18458 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Sun, 26 May 2013 02:41:23 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=15896#post-44720 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:29:09 +0000 Golgo13 44720@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Any takers? Never stops being topical this one. The weather IS getting a bit colder... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=15896#post-43402 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 07:26:01 +0000 ronseal 43402@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Like it Golgo,!<br /> My friend works in the piracy business. Tracking them, unfortunately, rather than Yo ho ho-ing. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=15896#post-43396 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:18:47 +0000 Golgo13 43396@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I was thinking "Britain's Got Hostages!" </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=15896#post-43378 Wed, 17 Nov 2010 00:03:32 +0000 4ty2 43378@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>would be a special edition of big brother at sea voted in via the X-bone factor. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=15896#post-43276 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:02:09 +0000 Golgo13 43276@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>700 -&gt; 7,500. And still shit. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=15896#post-43275 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 13:00:43 +0000 IABP 43275@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>If this was advertised as being a new Channel 4 programme and for people to apply online at somalihostagetv.com, I reckon you'd get more than 700 applying. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=15896#post-43272 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 12:56:58 +0000 Golgo13 43272@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Obligatory royal wedding reference added in the edit. Still shit, mind. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=15896#post-43218 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:02:24 +0000 arrghgarry 43218@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Also contestants see it as a good chance to lose those extra pounds,and a dad </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=15896#post-43210 Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:24:07 +0000 Golgo13 43210@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>In previous years, Somali pirate ship captain, Ibrahim Abdikarim would have had to appoint head-hunters to scour the seven seas for new hostages, but with economic woes and looming public sector job cuts in Britain, coupled with the weather getting a bit colder, he is being flooded with thousands of applications for the two vacancies that openned up a few days ago.</p> <p>'I hadn't even advertised yet, so this is all word-of-mouth...it's incredible,' shrugged the 12 year veteran of pirating. 'There are so many worthy candidates, I wish I could take more on, but you know how it is.'</p> <p>With the number of applicants already edging toward 8,000 and expected to swell further with the announcement of the royal wedding, Abdikarim has a mammoth task sifting through them.</p> <p>However he insists that he 'wants to be fair', suggesting perhaps some kind of audition process, say in front of some judges, maybe even with a phone-in to decide who among the hopeful has what it takes to spend a year at sea with his crew. </p>