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Thursday, March 27, 2014

Flight MH370: Thai satellite 'shows 300 floating objects'

(BBC)


Objects floating in the Southern Indian Ocean = Could be honing in on certain hints of a jet seat
(by Rosie Perera)

Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Revealed: How parts of our bodies get pudgy

(The New Zealand Herald)


Revealed: How parts of our bodies get pudgy but others don't = We devour stodgy food, donuts, batter, a burger, hot pies. Help!
(by Julian Lofts)

Little faith in China's war on pollution

(Asia Times)


Little faith in China's war on pollution = Continual pall? Oh, filthiest air in town!
(by Mark McNamara)

Is North Korea forcing all university-aged men to get a 'Dear Leader Kim Jong-un' haircut?

(National Post)

Is North Korea forcing all university-aged men to get a 'Dear Leader Kim Jong-un' haircut? = A frightening saturated autocracy! Millions run to heed one raving mad ogre-like jerk.
(by Maurice Goddard)

Another poll shocker for Ed Miliband and Labour as four in ten voters think he's 'weird'

(The Independent)
Photo: Wikimedia


Another poll shocker for Ed Miliband and Labour as four in ten voters think he's 'weird' = David Cameron: "In truth, poor nuttier bloke is half-ill. He's an odd born freak who sneers!"
(by Maurice Goddard)

Pope Accepts Resignation of High-Spending German Bishop

(The New York Times)
Photo: Wikimedia


Pope Accepts Resignation of High-Spending German Bishop = The fine nit has gone, and pig's big shopping comes a cropper!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Four world leaders

Photo: G8 UK


1: Barack Hussein Obama
2: David William Donald Cameron
3: Angela Dorothea Merkel
4: Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
=
1: A bold Democrat in America
2: A vivid PM in the UK ails
3: A hard dull German dame
4: A horrible vodka villain in Moscow!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Oscar Pistorius girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp: You scare me

(BBC)
Photo: Lwp Kommunikáció


Oscar Pistorius girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp: You scare me = Spookier creepy SMS message in virtual fear, read in court.
(by Maurice Goddard)

Flight 370 Families to Malaysian Government: You're 'Executioners'

(Mashable)
Photo: Prachatai


The beleaguered Malaysian PM, Najib Tun Razak = A plane at sea - Beijing amaze KL by a 'murder' hunt!
(by Chris Sturdy)

Eighteen people missing after fatal Washington landslide

(The Guardian)
Photo: WSDOT


Eighteen people missing after fatal Washington mudslide = Emergent news: Stillaguamish flooding happened. It is fate.
(by Julian Lofts)

Monday, March 24, 2014

Maeve Binchy leaves millions in will to friends and charities

(The Daily Telegraph)
Photo: orionpozo


Maeve Binchy leaves millions in will to friends and charities = Nice, divine, lovable writer dies, has left many millions in cash
(by Julian Lofts)

Saturday, March 22, 2014

Humans can sniff more than a trillion different smells, research shows

(Sydney Morning Herald)
Photo: Jeremy Marr


Humans can sniff more than a trillion different smells, research shows = Ah! A sniff heartens! Rich scents of summer and flowers enthral millions!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Friday, March 21, 2014

Putin Reclaims Crimea for Russia and Bitterly Denounces the West

(The New York Times)
Photo: Gwydion M. Williams


The Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin = Viperish villain's instant triumph did devour Crimea
(by Maurice Goddard)

Med School Student Elizabeth Raine 'Auctioning' Her Virginity

(Huffington Post)
Photo: Eugenia Loli


Elizabeth Raine = Inebriate Hazel?
(by Robert Jordan)

The New World Order

(The Economist)
Photo: DonkeyHotey


The New World Order = Red netherworld - ow!
(by Julian Lofts)

The World's Most Ethical Companies

(Forbes)
Photo: vanhookc


The World's Most Ethical Companies = Who steal, lie, cheat, con midst romps
(by Julian Lofts)

Sellotape Selfies Are So Hot Right Now

(Huffington Post)
Photo: Felipe Nogs


Sellotape Selfies Are So Hot Right Now = Teenagers are foolish; it's swell! (photo*)

Sellotape Selfies Are So Hot Right Now = Satire: foolish teenagers ... swell (photo*)
(by Robert Jordan)

Thursday, March 20, 2014

Smithsonian collaborates with paleontologist team to reveal new large, feathered dinosaur

(Science Codex)
Photo: Wikimedia


Smithsonian Institute collaborates with paleontologist team to reveal new large, feathered dinosaur = "The elite Oviraptosaur fossils aren't a casual neo-bantamweight!" tweeted a droll eminent ornithologist
(by Julian Lofts)

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

North Dakota wants you: Seeks to fill 20,000 jobs

(CNN)

North Dakota Economic Development Foundation = And then ten men did come up to look for a vocation.
(by Rosie Perera)

Mick Jagger's Girlfriend L'Wren Scott Found Dead in New York Apartment

(Rolling Stone)
Photo: Zennie Abraham


Mick's girlfriend, the fashion designer L'Wren Scott, is found dead in New York = Then we worry and think sick friend of famed Rolling Stones' singer suicided
(by Julian Lofts)