The Oracle Speaks

Harry Redknapp denies two separate charges of looking like Bagpuss

TheOracleSpeaks — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 17:41:10 +0000

Tottenham Hotspur football manager Harry Redknapp has denied two separate counts of looking like 1970s TV favourite Bagpuss, a London court has heard. Redknapp, 64, stood in the dock at the start of a criminal trial at Southwark Crown Court yesterday, in which he stands accused of looking exactly like the old, saggy cloth cat [...]

Voters totally digging evil, oppressive Tory reign of terror, suggests poll

TheOracleSpeaks — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 22:56:29 +0000

Voters are totally down with the Conservative Party’s evil, oppressive reign of terror thing, according to a new poll which suggests that the Tories have opened up a five-point lead over Labour. The YouGov survey for The Sunday Times published yesterday put the Tories on 41% compared with 36% for Labour. All this despite the [...]

Cruise ship captain also claims dog ate his homework

TheOracleSpeaks — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:14:14 +0000

The captain of the stricken cruise ship Costa Concordia has told investigators that the boat was ‘like that when I found it’ and that his homework was eaten by his dog, in the latest of a number of wild and fanciful excuses, it has been revealed. Francesco Schettino, 52, denied all wrongdoing in relation to Friday [...]

How to do Everything: How to cope without Wikipedia for a day

TheOracleSpeaks — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 19:44:59 +0000

The Oracle Speaks Presents HOW TO DO EVERYTHING 47. How to cope without Wikipedia for a day Use your photographic memory to remember everything you’ve ever read on the subject you’d like to know more about. What do you mean, you don’t have a photographic memory? Well, that’s hardly our fault, is it? In ancient [...]

Disgraced ‘Downfall’ video MP has ‘Downfall’ video made about him

TheOracleSpeaks — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:24:55 +0000

A Labour MP who quit his party post after lampooning Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond in an online parody of the Nazi film Downfall has had a Downfall parody video made about him, it has been revealed. Tom Harris posted a clip of the German-language film on YouTube, altering the subtitles to mock Mr Salmond, [...]