:: Lets get Farked ::

The only news of note today is that my nearest tube station to work has been closed most of the day due to a brutal attack/murder. The despite the obvious inconvenience to most of the staff here (I had to walk from the previous station), I was most amused to see a car from this insalubrious establishment (probably NSFW) parked directly outside our office, where one of the directors sometimes parks.

Given the paucity of other happenings, I've gone for the Fark approach and just come up with a list of moderately topical quirky news links. Without the Boobies. Indeed, the moer observant amongst you might notice that certain appear courtesy of that site: I can assure you that with one obvious exception they all came from other sources. But first, the obligatory slice of pun pie from b3ta:

Now on to the news headlines:

•  Ukrainian man castrates himself - obligatory, vaguely xenophobic "Aren't Vodka-drinking East Europeans Stupid?" story.
•  A-Ha's Morten Harket to produce own line of bread - Pop Idol of yesteryear becomes Nordic Domestic Goddess.
•  Alabama hicks steal road signs - obligatory, vaguely xenophobic "Aren't Redneck Americans Stupid?" story. "That Ain't it Road" and "Booger Hollow Road" (WTF?) are the most popular ones to steal, apparently...
•  Evan Dando to join Cheeky Girls - doncha just love silly headlines in serious newspapers?
•  Dogs take to the catwalk in Tokyo- obligatory, vaguely xenophobic "Aren't Pet-Crazed Japanese Stupid?" story.
•  Shark dies after tank prank - despite refutations that dumbing down at the Beeb, Auntie can't resist the Scum-style rhyme of the week.

Whilst the UK press have been gushing to tell of Posh and Becks "unprecedented media attention" during their recent stateside tour, certain (American) sources don't seem to agree. This backs up Popbitch mailout last week (5th June), which claimed they'd left a rather limp impression:

>> Here lie the Beckhams <<
Overpaid, overhyped and over there

We're getting very used to the British tabloids
being just full of lies, but this week's news
has been extraordinary.

First, the Beckhams' kidnap case was, surprise,
surprise, found to be completely made up by the
News of The World.

Then we've had the thousands of column inches on
how the Beckhams have wowed America through the
MTV movie awards etc.

So we weren't surprised to find out from our
American sources that actually the US greeted
Vic 'n Dave with nothing more than disinterest
and bemusement.

At one Hollywood lunch attended by the
gruesome pair, the host introduced them as
Victoria and Derek...

Time for me to be off, with one final bad taste link.

Toodle-Pip!