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The first acorn of common sense From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (3 minutes old)

UK councils please take note. FRANKFORT, Ky. A spokeswoman for Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear says he's calling the tree on the Capitol's front lawn a "Christmas" tree this holiday season. A… more

Turkish delegation shocked over Mandela-Ocalan comparison From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (8 hours old)

Johannesburg – A Turkish delegation visiting South-Africa was shocked by a comparison between the imprisoned PKK-leader Abdullah Öcalan and the South-African leader Nelson Mandela reports the Turkish … more

Groan of the night From prydwen in Grin and bear it (11 hours old)

A man died today after becoming trapped under a large wicker basket containing a smoked ham, a jar of pickled onions, some cheddar, water biscuits and a bottle of champagne. Police said that their … more

Who needs therepy? From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (11 hours old)

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Louis Walsh From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (12 hours old)

When will this man get a reality check, smell the coffee and realise that he is either tone death, or the biggest bullshitter in the world.... Louis the louse should bow out of this competition at … more

Please Please Please From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (12 hours old)

Will someone out there please put John and Edward out of their misery (and mine)....… more

Hunger strike amongst Kurdish political prisoners in Syria From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (14 hours old)

Kurdish political prisoners in Adra Prison and Sednaya Military Prison, Damascus, Syria are suffering degrading conditions similar to those that were suffered by prisoners in the Middle Ages. Dozens o… more

Pyrrhic victory From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (14 hours old)

The government's attempts to resolve the country's Kurdish problem have stalled, reports Gareth Jenkins On Sunday, thousands of Turkish nationalists took to the streets across Turkey to protest their… more

Iranian accusations of separatism and treason From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (14 hours old)

During the rule of the two Pahlavi Shah’s (father and son) it was claimed that all citizens of Iran were “Iranians” with a common Aryan ancestry, hence there were no need for one “group” of Iranians t… more

Guess the odd one out: From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (15 hours old)

Lord Stevenson, former chairman, HBOS Bank Andy Hornby, former CEO, HBOS Bank Sir Fred Goodwin, former CEO, RBS Bank Sir Tom McKillup, former chairman, RBS Bank John McFall MP, chairman, Treasury … more

The problem with e-bay From prydwen in Grin and bear it (16 hours old)

It’s really difficult to find what you want on eBay. I was searching for cigarette lighters and it found over 15,000 matches.… more

Too Fat To Be Guilty - Stupid Criminal Of The Week Award. From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (17 hours old)

Edward Ates reaction on being pronunced guity of murder after his trial for for killing Paul Duncsak, was one of disbelief. Duncsak was shot six times at his home 25 miles north-west of New York. T… more

Saturday Meme From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (21 hours old)

1. With Friday the 13th on the horizon, do you have any superstitions? I will not walk under ladders and hate seeing a single magpie. 2. Have you any phobias? Still have a fear of heights. 3. … more

Maplins From wowbagger ^Pro in Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged (23 hours old)

It seems I may get chance to look at one of their shops finally. I get a regular email from them, each about 6 pages long, of, mostly, non-essential gadgetry though there looks to be some useful stuf… more

President Barzani visits to EU headquarter From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (23 hours old)

Kurdistan President Masoud Barzani will visit the main European Union headquarter on the forthcoming Tuesday, in Brussels. According to a statement from KRG's representative to EU, on Tuesday in the n… more

Iran releases arrested foreign journalists From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (23 hours old)

Three foreign journalists arrested during public rallies in Iran on the National Day of Combating International Imperialism on Nov. 4 were released, Tehran Prosecutor General Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi s… more

Human Rights Watch: Iran covered up rape of detainees From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (23 hours old)

An international human rights group said Friday it has documented three cases of sexual assault against detainees arrested during Iran's post-election turmoil, including one that was supported by an o… more

Iran says over 100 people detained at anti-U.S. rally From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (23 hours old)

TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian police detained more than 100 people for "disturbing public order" during a rally this week to mark the anniversary of the seizure of the U.S. embassy, the official IRNA new… more

Quote of the night From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (1 day old)

If you got to swim in shit, keep your chin up.… more

Border frustration:Video Report From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

EastKurd: Daily life youth Marivan, They are young, because of unemployment with all the risks are forced to live their lives to play with. They are young people daily by regime forces in the borde… more

Instant Viagra From prydwen in Wulfweard the White (1 day old)

'Viagra' is now available in powder form for your tea. It doesn't enhance your sexual performance but it does stop your biscuit going soft.. … more

Windows 7? Anybody? Hello??? From wowbagger ^Pro in Wowbagger the Infinitely Prolonged (1 day old)

I've posted a few times about my dithering over whether to upgrade to Windows 7 and seem to have had quite a few page hits but I did ask last weekend if anyone had installed Windows 7 and if they woul… more

Forget Booze Cruise, Now It’s The Fag Drag From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (1 day old)

We ought to have reached the point in the life of this Labour government when satirists and polemicists start to lay off them and turn our attention to The Conservatives who will surely sweep to power… more

How about some cards already?? From wowbagger ^Pro in Wowbagger Poker (1 day old)

Played a Deep Stack just after midnight this morning and just had nothing to work with at all. I guess a more experienced player than me may have made something of them but I could do nothing at all.… more

Journalists union: Danish student jailed in Iran From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

COPENHAGEN – Denmark's journalists union says one of its members is being held in a jail in Tehran. The Danish Union of Journalists says Niels Krogsgaard "apparently was arrested in connection with a… more

Four journalists were arrested at Iran rallies From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (1 day old)

TEHRAN (AFP) – A Japanese and two Canadian journalists have been arrested along with an Iranian working for "satellite channels," because they were reporting without permission on rallies in Tehran ea… more

Linksys router From dave41 ^Pro in Digital Lifestyle (2 days old)

Linksys Broadband Router does a best job for both home and small businesses supporting standards-based branded equipment. These router comes with removable antennas that enable you option of attaching… more

Arrests of journalists since disputed June election now top 100 From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (2 days old)

“Journalists are still being kidnapped or arrested illegally in Iran,” Reporters Without Borders said. “At least 100 journalists and cyber-dissidents have been arrested in the past 145 days (since the… more

NO COMMENT From eastkurd in KURDISH BLOG (2 days old)

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Kidman’s Alien Sex Fetish From ianrthorpe in Boggartblog (2 days old)

Statuesque blonde Australian actress and sex symbol (if you like that sort of thing) Nicole Kidman has confessed in a celebrity interview with GQ magazine that in one of her love affairs she had explo… more