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Archive for March, 2009

Roomful of monkeys accused of plagiarism

A long-anticipated new literary work was slammed as ‘creatively derivative and uninspiring’ by critics this week after publishers released the debut collection from 28 monkeys locked in a room with typewriters. ‘They’ve just copied Shakespeare word for word!’ complained Times critic Justin Keelar, ‘Is it ironic? A statement? I don’t get it’.

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Posted: Mar 28th, 2009
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Formula 1 to be made more like everyday driving

notoriously difficult to overtakeObstacles on the course will involve lorries pulling out without warning and family saloons towing a four berth caravan.

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Posted: Mar 28th, 2009
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Brown ‘delighted’ by Obama’s new nickname for him of ‘sugartits’

After an intercepted telephone call caught details of a personal conversation held between Prime Minister Gordon Brown and US President Barack Obama, Downing Street today insisted that the British Premier was highly complimented to be referred to ‘affectionately’ as Sugartits by the new American president.

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Posted: Mar 27th, 2009
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Struggling banks to take in laundry

As the bad financial news continues, the City was rife with reports that many banks have now turned to offering laundry services as one of a number of plans to help bring in that extra bit of cash.

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Posted: Mar 27th, 2009
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Newsreaders’ easy banter degenerates to slanging match and violence

it had all gone so well up to then ‘Shut it, you slag!’

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Posted: Mar 27th, 2009
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