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More Please!

by Anna Raccoon on July 5, 2011

Is it worth the waiting for?
If we live ’til eighty four
All we ever get is gru…el!
Ev’ry day we say our prayer –
Will they change the bill of fare?
Still we get the same old gru…el!

I think the tax

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Could there be a more emotive firecracker tossed into the flagellation that is the New of the World hacking scandal? A more despicable, heinous act than accessing ‘Murdered Millie’s’ phone messages? – for she is one of

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I know your password

by SadButMadLad on July 5, 2011

Odds are that I can guess your PIN in ten attempts.

It will be one of the following

“1234” – I can’t be bothered to think about my password
“0000” – I can’t even be bothered to count
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Johann Hari’s Recycled Huffington Post ‘Exclusives’

by Matt Wardman on July 4, 2011

In journalism an Exclusive is defined as:

a piece of news, or the reporting of a piece of news, obtained by a
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Heart Stopping Moments.

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by Anna Raccoon on July 4, 2011

If you have to have a heart attack, if you must, what better place to find yourself than in a roomful of cardiac surgeons? Not in Rochdale, no Siree.
Not
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Health and Safety Vision On

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by Matt Wardman on July 3, 2011

Revisit your childhood as Vision On – that iconic kids art show from the 60s and 70s – returns…with a twist. This is from the same maker as the video I posted previously. <a class="more-link" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/07/03/health-and-safety-vision-on/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading →</span></a> </div> <footer class="entry-utility"> </footer> <div class="clear-post-end" style="clear:both;"></div> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/07/03/health-and-safety-vision-on/" /> </article> <article id="post-3529" class="content-default post-area post-odd post-order-7 post-author-id-20 font-inherit post-3529 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope itemprop="blogPost"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title font-inherit font-weight-normal" itemprop="headline name"> <a href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/07/03/zombie-apocalypse-horror/" title="Permalink to Zombie Apocalypse Horror!" rel="bookmark">Zombie Apocalypse Horror!</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-07-03T00:00:01+01:00"/> <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2011-07-03T00:00:01+01:00"/> <span style="display:none" itemscope itemprop="publisher" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"><span itemprop="name">The Anna Raccoon Archives</span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary clearfix"> <p><P class=headline_meta>by <span class="author vcard fn">Gildas the Monk</span> on <ABBR class=published title=2011-07-03>July 3, 2011</ABBR></P></div></p> <div class="format_text entry-content"><img /> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Dear Brothers and Sisters of the Blog,</P><P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">I have been away for a little while, beset with issues which needed my complete attention. However, I have now managed a little time off and accordingly render</P> <a class="more-link" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/07/03/zombie-apocalypse-horror/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading →</span></a> </div> <footer class="entry-utility"> </footer> <div class="clear-post-end" style="clear:both;"></div> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/07/03/zombie-apocalypse-horror/" /> </article> <article id="post-4920" class="content-default post-area post-even post-order-8 post-author-id-35 font-inherit post-4920 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope itemprop="blogPost"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title font-inherit font-weight-normal" itemprop="headline name"> <a href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/07/02/funny-sunny/" title="Permalink to Funny Sunny" rel="bookmark">Funny Sunny</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-07-02T00:00:01+01:00"/> <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2011-07-02T00:00:01+01:00"/> <span style="display:none" itemscope itemprop="publisher" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"><span itemprop="name">The Anna Raccoon Archives</span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary clearfix"> <div> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard fn">Matt Wardman</span> on <abbr class="published" title="2011-07-02">July 2, 2011</abbr> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <div class='dd_post_share dd_post_share_right'> <div class='dd_buttons'> <div class='dd_button'> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.topsy.com/topsy.js?init=topsyWidgetCreator"></script> </p> <div class="topsy_widget_data"></div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="attachment_16244" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 300px"> <a href="https://www.annaraccoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/q-photo-chimps-tea-party-model-foshie-flickr-300x225.jpg" ><img /></a> </p> <p class="wp-caption-text">Political Chumps' Tea Party </div> <p> Ed Milliband has just made a video ‘loop tape’ to make sure that, no matter what, he is only</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/07/02/funny-sunny/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading →</span></a> </div> <footer class="entry-utility"> </footer> <div class="clear-post-end" style="clear:both;"></div> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/07/02/funny-sunny/" /> </article> <article id="post-2749" class="content-default post-area post-odd post-order-9 post-author-id-7 font-inherit post-2749 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope itemprop="blogPost"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title font-inherit font-weight-normal" itemprop="headline name"> <a href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/07/02/life-in-the-goldfish-bowl/" title="Permalink to Life in the goldfish bowl." rel="bookmark">Life in the goldfish bowl.