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Archive for February, 2010

Billions pour in for inaugural world money-throwing championships

competition inspiring worldwide rivalryThe world’s first money-throwing championships, announced only last month, have already attracted a huge number of entrants, each paying a large non-refundable entry fee.

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Posted: Feb 15th, 2010
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Customer ignoring just got better – with the new complicated electronic till from Brewer-Sharp

customers having to wait up to four-deep to be servedBrewer-Sharp Systems, makers of software for pub tills, has succeeded where generations of video conferencing and meeting room systems have failed. It has invented a simple method for instantly gathering the entire staff of a pub in one place.

‘Simply install a new electronic till in a pub and, in minutes, the entire staff will be gathered around it, staring it as if waiting for aliens to emerge from the mothership,’ said MD Fee Brewer.

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Posted: Feb 14th, 2010
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Haiti holds a day of mourning over death of Alexander McQueen

Though the beleagured country was all but destroyed by a recent earthquake, the people of Haiti have been quick to recognise the global significance of a passing fashion designer.

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Posted: Feb 13th, 2010
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Piers Morgan cries during TV interview as Gordon Brown asks about his lost moral compass

In his most revealing interview to date, Mr Morgan sobbed as he came to terms with the loss of his moral compass.

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Posted: Feb 13th, 2010
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Physicists riot at pantomime after unfeasible balloon gag

'Oh no it doesn't'The rioting at Wimbledon Theatre moved into its third day yesterday, as physicists attending a pantomime continue to react angrily to a balloon gag that defied the laws of physics. ‘I like a joke as much as the next man, and I’m prepared to suspend disbelief for a night at the theatre,’ said physics lecturer Marek Banasiak, who had treated his students to a night at the theatre. ‘But when you see a man being handed a balloon, filled with air, and he subsequently begins to levitate, that really is beyond the pale of scientific feasibility.’

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Posted: Feb 13th, 2010
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