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Archive for November, 2011

Man who shook hands with Sepp Blatter apologises ‘for causing offence’

a simple gesture of respect and reconciliation, leaving the other hand free to accept cashA man who yesterday shook hands with embattled FIFA president Sepp Blatter has sought to downplay the significance of his actions and apologise for any offence he may have caused.

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Posted: Nov 19th, 2011
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Oxfam commends Nigerian princes for their generosity

Oxfam has publicly given thanks to generous Nigerian princes who share vast sums of wealth via online transactions with European professionals.

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Posted: Nov 19th, 2011
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Cameron and Merkel talks end in night of unbridled passion

Exchange rate up to 64 Liebchens for a good hard poundTalks between UK PM David Cameron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel over the Eurozone crisis spilled over into a night of furious lovemaking.

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Posted: Nov 18th, 2011
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BBC to scrap Match of the Day in favour of FIFA2012

BBC officials announced today that they will no longer be showing Match of the Day in its current format and will replace the show with EA Sports’ award-winning FIFA2012 game. The move comes after researchers from the BBC Archive Unit analysed 20 years of MOTD commentary and realised nobody would be any the wiser.

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Posted: Nov 18th, 2011
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Jimmy Savile book of euphemistic tributes to be launched for Christmas

Inspired by the outpouring of indifference and thinly disguised insults voiced by former colleagues and acquaintances of the late DJ and TV presenter, Sir Jimmy Savile, Oxbridge University Press is to publish the OUP Dictionary of Euphemistic Tributes to Someone You Really Didn’t Like.

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Posted: Nov 18th, 2011
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