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[Henry Blanco]

I wish she had told Chavez to just shut up, like the King of Spain did that time.

[brucegray666]

Kazakh gold medallist is played Borat anthem in Kuwait


Kazakhstan's shooting team has been left stunned after a comedy national anthem from the film Borat was played at a medal ceremony at championships in Kuwait instead of the real one.
The team asked for an apology and the medal ceremony was later rerun.
The team's coach told Kazakh media the organisers had downloaded the parody from the internet by mistake.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-17491344

[Arjan Dirkse]

I think the internet idiom LOL applies to this.

[brucegray666]

Yeah, I totally did a ROFL when I read it.

[Adam Wednesdays]

Life in Iron Age Europe largely revolved around copious amounts of drinking.


Fetch my time-machine!

[Arjan Dirkse]

Life in Iron Age Europe largely revolved around copious amounts of drinking.


Fetch my time-machine!

That comment goes together really well with your avatar pic...

[Adam Wednesdays]

[Christian U]

Life in Iron Age Europe largely revolved around copious amounts of drinking.


Fetch my time-machine!

I don't know, mate...

It turns out Europe 2,600 years ago was pretty much exactly like one big college frat, with social elites vying for power and influence by throwing the most kickass parties - complete with lots of free beer.

The idea of all of life being one big college frat party probably loses its appeal after the first two years or so, which is when you realise you're stuck in a nightmare that'll never end.

[Steve Sensible]

Take it easy the next couple of days... you're more at risk of having a heart attack after the clocks go forward.

[Arjan Dirkse]

The idea of all of life being one big college frat party probably loses its appeal after the first two years or so, which is when you realise you're stuck in a nightmare that'll never end.

Well all those people are dead now, so their nightmare ended eventually...

I'm not so sure about the seriousness of the article. Sure, boozing and partying was probably seen as a hugely important part of life, but weren't those guys also pretty violent?

[Christian U]

Well, yeah. They did say frat party, you know.

[garjones]

Life in Iron Age Europe largely revolved around copious amounts of drinking.


Fetch my time-machine!

There's a great chapter in Jeremy Paxman's book "The English" (which due to the confusing nature of the country is largely about the British as a whole) where he addresses modern concerns about alcohol use and basically comes to the conclusion they've been drunk for most of the past 1000 years, starting with a quote from the eve of the battle of Hastings describing all the soldiers as sozzled (likely why they lost) and finding repeated examples through the centuries.

They did learn to handle the booze better though because the licensing laws were introduced in WW1 because the staff in munitions factories were getting pissed and not turning up to work but we won that one.

[David Meadows]

http://www.telegraph...-Co-debate.html

A spokeswoman for the Cornwall Pasty Company said it would be vigorously fighting the VAT hike, although she vowed not to pass it on to consumers.

“The problem is that our customers can always downgrade but Greggs customers have nowhere to go," she said.

I buy from Greggs. What are you trying to say like?

[Paul B]

http://www.telegraph...-Co-debate.html



I buy from Greggs. What are you trying to say like?

Cheeky Beggars!

Greggs Steak Bake is awesome!

I also enjoy a blueberry doughnut!

I need to start running again

[Arjan Dirkse]

Whoah this is a surprise:

Richard Dawkins appointed Bishop of Bury St Edmunds

[brucegray666]

Whoah this is a surprise:

Richard Dawkins appointed Bishop of Bury St Edmunds

I've spotted very few April Fools joke news stories this year. The only other one I've seen is Cameron asks Shaun Ryder to advise on class.

[Ogul]

Yeah, it was a fairly light International Liar's Day this yeah, presumably because lots of places don't update on weekends.

[Chris Fenton]

Best one I heard was a passing comment by the Channel 4 announcer promoting their new channel "Channel 4 UV" in which all the programming is broadcast in a wash of UV light so that you can build up your tan while watching.

[Sanjay]

10 stories that could be April Fools pranks but aren't: http://www.bbc.co.uk...gazine-17580629


I hope the chap from story #3 gets elected. Also I'm looking forward to Putin's zombie gun, I don't see that being misused at all

[Steve Sensible]

Damien Hirst tests the gullibility of the general public once again.

His new retrospective at Tate Modern includes the following souvenirs available at the gift shop:

A plastic skull, for £36,800

A set of 12 china plates for £10,500

A roll of wallpaper for £700

An umbrella for £195


The really, really depressing thing is, they'll probably sell out.