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| Apologies for presence | 7 | Lindy Moone | 2 weeks |
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I must apologize in advance for the time I will be spending here, stalking the other writers and bringing a swift end to threads with my comments, etc. (Also apologizing for being so needy as to... |
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| Neat-O results - | 3 | FlashArry | 2 weeks |
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So, the Neat-O summing up and awards ceremony comes around again. A special mention to Al and his shot from the hip a mere 7 minutes after the topic went up. There is an obvious gag about premature... |
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| Factual Accuracy - 2 | 42 | Arthur | 2 weeks |
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I find myself irritated by a recent spate of NewsBiscuit contributors writing Popeye's girlfriend's name as Olive Oil. Please note that the correct spelling is Olive Oyl. NewsBiscuit contributors... |
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| Why do you visit Newsbiscuit? - 234 | 104 | B.E.P. | 2 weeks |
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There seems to be a bit of a downer at the moment, so I thought it would be good to know why people visit NB, and why people sub on NB. Until I forgot my password, I would sub on NB to try and... |
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| Brilliant educational opportunity | 1 | nickb | 2 weeks |
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https://fbcdn-sphotos-a-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/431861_10151690124164283_336717192_n.jpg... |
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| Shedstore | 8 | Titus | 2 weeks |
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Thanks to Smart Alex, I see we are now getting shed advertisements... |
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| Hello Wrenfoe's Mum | 22 | Sinnick | 2 weeks |
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I just thought I should say that he's being a very good boy so far. Not being rude and definitely no swearing. He eats up all his tea and doesn't drink too much. I just thought you'd like to know,... |
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| This Week's Winner | 0 | Arthur | 3 weeks |
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http://i1348.photobucket.com/albums/p733/ArthurBiscuit/rigby_family_telegraph_zps1b5f12e5.jpg This week's winner of our Spot-the-Deliberate-Mistake competition is Kevin Albright of Matlock, who... |
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| Dr. Who | 3 | Scroat | 3 weeks |
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Watched last week's Doctor Who last night. It's getting increasingly more difficult to understand - perhaps my advancing years. But does it mean that John Hurt is the new Doctor???... |
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| Apologies for absence | 8 | Wrenfoe | 3 weeks |
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I'm going to be offline for most of the weekend, so I may not get around to seeing all your new stories/headlines. I always try to award stars and make comments (particularly if something looks... |
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| What is the collective noun for multiple online personalities? - 2 | 41 | Al OPecia | 3 weeks |
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A fog? A rash? A faddle? A deception? Any takers?... |
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| Grappling fans... | 7 | Scroat | 3 weeks |
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Mick McManus has shuffled off this mortal coil... |
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| All dogs are created equal: Staffie mauls self to death in discrimination row | 1 | Dellyphant | 3 weeks |
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Tinker, 4, savaged himself to death in front of his horrified Pedigree chums at the international dog event Crufts, apparently in protest of the new Canine Equality Bill. Legislation banning direct... |
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| Like today's front page about Greedy Google. | 2 | ronseal | 3 weeks |
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No, I'm not congratulating myself. I wrote the headline, but the story I wrote was all over the place and I never finished it. So hat tip to the modest editor who actually made it work. Cheers!... |
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| Truebiscuit: TESCO to pilot drive-through shopping | 1 | Sinnick | 3 weeks |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-suffolk-22619361 http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/67741000/jpg/_67741395_tesco-car-crash.jpg... |
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| Piss-poor headline of the week. | 4 | MADJEZ | 3 weeks |
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I nominate Sky News website for 'New A-Roo-val' after Mr & Mrs Rooney's new baby... |
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| Neat-O 28-05 | 6 | FlashArry | 3 weeks |
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On his way into a dull CCB meeting, a colleague gave me a horrible grin, a big thumbs up and the cry "Living the dream!". So there we have this weeks Neat-O - Living The Dream stumps pulled next... |
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| Belated Writers of the Months | 3 | editor | 4 weeks |
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Congratulations to the eagle-eyed among you who spotted that the Writer of the Month announcements for March and April had not yet appeared. We were waiting until someone spotted the deliberate... |
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| I'm a little late... | 6 | Mary Evans | 4 weeks |
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which hasn't worked out well for me historically, but yesterday's Dan Brown FP made me spit. (Ditto.) Nice work, Larky xxx... |
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| writer of the month??? | 2 | Ironduke | 4 weeks |
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Being in the happy position of having nothing whatsoever that might be eligible, can I without fear of accusations of self-promotion enquire why both March and April's titles remain unawarded? Is it... |
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| Caption competition | 19 | Scroat | 4 weeks |
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http://i194.photobucket.com/albums/z38/dcoxell/Gove_zpsfb2f6210.jpg How about: KNOB... |
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| Is that Nicholas Parsons doing TV ad voiceover for 'Wonga' the loan piranhas? | 11 | dvo4fun | 4 weeks |
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He surely has enough money by now to see him through the last months. Perhaps 40+ years of 'Just a Minute' has seared his shame awareness module. And Michael 'king Parkinson selling funeral plans!... |
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| Neat-o 13 May 2013 | 24 | weematt | 4 weeks |
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The topic is "open mind". Judgment on Sunday, results a bit later... |
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| Can't help thinking... | 5 | Al OPecia | 4 weeks |
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that this was thought up by a Eurocrat with time on their hands: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-22579896... |
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| How to post a pic on submission | 14 | brianflan | 1 month |
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Could someone please advise on how I can include a jpg image into a submission. Many thanks in advance Signed computer biff... |
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| Twitface | 17 | Wrenfoe | 1 month |
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I know how techno-phobic we all are but if any of our writers/readers want to chat on twitter I thought that a thread where people post their contact details might be worth having? AnywayI'm... |
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| "Smoke these and die" warnings | 10 | beau-jolly | 1 month |
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Ian's sub on plain fag packets reminded me. I just unpacked a box of Montecristo cigars. The cigars go in the humador and the packets go into a big stack in the shop window. Currently it is... |
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| The worst sitcom ever? - 2 | 34 | Oxbridge | 1 month |
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Tuesday night, BBC 4: Derek Jacobi turning in one of the greatest ever individual TV performances in 'I Claudius', still fresh and brilliant after 40 years. Monday night, ITV: Derek Jacobi, in the... |
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| British Youths “Not on Enough Drugs” | 6 | mileslloyd | 1 month |
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British Prime Minister David Cameron held an emergency meeting at Downing Street today to address startling statistics that show a dwindling numbers of teens and young adults who turn to recreational... |
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| Ok ok, so who amongst you wrote this? | 2 | raudus | 1 month |
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-22542222 Whoever it was, well done, brilliant - 5 stars!... |
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