Monthly Archives: July 2006

Blair’s Israel/Lebanon policy

Posted on July 31, 2006 by Tim Ireland

(Posted to b3ta.) Related: Guardian – Cabinet in open revolt over Blair’s Israel policy

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One of our passports is missing

Posted on July 27, 2006 by Tim Ireland

Go. Do. EDIT : No need. Stand down. Job done. Beers all round. Be well. Back soon. Promise. (Psst! Best thing ever. Share.) UPDATE – Hooray for visual aids.

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Independent newspaper lashes out at independent publishers

Posted on July 24, 2006 by Tim Ireland

For some reason the Independent is having a go at bloggers… The fragrantly-hyphenated Janet Street-Porter kicked things off yesterday with this charming piece: Janet Street-Porter – Editor-At-Large: Blog off… You don’t want to know what I weigh today (do you?) … Continue reading →

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Oh, well *done* Jack

Posted on July 21, 2006 by Tim Ireland

You’re all familiar with Jack Straw. Brave man. Not afraid to speak out or stand up for what’s right. Right? Read. Sign.

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It’s Good News Week

Posted on July 21, 2006 by Tim Ireland

Two tasty links for you: Newt Gingrich peddling this ‘third world war’ crap in Comment Is Free. A selection of quotes from the the Rapture Ready / End Times forum.

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Best. Front. Page. Ever.

Posted on July 21, 2006 by Tim Ireland

What a blinder. (Related article here.) By contrast, the people over at The Sun appear to be well off their game. If they had any self-respect, they’d be running this image under the headline ‘GOTCHA’. UPDATE: Spread the word…. EMERGENCY … Continue reading →

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Direct to the nav-bar

Posted on July 20, 2006 by Tim Ireland

Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the interwebs… Simon Carr.

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You look like you need cheering up

Posted on July 19, 2006 by Tim Ireland

Unlax. The Vader Sessions will make your day. (No? OK, how about you go jump, then…?) UPDATE – See also: Star Trek sings Knights of the Round Table. Lots more of this kind of thing here.

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Are you ready for more red-hot sofa lovin’…?

Posted on July 19, 2006 by Tim Ireland

Sofa.com are now offering you a chance to get into The Guinness Book of World Records… and all you have to do is sit on your arse. Oh, and maybe steer a bit. How does that grab you? :o) (Psst! … Continue reading →

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What’s that up on the road… a head?

Posted on July 19, 2006 by Tim Ireland

It’s all about timing folks…. Guardian – United States to Israel: you have one more week to blast Hizbullah: The US is giving Israel a window of a week to inflict maximum damage on Hizbullah before weighing in behind international … Continue reading →

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