John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Feb 9, 2012, 1:00 am
Thieves dig 100ft tunnel to reach cash machine Thieves spent "months" digging an 100 foot long tunnel beneath a car park and video shop in an elaborate robbery on a cash machine but got away with just a few thousand pounds. Detectives believe the gang may have spent up to six ...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Feb 8, 2012, 1:00 am
Woman auctions tattoo space on her bum A woman has auctioned tattoo space on her bum and bids of NZ$10,000 have already been placed. Tina Beznec has taken the drastic measure after being made redundant twice over the past year and the auction has been viewed by more than 111,000 peo...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Feb 7, 2012, 1:00 am
The things that people leave behind... A list of the most bizarre items left behind by guests at Travelodge hotels includes a hamster named Fredrick and an 18-month-old baby. Also among the quirkier items left behind were a life-size Mr Blobby costume, a case full of 100 Duches...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Feb 6, 2012, 1:00 am
American Police Refused to Hand Over Hackers to France While the American government requires that UK citizens are dragged into one of their courts to face sixty-year sentences, it looks like it is not even reluctant to hand over one of its own hackers over to a more sensible French court...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Feb 5, 2012, 1:00 am
Microsoft vs Drunk Events It seems that Microsoft employees didn’t get great Christmas parties as they hoped – software giant, Vole, appeared to be too worried that its image has been tarnished by the heavy drinking antics of its sales people. As a result, he just ordered its staff ba...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Feb 4, 2012, 1:00 am
WordPress Will Unblock Censored Websites A number of European countries see online censorship implemented, including Italy, the Netherlands, Finland and some others. The Internet service providers in those countries are required to block access to several websites like The Pirate Bay. How...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Feb 3, 2012, 1:00 am
User Files Will be Deleted from MegaUpload Once MegaUpload was closed down by the authorities, millions of people found out they lost access to their legitimate files stored on the file-sharing website – from personal information to work-related content. So it is of no surprise that cur...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Feb 2, 2012, 1:00 am
... a Roman coin, because of the thickness and diameter," Regis Cursan, ... coins have been found elsewhere in the former Roman Empire, but ... prostitutes were slaves," Caroline McDonald, curator at the Museum of London ... that are relevant to the modern city and its visitors. Museums ... l...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Feb 1, 2012, 1:00 am
Naked man in La Redoute clothing advert: Fashion faux pas much? Fashion label La Redoute has faced embarrassment after a picture of a naked man walking into shot behind four children was published on its website. The unknown nudist was seen wading into the sea in the backgroun...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 31, 2012, 1:00 am
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 30, 2012, 1:00 am
Woman accused of damaging $30M painting A 36-year-old woman was accused of causing $10,000 worth of damage to a painting by the late abstract expressionist artist Clyfford Still, a work valued at more than $30 million, authorities in the U.S. state of Colorado said on Wednesday. A poli...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 29, 2012, 1:00 am
Movie Industry Killing Films, not Pirates Famous film writer David Germain claimed that this year's box office receipts appeared below last year not because of piracy, but rather because the studios didn’t have a successful movie. Back in 2010, they had Avatar and Dark Knight, but i...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 28, 2012, 1:00 am
Who Was the First Hacker? New Scientist has recently revealed the name of the world's first hacker, who managed to discover a security hole in Marconi's wireless telegraph and managed to show the inventor up. It turned out that a stage magician named Nevil Maskelyn wrecked a public de...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 27, 2012, 1:00 am
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 26, 2012, 1:00 am
Cars 'too easy to steal' in Germany, says envoy Poland's ambassador to Germany on Monday rejected responsibility for a spate of car thefts on the border between the two countries, suggesting it was "perhaps" too easy to steal cars in Germany. "This is primarily a problem for the pol...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 25, 2012, 1:00 am
Incredible Hulk convicted for selling drugs in Coventry A man dressed as The Incredible Hulk has been convicted for drug dealing in Coventry. The "conspicuous" Scott Anderson, 32, was arrested outside the Skydome nightclub by police officers, reports the Coventry Telegraph. He wa...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 24, 2012, 1:00 am
Man tried to use $1m bill at NC Walmart Do you have change for a million-dollar bill?   Police say a North Carolina man insisted his million-dollar note was real when he was buying $476 worth of items at a Walmart.   Investigators told the Winston-Salem Journal that 53-year...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 23, 2012, 1:00 am
