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Quote of the Day
October 2006
31 Oct 06
"A spokesman for Virgin Money said the company had become concerned that some of the images were 'a little bit illegal'"

Source: B3ta controversy hehe, MediaGuardian
30 Oct 06
"To cheers he announces: 'We support your war of terror – may George Bush drink the blood of every man, woman and child in Iraq'"

Source: Borat! (Sacha Baron Cohen) The Telegraph
29 Oct 06
"In Goldilocks' Asbo and the Three Bears, the heroine commits criminal damage by breaking and entering the bears home"

Source: BBC News
28 Oct 06
"When I was younger, I was so inspired by Barbie. She has been a role model for my friends and me. I love her style and her spirit."

Source: Hilary Duff, Digital Spy
27 Oct 06
"41 per cent of respondents believed a lack of sleep was the main reason for being cranky in the morning"

Source: Breathtaking news. And the other 59% thought? :S Scotsman
26 Oct 06
"A Dutch mayor has raised eyebrows by backing the idea of sending prostitutes to accompany Dutch troops on foreign missions"

Source: Reuters
25 Oct 06
"holding a phone at a distance from the crotch while speaking should not be dangerous"

Source: Times Online
24 Oct 06
"one in five British children cannot find the UK on a map of the world"

Source: Maybe they're all nationalists? Ask them for Scotland or England and they'll be fine 24dash
23 Oct 06
"a rise in what scientists call "paedophobia" - an unreasonable fear of children..."

Source: Haha! Let's hunt down the sick peadophobes now, media, The Independent
22 Oct 06
"Professor Hawking's secretary, said: 'This is just a distraction, which is really annoying. We don't have time for any of this.'"

Source: The Independent
21 Oct 06
"I have never denied that my remarks were offensive. They were intended to be."

Source: Ken Livingstone is great, isn't he? The Guardian
20 Oct 06
"It takes forever. By the time you've gone through all that, the girl's got up and left! You're much better off to take one of your earbuds out and put it in her ear"

Source: Steve Jobs on Microsoft Zune's wireless music sharing, Newsweek
19 Oct 06
"Officials at an elementary school south of Boston have banned kids from playing tag, touch football and any other unsupervised chase game during recess for fear they'll get hurt and hold the school liable"

Source: CNN
18 Oct 06
"Mankind's future will be split between a beautiful 'genetic elite' and an underclass of 'goblin' creatures, an expert has predicted"

Source: Orange
17 Oct 06
"Education Secretary Alan Johnson wants new faith schools to offer 25% of their places to children not of their religion... a senior ministerial source insisted: 'We are not talking about quotas.'" Source: This is just silly, The Mirror
16 Oct 06
"Mr Banda had never heard of Madonna or her raunchy songs. He was told she was 'a very nice Christian lady'."

Source: NEWS.com.au
15 Oct 06
"numbers and dollar signs indicate a preoccupation with money. Planes, cars, ships, and other vehicles may indicate a desire to travel"

Source: Wow! Where do they find these people? The Register
14 Oct 06
"Oxbridge universities are reportedly asking applicants increasingly wacky questions to see who 'cuts the mustard'"

Source: Yaaaay :S Orange
13 Oct 06
"A Labour MP appears to have stepped beyond the boundaries of parliamentary netiquette with a spoof YouTube video of David Cameron inviting voters to sleep with his wife."

Source: Where would we be without YouTube, Times Online
12 Oct 06
"If you wish to have a dumbed-down syllabus for the general population that's fine"

Source: Oh, charming! Sir Richard Sykes, BBC News
11 Oct 06
"'It feels like a golden opportunity,' replies a remarkably chipper Regan"

Source: Family-related quote of the day today! Times Online
10 Oct 06
"Mr Cameron says he and shadow health secretary Andrew Lansley first came up with their proposals first"

Source: Nice proof-reading, BBC News
09 Oct 06
"The only time I took ecstasy was years and years ago. It was absolutely amazing. It was just fantastic - really, really fun..."

Source: Graham Norton. It would be utterly irresponsible to publicise his remarks, something I would never do. The Independent
08 Oct 06
"Why Prince pays regular visits to the club is a mystery to fellow clubbers... 'No one knows why he comes here. He doesn't drink, doesn't like the music and now doesn't like the dancers.'"

Source: Metro
07 Oct 06
"there are signs screaming 'Ban grammatical mistakes on placards'"

Source: Sign me up! TimeOut
06 Oct 06
"Brent in north west London is the most ethnically diverse area in England and Wales, reveals pioneering new research published today"

Source: Live in Brent? Then you'll know it's hardly pioneering Life Style Extra
05 Oct 06
"A new craze has been sweeping the US - celebrity wigs for kids!"

Source: Dear god NO! And who better to bring you that news than ITV
04 Oct 06
"A fee of 25,500 euros is way too much for a woman to charge a man for fondling her bosom, a Finnish district court ruled"

Source: NEWS.com.au
03 Oct 06
"Let optimism beat pessimism. Let sunshine win the day"

Source: David Cameron [throws up], Guardian
02 Oct 06
"The Remember Ring is programmed to a set date and gives the wearer a slight burning sensation the day before... and continues to warm up every hour, on the hour, all day long"

Source: Metro
01 Oct 06
"I have a hard time not looking at my girlfriend's anatomy... I want to overcome this before our relationship goes any further"

Source: Outrageous confessions on MySecret.tv, Daylight Atheism