</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-07-02T00:00:01+01:00"/> <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2011-07-02T00:00:01+01:00"/> <span style="display:none" itemscope itemprop="publisher" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"><span itemprop="name">The Anna Raccoon Archives</span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary clearfix"> <p><P class=headline_meta>by <span class="author vcard fn">Anna Raccoon</span> on <ABBR class=published title=2011-07-02>July 2, 2011</ABBR></P></div></p> <div class="format_text entry-content"><img /> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">I have always been fascinated by how the law, invariably shaped to deal with the ‘hard cases’ that make the headlines and force change, pans out to affect the ordinary, the mundane, the banal, that vast chunk</P> <a class="more-link" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/07/02/life-in-the-goldfish-bowl/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading →</span></a> </div> <footer class="entry-utility"> </footer> <div class="clear-post-end" style="clear:both;"></div> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/07/02/life-in-the-goldfish-bowl/" /> </article> <article id="post-2699" class="content-default post-area post-even post-order-10 post-author-id-7 font-inherit post-2699 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope itemprop="blogPost"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title font-inherit font-weight-normal" itemprop="headline name"> <a href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/07/01/et-tu-reuters/" title="Permalink to Et tu, Reuters?" rel="bookmark">Et tu, Reuters?</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-07-01T00:00:01+01:00"/> <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2011-07-01T00:00:01+01:00"/> <span style="display:none" itemscope itemprop="publisher" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"><span itemprop="name">The Anna Raccoon Archives</span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary clearfix"> <p><P class=headline_meta>by <span class="author vcard fn">Anna Raccoon</span> on <ABBR class=published title=2011-07-01>July 1, 2011</ABBR></P></div></p> <div class="format_text entry-content"><img /> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Around ten years ago, an old friend of mine, an ambitious, clever and talented journalist became the news editor of, as they say, a ‘quality Sunday paper’.</P><P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">‘Congratulations, you must be delighted’, said I.</P><P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">‘Harrumph’,</P> <a class="more-link" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/07/01/et-tu-reuters/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading →</span></a> </div> <footer class="entry-utility"> </footer> <div class="clear-post-end" style="clear:both;"></div> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/07/01/et-tu-reuters/" /> </article> <article id="post-2444" class="content-default post-area post-odd post-order-11 post-author-id-7 font-inherit post-2444 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope itemprop="blogPost"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title font-inherit font-weight-normal" itemprop="headline name"> <a href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/30/dordogne-angst-unlimited/" title="Permalink to Dordogne Angst Unlimited." rel="bookmark">Dordogne Angst Unlimited.</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-06-30T00:00:01+01:00"/> <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2011-06-30T00:00:01+01:00"/> <span style="display:none" itemscope itemprop="publisher" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"><span itemprop="name">The Anna Raccoon Archives</span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary clearfix"> <p><P class=headline_meta>by <span class="author vcard fn">Anna Raccoon</span> on <ABBR class=published title=2011-06-30>June 30, 2011</ABBR></P></div></p> <div class="format_text entry-content"><img /> <P><EM>This nightmare that I had</EM><BR><EM>woke up in the hospital suite</EM><BR><EM>And thought “my, this is worse than bad”</EM><BR><EM>just where on earth did I meet</EM><BR><EM>That chick with whom I share this room?</EM><BR><EM>Champagne’s inappropriate</EM><BR><EM>right now and so are those balloons</EM><BR><EM>got no cause</P> <a class="more-link" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/30/dordogne-angst-unlimited/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading →</span></a> </div> <footer class="entry-utility"> </footer> <div class="clear-post-end" style="clear:both;"></div> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/30/dordogne-angst-unlimited/" /> </article> <article id="post-2903" class="content-default post-area post-even post-order-12 post-author-id-45 font-inherit post-2903 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope itemprop="blogPost"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title font-inherit font-weight-normal" itemprop="headline name"> <a href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/29/open-thread/" title="Permalink to Open Thread!" rel="bookmark">Open Thread!