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Toilet Paper war.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24185342

"Venezuela seizes toilet paper factory to avoid shortage"

Were there caught short?

Quote: billwill @ September 22 2013, 3:32 PM BST

Toilet Paper war.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-america-24185342

"Venezuela seizes toilet paper factory to avoid shortage"

At last! An outlet for remainders of The Mail and The Sun.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24195602

A poet has withdrawn from a poetry competition after he was caught out for having plagiarised many of his poems. This must be the most self-absorbed non-apology I've seen in a long time:

In an email to the Forward Arts Foundation, Allen wrote: "I accept that I did plagiarise certain poems (although it was genuinely not my intention to deceive), and that I am withdrawing from the competition because of the intolerable strain of the recent, negative publicity surrounding this.

"However, I continue to maintain that the poem submitted to the Forward Prizes is original."

Quote: Harridan @ September 22 2013, 4:39 PM BST

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-24195602

A poet has withdrawn from a poetry competition after he was caught out for having plagiarised many of his poems. This must be the most self-absorbed non-apology I've seen in a long time:

In an email to the Forward Arts Foundation, Allen wrote: "I accept that I did plagiarise certain poems (although it was genuinely not my intention to deceive), and that I am withdrawing from the competition because of the intolerable strain of the recent, negative publicity surrounding this.

"However, I continue to maintain that the poem submitted to the Forward Prizes is original."

It is quite funny. Although in a way poets are sort of self-absorbed by definition.

You have a point, but generally they are more self-aware. But I guess lacking that quality might be why he had to plagiarise...

In my opinion he has to realise
There's never an excuse to plagiarise
:)

Poets are all weirdos.

Quote: Jennie @ September 22 2013, 11:25 AM BST

Well, not really. Underpinning his comments is the view that women (notice it wasn't directed at male delegates) should be criticised if their homes are anything less than sparkling.

I have plenty of "domestic failings" and would happily give anyone a slap who thought they had a right to comment on them.

Maybe, but what the press got excited about was the use of the word slut, not understanding - or choosing not to understand - that a) it did not mean what they thought it meant, b) it was a joke.

Quote: Jennie @ September 22 2013, 11:25 AM BST

Still, maybe he is actually a secret agent:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/ukip/10324527/Selfish-Godfrey-Blooms-sluts-slur-has-killed-Ukip-conference-says-Nigel-Farage.html

The Tory press were out to find a way to wreck the conference whatever happened. A big UKIP vote lets Labour in.

I think the word slut is equally offensive which ever way its used

Can anyone confirm if he really is the last man in England ever to have been Christened Godfrey?

I believe it's what Richard Dawkins is planning on calling his kids.

Quote: sootyj @ September 23 2013, 10:11 AM BST

I believe it's what Richard Dawkins is planning on calling his kids.

All of them?

Surely the girls will be Cissy and Dolly. :)

God free

'tis a pun.

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