Panto slammed for 'ugly sisters' jibe A pantomime has been criticised after naming the two ugly sisters after princesses Beatrice and Eugenie. The performance of Cinderella at the Marlowe Theatre in Canterbury, Kent was criticised for featuring two male actors dressed up as the...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 22, 2012, 1:01 am
Cannonball hits house after TV experiment goes wrong   A cannonball crashed through a home in California on Wednesday after an experiment on a television show went wrong. Nobody was injured when the cannonball went astray, although a parked car was dama...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 21, 2012, 1:05 am
How to Access Censored Websites The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement began targeting “rogue” online services last year within the ‘Operation in Our Sites” campaign. As a result, a lot of domain names have been either closed or blocked. That anti-piracy policy has already s...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 20, 2012, 1:00 am

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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 19, 2012, 1:00 am

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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 17, 2012, 1:00 am
Ireland Will Implement Website Blocking Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner has ordered a halt on the “three-strikes” regime because of its conflicts with privacy policies and the failure of the country’s Internet service provider Eircom to properly apply the “graduate respo...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 16, 2012, 1:00 am
Man rings 911 about broken iPhone A US man has been arrested after dialling 911 on five different occasions to complain about his broken iPhone. A US man has been arrested after calling 911 to complain about his broken iPhone. Michael Alan Skopec rang the police on five differ...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 15, 2012, 1:00 am
SOPA Opponents Created Emergency IP Lists Legislation known as SOPA is getting closer and closer towards final passage, which makes a lot of users very nervous. Today it looks like a very predictable development is taking place – Internet users are generating the lists of IP addresses t...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 14, 2012, 1:08 am
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 13, 2012, 1:00 am
Canada’s Artists Call for Legal File-Sharing Songwriters Association of Canada is one of Canada’s most prestigious assets, with members including Bryan Adams, Randy Bachman and Carole Pope. The outfit’s Vice President Jean-Robert Bisaillon claimed that the web has animated the music...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 12, 2012, 1:00 am
Publishers Go Greedy With Apple Six of the top publishers have cooperated in order to fix a price for ebooks higher than that of a hard copy – this is regardless of the fact that the cost of making an ebook is less than the cost of a hardback. Wall Street Journal revealed that the price...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 11, 2012, 1:00 am
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Jan 10, 2012, 1:00 am
Italy Angry with Switzerland for Protecting File-Sharers Recently the Swiss government made a decision to endorse a law according to which non-profit file-sharing is considered legitimate. The Swiss government believes that the so -called “illicit” downloads don’t actually hurt the ...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Nov 2, 2011, 2:08 am
Kitty brought the heat: Cat shoots owner in NYSo the story goes like this: A man rushed himself to the Spartanburg Regional Medical Center on Saturday, saying that he had been shot in the knee by his cat. The man said he was getting medication out of his gun safe at about 7:30 p.m. when the cat jump...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Nov 1, 2011, 2:02 am
Elephant causes safari park trafficIt was the right time for Five the elephant to take a nap but perhaps not quite the best place, as the huge animal caused a traffic jam after snoozing in the middle of the road at a West Midlands safari park. The 20-year-old African elephant laid across one of the ...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Oct 31, 2011, 2:05 am
Swiss man mistakes river for car parkA drunk Swiss man accidently drove his car into the river because he thought it was an underground car park. An intoxicated Swiss man got a shock when he mistook a river for an underground car park. Peter Thaler was arrested by police when he went to collect his...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Oct 30, 2011, 2:09 am
Police 'chase' 10mph pensioner for 27 milesA 76-year-old woman from Essex was stopped by police after a chase that lasted 27 miles. Caroline Turner was driving between 10 and 20mph for the duration of the chase, in which she refused to pull over for police. The incident happened on October 4 when...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Oct 29, 2011, 1:05 am
Squirrel shows his nuts on Great British Bake Offwell-endowed squirrel has become a surprise internet hit after showing off what he's got on the BBC TV show 'The Great British Bake Off.' Viewers who were watching Jo Wheatley being crowned winner of the show on BBC2 were shocked when the massive tes...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Oct 28, 2011, 1:07 am
