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Archive for February, 2010

Famous bender takes legal action

Spoon-bending celebrity, Uri Geller, has taken legal action against CNN. The American news channel broadcast an interview in which someone said that Geller made money out of setting up Michael Jackson’s infamous interview with Martin Bashir.
The person in question was Jackson’s dermatologist. Quite why he isn’t being sued, I’m not sure. Geller is using Paul [...]

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February 9, 2010

Clearing snow from in front of your house - are you responsible for subsequent accidents?

Apparently, over half of people believe that the law should protect people who clear snow from in front of their houses if people subsequently fall over on the cleared path.
I saw quite a lot of people attempting to do this during the recent heavy snowfall. My advice would be, if it’s snowing heavily and the [...]

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February 9, 2010

MGM Studios needlessly threatens to sue fridge firm

Hollywood studios who think they can copyright every word in the English language have struck another blow in the ongoing war against small refigeration companies in Northampton. MGM Studios is threatening to sue 700 refrigeration for breach of copyright.
700 refrigeration have foolishly adapted the phrase ‘licence to kill’ turning it into ‘licence to chill’ in [...]

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February 5, 2010

You can still hate the gays if you’re a man of God

The Government is not going to make much effort with equal rights proposals after the church pointed out it would make it difficult to be prejudiced against gays.
The church is keen to deny jobs to homosexuals and believes that equal rights legislation might cause it problems in this regard.
Slightly mental purveyor of arbitrary double [...]

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February 5, 2010

Law to combat binge drinking - three hours off

The Government is putting the full weight of the law behind its bid to combat binge drinking. The devastating move, which should send shockwaves through the blubbery carcasses of the nation’s hardened drinkers, will see councils gain the ability to maybe close a few pubs for three hours between 3am and 6am.
If I could have [...]

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February 5, 2010
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