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Lazy animal lovers welcome the remote-control dog

batteries bound to run out soon‘You can see from the look in his eyes when I’m making him do J-turns, burn-outs and wheelies that he loves every moment of it.’

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Snopes to start charging for debunking urban legends

‘Maybe if people have to pay to be told that they’re wrong, perhaps then they’ll start to understand that their naivety is being exploited.’

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Comment: Why my first four marriages are the ideal preparation for a fifth

‘What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger. (Nice try though, Cathy, if you’re reading this.) The important thing is always to learn from what life throws at you, and you don’t get hitched a third of a dozen times without picking up a few pointers along the way.’

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60-watt bulb ban to ruin prison cell feng shui

‘The circular bulb is extremely powerful and encloses the inconspicuous after-effects of negative numbers. Which is why I haven’t stabbed anyone for a while’.

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Vet offers courtesy cat scheme for sick pets

one careful owner, low meowlage‘I was signing the consent forms for Tuna, my 12-year-old tabby, when the receptionist produced a basket and told me that I was entitled to a courtesy cat while she was in their care,’ said Jenny Newby, 47. ‘Apparently all I had to do was return it in good condition and filled with the same amount of food as when I got it, which they estimated at half a stomach.’

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