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   The BBC has defended a decision to change the ending of nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty.

A version used on the CBeebies channel was altered so rather than
"couldn't put Humpty together again" all the King's horses "made Humpty
happy again".

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Medusa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Trump Joined: 13 January 2006 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline	Quote Reply Posted: 18 October 2009 at 14:34
	The BBC has defended a decision to change the ending of nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty. A version used on the CBeebies channel was altered so rather than "couldn't put Humpty together again" all the King's horses "made Humpty happy again".

Medusa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Trump Joined: 13 January 2006 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline	Quote Reply Posted: 20 October 2009 at 16:58
	A man from Hampshire who has spent 15 years making a model oil rig out of four million matches is hoping for a place in the record books. BBC for a video clip: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/8148833.stm Totally crazy guy!

Medusa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Trump Joined: 13 January 2006 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline	Quote Reply Posted: 21 October 2009 at 18:31
	An American man has received £11,500 of parking fines intended for unknown vehicles in one area because his personalised number plate reads XXXXXXX.

Medusa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Trump Joined: 13 January 2006 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline	Quote Reply Posted: 23 October 2009 at 16:33
	A teenager in Cambridgeshire was told that he could not purchase a packet of Haribo Wine Gums because he was underage. Jaz Bhogal of Leverington was called back by the checkout worker after buying the alcohol-free sweets from the 99p Store in Wisbech. He asked him how old he was and when he said he was 15 he said he couldn't sell him the sweets. He said they had wine in them and pointed to the word wine on the packet. He was speechless! Edited by Medusa - 23 October 2009 at 16:34

Medusa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Trump Joined: 13 January 2006 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline	Quote Reply Posted: 25 October 2009 at 10:12
	Police in the US state of Minnesota are planning to auction off a specially modified and motorised lounge chair whose owner crashed it while drunk. The chair was impounded after he smashed into a parked car as he returned from a bar. The chair comes with a stereo, nitrous oxide booster, parachute and a 'hell yeah it's fast' sticker. The chair would be posted on eBay next week with no reserve price.

Medusa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Trump Joined: 13 January 2006 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline	Quote Reply Posted: 02 November 2009 at 23:32
	This is London - Oxford Street new crossing. Kinda weird! Edited by Medusa - 02 November 2009 at 23:32

Medusa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Trump Joined: 13 January 2006 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline	Quote Reply Posted: 04 November 2009 at 17:07
	A judge has confiscated a Nintendo Wii belonging to a 12-year-old boy as part of his bail conditions. In the past nine months, the boy has been charged with vandalism, assault and breaching court orders.

Solar Dragon Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Trump Super Wiki Top Trumper Joined: 28 July 2006 Location: England Online Status: Offline	Quote Reply Posted: 05 November 2009 at 17:11
	Man appears alive at his own funeral A Brazilian bricklayer who was reportedly killed in a car crash shocked his mourning family by turning up alive at his own funeral. Relatives of Jorge Goncalves, 59, had identified him as the victim of a Sunday night car smash in Brazil's Parana state. But the daft chap had spent the night drinking with friends at a truck stop and not informed his nearest and dearest. When he was informed his family were currently burying "him" he rushed to the funeral to clear things up. A police spokesman confirmed there were doubts: "His mother looked at the body in the casket and thought something was strange. She looked and looked and couldn't believe it was her son," he said. "Before long, the walking dead appeared at the funeral." Chuckles aside, we should underline that the story does take a more morbid turn when you remember that someone has died. Bizarre though, isn't it? Edited by Solar Dragon - 05 November 2009 at 17:12


Medusa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Trump Joined: 13 January 2006 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline	Quote Reply Posted: 09 November 2009 at 15:45
	A football fan was spotted by TV cameras brushing his teeth at a top-of-the table clash between Chelsea and Manchester United on Sunday. The unnamed man was visible on the Sky Sports pictures as Chelsea player Salomon Kalou prepared to be substituted on during his team's 1-0 home victory. You can find the clip on YouTube.

Medusa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Trump Joined: 13 January 2006 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline	Quote Reply Posted: 13 November 2009 at 14:01
	A British man was reportedly caught by Brazilian police trying to smuggle 1,000 live spiders out of the country. The unnamed man is believed to have transported the arachnids in his suitcases. Probably a pet shop owner?

Medusa Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Top Trump Joined: 13 January 2006 Location: United Kingdom Online Status: Offline	Quote Reply Posted: 27 April 2010 at 09:24
	A millionaire socialite has left her daughters less than a pound each because she believed they conspired in her mother's death. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100426/twl-millionairess-leaves-daughters-90p-e-3fd0ae9.html How generous. Well, on the bright side, they won't be liable for any inheritance tax.