Before decimalisation in the 1970s, it was common for a bob to be left under a pillow in exchange for a tooth. After decimalisation, a bob became ten pence. This state of affairs lasted until the affluent eighties when teeth doubled in value, out pac...
Protests were held today in London, Glasgow and Belfast to demand that the government spends as much money as possible in order to increase the national debt.
It is estimated that as many as 10,000 people may have turned out to show their disconte...
Draft plans for the funeral of Prince Philip have been found stuffed behind a toilet cistern in a gentlemen's toilet on Hampstead Heath. How the documents came to be there remains a mystery.
The documents were found by a local kebab shop owner, Ge...
Sunday 22nd July 2012
Topic: Crime - CCTV
"Mower thief caught out by camera in victim's van"
Source: This is Nottingham (Stills from the camera included)
Extract: An opportunistic thief was captured stealing a lawnmower by a hidden camera in the victim's van.
Shauna Ford, 50, of Hucknall, bought the £22 video camera on eBay six months ago.
She installed it under the rear-view mir...
Athens Greece - According to our source, Mr. Pimpleonizbuto, curator, the ruins of ancient Greece have been supplanted with the ruins of modern Greece.
The new ruins are available for international touring now. Unlike the ancient ruins of Greec...
Monopoly, the world's most popular bored game, has had several incarnations, mainly by using different cities or the Simpsons. Now, MasterBate games have announced that the game will be getting its first major revision since the addition of the Scott...
In an unprecedented show of unity 26 of the 27 European Member States agreed to ban the word austerity from their respective languages.
As expected, Greece used its' veto against the proposal before releasing the following statement; "In the off...
MUNICH - Ben Bernanke announced at a press conference here today that he was sorry. No more money could be funneled through the central banks of Europe to keep the stock markets afloat. He blamed it on democracy, as exemplified in Greece.
"Now...
BERLIN - According to Austrailian sources, maps are being redrawn showing vast areas of Europe in a dark drab shade of grey.
An Austrailian print shop leaked copies of a redrawn map of Europe ordered by the German government. The maps show area...
"Look, Looook! Yu bludy Labour party, spent all our money on thier namby pamby bludy lesbian and gay community centres! Thats why, yu Tories, yu Tories mate, thats why yu Camerons are finding it ard to make ends meet! They cant sell the bludy fings! Stuck wiv em they are, poor bludy sods, who's goin to buy, a second hand, run darn bludy community centre? Go on! herherher, the Labour party! Thats w...
David Cameron has finally admitted that his plan to reduce the British debt figure hasn't worked. The debt figure is now ten percent higher than it was under labour, and has topped one trillion pounds for the first time in history.
"I know it soun...
You'd better watch out, you'd better not cry, the economic crisis currently gripping Greece and Italy has spread North, far North to the home of Father Christmas.
Massive wage cuts have caused unrest across the winter wonderland with industrial ac...
Brussels - EU runt states of Portugal, Ireland, Italy, Greece and Spain have demanded an immediate makeover of their tarnished porcine image.
Threatened with default sanctions by their First Brussels Gravy Train Bank masters the PIIGS group said t...
It seems now that a recent mix-up by kitchen staff at Buckingham Palace did not lead to The Queen feeding her beloved corgis Linnet, Monty, Willow, and Holly, reheated food as is still being reported by several British mainstream newspapers.
Acco...
Sir Peregrine Partridge-Greenwelly, who was made Britain's first ever Minister of Austerity just a few days ago has now been sensationally sacked by Prime Minister David Cameron after he was was summoned to number 10 last night to explain to the Prim...
Prime Minister David Cameron has announced the name of the person who will become Britain's first ever Minister of Austerity. The position has been offered to and accepted by the Right Horrible Sir Peregrine Partridge-Greenwelly, Conservative Member...