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Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Totally blind mice get sight back

(BBC)
two blind mice...
Photo: jonoakley

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Totally blind mice get sight back = Let balmy bitch get docking tails!
(by Robert Jordan)

Monday, January 7, 2013

Library of Congress digs into 170 billion tweets

(CNN)
Twitter Tweet Button
Photo: Scott Beale

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Library of Congress seeks to archive 170 billion tweets = I look. What's in it? 701 royal secrets, scribbles of revenge.
(by Rosie Perera)

Bad news crowds out the good in the world, Pope Benedict says

(Reuters)
POPE BENEDICT XVI in Portugal
Photo: Catholic Church (England and Wales)

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Bad news crowds out the good in the world, Pope Benedict says = "Because big help doctors sent show I WON'T drop down dead... yet!"
(by Maurice Goddard)

Saturday, January 5, 2013

The Pope won't take plastic any more

(Yahoo! Finance)
the pope and coca cola
Photo: filip1

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The Pope won't take plastic any more = Mean-appetite twerp took cash only!
(by Maurice Goddard)

The Pope won't take plastic any more = People went into market to pay cash
(by Chris Sturdy)

You can no longer pay by plastic (credit or debit card) at the the Vatican = I add, Catholic state - rubber not accepted in it (nor any overtly gay chap)
(by Chris Sturdy)

The Pope won't take plastic any more = A Primate's two-penneth: pack ye loot!
(by Robert Jordan)

The Pope won't take plastic any more = Pope: point & matter - we take cash only
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Friday, January 4, 2013

Bardot threatens to become Russian if France kills elephants

(Euro News)
Brigitte Bardot
Photo: judacoregio

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Bardot threatens to become Russian if France kills elephants = So? Putin-the-Bear'll celebrate and soak the actress in Smirnoff!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Kate Middleton and Camilla Parker-Bowles at War!

(ShowbizSpy)
627059-catherine-kate-middleton-duchess-of-cambridge-in-malaysia Camilla Parker-Bowles talking with baby
Photos: GhoztTramp, chego-chego

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Kate Middleton and Camilla Parker-Bowles at War! = A palace battle marks a tired wrinkled old woman!
(by Maurice Goddard)

UK's first hand transplant op

(Yahoo! News)
Nobody Steals My Lunch at Work Anymore
Photo: The Rocketeer

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UK's first hand transplant op: Grandfather with paralysed hand 'ecstatic' after pioneering eight-hour procedure = Refers to that new part as a second hand organ. Terrified, he had a fingerprint check! 'Tourist' rightly applauds pun.
(by Chris Sturdy)

Chavez battling 'severe' lung infection, respiratory failure

(CNN)
El Presidente Hugo Chávez esta noche durante el mensaje al país.
Photo: chavezcandanga

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Chavez battling 'severe' lung infection, respiratory failure = Venezuelan's cancer fight. Obit later? Figure on it. Rivals prey.
(by Rosie Perera)

Thursday, January 3, 2013

Madonna Face Plants While Skiing In Switzerland

(The Inquisitr)
Madonna
Photo: choupigloupi

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Madonna Face Plants While Skiing In Switzerland = Wan dazed gal thinks, "I can sell a fine snow imprint!"
(by Dharam Khalsa)

Wednesday, January 2, 2013

Shackleton's Epic Voyage Recreated By Explorers

(Sky News)
Mi paso por la Antártida...
Photo: Frank Hurley

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Shackleton's Epic Voyage Recreated By Explorers = Report exceedingly brave chap's cool sea-trek. YES!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Hugh Hefner weds 'runaway bride' Crystal Harris at Playboy Mansion

(Vancouver Sun)
Hugh Hefner, Brigitte Berman and Bunnies
Photo: Josh Jensen

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Hugh Hefner weds 'runaway bride' Crystal Harris at Playboy Mansion = Lady is unaware, wife-hungry horny old-timer's a sharp baby-snatcher!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Tuesday, January 1, 2013

Why doesn't this country take more pride in itself?

(The Daily Telegraph)
Face flag
Photo: hunxue-er

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Why doesn't this country take more pride in itself? = Note it: My UK pride's nowt if Charles is yet throned!
Why doesn't this country take more pride in itself? = From the inside, wretched UK royalty is not in step!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Charles Dickens statue to be erected against his dying wishes

(The Daily Telegraph)
Charles Dickens, ca. 1865
Photo: Penn State Special Collections Library

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Charles Dickens statue to be erected against his dying wishes = Seeing it, he'd cry: "What the dickens? Alas, base erection disgusts!"
(by Maurice Goddard)

Monday, December 31, 2012

Drama in Washington as fiscal cliff looms

(AP)
Riding the Lame Duck to the Fiscal Cliff
Photo: DonkeyHotey

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Drama in Washington as fiscal cliff looms = An alarming cash flow fiasco finds I'm lost!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Sunday, December 30, 2012

Plastic Christmas: Brits face festive debts after paying on credit

(The Daily Mirror)
Visa Credit Card
Photo: Images_of_Money

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Plastic Christmas: Brits face festive debts after paying on credit = Card-overspending habit's classic after-effect. Time's batty pit, sir!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Thursday, December 27, 2012

The best foods for beating stress and recharging your body this Christmas

(Yahoo!)
Salad Starter
Photo: Renée S.

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The best foods for beating stress and recharging your body this Christmas = Hint's NOT hot dogs or fatty burgers! Remedy's in fish dishes + cabbage + carrots!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Wednesday, December 26, 2012

Britain's end-of-year Olympic verdict: it was worth every penny

(The Guardian)
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Britain's end-of-year Olympic verdict: it was worth every penny = Manpower winner! Definitely head city's brave sporty victory!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Will your next burger be ground-up mealworms?

(Fox News)
Darkling Beetle Pupae
Photo: iJammin

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Will your next burger be ground-up mealworms? = Bun too? Pummeled brown wrigglers are luxury!
(by Robert Jordan)

Change in UK housing stock means chimney problems for Father Christmas

(The Independent)
Santa Watching
Photo: LadyDragonflyCC

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Change in UK housing stock means chimney problems for Father Christmas = Huh? Main high barrier can ensure shelf stacks of common empty stockings!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Bushmasters Disappearing From Shelves After Newtown

(ABC News)
bushmaster-varminter
Photo: the.myrmidon

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Bushmaster rifle = Left bruises, harm
(by Aronas Pinchas)