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Archive for October, 2009

Man jailed for letting young daughter wear sporran

A man has been jailed for eighteen months at Newcastle Crown Court after being found guilty of allowing his daughter to wear a sporran and of filming the abuse on his mobile phone.

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Posted: Oct 19th, 2009
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All of Westlife found ‘tragically still alive’ in Benidorm hotel room

The roll-call of tragedies to hit the music world goes on, after Spanish police confirm that all five members of Westlife have been found tragically still alive and working together in a hotel room in Benidorm.

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Posted: Oct 19th, 2009
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Mensa must accept BNP members, says Equalities Commission

'everyone should be given a chance of being in the top 2%'The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) today ordered Mensa to review its membership criteria following a series of damning complaints that it is discriminating against far-right idiots not bright enough to join. Under current rules Mensa only admits those with an IQ in the top 2 per cent of the population, but the EHRC has declared the policy to be ‘institutionally elitist’ and infringing the human rights of ill-informed bigots everywhere.

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Posted: Oct 19th, 2009
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Thirsty vicar ‘forced to resort to flatulence’

One trump or two?The Reverend Michael Starns of St Edward’s Church, Mortimer was last week left with no choice but to break wind in order to ensure a second cup of tea during routine appointments.

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Posted: Oct 18th, 2009
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Man fulfilling lifetime ambition of becoming an astronaut ‘now shitting self’

Christ, that's a long way up...‘Suddenly remembered just going to the top of a multi-storey car park made him feel queasy’

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Posted: Oct 18th, 2009
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