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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Thais vote for senate

(Stuff.co.nz)

Photo: Wikimedia


Thais vote for senate = on the favorite seats
(by Julian Lofts)

Man Who Swallowed Fork Admits It Was A Stupid Idea (PHOTO)

(Huffington Post)


Man Who Swallowed Fork Admits It Was A Stupid Idea (PHOTO) = I know of old ladies awash with a spider, mutt, sow atop ... mad!
(by Robert Jordan)

Magic Disney moments

(MSN)
Photo: Wikia


Magic Disney moment = Genie, 'tis my command
(by Robert Jordan)

Saturday, March 29, 2014

Dirty dealings: bridge world champions caught cheating

(The Daily Telegraph)

Image: Wikimedia


Dirty dealings: bridge world champions caught cheating = Why the daring Germans' illicit coughing boded apt cards
(by Julian Lofts)

'Do It For Denmark' Campaign Urges Danes To Have More Sex

(Huffington Post)


'Do it for Denmark' = 'Art' of modern kid
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Poll Shows We Want Those DNA Breakthroughs But Worry Scientists May Be 'Playing God'

(Huffington Post)


A Poll Shows We Want Those DNA Breakthroughs But Worry Scientists May Be 'Playing God' = Splicing genes - Why, that's a troubling way to make a hotshot superbaby! World's wonders!
(by Julian Lofts)

Friday, March 28, 2014

Circus Elephants Make A Break For It, Mess Up Some Cars

(Huffington Post)


Circus Elephants Make A Break For It, Mess Up Some Cars = Escapees afar come pack their trunks; er ... Mumbai's loss?
(by Robert Jordan)

Steven Seagal: Vladimir Putin is one of the 'great world's leaders'

(The Guardian)

Photo: Wikimedia


Steven Seagal: Vladimir Putin is one of the 'great world leaders' = Dear God! US film star interviewee gets to prove he's in La La land.
(by Julian Lofts)

State of War

(Kyiv Post)


The signs of an imminent Russian attack = An instinct's to amass men, fight Ukraine.
(by Rosie Perera)

Shocking DNA results reveal Elvis Presley was always destined to die young

(The Daily Mirror)
Photo: Wikimedia


Shocking DNA results reveal that Elvis Presley was always destined to die a young man = Heart disease? What nonsense! Ugly calumny! Sedatives killed pelvis gyrator. Sad? Aw, not!
(by Julian Lofts)

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)