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Saturday, April 30, 2016

What It's Like to Write Jokes for President Obama

(The New York Times)

What It's Like to Write Jokes for President Obama = Work hard; smart wit is OK, tiniest jape too feeble.
Anagram: Russ Atkinson

Female Ted Cruz Lookalike Agrees To Do Porn For $10,000

(Huffington Post)

Searcy Hayes = Aye, she scary! = Aye, he's scary!
Anagram: Julian Lofts

White House 2016: Clinton Gears Up for Trump in Fall Race

(The New York Times)
Hillary Clinton - Caricature

Who should be voted in as the American President? = One best case: I wish I don't have Donald Trump here! = Top name Clinton deserves a hard White House bid = Hard to choose a super mind between the invalids!
Anagram: Josiah Winslow, Caricature: DonkeyHotey

Firefighters Rescue Cops Stuck In Elevator

(MSN)

Firefighters Rescue Cops Stuck In Elevator = Greater stuff: service heros unstick police
Anagram: Russ Atkinson, Photo: CBS Interactive

Russian 'eternal flame' replaced by cardboard painting

(BBC)

Russian 'eternal flame' replaced by cardboard painting = A grand, true, symbolic fire can't end! A paper is real bland!
Anagram: Josiah Winslow, Photo: Vitaly Nevar / Novy Kaliningrad

Friday, April 29, 2016

If Donald Trump Were a Woman, He'd Have Zero Percent of the Vote

(Rolling Stone)
Donna Trump

If Donald Trump Were a Woman, He'd Have Zero Percent of the Vote = What? I hope we never do vote for the crazed female "Donna Trump".
Anagram: Josiah Winslow, Photo: misery722

Protest Turns Violent at Trump Rally

(ABC News)
Donald Trump Caricature

Protest Turns Violent at Trump Rally = Plan: start Trump revolution. Let's try!
Anagram: Josiah Winslow, Caricature: Yanito Freminoshi

Can Donald Trump really win the White House?

(Quartz)
Donald Trump's Gaudy White-House

President of the United States of America = I'd restate: Trump office set in stone ahead.
Anagram: Josiah Winslow, Illustration: KAZ Vorpal

Obama's cold peace is right goal for Middle East

(The Arizona Republic)
OBAMA/SAUDI TIES

United States of America = Refuse action at Mid-East
Anagram: Josiah Winslow

Tully: A doctor's diagnosis: Donald Trump is a bully

(Indianapolis Star)
He's Number One: Trump Leads GOP Field in New Poll

Tully: A doctor's diagnosis: Donald Trump is a bully = Plus loud idiot's incurably mad and totally gross!
Anagram: Maurice Goddard, Photo: Mike Licht

Leicester City stand on the brink of a remarkable Premier League title... but who are the men behind their success?

(Daily Mail)
Roger Johnson, Marouane Chamakh and Abou Diaby
A List of Some of the Managers/Coaches of the English Premier League Football Clubs
1. Arsene Wenger
2. (Sir Alex Ferguson followed by) the Netherlands' Louis van Gaal
3. Jose Mourinho
4. Jurgen Klopp
5. Sam Allardyce
6. Terry McDermott
7. Slaven Bilic
8. Kenny Jackett
9. Paul Lambert
10. Claudio Ranieri
11. Mauricio Pochettino
=
Some are foreign or not
1. Arsenal
2. Man U (hah, a stupid joke - poor performance)
3. Chelsea (he just left - has megalomania, OK)
4. LFC
5. Spurs
6. Newcastle
7. Hammers
8. Wolves
9. Blackburn Rovers
10. Leicester City (jubilantly excel, leading the tough competition)
11. Sunderland (a bloody terrible failure! Gloomily facing relegation?)
Anagram: Julian Lofts, Photo: Ronnie Macdonald

Donald Trump denies allegations he raped teenage girl at convicted paedophile's sex party

(The Herald)

Is Donald Trump a clandestine paedophile? = A child, teen? I'm appalled, astounded! Prison?
Anagram: Julian Lofts

Thursday, April 28, 2016

Donald Trump: If Hillary Clinton were a man she would get less than five per cent of vote

(The Daily Telegraph)
Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump - Caricatures

Donald Trump: If Hillary Clinton were a man she would get less than five per cent of vote = Those mean words tell much of one infernally rotten, well-depraved, fat chauvinist pig!
Anagram: Maurice Goddard, Illustration: DonkeyHotey

