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Thursday, February 13, 2014

Scientists count whales from space

(BBC)
Photo: yeimaya


Scientists count whales from space = Nil's seen, fact; what cosmic spouters?
[See Whales from space]
(by Robert Jordan)

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Why I want a microchip implant

(BBC)
Photo: Alejandra H. Covarrubias


Why I want a microchip implant = Yow! A PIN within, hmm... practical
(by Robert Jordan)

Sobbing fisherman home in El Salvador after year adrift in Pacific

(Reuters)
Photo: Bart Bernardes


Sobbing fisherman home in El Salvador after year adrift in Pacific = O, inept failing seafarer saved by cannibalism from horrific death?
(by Jason Lofts)

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Flooding emergency in England

(Stuff.co.nz)
Photo: irBri


Flooding emergency in England = Gad! Condemn engineering folly
(by Julian Lofts)

Shirley Temple Black, Screen Darling, Dies at 85

(The New York Times)
Photo: Gushi Soda


Shirley Temple Black, Screen Darling, Dies at Home = Shock! Idly remember A Little Princess. Ah, a legend!
(by Julian Lofts)

Is the Loch Ness Monster Dead?

(Discovery)
Photo: kevinmcc


Is the Loch Ness Monster Dead? = Scotland's stories: heh, end 'em
(by Robert Jordan)

Monday, February 10, 2014

Lars von Trier's Director's Cut Of 'Nymphomaniac Part 1'

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Thief's fate sealed with a kiss

(MSN)
Photo: Christina Saint Marche


Thief's fate sealed with a kiss = As the flesh is weak it is fated
(by Robert Jordan)

Sunday, February 9, 2014

Council's apostrophe ruling hailed

(The Irish Independent)
Photo: Clint McMahon


Council's apostrophe ruling hailed = Locals propounding literacies, huh?
(by Robert Jordan)

Gorilla escape plan

(MSN)
Photo: Stu Mayhew


Gorilla escape plan = Aping ape call roles
(by Robert Jordan)

Saturday, February 8, 2014

Schapelle Corby granted parole

(nineMSN)
Photo: publik16


Schapelle Corby is granted parole = Angle: a deplorable psychotic errs
(by Julian Lofts)

'What's the problem?': Olympic committee officials say nothing wrong with faking footage of opening ceremony's now infamous five-ring lighting blunder that has been mocked around the world

(Daily Mail)
Photo: Marcus & Sue


'What's the problem?': The Olympic committee officials say nothing was wrong with faking footage of opening ceremony's now infamous five-ring lighting blunder that has been mocked around the world = Wow! Big milestone. Very mnemonic of the Mad Hatter's tea party. Phew! Putin (he, gushing bonhomie) gets off ogling AK* (Alice In Wonderland?) who's on the track in front of millions. Huge crowd scoff at bigamy.
[*Alina Kabayeva - Putin's mistress]
(by Julian Lofts)

Teen would-be beauty queen dream has plastic sewn to her tongue to stop her eating

(The Daily Mirror)
Photo: BBC


Teen would-be beauty queen dream has plastic sewn to her tongue to stop her eating = Plea: Ugly mutt needs an aesthetic surgeon to operate on her to win quest. Bah, dweeb!
(by Julian Lofts)

Student takes selfie with dead body, posts it on Instagram

(The Independent)
Photo: Instagram


US student takes a selfie with dead body, posts it on Instagram = Bad stunt at morgue - kid has no sense of style. It is a twisted PDA
[PDA = Public Display of Affection]
(by Julian Lofts)

Friday, February 7, 2014

Wendi Deng's love note for Tony Blair published

(Yahoo! News)
Photo: Oxfam


Wendi Deng's love note for Tony Blair published = Bling wife: "Don't deny I love Rupert - he's an old SOB!"
(by Julian Lofts)

Russell Brand: Hoffman death due to 'stupid' drug laws

(USA Today)
Photo: J Miller


"In spite of his life seeming superficially great, in spite of all the praise and accolades, in spite of all the loving friends and family, there is a predominant voice in the mind of an addict that supersedes all reason and that voice wants you dead," Brand says. = Philip Seymour Hoffman was one of the finest actors of his generation. Life can be insane and fatal, sadly. Addicts - pills and drugs are NOT the solution. It is an accident. It is a tragedy. Please send prayers to Mimi and the children. Pip is deified. Vale. Vale. Vale.
(by Julian Lofts)

Dieudonne acquitted over video on killer of French Jew

(BBC)
Photo: Alexandre Hervaud


Dieudonne acquitted in French case = One racist feud quenched in an edict
(by Jason Lofts)

German minister calls for sanctions threat against Ukraine

(The Guardian)
Photo: World Economic Forum


German minister calls for sanctions threat against Ukraine = Angela Merkel trusts an anarchic state. Is firm - "No rationings!"
(by Julian Lofts)

Coffee can make women's breasts smaller: Swedish study

(The Local)
Photo: Marc Falardeau


Coffee can make women's breasts smaller: Swedish study = Re: Caffeine makes women's chests less busty - a mad world!
(by Julian Lofts)

Thursday, February 6, 2014

Hundreds of thousands without power after Northeast storm

(Reuters)
Photo: Canadian Pacific


Hundreds of thousands without any power after Northeast storm = Foot of snow shut us down. Homes under threat. Tarry in death traps?
(by Jason Lofts)