The Guardian)
PAR6412316
Photo: lwpkommunikacio

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The Utoya shooting = O, I shot at the young!
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Hedgehogs could be extinct in fifteen years, warns zoologist Dr Toni Bunnell

(Metro)
Aspen - Strawberry Fields Forever
Photo: DirtBikeDBA (Mike)

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Hedgehogs could be extinct in fifteen years, warns zoologist Dr Toni Bunnell = Breeding is not excellent. But highway toll of dozens a second runs into grief!!

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Hedgehogs could be extinct in fifteen years, warns zoologist Dr Toni Bunnell = Cunning sign to fill the freezer box now? They're good to eat and bliss unsliced!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Saturday, August 13, 2011

Money really can't buy love: Spanish duchess gives away fortune in order to marry commoner

(Daily Mail)


Photo: Octavio Aceves

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Maria del Rosario Cayetana Alfonsa Victoria Eugenia Francisca Fitz-James Stuart y de Silva = O! A darn crazy name! Savour a jovial nasal disaster, a farcical farce? If I say it, it tongue ties me!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Thursday, August 11, 2011

Back from the brink: Rare ladybird spiders reintroduced into UK countryside

(Daily Mail)
Paraplectana cf. tsushimensis P1130405 Taipo spider ladybird-beetle lookalike
Photo: Pen Araneae

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Back from the brink: Rare ladybird spiders reintroduced into UK countryside = Bio: By rarer luck it bred! Odd red arachnid returns to prey in dusk's nick of time!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Wednesday, August 10, 2011

Sexually Showy Male Birds Finish Early

(National Geographic)
Canarian Houbara, "El Jable" plains, Lanzarote
Photo: Frank.Vassen

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Sexually showy male birds finish early = Waxbill hen (sadly): "My sir, you are selfish!"
(by Dharam Khalsa)

TV review: Sperm Whale: Inside Nature's Giants

(The Guardian)
Sperm Whale
Photo: flickkerphotos

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TV review: Sperm Whale: Inside Nature's Giants = In maps, viewers 'enter' Leviathan's weird guts!
(by Maurice Goddard)

England riots: Are brooms the symbol of the resistance?

(BBC)
London Riots Cleanup Hackney (Mare Street and Clarence Road)
Photo: edufiend.com

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England riots: Are brooms the symbol of the resistance? = Sense, brother! Sane locals arm to defy the rioting mobs!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Rudderless Met crippled by liberalism

(Daily Mail)
My name is Will or Policeman as (arresting) model
Photo: Steve Punter

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The Metropolitan Police Service = Teach people: Violent riots - crime!
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Tuesday, August 9, 2011

Mankind isn't the only altruistic species... chimps have a heart too

(Daily Mail)
Playing together
Photo: Tambako the Jaguar

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Mankind isn't the only altruistic species... chimps have a heart too = It's civil! It's they care more than sick human apes do on this planet!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Tottenham riot: Did police get their tactics right?

(BBC)
Annual Metropolitan Police Service of Remembrance
Photo: Metropolitan Police

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The Metropolitan Police Service = Coppers voice a line: "Let them riot."
(by Tony Crafter)

Bachmann Newsweek Cover Goes for Insult But Gets Criticism in Return

(Fox News)

Image: Newsweek

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Bachmann Newsweek Cover Goes for Insult But Gets Criticism in Return = 'Stateswomanlike' feminist crows in crunching revenge to curb brutes!!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Divine dispatches: a religion roundup

(The Guardian)
Pope's Blessing
Photo: alykat

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Divine dispatches: a religion roundup = An invalid Pope rued sin: "Hi God! Curse it!"
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Divine dispatches: a religion roundup = Vatican: In urge, old Pope did rue his sin.
(by Maurice Goddard)

London riots force England match to be cancelled

(The Sun)
La gentille voisine qui éteint le feu
Photo: Carole Soulas

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The London riots = Not this one, Lord!
(by Adie Pena)

'White Mouse' used sass to outsmart the Nazi regime

(Sydney Morning Herald)


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'White Mouse' used sass to outsmart the Nazi regime = So thus I see, wartime heroine's utmost guts amazed!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Regular exercise good for cancer patients and survivors

(The Daily Telegraph)
Exercise
Photo: sanchom

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Regular exercise good for cancer patients and survivors = Advice? Never fear, sir! Go! Don't relax! Run! Soccer! Go up stairs!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Sunday, August 7, 2011

Is America Ready for 'George W. Bush on Steroids'?

(The Atlantic)
Meeting the Challenge
Photo: Gov. Rick Perry

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Is America Ready for 'George W. Bush on Steroids'? = So foreboding? Smart guy here is a rowdier case!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Libya rebels deny losing hold on Bir al-Ghanam

(The Daily Star)
LIBYA/
Photo: BRQ Network

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Libya rebels deny losing hold on Bir al-Ghanam = Baldly lies - Arabs blindly hang on home region
(by Aronas Pinchas)