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Monday, August 11, 2014

Australian boy shown holding severed head

(Stuff.co.nz)
Photo: Madgerly


Australian boy, son of a terrorist, shown holding severed head = Insane horror on TV - a Syrian soldier fought, lost, was beheaded
(by Julian Lofts)

Saturday, August 9, 2014

Pistorius' murder trial in South Africa draws to a close

(La Prensa)
Photo: Lwp Kommunikáció


Murder trial of South African sprinter closes = Call this former runner Oscar Pistorius fated
(by Jason Lofts)

Friday, August 8, 2014

Roadblock: Hot Reindeer Shelter in Cool Norway Tunnel

(NBC News)
Photo: oh contraire


Roadblock: Hot Reindeer Shelter in Cool Norway Tunnel = Old caribou like northern cold. They swelter near noon
(by Julian Lofts)

'Jihadist' flag flown in east London

(The Guardian)
Photo: Doug Wheller


'Jihadist' flag flown in east London suburb = Bet a glad Boris Johnson finds it unlawful
(by Julian Lofts)

George Clooney & Amal Alamuddin Get Their Marriage License In London

(Hollywood Life)
Photo: Sucesospr.com


George Clooney and Amal Alamuddin = Glamour and money-goaded alliance
(by Jason Lofts)

Origami robot folds itself up then crawls away

(The Daily Telegraph)


This origami robot can fold itself up then crawl away = Wow! A diabolic type of transformer. Hail as cult thing
(by Julian Lofts)

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Hurricane Bertha to bring heavy rain and strong winds to UK

(The Guardian)
Image: Cayobo


Hurricane Bertha to bring heavy rain and strong winds to UK = Soak arriving roaring by! Run! Run! I'd batten down the hatches!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Monday, August 4, 2014

President Obama celebrates birthday on golf course

(MSNBC)


President Obama celebrates birthday on golf course = Stay-on-form chap celebrated, but no birdies or eagles!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Sunday, August 3, 2014

Israel confirms it fired on target near UN school

(The New Zealand Herald)
Photo: andlun1


Israel confirms it fired on target near UN school = Record grief in a hostile, infernal, monstrous act
(by Maurice Goddard)

Solar 'super-storms' pose a catastrophic threat to humanity

(University of Bristol)
Photo: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center


Solar 'super-storms' pose a catastrophic threat to humanity = To sum this matter up is: Apocalypse's horror can 'toast' Earth!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Peter Jackson warns of tragedy in last installment of The Hobbit

(Daily Digest News)
Photo: Alan


"Hobbit" trilogy film director Peter Jackson = Copied JRR Tolkien's right crafty Bilbo tome
(by Jason Lofts)

The man who plays French horn with his toes

(BBC)


The man who plays French horn with his toes = The horn chap with nifty heels who's no arms!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Would you live in a house made of bacteria?

(CNN)
Photo: Sanofi Pasteur


Would you live in a house made of bacteria and urine? = Man: "Ah, a cultured abode! Aye." Wife: "Odious, vile ruin. No!"
(by Julian Lofts)

Saturday, August 2, 2014

Ebola Patients Come Home. What Could Go Wrong?

(Fox News)
Photo: European Commission DG


Ebola patient arrives in Atlanta = Enter blatant paranoia: "It's alive!"
(by Rosie Perera)

Peter Jackson Suggests Even Longer Cuts Of 'The Lord Of The Rings' Could Be Released

(Indiewire)
Photo: Thorsten Bonsch


The "Lord of the Rings" film director Sir Peter Jackson = He did profit from JRR Tolkien's greatest chronicles
(by Jason Lofts)

Obama: 'We tortured some folks'

(The Lewiston Tribune)
Photo: Isabel Esterman


President Barack Obama: 'We tortured some folks' = Waterboard OK to make rumbled pirates confess
(by Jason Lofts)

Friday, August 1, 2014

Pope Francis issues top 10 tips for happiness

(The Independent)
Photo: MATEUS_27:24&25


Pope Francis issues top ten tips for happiness = Pontiff's super recipe's NOT passion's happiest!
(by Maurice Goddard)

E-cigarettes 'less harmful' than cigarettes

(BBC)
Photo: Just Ard


An electronic cigarette = Get...to incite real cancer!
(by Aronas Pinchas)

E-cigarettes 'less harmful' than normal cigarettes = Healthier stratagem - less lung cancer (most fear it)
(by Julian Lofts)

Thursday, July 31, 2014

Hamas, the first Palestinian army

(Al-Monitor)
Photo: MATEUS_27:24&25


Hamas (the Palestinian terrorist organisation) = Is a threat - it's prone to harming Israel as nation
(by Jason Lofts)

E-cigarettes: Colorful, cherry-flavored and carcinogenic?

(Miami Herald)
Photo: Lauri Rantala


Don't smoke electronic cigarettes = "Carcinogenic tokes", tester told me
(by Jason Lofts)