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Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Frank Kelly, Known for 'Father Ted,' Dies

(ABC News)

Actor Frank Kelly dies = "Feck! Drink!" -a salty role!
(by Julian Lofts)

Monday, February 29, 2016

Google driverless car hits bus in California

(The Daily Telegraph)
While running errands today, I ran into a gaggle of Google self driving cars.
Photo: Alan

The Google driverless car hits a bus in California = Alas, this dangerous robotic vehicle's erring. FAIL!
(by Julian Lofts)

Sunday, February 28, 2016

Obese People Found to Perform Worse In Episodic Memory Test, New Study Finds

(BizTek Mojo)
A Matched Set
Photo: Tony Alter

Obese People Found to Perform Worse In Episodic Memory Test, New Study Finds = If poor muddy memory often creeps in, best power it up! Dine less on sweet foods!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Saturday, February 27, 2016

Trump Is Republicans' Frankenstein Monster

(Washington Post)
Cartoon: Mike Luckovich

Trump is the GOP's Frankenstein monster. Now he's strong enough to destroy the party = Most intense, potent, rotten, smutty, power-hungry pig, the Ogre of Darkness, has horns!
(by Maurice Goddard)

Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus' = Yes, he's really Mr Trump ('The Don'). He's intense! Freak! Moron!
(by Julian Lofts)

Salem, Oregon fires its landscape goats

(MSN)
Wet Goat
Photo: Brian Evans

Salem, Oregon fires its landscape goats = Gross animals defecate! Operating loss.
(by Russ Atkinson)

Friday, February 26, 2016

GOP debate takeaways: Rubio, Cruz aggressively take on Trump

(CTV News)
Republican Primary Lineup December 2015
Caricature: DonkeyHotey

GOP debate takeaways: Rubio, Cruz aggressively take on Trump = Attack on a big vile geezer may work up to Super Tuesday's grab?
(by Maurice Goddard)

Thursday, February 25, 2016

These Are The Ten Best Cities In The World To Live In

(Yahoo! News)
Vienna
Photo: Steve Evans

These Are The Ten Best Cities
In The World To Live In:
1. Vienna
2. Zurich
3. Auckland
4. Munich
5. Vancouver
6. Dusseldorf
7. Frankfurt
8. Geneva
9. Copenhagen
10. Sydney
= 1. Look, here tender inviting Austria!
2,8. Correct Swiss
3. True love - NZ
4, 6 plus 7 (bunch!) - Germany
5. Huh, even Canada fifth!
9. Even Danish city!
10. Even decent AU!
End, folk!
(by Aronas Pinchas)

Report: BBC missed chances to stop sexual predator Jimmy Savile

(CBS News)
Gordon Brown and Sir Jimmy Savile
Photo: Downing Street

Sexual predator Jimmy Savile = Slim jovial sex marauder type = Ideal summary: jovial "sexpert" = A VIP sex marauder's jolly time
(by Jason Lofts)

Justice Scalia spent his last hours with members of this secretive society of elite hunters

(Washington Post)
scalia
Caricature: Jeff Fecke

International Order of St. Hubertus ~ for tenebrous traditional hunters
(by Jason Lofts)

Wednesday, February 24, 2016

Dutch squirrel bridge used five times

(The Independent)
Hampstead Heath Bird Bridge Squirrel
Photo: Mark Garth

Dutch squirrel bridge used five times = Lush girder quite dumb, defective, sirs
(by Russ Atkinson)

Sunday, February 21, 2016

How to speak like a true Brit

(BBC)
Words.
Photo: Nina A.J.

How to speak like a true Brit = The tea brews, I talk, OK I pour
(by Robert Jordan)

Trump wins South Carolina primary

(Los Angeles Times)

Trump wins South Carolina primary = A worry: Manipulator triumphs in SC
(by Jason Lofts)

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)