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Government launches scheme to help drummers find jobs

Drumming on furniture considered 'poor interview technique'‘We need to get across the message that even if you’re unpopular, socially awkward and are struggling at school, it doesn’t mean you automatically have to become a drummer,’ said Tim Goffe of the Musician’s Union.

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Posted: Jun 2nd, 2009
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Mancunian market traders undercut Government with £4.99 I.D. Cards

Government plans to trial the controversial biometric card scheme in Manchester next year are in disarray, following promises from local market traders to offer I.D. cards at a fraction of the £30 Government asking price…

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Posted: May 7th, 2009
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Privacy campaigners call for people to stop looking at each other in the street

Keep your head down and avoid eye contactA formal complaint has been sent to the Information Commissioner following reports that members of the public are being observed in the street by hundreds of passersby.

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Posted: Apr 21st, 2009
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Somali pirates to wear more traditional outfits

parrot 'de rigeur, darling'Pirates off the coast of Somalia have been undergoing a radical re-branding exercise in a bid to help increase public sympathy with their cause. Henceforth cargo ships risking the dangerous waters off the horn of Africa will have to look out for Somalis wearing eighteenth-century frock coats, eye patches and black hats featuring the distinctive ‘skull and crossbones’ logo. A spokesman for the new-look Somali privateers explained the shift to more traditional pirate attire; ‘Aha, Jim lad, thar be pieces of eight in that there Spanish galleon!’, after which the ‘pieces of eight’ point was re-iterated several times by the green parrots on his left shoulder.

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Posted: Apr 21st, 2009
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Real IRA furious that someone else has bagged their name on Twitter

begorrah and bedad, now Many celebrities use the word ‘Real’ in front of their name to differentiate from imposters

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Posted: Mar 12th, 2009
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