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Oneeyedvic

Ships, Film Industry and now TV (piracy)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8224869. stm Millions of television viewers are now using illegal file-sharing services to access free and unauthorised copies of programmes, research has...
09:30 Fri 28th Aug 20095 answers, last by LeMarchand 14:04 Sat 29th Aug 2009
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Gromit

It's MOBO awards time again...

Can we expect the usual predictable posts? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/music -news/6095726/Mobo-Awards-2009-nominations-unv eiled.html
23:03 Wed 26th Aug 200919 answers, last by anotheoldgit 14:24 Fri 28th Aug 2009
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Oneeyedvic

Is justice blind?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_west/82 25778.stm A blind man who complained to police about cars parking on a pavement was arrested when he threatened to let down the vehicles' tyres. Daniel...
07:41 Fri 28th Aug 200926 answers, last by New Judge 00:06 Sat 29th Aug 2009
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Oneeyedvic

Rape

In the previous thread, SP1814 stated the following: When a woman claims to have been raped, I automatically assume she's telling the truth, because the number of false allegations compared to the...
07:32 Fri 28th Aug 200911 answers, last by Kromovaracun 12:34 Sun 30th Aug 2009
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rov1200

UK population now over 61million

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8224520.stm Has the population now reached crisis point? What do you think of the arguments being put forward by those opposed to such a high figure? It is mainly the...
14:43 Thu 27th Aug 200913 answers, last by rov1200 14:56 Fri 28th Aug 2009
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R1Geezer

How can this possibly be anyone but the smokers fault?

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/business/8219473.st m I know it's the US but how long before it spreads thoughout the world? If this catches on presumably the Tobacco firms will find themselves out of...
09:29 Tue 25th Aug 200921 answers, last by dancairo 13:59 Tue 25th Aug 2009
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sp1814

Kerry's Charlie Charge

How can Kerry Katona be cautioned by the police with cocaine possession, unless they actually nab her red, or perhaps white-handed? http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/82190 19.stm Didn't Kate...
22:04 Mon 24th Aug 20095 answers, last by fredpuli47 23:38 Mon 24th Aug 2009
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sp1814

Abba sampled

Madonna sampled Abba's 'Gimme Gimme Gimme' on her single Hung Up. However, apparently there's another 90s UK top five hit which samples another Abba track...what is it, and who's it by?
11:45 Mon 24th Aug 20092 answers, last by sp1814 20:21 Mon 24th Aug 2009
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Lindylou

Despair

After recent occurrences - Lockerbie killer set free, convicted paedophile prescribed Viagra, etc. etc. What's going on? Are ordinary, civilised British persons, in the eyes of the rest of the...
19:16 Fri 21st Aug 200919 answers, last by Sqad 07:33 Sun 23rd Aug 2009
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sp1814

Should successful black Britons accept the pitfalls of racial profiling?

Last week, England and Tottenham star Jermain Defoe announced he was going to sue Essex police for unlawful arrest and imprisonment because of the number of times he'd been stopped whilst driving his...
23:00 Tue 18th Aug 200925 answers, last by sp1814 22:09 Thu 20th Aug 2009
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anotheoldgit

Should they carry them?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-120786 6/BBC-race-row-Sikh-listeners-threaten-Muslim- radio-presenter-denigrated-religious-symbol.ht ml Oh dear, oh dear, unrest between the Asians, this time...
15:42 Thu 20th Aug 200917 answers, last by naomi24 19:49 Fri 21st Aug 2009
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anotheoldgit

A-level pass rates.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-120781 5/A-level-results-2009-Pass-rate-rises-27th-ye ar-row.html Some say that the exams are getting easier than they once were. Others say that the youngsters...
12:50 Thu 20th Aug 200944 answers, last by LoftyLottie 11:16 Fri 21st Aug 2009
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anotheoldgit

Our homegrown terrorists

http://www.dailyexpress.co.uk/posts/view/12128 6/Sick-fanatics-cheer-body-bags Shouldn't these homegrown "jihadis" be hunted down and convicted, with the same enthusiasm as other internet criminals...
11:12 Wed 19th Aug 200919 answers, last by anotheoldgit 11:01 Fri 21st Aug 2009
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Gromit

British Swimmers are told they must wear burkinis

Several councils across Britain are running muslim only sessions, and modesty clothing such as the burkini are compolsary. Under the rules, swimmers ? including non-Muslims ? are barred from entering...
14:04 Mon 17th Aug 200934 answers, last by naomi24 12:06 Thu 20th Aug 2009
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dancairo

So This Is What Our Guys Are Dying For?

Stand by for the upcoming rigged elections which will ensure our troops' continued presence in Afghanistan for many years to come. How many more British dead before these people can get their act...
13:59 Tue 18th Aug 20099 answers, last by Gromit 02:12 Wed 19th Aug 2009
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sp1814

Please help identify this song/band

It sounds like a girlband and the hook is "I'm ready for the ?hip hop beat" and there's lots of oh ohs in it too. Not much to go on I know, but I'm desperate, any ideas?
10:09 Tue 18th Aug 20095 answers, last by another-view 13:23 Wed 19th Aug 2009
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anotheoldgit

Should he have been banned?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/arti cle-1206618/Extremist-banned-entering-UK-BNP-f estival.html Preston Wiginton, a close associate of BNP leader Nick Griffin was refused entry into the UK,...
13:51 Sat 15th Aug 200910 answers, last by sp1814 14:12 Tue 18th Aug 2009
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Kromovaracun

Daily Mail headline generator

http://www.qwghlm.co.uk/toys/dailymail/ Only vaguely news-related but I found it quite funny. My favourites include: WILL YOUR LOCAL COUNCIL GIVE YOUR CHILDREN CANCER? HAVE LESBIANS HAD SEX WITH YOUR...
08:50 Tue 18th Aug 20098 answers, last by sp1814 12:45 Tue 18th Aug 2009
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dancairo

Allo, Allo, Allo! Wot's All This,Then, You Slag!

Would you be comfortable being searched by a "gender bender copper" ? Or would they be too worried about laddering their tights or smudging their lipstick than breaking up a fight? Waste of, or good...
19:14 Sat 15th Aug 200920 answers, last by andy-hughes 15:41 Wed 19th Aug 2009
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Haggisdj

What would be the best news ever concerning music?

Try this ! ! !
22:55 Tue 11th Aug 20097 answers, last by ummmm 11:39 Wed 12th Aug 2009

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