Storm over 'English' term WC on roadsigns in WalesIt is a term recognized around the world offering relief for those with a very basic need - but not, it seems, in one corner of Wales. Although the origins of the abbreviation “WC” are English, it has been adopted into everyday usage in German, I...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Oct 27, 2011, 1:05 am
Rutting deer a problem in urban areas Increasing numbers of deer living in towns and cities are causing havoc this autumn as the rutting wild animals get tangled up with garden fences, hedgerows and even washing lines. Deer numbers in Britain are at their highest level since the Norman invasion with...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Oct 26, 2011, 1:00 am
Puppy saves swimmer from drowning A British puppy was hailed a hero after alerting his owner to a swimmer in difficulty. A British puppy has been hailed a hero after summoning help for a drowning man. Wilson spotted the swimmer in difficulty near Mumbles Lighthouse in Swansea and his barking at...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Oct 25, 2011, 1:06 am
Penguin spotted on Hampshire beachDay-trippers enjoying the heatwave on a Hampshire beach were stunned to spot a lost penguin frolicking in the waves. It's believed it was a jackass penguin which normally makes its home in South Africa, 6,000 miles away, reports The Sun. Visitors to Southsea beach, ...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Oct 24, 2011, 1:00 am
French schools ordered to ration ketchupSchools in France have been ordered to limit the amount of ketchup served in cafeterias in order to preserve the nation's cultural identity. French schools have been ordered to ration ketchup in their cafeterias in order to preserve the cultural identity of t...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Oct 23, 2011, 1:04 am
Council spends £40,000 on 68 giant granite ballsA county council has been criticised for spending £40,000 on 68 giant granite balls to protect its new headquarters from ram-raiders and terrorists. Tory-run Staffordshire County Council has positioned 'spherical bollards' costing £587 each outside ...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Oct 22, 2011, 1:01 am
Woman charged in perfume assault A couple was assaulted by a woman who blasted them with perfume in a local home. A 25-year-old woman was arrested Friday night and charged with two counts of assault with a weapon and administering a noxious substance after an altercation about 7 p.m. with the couple...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Oct 21, 2011, 1:08 am
Showering 'women' shock shoppersA shopping mall stunned passers-by in China with a window display which appeared to feature three young women taking a shower. The unusual window display attracted crowds outside the store, in downtown Lanzhou, western China's Gansu Province, reports local media. Most...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Oct 20, 2011, 1:03 am
Scottish woman wakes up with Italian accentMomma Mia! A woman in Glasgow says she woke up woke up with an Italian accent after suffering a stroke. Debbie McCann couldn't speak straight away after the stroke and when her voice came back people said it sounded Chinese. But after a while it becam...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Oct 19, 2011, 1:08 am
Ex-Model Who Killed and Ate Hubby Seeks ParoleA former model who killed, cooked and ate her husband 20 years ago will make a bid for freedom next week. Omaima Aree Nelson is slated to appear before a California parole board to plead for an early release from Chowchilla State Prison, where she is ser...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Oct 18, 2011, 1:00 am
Woman, 67, abandons her car after getting stuck reversing out of car park A woman in Warsaw, Poland, abandoned her car after she jammed it between two walls trying to reverse away from a car park.Wiola Nowicka, 67, attempted to turn around in the car park's narrow driveway once she noticed the high ...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Oct 17, 2011, 1:05 am
Two beach patrol Land Rovers submerged by high tideA beach safety team send a Land Rover to rescue their own stranded buggy - only for both vehicles to become submerged as the tide came in. First the patrol's six-wheel buggy became stranded a mile out from Cleethorpes Pier, NE Lincs, and then when t...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Oct 16, 2011, 1:08 am
4x4 abandoned on Snowdon for second time in a monthA 4x4 vehicle has been abandoned near the top of Mount Snowdon for the second time in a month, this time with a 'For Sale' sign in the window. The Vauxhall Frontera was found near the visitors' centre at the highest peak in England and Wales yesterd...
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John S. posted an article on A Whinger In France - Oct 15, 2011, 1:02 am
Bear gobbles up pies at B.C. pizza joint Andrea Lawrance is used to customers having growling tummies. But this unexpected visitor had a bear-size case of the munchies. Lawrance was washing dishes at Fat Tony's Pizza in Whistler, B.C. Monday night when a furry four-legged customer with a big appe...
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