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Friday, February 19, 2016

Italian author Umberto Eco dies aged 84

(The Guardian)
Umberto Eco
Illustration: giveawayboy

Famous Italian writer Umberto Eco has died = A formidable Euro semiotician thwarted us
(by Julian Lofts)

Australian town gripped by hairy panic

(Al Jazeera)

Australian town gripped by hairy panic = Runaway plant crop: it is in big yard heap
(by Russ Atkinson)

Thursday, February 18, 2016

Turkeys go postal

(MSN)
US Postal Truck
Photo: WFIU Public Radio

Turkeys go postal ~ stalk poorest guy
(by Russ Atkinson)

Tuesday, February 16, 2016

GPS for your sex drive

(UC Berkeley News)

GPS for your sex drive = Foxy surges provider
(by Russ Atkinson)

Need a job? Google is hiring like crazy for its driverless cars

(Yahoo!)
Le Google car si ricaricheranno via wireless
Photo: Automobile Italia

The self-driving car = First grand vehicle
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Monday, February 15, 2016

The Men Who Stare at Laundry

(MSN)

The men who stare at laundry = Why a turn-on lathered mates
(by Robert Jordan)

Trying to Buy a House

(Huffington Post)
pink house
Photo: Dave Kliman

Trying to buy a house = You bug his attorney!
(by Robert Jordan)

Ehud Olmert begins first day in prison today

(Arutz Sheva)
Ehud Olmert
Photo: Jonathan Klinger

Ehud Olmert has been sent to prison in Israel = Elite PM's rotten. He's a dishonourable sinner.
(by Julian Lofts)

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Free subway for dogs in Madrid

(MSN)
Ending the Day on the Subway with a Puppy
Photo: Seth Werkheiser

Free subway for dogs in Madrid = Fido rides wards no fare, by gum
(by Russ Atkinson)

Friday, February 12, 2016

This, ladies and gentlemen, is a fossilized Viking Turd

(Readicon)
Photo: Wikimedia

This is coprolite, a fossilized Viking turd = Go visit, scrutinize pile of dark solid shit!
(by Jason Lofts)

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Scientists say they have detected gravitational waves, proof of Einstein's theory of relativity

(Daily Kos)
Colliding Black Holes and Gravitational Waves
Photo: Maxwell Hamilton

Scientists say they have detected gravitational waves = As savvy ghost Einstein watched a cited test, "Ya, Relative!"
(by Dharam)

Star Wars prosecuted over Harrison Ford injury

(BBC)
Mayhew, Hamill, and Ford walk down the aisle to the dais, with extras in the background clothed in Mollo’s last-minute find at Berman’s - olive green US Marine outfits
Photo: Tom Simpson

Star Wars prosecuted over Harrison Ford injury = "JRRrrrr," chewie says "Stop! Turn! Avoid unsafe door!"
(by Greig Templeton)

Former Auschwitz guard Reinhold Hanning on trial in Germany

(The Daily Telegraph)

A former Auschwitz guard Reinhold Hanning put on trial = The old and frail Nazi German war thug in court. Punish or ...?
(by Jason Lofts)

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Feel the Bern tattoo

(MSN)

Feel the Bern tattoo ~ to be near to the Left
(by Russ Atkinson)

Donald Trump wins 2016 GOP New Hampshire primary

(New York Daily News)
Jenius.
Photo: H. Michael Karshis

New Hampshire (US State) = Trump shines - what ease!
(by Jason Lofts)

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

Pig shows up at New Hampshire polling place

(MSN)

Pig shows up at New Hampshire polling place = It gulps swill. He a new GOP champion, perhaps?
(by Russ Atkinson)

Barbara Bush: I'm sick of Donald Trump

(CNN)

Barbara Bush: I'm sick of Donald Trump = "Horrid bad bum's a boastful prick, man!"
(by Maurice Goddard)

Pro Wrestler Daniel Bryan Announces His Retirement From WWE

(E!)
Daniel Bryan
Photo: Krystal Bogner

The pro wrestler Daniel Bryan = Lethal brawny person retired
(by Jason Lofts)

Monday, February 8, 2016

Butt Print Valentine's Cards: Cheeky Or Asinine?

(Huffington Post)
Photo: Ringerprints

Butt print Valentine's Day cards = Verdict: Anal pattern by nudists
(by Jason Lofts)

Another member of ISIS execution squad reportedly identified

(Yahoo!)
Einflußzonen in Syrien (30.11.2015): Rebellen, Islamischer Staat, Kurden,Assad, Rebellen, Hisbollah, israelisch kontrolliert. (Angrenzende Nachbarländer auch eingezeichnet)
Image: Karl-Ludwig Poggemann

Alexanda Kotey = No delay, take ax!
(by Aronas Pinchas)