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Man signs e-petition for something, feels much better

one click away from world dominationForty-eight year old Colin Taylor of Eastleigh is said to feeling ‘considerably more positive’ about his life, after entering his email address into a small box for an online petition last Tuesday.

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Posted: May 10th, 2013
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House of Lords to be replaced by panel from The Voice

Sir Tom apparently got his knighthood for services to Margaret ThatcherIn a major constitutional change aimed at raising public levels of interest in parliamentary proceedings at least above those enjoyed by chaffinches on Countyfile, the House of Lords is to be scrapped and replaced by a new second chamber consisting of Sir Tom Jones, Jessie J, Danny O’Donoghue, and Will.i.am.

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Posted: May 21st, 2012
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BBC correspondents hoping Middle East protests spread to ‘tropical country with nice beaches’

Senior BBC journalists have appealed to the BBC to stop sending them to ‘ghastly countries like Yemen and Libya’ and help foment a bit of civil unrest somewhere nicer, like Jamaica or the Maldives instead.

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Posted: Mar 7th, 2011
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Mubarak accepts new job as Middle East Peace Envoy

'Just watch the fugger go' says BlairIn his new role, Mr Mubarak will bid to bring stability to the region by advising leaders on strategies for peace such as controlling the media, refusing free and fair elections and suppressing all opposition. He will also be available to step in to any failing democracy to perform the role of ‘caretaker dictator’.

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Posted: Feb 12th, 2011
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Aung San Suu Kyi ‘disappointed’ at lack of Rangoon Starbucks

Things have gone from bad to worse for Burma’s pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who was released from house arrest last week only to find that, during her fifteen-year captivity, not a single branch of Starbucks has opened anywhere in the capital Rangoon, leaving her with neither political power nor coffee.

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Posted: Nov 15th, 2010
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