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Ad agencies employing qualified ‘emotional rapists’ over Christmas period

Must have must have must haves. Everywhere.Advertising agencies have taken to hiring freelance emotional rapists in order to fulfil retailers’ demands for increasingly cynical and manipulative Christmas commercials.

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Local Sales Manager releases Director’s cut of ’2012_EMEA_Sales_Forecast.ppt’

won't understand it until you've seen the whole thingNewly appointed regional sales manager and art-house power-point auteur, Jean-Claude Cavaillier, has won a victory for creative integrity by releasing his original 35 slide version of “2012_EMEA_Sales_Forecast.ppt”, hailing it as the true crystalisation of his vision for 2012 sales in Europe, Middle East and Africa.

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Anti-capitalist protester starts ‘anti-capitalist events management company’

it's only right to think of the poor people of China in all this...An anti-capitalist protester camping outside St Paul’s Cathedral in London confirmed today that the experience has inspired him to start ‘ProtestEx’ – the world’s first event management company dedicated to ‘making sure your bid to overthrow the status quo goes without a hitch’.

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Robert Peston’s smugness growing as world nears economic meltdown

models his voice on fluctuations in the stock market - currently very deep‘Inflation of Robert’s ego is running at an all-time high and rising interest rates among viewers only seem to be making the problem worse.’

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Authorities threaten St Paul’s protestors with George Monbiot

where's God when you need Him?Anti-capitalist protestors are in disarray after being told they face a lengthy and crushingly boring visit from columnist and self-styled eco-warrior George Monbiot if they don’t withdraw from their encampment in St Paul’s Square.

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