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Dennis Wise: How I overcame my fear of tents
Hi, I’m Dennis Wise and I’m here to tell you how I overcame my fear of tents. Since an early age I’ve had a morbid fear of life under canvas. I think it goes back to a cub scout jamboree where I was routinely picked on by the bigger kids – and believe me most [...]
What do you think about the gay school syllabus?
Young children are to be taught about homosexuality in their maths, geography, science and English lessons, it has emerged. As part of a Government-backed drive to ‘celebrate the gay community’, maths problems could be introduced that involve gay characters. We asked members of the public to answer a sample question from the new gay maths [...]
Gone To Pot
Gone To Pot was how the CEO of the largest skunk cannabis producers in the West Midlands described the current predicament facing farmers last night. “A lot of our members were apprehended during the cold snap due to roof lagging problems,” he said, speaking under condition of anonymity. “Now the VAT increase and obscene energy [...]
Eta announces surprising switch to musical theatre
The Basque separatist group Eta has announced a permanent ceasefire in its fight for independence from Spain after Andrew Lloyd Webber offered it’s ruling council roles in a new musical based on the life of John Merrick, the Elephant Man. The ceasefire announcement was not unexpected, with the possible abandonment of hostilities with Spain featuring [...]
Renewed calls for US ban on automatic weapons
The US gun control lobby is calling for a ban on automatic weapons after a gunman in Tucson, Arizona, shot Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and then began firing indiscriminately into a crowd of people. “It is every American’s right to bear arms, but there needs to be a line drawn,” said Jeff Muesli, a staunch advocate [...]
Harry Potter plagiarism case dismissed
A US judge has dismissed a legal action that accuses Harry Potter author JK Rowling of copying the work of another author. What do you think? Tracy Cornwell Student “If plagiarism is so bad, why do computer programs have a copy and paste function? Answer me that.” Barry Wallis Postman “The same thing happened to me. The [...]
Brazilian footballer faked own kidnap
A Brazilian football player will be charged for falsely reporting he had been kidnapped to avoid being fined by his club for arriving late for training, police say. Somalia, a midfielder for the leading Rio de Janeiro club Botafogo, said he had been abducted at gunpoint at about 0700 on his way to the training [...]
Introduction to Professor Logan Josh
As Emeritus Professor of Politics, Culture and Football Research at Santiago University it is a pleasure to have been invited to write for this site and break my exile. My painstaking research into the Over The Bar administrators has reassured me of the intellectual audience my archived work will stimulate. My years in academia have [...]
FA fears football flu phenomenon
Medical experts have expressed fears that this weekend’s FA Cup Third Round fixtures could trigger a Swine Flu epidemic. Fans of the top teams typically live in modern municipal conurbations. The fear is that mixing with fans from lower league teams out in the countryside will lead to a plague of cross infection. Former doctor [...]
“Sologram” footballers take the field
Toshiba, the Japanese electronics giant, has unveiled the latest development in 3D technology. “Solograms” are holograms which are capable of interacting with the environment, creating a convincing illusion of solidity – hence the provisional name – and can be created in real-time, at broadcast speeds, from 3D cameras or Computer Generated Imagery (CGI). Boffins in [...]
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http://overthebar.co.ukDennis Wise: How I overcame my fear of tents
Hi, I’m Dennis Wise and I’m here to tell you how I overcame my fear of tents. Since an early age I’ve had a morbid fear of life under canvas. I think it goes back to a cub scout jamboree where I was routinely picked on by the bigger kids – and believe me most [...]
What do you think about the gay school syllabus?
Young children are to be taught about homosexuality in their maths, geography, science and English lessons, it has emerged. As part of a Government-backed drive to ‘celebrate the gay community’, maths problems could be introduced that involve gay characters. We asked members of the public to answer a sample question from the new gay maths [...]
Gone To Pot
Gone To Pot was how the CEO of the largest skunk cannabis producers in the West Midlands described the current predicament facing farmers last night. “A lot of our members were apprehended during the cold snap due to roof lagging problems,” he said, speaking under condition of anonymity. “Now the VAT increase and obscene energy [...]
Eta announces surprising switch to musical theatre
The Basque separatist group Eta has announced a permanent ceasefire in its fight for independence from Spain after Andrew Lloyd Webber offered it’s ruling council roles in a new musical based on the life of John Merrick, the Elephant Man. The ceasefire announcement was not unexpected, with the possible abandonment of hostilities with Spain featuring [...]
Renewed calls for US ban on automatic weapons
The US gun control lobby is calling for a ban on automatic weapons after a gunman in Tucson, Arizona, shot Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and then began firing indiscriminately into a crowd of people. “It is every American’s right to bear arms, but there needs to be a line drawn,” said Jeff Muesli, a staunch advocate [...]
Harry Potter plagiarism case dismissed
A US judge has dismissed a legal action that accuses Harry Potter author JK Rowling of copying the work of another author. What do you think? Tracy Cornwell Student “If plagiarism is so bad, why do computer programs have a copy and paste function? Answer me that.” Barry Wallis Postman “The same thing happened to me. The [...]
Brazilian footballer faked own kidnap
A Brazilian football player will be charged for falsely reporting he had been kidnapped to avoid being fined by his club for arriving late for training, police say. Somalia, a midfielder for the leading Rio de Janeiro club Botafogo, said he had been abducted at gunpoint at about 0700 on his way to the training [...]
Introduction to Professor Logan Josh
As Emeritus Professor of Politics, Culture and Football Research at Santiago University it is a pleasure to have been invited to write for this site and break my exile. My painstaking research into the Over The Bar administrators has reassured me of the intellectual audience my archived work will stimulate. My years in academia have [...]
FA fears football flu phenomenon
Medical experts have expressed fears that this weekend’s FA Cup Third Round fixtures could trigger a Swine Flu epidemic. Fans of the top teams typically live in modern municipal conurbations. The fear is that mixing with fans from lower league teams out in the countryside will lead to a plague of cross infection. Former doctor [...]
“Sologram” footballers take the field
Toshiba, the Japanese electronics giant, has unveiled the latest development in 3D technology. “Solograms” are holograms which are capable of interacting with the environment, creating a convincing illusion of solidity – hence the provisional name – and can be created in real-time, at broadcast speeds, from 3D cameras or Computer Generated Imagery (CGI). Boffins in [...]