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Archive for October, 2011

Jeremy Clarkson criticised for road-testing wives

Some say he can't keep his flies up. All we know is, he's called Jeremy.A Top Gear challenge to discover which of the presenters had the fastest wife has been criticised after Jeremy Clarkson decided to swap spouses, and was seen clambering into an ex-wife whom he declared an ‘absolute classic’.

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Posted: Oct 27th, 2011
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UK population to hit 70m on 23rd June 2027 at 8:15pm, estimate statisticians

The birth was announced by the National Office of Statistics, who made their projection using a calculator, some dice and a keen sense of how to make the headlines.

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Posted: Oct 27th, 2011
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Derren Brown confounded by ‘mystifying’ insurance renewal trick

hasn't got a bloody clue what just happenedIllusionist Derren Brown has admitted to being ‘totally hoodwinked’ into paying a higher price for reduced cover when he renewed his home insurance – despite never making a claim.

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Posted: Oct 26th, 2011
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US Army’s anti-gay policy was way of ‘dealing with its own sexuality issues’

The US Army has finally admitted that its infamous ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ policy was merely an outward manifestation of its own sexual insecurities.

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Posted: Oct 26th, 2011
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Art world ‘out of touch’ claims artist’s cross-dressing teddy-loving alter-ego

‘It’s almost as if artists feel they inhabit a different world of fantasy and self-indulgence, far removed from the everyday,’ said Perry, wearing a puff-sleeved dress and too much rouge.

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Posted: Oct 26th, 2011
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