December 2009

British Airways strike to expose travellers to rubbish Xmas TV

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British Airways cabin crew have voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action over the Christmas period ensuring thousands of holiday makers will now be forced to spend Christmas watching the Queen’s speech and old James Bond movies.

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Ryan Giggs asked to demonstrate his alleged ‘personality’

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An investigation was launched last night after Ryan Giggs won Sports Personality of the Year despite his inability to offer any proof whatsoever of having a discernible personality of his own.

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Government announces plan for Simon Cowell to be nationalised

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The Treasury Select Committee has called for the immediate nationalisation of Simon Cowell, after studies indicated that he now controls almost 97% of the UK’s disposable income.

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Obama credits Nobel Peace prize to US missiles of friendship

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As US President Barack Obama accepted his Nobel Peace prize yesterday, he was quick to pay thanks to the application of the US military and their missiles of friendship, guns of pacifism, and bullets of love.

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White van driver caught not using mobile phone whilst driving

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Despite more drivers using hand-held mobile phones than ever before, researchers recently discovered a white van man driving with both hands simultaneously on the wheel, the Transport Research Laboratory has said.

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Tedious Facebook updates to become completely unavoidable

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Facebook has announced a range of new privacy settings that will make it almost impossible to avoid seeing updates to the profiles of some of the network’s most tedious individuals.

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Anger as everyone insists public debt should be paid by everyone else

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There were angry scenes last night as budgetary measures announced by Chancellor Alistair Darling meant that paying for the recession is something to be done by you and I, and not other people.

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Idiots disappointed after posting their gold to complete strangers

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Several hundred idiots are said to be unhappy after items of gold jewellery posted to complete strangers at ‘cash conversion’ companies returned significantly lower sums than expected.

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I’d happily vaccinate all of your kids for a fiver, says everyone

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Plans to vaccinate healthy children under the age of five against swine flu are in disarray after doctors decided a deal which would give them £5.25 for every dose administered simply wasn’t worth it.

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ITV forced to apologise for cruelty to viewing public

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Broadcaster ITV has been forced to apologise to the viewing public after it showed a series of mind-numbingly tedious programmes that have been classified as cruel by watchdogs.

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