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Archive for ‘January, 2010’

Mumsnet declares independence from Internet

Mumsnet declares independence from Internet

Tearaway website Mumsnet has declared independence from the rest of the Internet. In a move that is bound to shock the rest of the web, the renegade site for mothers has published a statement saying that “everyone else can go suck themselves”.

Brown to sacrifice Hoon on Hampstead Heath

Brown to sacrifice Hoon on Hampstead Heath

Gordon Brown has promised to sacrifice former Defence Secretary Geoff Hoon on Hampstead Heath if the Labour government wins re-election in the forthcoming general election. Hoon, who is reportedly “uneasy” with the plans, will be sacrificed on the summer solstice, with a paying audience selected by ballot.

Five tweets a day can stave off cancer

Five tweets a day can stave off cancer

Scientists at the Stuttgart Institute of Internet Disease Related Research (SIIDRR) have discovered that people who tweet up to five times a day on social networking site Twitter are less likely to get cancer than those who tweet only once, or not at all.

French restaurant claims to have the rudest waiters in the world

French restaurant claims to have the rudest waiters in the world

The dish: cold. The service: rude. The place: the Cafe des Connards, on the famed rue des Merdes in Paris, which claims to be the restaurant with the rudest waiters on earth, and le garcon has just told me to shit myself a new head.

Chilcot to maximise profit from Inquiry

Chilcot to maximise profit from Inquiry

Sir John Chilcot is facing damning criticism after it was revealed that he plans to release a book, a DVD, a play and a HBO TV series of the Chilcot Inquiry even before it has ended. He has received further accusations that the Inquiry itself is being made “more dramatic than it needs to be”.

English refugees found off Spanish coast await deportation

English refugees found off Spanish coast await deportation

More English refugees have been found in deplorable conditions trying to enter Spain. Seventeen early retirees were discovered by Spanish border patrols in the hold of a cargo ship.

Village mourns dead snowman, age 7 days

Village mourns dead snowman, age 7 days

Residents of the Norfolk village of Shytte are today in mourning after the shock death of their snowman, Stephen. The snowman, age 7 days, was found in a state of thaw with his head detached from his body.

Snow brings internet to a halt

Snow brings internet to a halt

Parts of the internet are today under heavy snow with webmasters warning of treacherous conditions for web surfers. Some sites find themselves completely closed off to the public and web geeks have been reporting slippery html code.

Germans revel on “National Let Your Hair Down Day”

Germans revel on “National Let Your Hair Down Day”

It’s January 13th, and Germans are recovering from their traditional day of revelry and humour, “National Let Your Hair Down Day”. All over the country, hangovers are being treated and faces are reddened with embarassment as people realise the extent to which they have gone to have fun.

UK Call Centres Frustrate Indian Customers

UK Call Centres Frustrate Indian Customers

Frustrated Indian customers are beginning to vent their fury over the continuing trend to outsource to UK call centres. Bank of India customers have been among the most vociferous, claiming that customer service has been shunted aside for “profit, cost-cutting and greedy outsourcing”.

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