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The 25 Funniest Analogies (Collected by High School English Teachers)

“Doctors have been banned from wearing ties in an effort to contain the spread of superbug MRSA. An NHS trust has told hospital staff, including senior consultants, that the wearing of ties and “other superfluous clothing” could result in disciplinary action.” Guardian Hmm. Sounds like something from “Carry On Nurse”.

Diplomat’s suppressed document lays bare the lies behind Iraq war “at no time did HMG [Her Majesty’s Government] assess that Iraq’s WMD (or any other capability) posed a threat to the UK or its interests.” It shows Mr Ross told the inquiry, chaired by Lord Butler, “there was no intelligence evidence of significant holdings of […]

Crocodile Hunter Meets His Match del.icio.us will eat itself The internet is shit.

I haven’t quite decided what I am going to award it for, but there will be a MIU Rubbish Christmas Award. There is a mystery prize.

“He took it without permission. He wanted it. He just took it,” said the 63-year-old great-grandmother. Don’t unwrap your presents yet….. or else.

John Pilger describes how the distintegration of real and mythical democracy in the United States influences British politics under Tony Blair, such as the reduction of Parliament to a ‘craven talking shop’ and the promotion of war and ‘thoughtcrimes’. The Blair doctrine: blood and money

I just came across what looks like an interesting blogging tool Performancing which runs as yet another Firefox plug in. It seems to have a good range of tools for things like images and so on. Will play some more….

What Muppet are you? You are Dr. Bunson Honeydew. You love to analyse things and further the cause of science, even if you do tend to blow things up more often than not. HOBBIES:Scientific inquiry, Looking through microscopes, Recombining DNA to create decorative art. QUOTE:”Now, Beakie, we’ll just flip this switch and 60,000 refreshing volts […]