http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/tags.php?tag=whippet The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Tue, 21 May 2013 23:25:54 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=28218#post-78236 Thu, 21 Jul 2011 15:56:47 +0000 Oxbridge 78236@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Priests from the temple of the Aztec night god Tezcatlipoca at Tenochtitlan have been gloating at the discomfiture of cricket fans as the wet summer continues and Day One of the England v India test at Lords was halted by rain. They now feel vindicated in their view that at least 2,000 human sacrifices are needed every day to make the sun rise.</p> <p>‘Life is because of the gods, with their sacrifice they gave us life. Everything – sun, crops, moon, stars, Lisa Stansfied, tinned ravioli – comes from that,’ said the discarnate soul of Ixaccihuatl, fornmer chief priest, speaking via Derek Acorah. ‘We told the Spanish as much in 1519 but did they listen? And you wouldn't have it either. Well serves you right.’</p> <p>Under the Aztec Empire, constant wars were fought against neigbouring tribes to provide sacrifices to Tezcatlipoca and the sun god Huitzilopochtl to ensure that the sun continued to circle the Earth. Some have observed that Londoners could probably capture and sacrifice the requisite number from East Anglia to ensure a full day's play tomorrow without anyone noticing.</p> <p>‘When we sacrificed to Huitzilopochtli, the victim would be placed on a sacrificial stone, then the priest would cut through the abdomen with an obsidian blade. The heart would be torn out still beating and held towards the sky and the body would be carried away and either cremated or given to the warrior responsible for the capture of the victim, who would either send the parts to other important men as an offering or eat them,’ explained Ixaccihuatl. ‘A bit like Friday night in Glasgow, then.’ </p> <p>Without a constant supply of victims, the Aztecs believed, the 52-year cycle of life on Earth could come to an end. Some fear that this could happen as soon as 2012, which comes exactly 52 years after the Lady Chatterley trial and the last time Wolverhampton Wanderers won the FA Cup. The Daily Express is believed to be planning a three-page feature article on the subject next week, unless house prices change in the interim. </p> <p>[Hat tip to Vertically Challenged Giant] </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=2258#post-6831 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:33:43 +0000 rickwestwell 6831@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p><blockquote>I used to have one in the back of the Tumbling Sailor in Kidderminster</blockquote></p> <p>Sorry, but I can't let that go by without comment. :-) </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=2258#post-6830 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:28:10 +0000 edward hack 6830@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Drink's like a fish eh??<br /> I used to have one in the back of the Tumbling Sailor in Kidderminster....great bar, sadly gone now. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=2258#post-6821 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:31:48 +0000 rickwestwell 6821@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I used to drink in The Porpoise of Belgravia, if that helps. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=2258#post-6819 Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:09:59 +0000 Ostsee 6819@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>No, ramblesid, I ask my self what is the purpose of Bavaria. I have already worked out the purpose of Belgium. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=2258#post-6760 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 21:09:27 +0000 sauce 6760@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I'm listening to Devo now - see what you've done... </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=2258#post-6701 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 12:33:52 +0000 ramblesid 6701@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>I bet, late at night, Ostee, when you're on your own you ask yourself, 'What is the purpose of Pakistan' </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=2258#post-6687 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:19:16 +0000 Ostsee 6687@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Has anyone ever worked out the purpose of Yorkshire? </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=2258#post-6682 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 10:11:44 +0000 ramblesid 6682@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>You must know a good Kerry man joke Neal. Come on, out with it. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=2258#post-6671 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 09:45:24 +0000 Peter 6671@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Thanks Neal! </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=2258#post-6636 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 08:14:48 +0000 nealdoran 6636@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>Ha! Fabulous. </p> http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=2258#post-6630 Fri, 09 Apr 2010 07:52:11 +0000 Peter 6630@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <p>"When I heard it was a heartwarming tale of triumph over adversity," said one Ripon resident, "I was expecting the story of one man and his dog battling against all odds at the races. All I got was some bloody American teenager rollerskating" </p>