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Archive for October, 2009

Han Solo disappointed by Millennium Falcon scrappage deal

One careful-ish ownerHan Solo has told of his disappointment at being offered only £2,000 off the price of a new car in exchange for his star ship, The Millennium Falcon.

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Posted: Oct 17th, 2009
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TV dramas ‘structurally unsound’ as fourth wall knocked-through

'underpinning' in serious declineMany television dramas are in imminent danger of collapse, a consortium of TV critics and building inspectors has warned, as producers increasingly attempt to knock through the fourth wall in an attempt to make programs bigger and more valuable.

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Posted: Oct 17th, 2009
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Woman’s cat turns out to be no better than boyfriend it replaced

'He just took me for granted'Independent woman Michelle Lancashire, 32, has revealed her heartbreak after her beloved cat gradually transformed from surrogate baby into her former boyfriend, Steve.

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Posted: Oct 16th, 2009
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UK military leaders in solemn roll-call of MPs who fiddled expenses

In memory of those fallen beneath contempt‘We didn’t think the list would ever end,’ said a tearful Major General Nick Carter today as the names of MPs who had sacrificed their reputations for the country were read out.

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Posted: Oct 16th, 2009
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Government crime figures show huge drop in cartoon villainy

ASBOs an effective deterrent for crime on nation's railways.Convictions for cartoonish villainy have dropped by nearly 70% since Labour came to power, new Home Office statistics reveal.
The figures show that in 2008 only two women were tied to railway tracks by convicted cape-wearing moustache-twirling scoundrels, down from nearly 1,000 in 1928. ‘This is a vindication of the government’s criminal justice policy over the last twelve years,’ said Home Secretary Alan Johnson. ‘We have always said we would be tough on the causes of crime, and these statistics prove that we were right to ban the sale of velvet capes, top hats and moustache-twirling equipment to anybody with a criminal record.’

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Posted: Oct 16th, 2009
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