Fans coming to terms with the announcement that influential American rock band REM are to split are joined in their misery by copy-editors frantic to avoid using the obvious ‘It’s the end of the world as we know it’ in their articles – unless of course, nobody else has.
Posted: Sep 22nd, 2011
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Berlusconi has announced that if he is to have sex as a privilege of office, he will now be asking to be paid for it, up front, with all proceeds going towards repayment of Italy’s national debt.
Posted: Sep 21st, 2011
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Human rights activists have accused the X Factor of exploiting the old and vulnerable by repeatedly wheeling out Louis Walsh every single Saturday just because the nation enjoys pointing and laughing at him.
Posted: Sep 21st, 2011
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David Cameron has revealed that a copy of Nick Clegg’s conference speech has been attached to his Downing Street fridge.
Posted: Sep 21st, 2011
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‘Smartphones even seem able to predict when cars will screech to a halt or other people will dive out of the way.’
Posted: Sep 20th, 2011
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