Friday 30 March 2012

Mad Bee Disease

Buzz Off! Just when you thought it was safe to return to the hive....beekeepers alarmed by odd behaviour of swarms. Pesticides may be to blame

Petrol Pump Blues

Panic at the pumps, pandemonium over pasties. Meanwhile, the Health & Social Care Act goes onto the statute book, quietly

Wednesday 28 March 2012

Kazakhstan National Anthem- Thanks Josh Robson

Kazakhstan's gold medalist at the Shooting Championships in Kuwait horrified to hear Borat's version of the Kazakhstan National Anthem played. Today's toon would've been a 60p 1st class stamp today, but Steve Bell & Co beat me to it...


Tuesday 27 March 2012

Cameron Plunges into The Deep


 Titanic film maker James Cameron dived 7 miles under the ocean in the deepest solo sub dive for 50 years, reaching the bottom of the Mariana Trench

Monday 26 March 2012

Highly Flammable

Fuel tanker strike in the offing, but the army are training to deliver petrol

Sunday 25 March 2012

Farewell Jocky Wilson

Larger than life, fag and pint in hand, farewell hero of the board Jocky Wilson, the only darts player to appear on Top of the Pops...by accident. Dexy's Midnight Runners had a song about Jackie Wilson (Soul singer) and some berk put Jocky's picture up instead....

Saturday 24 March 2012

The Archers

Crow Lane's Answer to Men in Tights, congratulations to Maid Marian Mydlowski & Eddie Robin Hood-Noon on hitting the target in style, highly proficient archers.

Hot Cross Bun

Greggs's finest, now 20% dearer

Wednesday 21 March 2012

Englebert Humperdinck Gets a Run For His Money

Yes Eurovision fans, the Russian Entry this year, the Buranova Grannies has a combined age of 520 and hail from Russia's Udmurtia Region, 700 miles east of Moscow. In a cunning ploy to win votes, if they win they'll use the money to buy a new roof for their church, or perhaps they'll just blow it all on some drugs, says 76 year old Natalya Pugacheva.

Tuesday 20 March 2012

Australians Give a XXXX

Australia campaigns to save world's oldest surviving clipper ship. The City of Adelaide, built in 1864,  transported thousands of people to Australia and ended its days as a rotting hulk on the Clyde...

Thursday 15 March 2012

SPYKEA

Thanks to Robba for this one. French Ikea hires private detectives to spy on customers

Wednesday 14 March 2012

Tuesday 13 March 2012

Monday 12 March 2012

Hammer Horror Phone App


Hammer Horror are launching Scream App for your phone. I'm sure it'll come in handy...

Sunday 11 March 2012

Wagga Wagga Web

Look away arachnophobes... the town of Wagga Wagga in South Australia has been wrapped in a giant fluffy web created by teeming masses of wolf spiders fleeing floodwater. The air is also filled with countless parachuting arachnids.......

Crufts Poop Scoop

Last day of Crufts today. Should've drawn winning dog Elee the Shiba Inu, but I don't know what one is.....

Saturday 10 March 2012

Disco Inferno

RIP Jimmy Ellis, vocalist of Trammps. Disco was never my thang....Disco Inferno was written by Ron "Have Mercy" Kersey, great middle name...

Wednesday 7 March 2012

George Washington Chicken McNugget


3 year old Chicken McNugget resembling George Washington sold on eBay for $8,000. Thanks for tuning in to  the irrepressibly stapling Janie Kemp. I feel a  food- resembling-celebrity series coming on.

Tuesday 6 March 2012

Lego Space Shuttle Launch

 Raul Oaida of  Romania's LEGO tribute to the end of the space shuttle era. Launched on a  helium balloon from Germany-  max altitude: 35000m. Check out the Utube video @Vinciverse....

Monday 5 March 2012

Sunday 4 March 2012

Saturday 3 March 2012

What's This?

Answer: Mexican entry, Cornish Pasty World Championships, The Eden Project, St Austell. Cornish  miners introduced Mexico to pasties  after the War of Independence. Mexico's entry this year was from Real Del Monte, twinned with Redruth and home to 30 Pasty producers!

Friday 2 March 2012

Good News for Eurovision Song Contest Fans (Look Away Mark Harwood)

Englebert Humperdinck's Gonna Save Us. With a certain vote for the retro crooner to be had for sure from Ireland, how can we possibly lose?