</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-06-29T00:00:01+01:00"/> <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2011-06-29T00:00:01+01:00"/> <span style="display:none" itemscope itemprop="publisher" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"><span itemprop="name">The Anna Raccoon Archives</span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary clearfix"> <p><P class=headline_meta>by <span class="author vcard fn">SadButMadLad</span> on <ABBR class=published title=2011-06-29>June 29, 2011</ABBR></P></div></p> <div class="format_text entry-content"><img /> <P>Matt and I are very busy with real life issues. I personally am working 12 hour days to a tight deadline so cannot put in much into writing articles to keep you lot occupied. So please talk amongst yourselves.</P><P>Say anything,</P> <a class="more-link" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/29/open-thread/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading →</span></a> </div> <footer class="entry-utility"> </footer> <div class="clear-post-end" style="clear:both;"></div> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/29/open-thread/" /> </article> <article id="post-5403" class="content-default post-area post-odd post-order-13 post-author-id-45 font-inherit post-5403 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope itemprop="blogPost"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title font-inherit font-weight-normal" itemprop="headline name"> <a href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/27/snow-globes/" title="Permalink to Snow Globes" rel="bookmark">Snow Globes</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-06-27T00:00:01+01:00"/> <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2011-06-27T00:00:01+01:00"/> <span style="display:none" itemscope itemprop="publisher" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"><span itemprop="name">The Anna Raccoon Archives</span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary clearfix"> <div> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard fn">SadButMadLad</span> on <abbr class="published" title="2011-06-27">June 27, 2011</abbr> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"><img /> If you are in Texas and want to buy a snow globe, one of the best place to go is the <a href="http://portal.tfc.state.tx.us/surplus/state/" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','portal.tfc.state.tx.us']);">Texas State Surplus Store</a> at 6505 Bolm Road, off U.S. 183. <a href="https://www.annaraccoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/snow-globe-banned.jpg" ><img class="alignright</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/27/snow-globes/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading →</span></a> </div> <footer class="entry-utility"> </footer> <div class="clear-post-end" style="clear:both;"></div> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/27/snow-globes/" /> </article> <article id="post-3394" class="content-default post-area post-even post-order-14 post-author-id-7 font-inherit post-3394 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope itemprop="blogPost"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title font-inherit font-weight-normal" itemprop="headline name"> <a href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/25/hacked-off-hackers/" title="Permalink to Hacked-off Hackers." rel="bookmark">Hacked-off Hackers.</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-06-25T00:00:01+01:00"/> <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2011-06-25T00:00:01+01:00"/> <span style="display:none" itemscope itemprop="publisher" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"><span itemprop="name">The Anna Raccoon Archives</span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary clearfix"> <p><P class=headline_meta>by <span class="author vcard fn">Anna Raccoon</span> on <ABBR class=published title=2011-06-25>June 25, 2011</ABBR></P></div></p> <div class="format_text entry-content"><img /> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Back in the dark ages, well, 40 years ago, there was a ‘private club’ in the Walworth Road known as the Crusaders. It was a long dark room, lined with mirrors; mirrored balls sparkled overhead, tables stretched</P> <a class="more-link" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/25/hacked-off-hackers/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading →</span></a> </div> <footer class="entry-utility"> </footer> <div class="clear-post-end" style="clear:both;"></div> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/25/hacked-off-hackers/" /> </article> <article id="post-3039" class="content-default post-area post-odd post-order-15 post-author-id-45 font-inherit post-3039 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope itemprop="blogPost"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title font-inherit font-weight-normal" itemprop="headline name"> <a href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/25/risky-business/" title="Permalink to Risky Business" rel="bookmark">Risky Business</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-06-25T00:00:01+01:00"/> <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2011-06-25T00:00:01+01:00"/> <span style="display:none" itemscope itemprop="publisher" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"><span itemprop="name">The Anna Raccoon Archives</span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary clearfix"> <p><P class=headline_meta>by <span class="author vcard fn">SadButMadLad</span> on <ABBR class=published title=2011-06-25>June 25, 2011</ABBR></P></div></p> <div class="format_text entry-content"><img /> <P>You see headlines like “Bacon increases your risk of cancer by 20%”, “One extra unit of alcohol a day increases a woman’s risk of breast cancer by 12%” and “Two units a day reduces