Italy Uncovers Islamist Plot to Attack Vatican and Israeli Embassy

(Newsweek)
Pocket-sized Piazza San Pietro, Vatican City

Italy has uncovered an Islamist plot to attack the Vatican = Very vicious plan: latest task - attain death to Catholic man
Anagram: Aronas Pinchas, Photo: Christopher Lance

Ted Cruz names Carly Fiorina as VP pick

(CNN)
Lying Ted Cruz and Pukey Carly Fiorina

Ted Cruz names Carly Fiorina as VP pick = First, a crazy rival...second, pickup name?
Anagram: Josiah Winslow, Illustration: TJ Hawk

University of Washington Cheerleading Squad Slammed for Poster with Body Requirements

(People)

University of Washington cheerleading squad slammed for poster with body requirements = Quest for tender maidens in gym shorts. Prerequisites: 'beachy glow', 'hair down', 'volume' and 'fit'
Anagram: Jason Lofts, Poster: UW

Start preparing for Donald Trump to become the Republican nominee

(Deutsche Welle)
Donald_Trump

"Donald J. Trump is the very definition of the American success story, continually setting the standards of excellence in business, real estate and entertainment"* = This Republican nominee contender is an utterly moronic, inveterate sexist, a detested, ghastly, daft man just full of hysterical nonsense and racist tendencies
* from Donald Trump's website
Anagram: Jason Lofts, Photo: shygurl88

Tuesday, April 26, 2016

FBI won't reveal method for cracking San Bernardino iPhone

(Washington Post)
Cellebrite está ayudando al FBI a hackear el iPhone

FBI won't reveal method for cracking San Bernardino iPhone = Now, no one receives plan, for it might backfire hard on brand
Anagram: Josiah Winslow, Photo: Noticias Seguridad

Why Elizabeth Warren Would Have More Clout As Hillary Clinton's VP

(Huffington Post)
Hillary Clinton / Elizabeth Warren 2016

Why Elizabeth Warren Would Have More Clout As Hillary Clinton's VP = An all-clever whiz, power-woman should thus ably nail victory there?
Anagram: Maurice Goddard, Image: Moishe Friedman

Cruz and Kasich take on Trump

(US News & World Report)
Republican Primary Final Three 2016 - Caricatures

Cruz and Kasich take on Trump = Men's pact: run, kick out hazard.
Anagram: Josiah Winslow, Caricature: DonkeyHotey

Saturday, April 23, 2016

One part Nixon, two parts Wallace: Donald Trump represents the worst of a bygone America

(Salon)
Donald Trump's Southern Strategy

One part Nixon, two parts Wallace: Donald Trump represents the worst of a bygone America = Nasty rodent repeats pattern now: Xenophobic megalomaniac lusts after warlord power.
Anagram: Maurice Goddard, Caricature: DonkeyHotey

Boehner wants Paul Ryan for president

(MSN)
Republicans John Boehner Paul Ryan Kevin McCarthy Aaron Schock Eric Cantor

Boehner wants Paul Ryan for president = Say, power baron lined up fresh entrant
Anagram: Russ Atkinson, Illustration: T.J. Hawk

Friday, April 22, 2016

Prince Dead At 57

(TMZ)
prince

Prince is dead = I ascended. RIP.
Anagram: Josiah Winslow, Illustration: G Ross

Alton Towers owner facing huge fine after pleading guilty over Smiler crash

(St. Helens Star)
Oblivion a steel roller coaster @ Alton Towers

Alton Towers = Lot to answer
Anagram: Jason Lofts

Thursday, April 21, 2016

The Bunyadi: London gets its first naked restaurant

(The Week)
I've Got a Feeling

The Bunyadi: London gets its first naked restaurant = Featuring randy nudists that dine on steak, lobster... = Bistrot feeds nudes trying a natural diet. No thanks!
Anagram: Jason Lofts, Photo: Thomas Hawk

Wednesday, April 20, 2016

Six ex-'Apprentice' stars to disavow Donald Trump for his 'anti-American' campaign

(New York Daily News)

Six ex-'Apprentice' stars to disavow Donald Trump for his 'anti-American' campaign = Paranoid pig's rot saw putrid sexism, racism, toxic hate, and rampant fan violence!
Anagram: Maurice Goddard

