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Archive for May, 2009

Woman found in possession of Range Rover without personalised number plate

Police pulled up a Range Rover in Sevenoaks yesterday for not having a personalised number plate and issued the driver with a fixed penalty notice. The driver Jane Smith, 43, surprised police by saying how grateful she was for having the major social faux pas pointed out to her. ‘I can’t thank the police enough. I had been ostracised by all my friends for some time and have been in therapy as a result…’

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Posted: May 26th, 2009
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Starbucks launch world’s first ‘hands-free’ coffee

hands now free to close those win-win dealsOffice workers can get essential caffeine shots while sending ‘value-adding’ emails and closing win-win deals.

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Posted: May 26th, 2009
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Gillette and Wilkinson Sword agree razor blade non-proliferation treaty

the best a man can getMen’s shaving goods increasing the capability of their razors from 2 or 3 blades up to as many as 6 or 7

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Posted: May 25th, 2009
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Anger at Brian the Snail second home claims

Residents of The Magic Roundabout were said to be ‘up in arms’ last night over claims that Brian the Snail has been claiming expenses for a second home. It appears that as well as his one bedroom attached house Mr Snail also has a six bedroom tortoise shell in a desirable location close to Chigley for which he has been claiming the second home allowance.

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Posted: May 25th, 2009
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World War II battle re-enactor still doesn’t know war game is over

Ramblers in Cornwall stumbled upon Mike Robson, a WWII battle re-enactment enthusiast who had not been told his war game had finished hours ago, and that all the other mock-combatants were now in the pub. Upon hearing the news the disbelieving Truro welder, who was playing a Japanese corporal at the battle of Iwo Jima, rejected the claims as ‘propaganda’ and accused the walking group of being ‘Yankee pig-dogs trying to dishonour me’.

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Posted: May 25th, 2009
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