the risk of heart disease by</P> <a class="more-link" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/25/risky-business/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading →</span></a> </div> <footer class="entry-utility"> </footer> <div class="clear-post-end" style="clear:both;"></div> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/25/risky-business/" /> </article> <article id="post-5112" class="content-default post-area post-even post-order-16 post-author-id-35 font-inherit post-5112 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope itemprop="blogPost"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title font-inherit font-weight-normal" itemprop="headline name"> <a href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/24/media-googlewhacking/" title="Permalink to Media Googlewhacking" rel="bookmark">Media Googlewhacking</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-06-24T00:00:01+01:00"/> <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2011-06-24T00:00:01+01:00"/> <span style="display:none" itemscope itemprop="publisher" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"><span itemprop="name">The Anna Raccoon Archives</span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary clearfix"> <div> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard fn">Matt Wardman</span> on <abbr class="published" title="2011-06-24">June 24, 2011</abbr> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <div id="attachment_16058" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 300px"> <a href="https://www.annaraccoon.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/q-icon-googlewhack.jpg" ><img /></a> </p> <p class="wp-caption-text">Googlewhacker </div> <p> A <a title="Googlewhack" href="http://www.googlewhack.com/rules.htm" onclick="javascript:_gaq.push(['_trackEvent','outbound-article','http://www.googlewhack.com']);" target="_blank">Googlewhack</a> is a search in Google for a pair of real words which results in exactly one result, in a human-written webpage. I</p> <a class="more-link" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/24/media-googlewhacking/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading →</span></a> </div> <footer class="entry-utility"> </footer> <div class="clear-post-end" style="clear:both;"></div> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/24/media-googlewhacking/" /> </article> <article id="post-3005" class="content-default post-area post-odd post-order-17 post-author-id-7 font-inherit post-3005 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope itemprop="blogPost"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title font-inherit font-weight-normal" itemprop="headline name"> <a href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/24/raccoongate-no-way-jos/" title="Permalink to Raccoongate? No way, José!" rel="bookmark">Raccoongate? No way, José!</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-06-24T00:00:01+01:00"/> <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2011-06-24T00:00:01+01:00"/> <span style="display:none" itemscope itemprop="publisher" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"><span itemprop="name">The Anna Raccoon Archives</span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary clearfix"> <p><P class=headline_meta>by <span class="author vcard fn">Anna Raccoon</span> on <ABBR class=published title=2011-06-24>June 24, 2011</ABBR></P></div></p> <div class="format_text entry-content"><img /> <P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">Hello my darlings! It’s been an eventful week. Action packed as they say, and Ms Raccoon has a fight on her hands; fear not, we will win.</P><P style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify">So, pour yourself a drink, make it a double;</P> <a class="more-link" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/24/raccoongate-no-way-jos/"><span class="more-msg">Continue reading →</span></a> </div> <footer class="entry-utility"> </footer> <div class="clear-post-end" style="clear:both;"></div> <link itemprop="mainEntityOfPage" href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/24/raccoongate-no-way-jos/" /> </article> <article id="post-5709" class="content-default post-area post-even post-order-18 post-author-id-35 font-inherit post-5709 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry" itemtype="https://schema.org/BlogPosting" itemscope itemprop="blogPost"> <header class="entry-header"> <h2 class="post-title entry-title font-inherit font-weight-normal" itemprop="headline name"> <a href="https://annaraccoon.com/2011/06/23/drive-to-distraction/" title="Permalink to Drive to Distraction" rel="bookmark">Drive to Distraction</a> </h2> <div class="entry-meta"> <meta itemprop="datePublished" content="2011-06-23T00:00:01+01:00"/> <meta itemprop="dateModified" content="2011-06-23T00:00:01+01:00"/> <span style="display:none" itemscope itemprop="publisher" itemtype="https://schema.org/Organization"><span itemprop="name">The Anna Raccoon Archives</span></span> </div> </header> <div class="entry-summary clearfix"> <div> <p class="headline_meta">by <span class="author vcard fn">Matt Wardman</span> on <abbr class="published" title="2011-06-23">June 23, 2011</abbr> </div> <div class="format_text entry-content"> <div class='dd_post_share dd_post_share_right'> <div class='dd_buttons'> <div class='dd_button'> <script type="text/javascript" src="https://cdn.topsy.com/topsy.js?init=topsyWidgetCreator"></script> </p> <div class="topsy_widget_data"></div> </div> </div> </div> <p> Learn how to avoid death when crossing your drive by implementing a handful of common sense safeguards. Even non-existent risk must be mitigated. <iframe width="480" height="390" src="https://youtube.com/watch?v=http://www" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>
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Crimewatcher

