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Monday, February 16, 2015

Oscar Pistorius to receive new privileges in prison

(The Daily Telegraph)
Photo: Lwp Kommunikáció


The South African Oscar Pistorius is to receive new privileges in prison = Soap on a rope? Vaseline? Circus rights? HIV? Enteric fissure? Peritonitis? Ow!
(by Julian Lofts)

Benedict Cumberbatch Is A Temperamental Genius In Imitation Game Trailers

(CinemaBlend)


"Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them." -William Shakespeare = Overtemperamental maths genius Alan M. Turing assesses, perseveres, breaks the Enigma code. Ooh, what a hero!
(by Jason Lofts)

Sunday, February 15, 2015

A Valentine's Day wedding for Benedict Cumberbatch

(CNN)
Photo: See Li


Benedict Cumberbatch weds Sophie Hunter in small ceremony on the Isle of Wight = It means symbolic steps: no longer the unencumbered bachelor; hitched with wife.
(by Rosie Perera)

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Eight Million Tons of Plastic Dumped in Ocean Every Year

(National Geographic)
Photo: Onny Carr


We dump eight million metric tons of plastic debris into the ocean each year = I see humanity's one terrific ecological problem with depths contaminated
(by Jason Lofts)

It's a 'blood-soaked conspiracy'

(The New Zealand Herald)
Photo: Ken Lee


The 'blood-soaked conspiracy' of Valentine's Day ~ and evident as proof anybody likes chocolates
(by Julian Lofts)

Pope to new cardinals: Put aside pride, jealousy, anger

(USA Today)
Photo: President Sri Lanka


Pope Francis delivers tough-love message to new cardinals: Put aside pride, jealousy and self-interests and instead exercise perfect charity = Crestfallen Papa: "You (expletive deleted) depraved , cross-dressing, effete pederasts, i.e. women/girls... You antichristian, anachronistic Judases...!"
(by Jason Lofts)

Friday, February 13, 2015

Plan to broadcast messages to alien worlds leaves cosmologists worrying

(The Independent)
Photo: Gary


The acronym SETI means Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence = Hmm. Errs in secretly alerting alien rat-races to existence of Earth.
(by Julian Lofts)

More Fighting In Ukraine After Peace Deal

(Sky News)
Photo: Joe Flood


More Fighting In Ukraine After Peace Deal = Reeking fat maniac, ogre Putin, failed here.
(by Maurice Goddard)

Thursday, February 12, 2015

Palestinians call for boycott of Israeli goods

(Yahoo! News)
Photo: Gueorgui Tcherednitchenko


Palestinians call for boycott of Israeli goods = Locals' obligation is "Don't pay for foe's articles!"
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Costa Concordia captain convicted in deadly shipwreck

(CNN)
Photo: Hot Gossip Italia


Costa Concordia captain convicted in deadly shipwreck = Cap decisive action on cad and cowardly prick, Schettino.
(by Maurice Goddard)

Greece: Greenspan predicts exit from euro inevitable

(BBC)
Photo: Norse Graphics


Greenspan predicts exit from euro inevitable = Prominent US expert said final bit over Greece
(by Jason Lofts)

Military Spouses Hacked, Threatened by Alleged ISIS Sympathizer

(NBC News)
Photo: DVIDSHUB


Military spouses = ISIS tramples you
(by Rosie Perera)

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Disgraced finance chief Strauss Kahn tells 'pimping' trial he 'only' managed to attend 12 orgies in three years

(Daily Mail)
Cartoon: NaOH


Dominique Strauss-Kahn on charges of proxenetism = Man sent hookers for sex orgies. Acquit? Punish? Damn?
(by Jason Lofts)

Angela Merkel faces moment of truth as war and default threaten Europe's unity

(Sydney Morning Herald)
Photo: DonkeyHotey


Angela Merkel faces moment of truth as war and default threaten Europe's unity = Deutschland woman PM hugely fears latent Eastern matter (Ukraine), fate of Euro
(by Jason Lofts)

Sunday, February 8, 2015

China's secret plan to topple the US as the world's superpower

(New York Post)
Map: Tracy Lee Carroll


China's secret plan to topple the US as the world's superpower = Oh hell, PRC's apparent purpose's to screw whole United States!
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Dominique Strauss-Kahn 'had no idea he was sleeping with prostitutes'

(The Daily Telegraph)
Photo: bixintx


Dominique Strauss-Kahn said he 'had no idea he was sleeping with prostitutes' = What's sin? I'm dispassionate. I had naps, thought nude ladies were quite kosher.
(by Julian Lofts)

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Isil's manifesto for women: Marriage at nine, a sedentary life and two years' maternity leave

(The Daily Telegraph)
Photo: David Holt


Isil's manifesto for women = Feminists remain fools. Ow!
(by Julian Lofts)

Friday, February 6, 2015

Pope says it's OK to spank children if you don't demean them

(CNN)
Photo: Catholic Church England


Pope says it's OK to spank children if you don't demean them = Reckon his mum often spanked the soppy nit? Dad easily too!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Thursday, February 5, 2015

McDonald's switches CEO amid image and menu struggles

(International Business Times)
Photo: Sarah


McDonald's switches CEO amid image and menu struggles = Menu's goddam crammed-in shit will cause congested gas!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Islamic State burns Jordanian pilot alive

(The Times of Israel)
Photo: time everydays


Lieutenant Moaz Kasasbeh = Human's ablaze. IS: "Take note!"
(by Jason Lofts)