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Wednesday, July 30, 2014

Amazing dinosaurs made of light

(MSN)
Photo: Matthew Rutledge


Amazing dinosaurs made of light = A fossil gizmo I'd hunted (anagram)
(by Robert Jordan)

Weddings? Babies? Now college kids are registering for gifts too

(CNN)
Photo: Jillian Kern


A gift registry for college-bound kids = Glories of bedding: is lucky for Target
(by Rosie Perera)

Tuesday, July 29, 2014

Gaza conflict: Hamas vows no Israel ceasefire

(BBC)
Photo: Milosh Kosanovich


The Israel-Gaza conflict = Crazies fight all at once
(by Rosie Perera)

Sunday, July 27, 2014

Walmart's Ice Cream Sandwiches Don't Melt In The Sun

(Huffington Post)
Photo: Jeff Golden


Walmart's Ice Cream Sandwiches Don't Melt In The Sun = Scram when mum calls don't eat what is inside (center)!
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Friday, July 25, 2014

Death by firing squad? How America executes inmates on death row

(Los Angeles Times)
Photo: Steve Rhodes


Death Row houses prisoners awaiting execution = Sins are wiped out with noose, chair, or gas. Exeunt.
(by Jason Lofts)

Officials: ISIS blows up Jonah's tomb in Iraq

(CNN)


ISIS blows up Jonah's tomb in Iraq = Jabs: "Quit non-Islam worship!" (I sob.)
(by Rosie Perera)

Thursday, July 24, 2014

Report: Wreckage of Air Algerie plane spotted in the Mali desert

(CNN)
Photo: Abdallah


Air Algerie plane crashes over Mali = Oh, small pieces arrive in large area
(by Rosie Perera)

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

FAA lifts US flight restrictions for Tel Aviv

(Los Angeles Times)
Photo: Nicolás Lope de Barrios


Israel's Ben Gurion International Airport (Tel Aviv) = US to repeal ban on airlines arriving to it in travel
(by Rosie Perera)

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Monday, July 21, 2014

Q&A: How Malaysia Airlines can salvage its brand

(The New Zealand Herald)
Photo: Doug


How Malaysia Airlines can salvage its brand = Malaysians: We'd archive an ailing albatross
(by Julian Lofts)

Sunday, July 20, 2014

Asymmetric Man-Thongs Are The Most Insane Thing A Man Can Wear This Summer

(BuzzFeed)


Asymmetric man-thongs are the most insane thing a man can wear this summer = Mamma mia! Men's teensy swim or suntanning garments (crotch sheath?) are a hit!
(by Jason Lofts)

Mortars fired into Israel two hours into temporary cease-fire

(CNN)
Photo: Israel Defense Forces F


Mortars fired from Gaza to Israel = A flare from air grazed motorists
(by Rosie Perera)

Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi Dodges Seven Years in Jail over "Ruby" Case

(China Topix)
Photo: Xoan Baltar


Former Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi dodges seven years in jail over "Ruby" case = Perverse voyeur Il Cavaliere's jubilant. Analysis: some sin, no crime, God forbid!
(by Jason Lofts)

Saturday, July 19, 2014

What exactly is in McDonald's french fries?

(CNN)
Photo: Lily May


What exactly is in McDonald's french fries? = Chefs claim: "We drench toxins in lardy fats!"
(by Dharam)
Also see McSpotlight and Super Size Me.

Friday, July 18, 2014

Malaysia Airlines plane MH17 'shot down' in Ukraine - as it happened

(The Guardian)
Photo: Daniel Petzold


Isn't the crash of Malaysia Airlines aeroplane near Grabovo in the Donetsk region, in the Ukraine ~ a horror. O, insane renegades point a cannon, fire a Buk missile in anger. Their hit takes a heavy toll
(by Julian Lofts)

Chelsea Manning to receive military 'gender treatment'

(BBC)
Photo: Eric Wagner


"Private" Chelsea Manning is allowed to receive military 'gender treatment' and ~ (in a dirtier sentence) change male genitals to a woman. Very perverted, I'll admit.
(by Julian Lofts)

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Large crater appears at the 'end of the world'

(The Siberian Times)


Massive crater appears at the 'end of the world' on Yamal Peninsula = Neat assumptive theory: aliens from space or a landward elephant?
(by Julian Lofts)

Man sets house afire trying to kill spider with lighter, spray paint

(KOMOnews)
Photo: Dennis Wilkinson


Man sets house afire trying to kill spider with lighter, spray paint = Got insight? Uh...there are smarter ways to kill an itsy flippin' spider.
(by Rosie Perera)

Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Goldman Sachs posts higher profit and revenue

(The New Zealand Herald)
Graphic: Alyce Santoro


Goldman Sachs posts higher profit and revenue = Invest in gold and shares perform - huge cash pot!
(by Julian Lofts)

Vera Sidika (Kenya's Kim Kardashian) Ignites Backlash Over Skin Bleaching

(eurweb)


The Kenyan party host/model Vera Sidika = Overtly needy "Kim Kardashian" - OTT shape!
(by Jason Lofts)