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Together at last: Pope Francis & Simon Cowell to modernise church

Is he the pope though? Or is he top actor Jonathan Pryce having a laugh?

Is he the Pope though? Or is he top actor Jonathan Pryce having a laugh?

In a long interview with Italian journal La Civilta Cattolica Pope Francis outlined his plans to modernise the Roman Catholic church saying that it must appeal to those who “do not attend mass, who have quit or are indifferent” and to that end announced that he is teaming up with sinister pop-svengali Simon Cowell.

“Simon is the obvious choice to help the church enter the new century,” said Pope Francis. Cleverly not specifying which century although the smart money is on the sixteenth. “He has ratings like the church can only dream of. And I heard that he literally shits gold.” Continue reading

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Disappointment as US gunman turns out not to be Muslim

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.

Praise the Lord and pass the ammunition.

There was disappointment amongst some Americans when it turned out that perpetrator of the latest mass-shooting in the US was in fact not a Muslim.

“I heard on the news that someone was firing shots in the Washington Navy Yard and instantly thought it was one of them Muslimists from the desert come to destroy the American way of life,” said Johnny T. Hapgood, who has lived all his life in Tennessee. “Then it turns out he was an American patriot who served in the US Navy Reserve and helped in the rescue efforts in New York on 9/11. It just don’t make no sense.” Continue reading

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Triumph for Nick Clegg at Lib Dem conference

The audience for his Q&A session far exceeded expectations

The audience for his Q&A session far exceeded expectations

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Ex-serviceman Prince William follows military tradition by becoming a homeless alcoholic

At least he earned the right to wear his uniform and doesn't just dress up in one for no good reason like his Uncle Edward

At least he earned the right to wear his uniform and doesn’t just dress up in one for no good reason like his Uncle Edward

There was shock in the village of Harold this morning when an alcoholic rough sleeper turned out to be Prince William.

“I saw this lad sat outside Tesco all huddled up under some blankets and clutching a bottle so I slipped him a few coins,” said villager Tom Stalling. “And instead of saying ‘cheers, mate’ he said ‘that’s really most terribly kind of you. Do you visit here often? Have you had to come far?’ and made me feel like the most important person in the world. That’s when I realised he wasn’t an ordinary homeless bloke.” Continue reading

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Apple name new smartwatch the iTwatBangle

Why not save yourself some money and simply wear a badge with 'I'm an arse' printed on it?

Why not save yourself some money and simply wear a badge with ‘I’m an arse’ printed on it?

At a glitzy press conference held at their campus in Cupertino, California the CEO of Apple Tim Cook took to the stage to announce that Apple’s forthcoming smartwatch will be called the iTwatBangle.

“We’ve looked at our existing products, analysed the market and we’ve created something that people are going to fall in love with,” Cook told reporters.

“The key to the iTwatBangle’s appeal is its simplicity. You’ll meet someone wearing one and with just a single glance get all the information you need to know that that person is a twat.” Continue reading

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No shock as George Osborne admits to spending GDP on Pokémon cards

Pity him, for he knows not what he does

A man so clueless Garbodor and Foongus are his favourites

There was no shock at all today when it was revealed that George Osborne has spent the UK’s GDP on Pokémon cards.

“Oh come on,” said a Treasury insider who gave his name as Cavid Dameron. “Gidders is an absolute duffer. We all knew that he was going to spend it on something ridiculous. My money was on voting for X-Factor contestants. Quite annoying really now I owe Eric Pickles a tenner.” Continue reading

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North Korean silence leads to worries that UK gave them a rubbish birthday present

Not your usual picture of North Korea. This is Begaebong, Samjiyon area. The run is 825 metres down an active volcano (seriously).

Not your usual picture of North Korea. This is Begaebong, Samjiyon County. The run is on  Mount Paektu, an active volcano and Bond villain’s lair.

Twenty-four hours after North Korea celebrated its 65th birthday with a mind-buggeringly lengthy parade of synchronised military nonsense the Foreign Office is fretting that it may have given the only country in the world run by a totalitarian family dictatorship a rubbish present.

“We’ve heard nothing,” said a nervous William Hague. “By now I would’ve at least expected a text saying thnx. And on Facebook I can see that they’ve read our message wishing them a happy birthday but they’ve not responded.” Continue reading

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Austalia’s new PM takes casual dress politics to a new extreme

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It’s fascinating to think that probably the only laugh that man will ever get in his life is by stripping off and showing his shortcomings .

 

The caption is a quote lovingly stolen from the incomparable David Niven.

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Chaos as badger cullers stumble across a furry convention

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Let he who has never dressed up as badger, messed around with some fake weapons and then gone into the woods and boned a complete stranger cast the first stone.

There was chaos in Harold woods last night when DEFRA licensed badger cullers stumbled across a furry convention. The cullers had been engaged in the old country art of lamping (using lights to detect badgers eye shine and then shooting them) when they ran into a different kind of target.

