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Showing posts with label England. Show all posts
Showing posts with label England. Show all posts

Tuesday, 13 July 2010

London's Wall of Fat

Posted on 13:02 by Unknown
Sewer workers in London are on a mission to remove walls of solidified fat from underground drains.

Where's Mike Rowe when you need him?

It's estimated that 1000 tons of fatty deposits are blocking parts of the sewer system, or roughly the lipid count of the weekly visitors to the Ohio State Fair. Why there's not a cross-marketing opportunity with the manufacturers of Crestor is beyond me.

It's rumored that Ricky Gervais is working on a development deal to turn this into a ten-episode comedy for HBO.



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Tuesday, 8 June 2010

British Shin Kicking Championship

Posted on 12:42 by Unknown
Dreadfully sorry, old chap, but my success at this athletic competition is manifestly predicated on how well I pummel your tibia with my hobnail boots. Cheers.



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