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[bocadillo]

I'm sure there must be a gag in this, i just can't think of it yet.

And just to balance things:

 

[Chuck T Masala]

How many nips can you get in an X-Trail?

 

[H T B]

I'm sure there must be a gag in this, i just can't think of it yet.

Bet he feels a right tit

 

[OldGit]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/banksandfinance/8963398/Dealing-with-the-taxman.html

But the guy who blew the whistle on all this is up for the sack

 

[Jeff]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/8965006/The-Krankies-We-used-to-be-swingers.html

:icon_eek:

 

[pork pie fox]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/8965006/The-Krankies-We-used-to-be-swingers.html

:icon_eek:

:icon_lol:

 

[Mawsley]

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/8965006/The-Krankies-We-used-to-be-swingers.html

:icon_eek:

Like you weren't part of the sordid little scene.

 

[OldGit]

http://www.thisisleicestershire.co....mouthed-rant/story-14180468-detail/story.html

 

[Dour]

Pesky iPhones:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/30/apple_siri_swearing_tesco/

 

[Mawsley]

Pesky iPhones:

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/12/30/apple_siri_swearing_tesco/

Class :icon_lol:

 

[Motown Fox]

Well he was from Coventry what does he expect. His sister , sorry mother shouldn't have made such a fuss

 

[SwedeFox]

North Korea manipulating photos? Unbelievable!

http://lens.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/12/28/from-north-korea-an-altered-procession/

 

[Mawsley]

That's terrible. Something should be done.

 

[The Major]

The off-side rule explained… on the back of a 50p! Simple diagram to explain confusing rule printed on back of new coin to celebrate Olympics

Trying to explain the offside rule to football beginners can be, at times, as difficult (and frustrating) as attempting to conquer a Rubik's cube.
Whether it's to a loved one or to a young child, sometimes it seems to be an impossible job.
But the tedious task is no more thanks to the Royal Mint, who have produced a new 50p coin to commemorate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...Off-rule-explained-new-50p.html#ixzz1iVjh0izk

 

[Matt_B]

What about if the "offside" triangle receives the balls in the second phase as a deflection from square? Or if it is passed backwards? Poor show.

 

[FryattFox]

The off-side rule explained… on the back of a 50p! Simple diagram to explain confusing rule printed on back of new coin to celebrate Olympics

Trying to explain the offside rule to football beginners can be, at times, as difficult (and frustrating) as attempting to conquer a Rubik's cube.
Whether it's to a loved one or to a young child, sometimes it seems to be an impossible job.
But the tedious task is no more thanks to the Royal Mint, who have produced a new 50p coin to commemorate the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...Off-rule-explained-new-50p.html#ixzz1iVjh0izk

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The DM on the pulse as always - I'm pretty sure that was first produced in 2010.

 

[The Major]

The DM on the pulse as always - I'm pretty sure that was first produced in 2010.

Does it matter?

 

[Biffa Bacon]

Does it matter?

Maybe someone was trying to point out you appear to be living in a timewarp.

 

[The Major]

Maybe someone was trying to point out you appear to be living in a timewarp.

I was posting an article I saw today about a design for a coin, sorry if that offends you.

 

[The Major]

Looks like the BBC is living in a time warp as well.

4 January 2012 Last updated at 17:08
The Royal Mint has issued a new 50p coin which attempts to explains football's offside rule to the many who do not understand it.

It is part of a new set of coins which celebrate the London 2012 Olympics.

The coin's designer Neil Wolfson explained how he came up with the idea.

[video]http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-16415695[/video]