“We were following a trail and then suddenly through the darkness I saw this massive badger, must’ve been six foot at least,” said Phil Evans, local farmer and badger culler. “And I thought ‘bugger me it’s a good job they’re culling the stripy sods if there’s giant mutant ones knocking about.’ It was only after I’d let off a couple of shots that it occurred to me that badgers don’t usually carry swords and scream ‘please no, oh my God put the gun down’ before you shoots ’em.” Continue reading

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Tokyo Olympics in doubt due to threat from local wildlife

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by | September 8, 2013 · 12:48 am

UK: a small island that no one listens to pulls out of Eurovision Song Contest

Britain in decline? Why can we no longer compete with this level of Euro genius?

UK in decline? Why can we no longer compete with this level of Euro genius?

Following on from resolving not to take military action against President Assad’s regime in Syria at this time and being dismissed as a small island that no one listens to by one of Vladimir Putin’s spokesmen, the UK has taken its first official step towards a reduced role on the world stage by pulling out of the Eurovision Song Contest.

“Europe is very, very far away,” said Spencer Chadwick, Tory MP for Harold and one of the leaders of the ‘No Euro’ campaign. “If some countries whose culture remains to most ordinary Britons unfathomable and whose lands remain unvisited such as, er, Ireland and France want to prance around letting off glitter cannons, singing formulaic pap and acting the giddy goat then that’s their business and not ours.” Continue reading

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Do go into the water: Prince encourages Queen to attempt epic swim

The Prince can't hold back his giggles as he thinks over his evil plan

The Prince sniggers as he thinks over his plan

As US endurance swimmer Diana Nyad yesterday became the first person to swim from Cuba to Florida non-stop and without the protection of a shark cage it has emerged that Prince Charles is encouraging his mother to make her own attempt at the epic 103 mile swim.

“Diana Nyad is a shining example of never being too old to chase your dreams,” said the Prince. “At sixty-four years old she has shown herself to be a remarkable athlete who has achieved something truly incredible. So I was thinking that Mater ought to pop down to Havana and give it a go.” Continue reading

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Andy Murray disqualified from US Open for being a tea-drinking surrender monkey

They'll have him back in 2015 if Scotland devolves.

They’ll have him back in 2015 if devolution makes him officially Scottish.

Andy Murray has been disqualified from the US Open for being a tea-drinking surrender monkey as the backlash against Britain by the United States continues.

Since a House of Commons vote on Thursday resulted in no support for the use of force against President Assad’s regime in Syria at this time, the US has had to find a new poodle to yap for  it at the United Nations and relations between Britain and the US are at their lowest point since the early eighties when we opened Cats on Broadway and they shot one of the Beatles. Continue reading

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Harold remembers Seamus Heaney

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Seamus Heaney: he had the sort of face that would make your nan say “he looks like a poet” and you’d know exactly what she meant.

Although his spirited reading of one of the more dramatic parts of Beowulf during the Harold International Arts Festival 2007 had such a profound effect on the more suggestible members of the audience that it triggered what has been referred to ever since as The Grendel Incident which resulted in several thousand pounds worth of property damage and the loss of at least one testicle, villagers are today remembering with fondness the poet Seamus Heaney who has died aged 74. Continue reading

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Probably best if you went back on holiday, Dave

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Any chance you could take the other two with you?

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Jamie Oliver tells poor to shun cheesy chips and eat their nutritious babies instead

Another white, male, multi-millionaire Tory telling people how to live - just what this country needs

Another white, male, multi-millionaire Tory telling people how to live – just what Britain needs

In his latest interview as he plugs his new TV show, multimillionaire Jamie Oliver has spoken of his despair at the eating habits of the poor.

“I’ve spent a lot of time in poor communities,” he said. “And I find it quite hard to talk about modern-day poverty. You might remember that scene in Ministry of Food with the mum and the kid eating chips and cheese out of Styrofoam containers and behind them is a massive fucking TV. It just didn’t weigh up.” Continue reading

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Exclusive interview: George Osborne admits political career is a joke

Pity him, for he knows not what he does

Pity him, for he knows not what he does

George Osborne has admitted that his political career which saw him rise from new MP to Chancellor of the Exchequer in just nine years is the result of a joke that has gotten out of hand.

“It was a gag between chums when I was at uni,” Osborne, heir to the baronetcy of Ballentaylor and Ballylemon said. “We used to ask each other ‘what can George do?’ And because the closest I’d ever got to being good with money was palling around with Nat Rothschild in the Bullingdon Club it became a sort of tease: wouldn’t it be mad if George became Chancellor? And then I did.” Continue reading

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Channel 5 promises most exciting Celebrity Big Brother ever

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by | August 25, 2013 · 3:00 pm

It’s Cor! nwall: topless stunner wows them on the beaches

You don't get many of those to the pound

You don’t get many of those to the pound

Busty David Cameron caused a sensation as he chillaxed on Polzeath beach.

Dave, 46, says: “I love people looking at my body. I’m one hundred percent natural and proud of my assets.”

The sunburnt sex-bomb lists his hobbies as Fruit Ninja, wishing his job was more like The West Wing and throwing darts at Nick Clegg. He likes bankers and horse riding and dislikes Boris Johnson and sprouts.
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MacTaggart Lecture: Kevin Spacey says TV has entered “a third golden age”

Do you want to tell him about this or shall we?

Do you want to tell him about this or shall we?

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