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Archive for January, 2010

Apple reinvents the wheel with the iWheel

Steve Jobs has unveiled the newest Apple product with the letter ‘i’ before it. Reporters gasped in awe as he held a large circular black object, with a metallic inner circle and dimples around the outside.

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Posted: Jan 29th, 2010
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Female benefit cheats still earning less than male counterparts

woman watching telly ‘Too many women are being discouraged from going ‘on the fiddle’ by a perception that they won’t be able to pull off as convincing a con as a man.

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Posted: Jan 29th, 2010
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Waitrose expands Essentials range for hard-up bankers

Supermarket Waitrose has extended its range of ‘Essentials’ food, to include several expensive products, such as foie gras, bluefin tuna, kobe beef, fugi and lobster, which had previously been beyond the means of bonus-less hedge fund managers and venture capitalists.

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Posted: Jan 28th, 2010
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Police advised to watch CCTV footage in pairs

After an unfortunate incident, in which a police CCTV operator was left on his own for ten minutes while watching a shopping precinct, the Metropolitan Police has made new recommendations that will require them to watch footage only in pairs.

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Posted: Jan 28th, 2010
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Would-be social suicide talked down from Facebook deletion

Computer_Frustration‘He’d been acting strange for a while, not updating his status and such. I feel guilty that I didn’t pick up on it and post something on his wall.’

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Posted: Jan 28th, 2010
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