Tuesday, April 19, 2016

At Israeli brewery, last sip of beer Jesus might have drunk

(MSN)

At Israeli brewery, last sip of beer Jesus might have drunk = I hear Jewish guys taste rare bible drink; flavor upsets me.
Anagram: Russ Atkinson

Monday, April 18, 2016

Trump's campaign may see some fallout from its fight with the RNC

(CNN)

Trump's campaign may see some fallout from its fight with the RNC = In truth, creepy mogul is a fast-scoffing mammoth wimp that leers!
Anagram: Maurice Goddard

Sunday, April 17, 2016

Couple Sits On Bench

(Huffington Post)
Duke & Duchess of Cambridge in India

Couple sits on bench. After a while they got up = Scene's nice: the two photograph beautifully
Anagram: Robert Jordan, Photo: British High Commission

Trump's foreign policy alarms the world

(The Sun Daily)

Trump's foreign policy alarms the world = Cipher for "Troglodyte plans Muslim war"
Anagram: Jason Lofts

Friday, April 15, 2016

Mars Food tells customers to go easy on the pasta sauce

(Daily Mail)
Day25: Dolmio

Mars Food tells customers to go easy on the pasta sauce = To analyse: Seems too processed, too much salt, sugar, fat
Anagram: Jason Lofts, Photo: wazabees

Bernie Sanders attacks capitalism during trip to Vatican

(USA Today)

Bernie Sanders attacks capitalism during trip to Vatican = "A decadent vice, sir! Trump's a stinking baron capitalist rat!"
Anagram: Maurice Goddard

Godzilla-Like Marine Iguana Filmed Foraging In The Waters Of The Galapagos Islands

(IFLScience)

Photographer Steve Winkworth captures this Godzilla-like marine iguana underwater ~ or whenever a Galapagos lizard lurks in the ocean we think it's a turgid whopper, I mutter.
Anagram: Julian Lofts

Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Colourful 'vomit-like' Australian $5 note unveiled

(MSN)

Colourful 'vomit-like' Australian currency unveiled = "Anomalous ickier fiver unloved, uncultural," I let cry
Anagram: Russ Atkinson

Inky the Octopus escapes from the National Aquarium of New Zealand

(ABC News)
Giant Pacific Octopus (Octopus dofleini)

Inky the Octopus escapes from the National Aquarium of New Zealand = Ha, fit male cephalopod squeezes out of tank, now in marine sanctuary!
Anagram: Jason Lofts

Tuesday, April 12, 2016

The Conservatives - We are the Nasty Party

(Huffington Post)
Fracking Tories

The Conservatives - We are the nasty party = Yet investors cheat peasantry whatever
Anagram: Robert Jordan, Image: Teacher Dude

MTV Movie Awards: Melissa McCarthy makes history as first woman to win Comedic Genius Award

(Entertainment Weekly)

The obese comedian Melissa Ann McCarthy = Tenably, she's an immense comedic actor. Ha!
Anagram: Julian Lofts

Monday, April 11, 2016

The Archbishop of Canterbury learns his real father was Churchill's private secretary

(BBC)
IMF Seminar: Future of Finance

The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby ~ frets, overwhelmed by paternity. Ha, he's just not born cherubic!
Anagram: Julian Lofts, Photo: IMF

Cubans facing beer shortage as thirsty American tourists put island's main brewery under strain

(The Independent)
Robándole licor a Baco | Stealing some beer from Dionysus (Bacchus) in Varadero, Cuba - 2010

Cubans facing beer shortage as thirsty American tourists put island's main brewery under strain = Sunny Caribbean country (its rum is rather grand) has amber deficit as transient US topers swig ale
Anagram: Jason Lofts, Photo: lezumbalaberenjena

Sunday, April 10, 2016

Mossack Fonseca: inside the firm that helps the super-rich hide their money

(The Guardian)

Mossack Fonseca = A scam? OK, confess!
Anagram: Julian Lofts

Former Sailor Cleared of Murder, Rape After Spending 33 Years in Prison Speaks Out

(Yahoo!)

