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Archive for November, 2010

Corby Trouser Press added to Appellation D’Origine list

The Corby Trouser Press, a hotel-based item mainly used by travelling sales reps with a preference for a crease down the front of their trousers has been awarded AoC status to protect it from cheap imitations.

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Posted: Nov 25th, 2010
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I fell for the old ‘here have a police van’ trick, admits violent anarchist

Professional violent anarchist student peaceful protest-march infiltrator, Miles Brewer, said tonight he felt ‘a right donkey’ when he realised he’d fallen for the oldest trick in the book.

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Posted: Nov 25th, 2010
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Al-Qaeda postpones terror campaign until end of Strictly and X-Factor

bombing Dusseldorf to wait until Anne's danced the rumbaAl-Qaeda is struggling to secure sufficient numbers of bombers during the current series of Strictly Come Dancing and X-Factor.

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Posted: Nov 24th, 2010
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Fury as someone who isn’t good at something on TV gets to carry on doing it

The British people are in an increasingly angry mood because someone who has been dancing/singing/twatting about the Australian jungle on TV for 8 weeks/6 weeks/a few days has been allowed to carry on dancing/singing/twatting about the Australian jungle for a while longer, despite not being as good at dancing/singing/twatting about the Australian jungle as someone else who has had to stop doing it.

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Posted: Nov 24th, 2010
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Christmas cancelled as Santa fails CRB check

Christmas 2010 has had to be cancelled until further notice following checks on Father Christmas revealed that he had not had the required Criminal Records Bureau clearance to enter a large number of children’s bedrooms after nightfall.

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Posted: Nov 24th, 2010
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