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“Putin on the fritz”

Russian President Putin ceremoniously lit the Olympic Flame in Red Square, but the Olympic torch went out en route to the Kremlin.  [It was re-lit with a cigarette lighter]

Russian President Putin ceremoniously lit the Olympic Flame in Red Square, but the Olympic torch went out en route to the Kremlin. [It was re-lit with a cigarette lighter]

Scrabble 1812

Canada vs US at Can-Am Scrabble championship

Canada vs US at Can-Am Scrabble championship

NHL Trophy Hunt

NHL player Clayton Stoner posed with the head and paw trophies of a Grizzly bear he shot in BC

Minnesota NHL player Clayton Stoner posed with the head and paw of a Grizzly bear he shot in BC

“Down!”

American abandons  attempt to cross the Atlantic in a rowboat suspended from 400 helium balloons  only 12 hours after take-off.

American attempting to cross the Atlantic in a rowboat suspended from 400 helium balloons has to land in Newfoundland only 12 hours after take-off.

“Hand over your Pollocks!”

Police resources are tied up confiscating and  responding to complaints regarding .realistic paintball guns

Police resources are tied up confiscating and responding to complaints regarding realistic paintball guns

Smart Shoes are coming!

Now it will be easier to put your foot in your mouth! [Quin Sandler creates a wearable shoe computer with embedded sensors]

Now it will be easier to put your foot in your mouth! [Quin Sandler creates a wearable shoe computer with embedded sensors]

Hulk Versus Bulk

Strong-arm tactics?  Toronto Mayor, Rob Ford arm-wrestles Hulk Hogan

Strong-arm tactics? Toronto Mayor  Rob Ford arm-wrestles Hulk Hogan

Bull-shift

Matadors, displaced by European economic crisis and mounting ethical opposition, travel to South America to seek fame and fortune.

Matadors, displaced by European economic crisis and mounting ethical opposition, travel to South America to seek fame and fortune.

Police not amused by Stiff in Canoe

RCMP, called to investigate a body slumped in a canoe near Oliver B.C., were surprised to find a mannequin manning the oars, set adrift as a practical joke.

RCMP, called to investigate a body slumped in a canoe near Oliver B.C., were surprised to find a mannequin manning the oars, set adrift as a practical joke.

Faster, Higher, Stronger, Straighter?

Russia's new punitive anti-gay laws provoke calls for an Olympic Boycott over fears that gay tourists and athletes could be fined or jailed

Russia’s new punitive anti-gay laws provoke calls for an Olympic Boycott over fears that gay tourists and athletes could be fined or jailed