Keith Allen Harward = Law had real rethink
Anagram: Aronas Pinchas

Entire Batcave recreated from scratch using LEGOs

(MSN)
BCRobinHiRes

Entire Batcave recreated from scratch using LEGOs = Venturer crafts garish, elegant, comic, secret abode
Anagram: Russ Atkinson, Photo: Dan Glasure

Nude painting of Donald Trump goes on display in London

(The Daily Telegraph)

Nude portrait "Make America Great Again" = A tragic dream - peek at a miniature organ
Anagram: Julian Lofts

Saturday, April 9, 2016

Bernie Sanders Wins Wyoming Democratic Caucuses

(The New York Times)
Bernie Sanders - Painting

Bernie Sanders wins Wyoming Democratic caucuses = By now, me securing success worries main candidate.
Anagram: Josiah Winslow, Caricature: DonkeyHotey

Friday, April 8, 2016

Scientists find no trace of Neanderthal Y-chromosomes in modern humans

(Christian Science Monitor)

Scientists find no trace of Neanderthal Y-chromosomes in modern humans = Seems it's in the manic con-man, fishy, coarse front-runner, The Donald. Dooms!
Anagram: Maurice Goddard, Cartoon: Mike Luckovich

Thursday, April 7, 2016

The rise of Donald Trump is a terrifying moment in American politics

(Vox)

The rise of Donald Trump is a terrifying moment in American politics = If president (POTUS), moronic man is in charge of military. Detrimental!
Anagram: Jason Lofts

Wednesday, April 6, 2016

D-Day veteran proposes to childhood sweetheart

(The Independent)

The love story to end all love stories. Roy Vickerman and Nora Jackson called off their wedding in 1946 but were reunited when Roy called Graham Torrington's BBC radio show. Now, 70 years on, they're going to get married.

Posted by BBC Midlands Today on Monday, April 4, 2016

D-Day veteran proposes to childhood sweetheart = Very old, stooped chap to wed his dearest on earth
Anagram: Russ Atkinson

Tuesday, April 5, 2016

Donald Trump Throws A Tantrum And Accuses Ted Cruz Of Illegal Activity In Wisconsin

(PoliticusUSA)
Republican Primary Final Three 2016 - Caricatures

Donald Trump Throws A Tantrum And Accuses Ted Cruz Of Illegal Activity In Wisconsin = Crazy Presidential candidate sworn that rival's misconduct got unlawful miscount
Anagram: Josiah Winslow, Caricature: DonkeyHotey

People Can't Stop Vandalizing Donald Trump's Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

(Vanity Fair)
Donald Trump's Big Tent Party

People Can't Stop Vandalizing Donald Trump's Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame = All Nazi swastikas left on top happen to tell much of a proven dodgy worm, Donald
Anagram: Maurice Goddard, Illustration: DonkeyHotey)

Panama Papers: Mossack Fonseca leak reveals elite's tax havens

(BBC)
ART 2016

The Panama Papers = Phat names appear
Anagram: Julian Lofts, Photo: Christopher Dombres)

Monday, April 4, 2016

Reykjavik, Iceland shown in video ad as Rhode Island capital

(MSN)

Reykjavik, Iceland shown in video ad as Rhode Island capital = Oh, ad lady pilloried, sacked when R.I. is a Scandinavian TV joke.
(Anagram: Russ Atkinson)

Could It Be That Vladimir Putin and Wendi Deng Are in Love?

(Vanity Fair)
Wendi Deng

Businesswoman Wendi Deng's three most prestigious sweethearts
1. Rupert Murdoch
2. Tony Blair
3. Vladimir Putin
=
1. Very old media mogul (now that's gross!)
2. An unctuous British Prime Minister (dweeb)
3. The Russian President (twerp).
Anagram: Julian Lofts; Photo: orionpozo

Transcript: Donald Trump interview with Bob Woodward and Robert Costa

(Washington Post)
Donald Trump's Taj Ma WALL

Transcript: Donald Trump interview with Bob Woodward and Robert Costa = A window into abhorrent twirp's drivel, dumb rot, and bad-to-worst crap, etc!
Anagram: Maurice Goddard, Illustration: DonkeyHotey

Blue Origin's reusable rocket just stuck its third landing

(Wired)

Blue Origin's reusable rocket = Eek, our burner goes ballistic!
(by Julian Lofts)

Saturday, April 2, 2016

International Pillow Fight Day - in pictures

(The Guardian)
Valentine's Day Pillow Fight, too Many Photos, Cell Phone, Watchers, Distracted Players
Photo: Lynn Friedman

International Pillow Fight Day ~ today - infantile wallop, hit, grin!
(by Julian Lofts)