The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band – Banned Video

On July 29, 2013 by Tim Newman

I’ve just returned from Peter Gabriel’s brain child festival – WOMAD. I’ve showered and I’m currently sat in my pants on a comfy chair. My sunburn is waning and my hangover is lifting....

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Vlad The Impaler – A Short History

On July 8, 2013 by Tim Newman

Vlad the Impaler is a household name throughout Europe and beyond. He has become synonymous with the vicious and the blood thirsty. But despite his infamy, I really didn’t know much about him, other...

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University Maths Teachers That Look Exactly Like Maths Teachers Should – The Doctorates

On July 4, 2013 by Tim Newman

So, the simple premise for these two posts is a collection of pictures of people that teach Maths at University. I plucked them fresh from the websites of The University of Sheffield, The...

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Gym Teacher Wears The Same Outfit In Yearbook Photos For 40 Years

On July 4, 2013 by Tim Newman

Gym teacher Dale Irby of Dallas Texas accidentally wore the same outfit in two consecutive photos in the school yearbook. His wife dared him to do it for a third year, so he...

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VIDEO: Turkmenistan’s Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov Falling Off A Horse

On July 1, 2013 by Tim Newman

Turkmenistan’s Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, as a tyrant, is nowhere near as well known as Kim Jong il. Sometimes I wonder if it’s because his name is so much harder to pronounce? But I think it’s more...

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Video Of Deaf Boy Hearing His Fathers Voice For The First Time

On June 22, 2013 by Tim Newman

Grayson Clamp, who was deaf from birth due to faulty auditory circuits heard his Fathers voice for the first time the other day. Cochlear implants hadn’t worked for Grayson, so doctors pimped him...

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Decapitated Deer Remains Left In Saffron Walden Tesco

On June 12, 2013 by Tim Newman

What a headline. Apparently, on the 4th June, someone unusual visited a Tesco store in Saffron Walden at 1:20 am. Staff later found a deer’s head at the self service counter and a...

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Sandwich Sculptures Will Leave You Happy And Peckish

On June 8, 2013 by Tim Newman

I have had the illustrious honour of being on the judging panel for the Annual Sandwich Making Competition in both 2012 and 2011. As such, I feel I am better versed in sandwich...

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Depressing Footage From Inside A Chinese Factory

On May 14, 2013 by Tim Newman

This video makes even my mundane job look like a blissful walk across white sands with a pint of Guinness in each hand. This is just a short clip of factory life in China. Dark...

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North Korea’s Mass Gymnastics – Defiance & Horror

On April 13, 2013 by Tim Newman

Recently, North Korea have been busy puffing out their chests and threatening the wider world with destruction. No change there, then. King Jon-un, son of Kim Jong-il, has even less tact than his father,...

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