Stupidity Blog

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1 Mar 10:

• Another carbon obsession story. Yes, whales are made of carbon http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8538033.stm

12 Feb 10:

• Quite ironic that Harriet Harman should be the "equality minister", with prejudiced views such as this: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8511883.stm

1 Feb 10:

• Sad times for wikileaks http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8490867.stm

28 Jan 10:

• Tesco ban pyjamas http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8484116.stm

21 Jan 10:

• School trip cancelled in order to make everyone suffer equally: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/highlands_and_islands/8470699.stm

5 Jan 10:

• Even France comes up with stupid laws http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8440199.stm

31 Dec 09:

• Study determines the bleedin obvious http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8434905.stm

16 dec 09:

• Was there any evidence at all that this algerian man was actually plotting an al-qaeda attack? Sounds like a witch-hunt to me http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23784287-the-moment-police-say-they-foiled-an-al-qaeda-attack.do

10 dec 09:

• False paedophile witch-hunt sadly goes wrong: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/lancashire/8405031.stm

7 Dec 09:

• Even though this is the Daily Mail, I can believe that it's sadly not an exaggeration: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1233899/Council-pays-removal-company-1-500-office-equipment-lorry--10-yards-road.html

29 Nov 09:

• Pakistan's turn in hide-and-seek competition: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8384994.stm

9 Nov 09:

• The Sun has really got it wrong here: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/campaigns/our_boys/2720233/Bloody-shameful-Gordon-Brown.html

14 Oct 09:

• Zero tolerance of knives, forks and spoons: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8305987.stm

10 oct 09:

• 487 viewers complain about something that they didn't see.. and Brucie forced to condemn someone else's off-air bad word: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8297488.stm

6 oct 09:

• pregnant woman's fight for cheese: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/beds/bucks/herts/8291536.stm

4 Oct 09:

• One parent cites "health fears", no more wi-fi for kids: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8274180.stm

3 Oct 09:

• "What we are trying to do is... to make sure that one of the vaccinations doesn't have worse side effects than the other." http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8288688.stm

sep 09

30 sep 09:

• one way to "win hearts and minds": http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8282067.stm

29 sep 09:

• forced medication: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8278581.stm
• another porn censorship attempt: http://news.bbc.co.uk/newsbeat/hi/technology/newsid_7474000/7474857.stm

26 Sep 09:

• Graham norton rapped for gay-bashing http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8276255.stm
• Scissors http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/8276243.stm

18 Sep 09

• Top university discovers that healthy people live longer: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8260561.stm
• Brace yourselves for a second ripple of swine flu: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1214236/Deadly-second-wave-swine-flu-way.html
• One glass of wine will make you a binge drinker: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1214285/Binge-drinking-danger-giving-child-glass-wine.html
• "Someone must be held accountable" for act of nature: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2643163/Mum-Odette-Browning-suing-after-son-Kyan-gets-EColi-at-pet-farm.html

14 sep 09:

• Man in charge of crazy scheme asks people to consider things "rationally": http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8253789.stm

11 sep 09:

• more curbs on helping children: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8249020.stm and http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8250795.stm (this is a very serious point - trying to circumvent the "ian huntley" problem by allowing the use of "soft intelligence" - in other words, hearsay. It may catch some people, but will destroy countless of other innocents who are falsely accused)
• 4 in 10 are heretics: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8249668.stm
• PM forced to apologise to man who died a very long time ago: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8249792.stm
• another possible correlation between two non-problems: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8248768.stm
• Chief Medical Officer takes credit for swine flu deaths being lower than predicted: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8249240.stm
• every year and for evermore, September 11th will be a day when nobody in America gets any work done - least of all the president: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8249810.stm
• academics discover that rich people still have a high life expectancy: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8249092.stm
• trade unions fear that useless may be sacked in recession: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8249589.stm
• fears that political party may appear on question time... so let's give them publicity by making a big deal about it: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8240206.stm
• homeowners now have even less pretend money: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8248645.stm
• let's just pretend this isn't happening: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8249733.stm
• giving people money, in return for goods and services, creates jobs: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8249645.stm

8 Sep 09:

• Medics decide that other people drink too much because of adverts: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8242385.stm
• Opposition criticise government for failing to deal with non-existent crisis: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8242810.stm

2 Sep 09:

• A touching eco-opportunity from the Daily Mail: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1210706/Caught-camera-Mother-Nature-cries-river-tears-global-warming-threatens-planet.html
• Pictures of 23-year-old "could be seen to sexualise a model who appeared to be a child": http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8232162.stm
• Worryingly, Indian swine flu fatalities cross the 0.00001% barrier: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8230996.stm
• Wristbands to save the planet: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8232179.stm

1 Sep 09:

• Study reveals that unhappy kids often become unhappy adults: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8227485.stm
• Defence industry concludes that giving money to defence industry is good for defence industry: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8230910.stm
• NHS beginning to realise that tackling childhood obesity is futile and pointless: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8226651.stm

aug 09

31 Aug 09:

• Government attempts to tackle antisocial behaviour... introduces "Drinking Banning Orders" instead: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8227236.stm

30 Aug 09

• Tennis authorities regulate players' tweeting http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/tennis/8228398.stm
• Sending more troops to die will "save lives": http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8229104.stm

29 Aug 09

• Amanda Platell fears immigrant population boom (she herself is an immigrant): http://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-1209837/Amanda-Platell-Why-baby-boom-make-bust.html

27 August 09

• Survey suggests that English people drink on holiday: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8225029.stm

24 August 09:

• Government decides to ban glass in pubs: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8217775.stm
• BNP sued for not allowing black people to join: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8218397.stm

16 August 09:

• "What matters more to Karzai is the support of fundamentalists": http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/8204207.stm

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