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Quote of the Day
July 2006
31 Jul 06
"The idea that they think it is appropriate to dispense with right and wrong is a bit alarming"

Source: New National Curriculum guidelines are entertaining Times Online
30 Jul 06
"White House spokeswoman Emily Lawrimore said the president had never seen [American Idol], 'but like most Americans he is well aware of it'"

Source: Washington Post
29 Jul 06
"[Daniel Radcliffe's] stage debut also requires him to simulate sexual pleasure while riding naked on a horse"

Source: E! Online
28 Jul 06
"The study found that Pac-Man is '64%' violent"

Source: About
27 Jul 06
"[Saddam Hussein] had finally broken his hunger strike yesterday with a meal of beef and rice with pitta bread and a can of Coke"

Source: Yet he still made anti-American diatribes? Telegraph
26 Jul 06
"This is clearly a shape that is ambiguous. It's a pyramid, but it's also a simple stack"

Source: I have a bad feeling about re-designing the Tate Modern almost immediately, Bloomberg
25 Jul 06
"You are going to get blood and snogging in Torchwood that you wouldn't have got in Doctor Who"

Source: Julie Gardner, MediaGuardian
24 Jul 06
"A quarter of people paused to turn off their phones or switched them to silent mode before sex"

Source: Hindustan Times
23 Jul 06
"Michelle, 26, from South London, giggled when asked if she would wed Syed, 31."

Source: Watched The Apprentice? Then this is the news story of the year! Pregnancy!, The Sun
22 Jul 06
"I have just made out my first grass, hurrah! hurrah!"

Source: Charles Darwin, believe it or not , BBC News
21 Jul 06
"Our research found 60% of customers don't understand percentages"

Source: BBC News
20 Jul 06
"Hollywood actor George Clooney has apparently been spotted in a Merseyside pub"

Source: ITV News. Not dumbing down. No way, ITV News
19 Jul 06
"The worst job I have had to do is crush 27 Lotus sports cars, they were beautiful and it was really hard"

Source: BBC News
18 Jul 06
"See, the irony is what they really need to do is to get Syria to get Hizbollah to stop doing this shit, and it's over"

Source: Thanks, George W Bush *sighs heavily*, The Telegraph
17 Jul 06
"[Diana] is not dead in the picture but looks as if she is a sleeping Princess"

Source: A not utterly convincing defence, The Times
16 Jul 06
"Alternative malaria treatment may not work"

Source: State the bleeding obvious headline, Monsters and Critics
15 Jul 06
"Doherty said he was disappointed that his last test was not negative and said: 'Maybe next time round'"

Source: Virgin.net
14 Jul 06
"The police were trying to work out 'whether although it may be dodgy, is it illegal?'"

Source: Brave face from Labour's Tony Wright on 'cash for peerages', BBC News
13 Jul 06
"'Advertisers don't like cock,' Mr Cohen said. 'They are very wary as soon as you say it's gay'"

Source: MediaGuardian
12 Jul 06
"Not many people understand how important having a butler is... I've got a lot to put together, accessory-wise, especially at night"

Source: Damon Dash, Digital Spy
11 Jul 06
"It's been a total flop. The fans are all celebrating with beer instead of sex"

Source: Disappointed brothel workers, Orange
10 Jul 06
"While teenage criminals must be punished, they should also be shown 'a lot more love'"

Source: David Cameron, BBC News
09 Jul 06
"Paris Hilton has shocked fans by admitting that The Simple Life is 'fake'"

Source: Shocked fans?! Digital Spy
08 Jul 06
"Anyway, thanks for logging on - I've got to go now as I had a very heavy night and I've got the 'sheikhs' ... get it?!?!"

Source: Unfunny Jim Davidson, now bankrupt (hahaha), The Guardian
07 Jul 06
"I just the other day got, an internet was sent by my staff at 10 o'clock in the morning on Friday and I just got it yesterday"

Source: Oh dear. Senator Ted Stevens, Techdirt
06 Jul 06
"I have to say that I have actually tasted grey squirrel.. it tastes rather like chicken and is quite palatable"


Source: Peter Atkinson MP, Commons Confidential, BBC News
05 Jul 06
"He also believes the project will 'open up' the prison to the local community"

Source: MediaGuardian
04 Jul 06
"I'm beginning to think it's almost impossible now to have a Scottish Prime Minister because they will be at odds with the basic construction of the British constitution"

Source: Shadow Trade and Industry Secretary, Alan Johnson, The Herald (Nasty Tories are back!)
03 Jul 06
"For the sake of our children we should look forward to the death of Harry Potter"

Source: The Times
02 Jul 06
"Marry me and I'll do the crack off if you want"

Source: Pete Doherty, a romantic? Life Style Extra
01 Jul 06
"[His Dark Materials] is comprised of The Northern Lights - called The Golden Compass in the US..."

Source: Do they have to rename everything? BBC News