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by 2mac on June 22, 2011

Crimewatcher

Good Evening and Welcome to CRIMEWATCHER. On tonight’s show we will be exposing a fraud so massive that it has affected everyone
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Census 2011 – Hacked? Nope!

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by SadButMadLad on June 22, 2011

Another Census 2011 post to complement my previous post (one of the top read posts on AR). It seems from certain sections of the media that the census results have been hacked.
They are
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How Rory McIllroy learnt his golf

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by Matt Wardman on June 21, 2011

The 22 year-old winner of the US Open, Rory McIllroy, appeared on Ulster TV when he was 9 years old, to demonstrate how he practiced. There’s
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Very Short Parish Notice

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by Matt Wardman on June 21, 2011

Parish Notice
For the next couple of weeks SadButMadLad and me will be handling some of the site admin, working with the other contributors.
Roughly, SadButMadLad is handling site admin issues, and I’m dealing
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Huffington Post – more Bikini Babes than the Daily Mail

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by Matt Wardman on June 21, 2011

Bikini Attack
The three top English Language news websites in North America last month were the Huffington Post, The New
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Juan Sheet

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by SadButMadLad on June 20, 2011

Juan replaces Brenda and Audrey as icons for the kitchen towel product Plenty, which was called Bounty.
Does the company know what they are doing with changing the name of the product and
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Covert Recording accepted in Evidence by Appeal Court

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by Matt Wardman on June 20, 2011

Have you secretly recorded your neighbour stating that your cat might suddenly vanish into the great mousehole in the sky, but they deny it?
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2 Cows

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by SadButMadLad on June 19, 2011

Socialism: You have 2 cows. You give one to your neighbour.
Communism: You have 2 cows. The state takes both and gives you some milk.
Fascism: You have 2 cows. The state takes both
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Caption contest – Advertising Ewe-turns.

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by Anna Raccoon on June 18, 2011

I can see this catching on – imagine the M40 running through the Labour strongholds in the Rhonda Valley, lined with bleating manifesto promises. Politicians really will be able to eat their words once the count is
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Bugging Bugarach.

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by Anna Raccoon on June 18, 2011

Life as the Maire of a small French commune can be onerous. You are a self contained one-man social services department, with responsibility for the welfare of all the inhabitants. An adult literacy department, with responsibility for
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Won’t talk to bloggers, no more, no more

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by Matt Wardman on June 17, 2011

Miss Margate 1968
We live in interesting times for independent news media. The regional media has been in crisis for years, and councils which used to run their own newspapers have been slapped
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Ed Balls in Fantasia

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by Matt Wardman on June 17, 2011

Thanks to Fraser Nelson for pointing out a world-class piece of carpet-bagging by Ed Balls MP, the Shadow Chancellor.
In his “Speech for the Alternative” the ~~Sorcerer’s Apprentice~~ Economic Wizard
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Spinning Millie.

I know your password

Johann Hari’s Recycled Huffington Post ‘Exclusives’

Heart Stopping Moments.

Health and Safety Vision On

Crimewatcher

Census 2011 – Hacked? Nope!

How Rory McIllroy learnt his golf

Very Short Parish Notice

Huffington Post – more Bikini Babes than the Daily Mail

Juan Sheet

Covert Recording accepted in Evidence by Appeal Court

2 Cows

Caption contest – Advertising Ewe-turns.

Bugging Bugarach.

Won’t talk to bloggers, no more, no more

Ed Balls in Fantasia