https://www.thespoof.com/search.cfm?writer=7303 Spoof News and Political Satire by Jimbo Gunn en Copyright 2018, TheSpoof.com Fri, 02 Feb 2018 14:43:46 GMT webmaster@thespoof.com webmaster@thespoof.com 60 https://www.thespoof.com/images/logo120x60.gif https://www.thespoof.com/search.cfm?writer=7303 120 60 Spoof News and Political Satire Writing by Jimbo Gunn https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/uk/116048/scotland-to-be-as-crap-at-athletics-as-it-is-at-football-by-2016-olympics-say-yes-campaign An independent Scotland must be given the chance to fly away from Brazil in 2016 with their heads held high, which is easy to do if your head is not weighed down with a heavy gold medal round your neck, said a man on Twitter yesterday. "Scotland m... Fri, 20 Sep 2013 08:45:02 GMT UK Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/world/115808/putin-finally-agrees-to-syrian-intervention-but-only-on-horseback MOSCOW:- Russian president Rararas Putin today finally acceded to Western demands for action in Syria, but only if the invasion could be lead by a cavalry battalion, with the mighty Russian himself leading the charge. "American missiles will not b... Fri, 06 Sep 2013 09:04:44 GMT World News https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/uk/115787/person-who-died-yesterday-still-dead-today Obituary writers across the globe last night pushed hard at the boundaries of factual news reporting to write more stuff about the famous guy who yesterday died peacefully in his food blender, aged 82 (or 83, depending on whether you believe Wikipedi... Thu, 05 Sep 2013 11:00:17 GMT UK Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/uk/110572/westminster-in-panic-as-home-secretary-revealed-to-be-human Westminster entered its deepest hour of crisis today as the Home Secretary revealed herself to be HUMAN. Her mask slipped at around half-past eleven this morning when she overruled the advice of her securocrats to free Gary McKinnon, a Scottish ma... Tue, 16 Oct 2012 19:04:05 GMT UK Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/uk/91961/well-known-wanker-to-quit-wanking A well-known wanker is to quit public masturbation, amid revelations tonight that the onanist was not fully-behind the knuckle-shuffling cause. Art Pud-Puller, president of the National Jerk Society, has been accused of courting press attention fo... Mon, 21 Feb 2011 22:14:10 GMT UK Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/uk/84729/government-counter-terrorism-strategy-to-price-al-qaeda-off-trains-with-a-10-annual-fare-hike Opinion: THE mainstream media today chose to focus on the massive threat the UK faced from Cyber-terrorists, instead of an impressive cornerstone of government policy that will slash the threat from real world terrorism and strengthen government coff... Mon, 18 Oct 2010 18:54:35 GMT UK Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/world/84322/bbc-to-auction-official-book-of-clich-s-used-in-miners-rescue-coverage-profits-go-to-maggie-thatcher-foundation A chance to literally own your very own piece of broadcasting history emerged after the BBC today indicated it would auction 150 copies of Carnage on the Scale of What Happened in Europe During the Two World Wars - the corporation's official book of... Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:59:12 GMT World News https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/uk/83942/shadow-cabinet-anouncement-was-clerical-error A Labour Party spokesman today blamed the Shadow Cabinet announcement on a clerical error. The leader's secretary was taking dictation from Mr Miliband when he allegedly shouted "Balls!" in exasperation at forgetting the name of the MP he had chos... Fri, 08 Oct 2010 14:16:27 GMT UK Headlines https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/science-technology/83936/blog-gets-read The Twitterati whipped themselves up into a frenzy this afternoon after a blog got read. "I got a hit!" Tweeted the blogger, excitedly. "And it wasn't from my family, Twitter followers nor anyone from my local group therapy session either!" ... .. Fri, 08 Oct 2010 13:02:01 GMT Science & Technology https://www.thespoof.com/spoof-news/world/83783/war-link-to-death An official report has shown a definite link between the deaths of tens of thousands of people in Afghanistan and Iraq and war. The Sherlock Higher Institute of Thought based in the French town of Sansmerde published their surprising conclusion on... Wed, 06 Oct 2010 07:12:22 GMT World News