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Some fine examples from today:
Brazil priest flying party balloons lost at sea
Drunk Darth Vader's Jedi assault

Lynchings in Congo as penis theft panic hits capital

I love watching golf, so I'm excited about the US Masters, which started today. There is something slightly too perfect about the manicured fairways and greens of Augusta, but there is no doubt that the golf is spectacular. I'm no expert, but I will point out a few things. For one, Brandt Snedeker is my new favourite name in the world, ever. ( Read more... )

"A prison sniffer dog has been suspended from his post after allegedly killing a group of ducks at a Lancashire jail.

The three-year-old dog was reported to the governor of HMP Garth after the recent discovery of the dead birds.


Until the suspension, he was one of a number of dogs responsible for finding drugs at the category B prison in Ulnes ( Read more... )

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Consider this a warning. You may be enticed by the adverts, the bubbly golden cheese, the thick grilled steak, the persuasive voiceover, but be firm! Mmmm...steak, you might think. Oooh... pizza.

Don't do it.

This is coming from someone who loves pizza, even deep fried, so trust me on this one. There is no "steak sauce"- that is a crazy, crazy ( Read more... )

The East Stand at Tannadice has been renamed after Dundee United chairman Eddie Thompson.

Gutted about Sunday, obviously. Especially for Eddie Thompson.

"The advance party of United supporters chanted his name as they approached the home of Scottish football. It was like a scene from an MGM musical with a chorus bedecked in colourful costume, singing lustily. It differed in two respects. This was Hampden, not Hollywood, so the songs were ( Read more... )

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