News trawl of mostly eye-catching trivia
July 23rd, 2008 | 
Author: Protester attempts to glue himself to Gordon Brown.
How awful! Glued to Brown! Can you imagine anything more ghastly?
Terror police detain disabled boy
Abandoned dog in 'skeletal state' (distressing picture)
Father killed trying to save family member
Jail threat for hare coursing duo
Lesbos locals lose lesbian appeal
'Allah meat' astounds Nigerians
When the writings were discovered there were some Islamic scholars who come and eat here and they all commented that it was a sign to show that Islam is the only true religion for mankind
O RLY?
MySpace signs up to OpenID scheme
Here come the drums (vid)
Tortoise theft 'heartbreak' (aud) Poor shieldytoads.
World's first sand hotel (article/vid)
Also, this. (vid) Kookaburra and baby effalunt!
Bed tester's bottom 'worth £1m'
Which of your body parts would you insure for the highest sum? Nona Dolorosa News Trawls wants to know your family-friendly answers!
Stranded ducks are escorted home
BBC One unveils new Merlin drama. Looks crap. I'm going to watch it.
School warning to pupils who turn up 'orange' from fake tan.
Lots of stuff about MS in the news today. Here's a quiz.
A guide to faking American accents…
…and failing to do so. Funfunfun.
For the record: native northern English, lived here all my life, can't tell Liverpool from Brummie from Newcastle from Mancunian, never mind South African from Aussie or Swedish from Lapp or Canadian from American or even Russian from Spanish, for that matter. (Also seem to have a positive prejudice towards northern central/eastern European accents and English received pronunciation. No, I've no idea why in the former case.)
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