I remember an old file on CIX that used to have a big list of blonde jokes, but Steve at For Love Nor Money seems to have found the best blonde joke yet.
Archive for 2006
Two choice selections from Wednesday’s paper. First, in the corrections column, the paper withdraws an entire story:
We said in error that the rap artist 50 Cent is billed to appear in a Sunderland pub on February 29. Neither the performance nor the date will take place. The next leap year is 2008.
Goodness knows how they managed that but the words “press” and “release” and the phrase “cut and paste” spring to mind. Meanwhile, Simon Hoggart on Mark Oaten’s chances:
The reason why [Lembit] is backing Mark’s campaign may be because it is slightly more likely that a heavenly body will destroy all life on earth than that his candidate will become leader of the Lib Dems.
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Rob Fenwick has set up the following pledge:
“I will donate £20 to Cancer Research UK on the first anniversary of the death of Ivan Noble, 31st January 2006 but only if 50 other people will too.”
To help raise £1,000 for cancer research, sign the pledge here.
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