What the fuck? A fifteen year old kid was murdered in his bedroom and now two people have been arrested... and this story is overshadowed by yet another no-news day in the Big Madeleine House. Had that kid been a white girl with middle class parents do you think he'd have been at the bottom of the news pile? Am I wrong to be disgusted by that ( Read more... )

BBC BIG Breaking news! Prince William's broken up with Kate Middleton! Also today, suicide bombings in Iraq leave many dead at holy sites ( Read more... )

"The important question is, did you do the crossword?""
- Hunam from Eurogamer forums in thread titled Is it wrong to sell a September 12th 2001 Daily Mail?

Nueve Reinas aka Nine Queens is a great film and probably the best in the "con" genre I've seen. Alas trying to get people interested in it is always met with a kind of assumption that the title is a colloquialism and its all about nine cross-dressing homosexuals or something ( Read more... )

Quote of the Month:

"I dunno what's going on, but where can I get a jacket like Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's?
Pretty smooth."
Art_Vandelay from Eurogamer forums in a thread titled '15 Royal Navy Personnel Captured by Iran'

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Are Zebras eligible to enter Horse races?

The Ireland vs Zimbabwe cricket match today was quiet amusing. Ireland managed to get Zimbabwe needing nine runs from ten balls and all their supporters were dancing and singing because of it. Then after about six balls Zimabwe managed to get a couple of doubles and were down to needing four runs from three balls. At this point the Irish fans ( Read more... )

From: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
To: Matthew Walsh
Re: Operational Officer job application ( Read more... )