Europeans took to the streets in celebration today after foiling a daring plot by the Conservative Party to ‘completely eradicate’ the European Parliament.
Posted: Nov 6th, 2009
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The Highways Agency announced proposals to make stopping at red traffic lights optional rather than mandatory, following publication of research showing that most motorists consider the ‘endless’ 50-second wait for lights to change to green a bigger inconvenience than the possibility of permanent injury or death.
Posted: May 21st, 2009
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European Union Spokesman Gerd Muller clarified the wording of a directive that had seen wine bars and coffee shops in the UK legally required to play CDs by the Gipsy Kings, insisting the group’s flamenco-tinged cover versions were ‘highly recommended but not obligatory’.
Posted: May 18th, 2009
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New emoticons express mild wry amusement or the kind of half-smile that seems to concur with another person but actually signifies complete disagreement.
Posted: Mar 26th, 2009
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From next year Germans will be forbidden from stringing individual words together to create lengthy so-called ‘super-nouns’.
Posted: Feb 13th, 2007
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