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From the indefatigable Cool Things in Random Places: The sport of shin kicking has been around since the 17th century [and was] reborn in 1951 at Chipping Camden, England. Although the games are not quite as brutal as the earlier versions, I’m sure players are secretly rejoicing that they now prohibit iron-capped boots. Players used [...]

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According to the U.K., that there is a map of the world’s newest terrorist state. As stock markets continue to dry-heave at the toilet of the world economy — and as financial-sector CEOs continue to dry-hump the American taxpayer — we’re discovering that British municipalities, police forces and other investors had a lot of money [...]

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Titled “Feel the Force: How to Train in the Jedi Way,” the one-day non-credit £23 course will take place in November at Queen’s University Belfast in Northern Ireland and aims to teach “communication skills and personal development.” From the university’s press release: “Feel the Force: How to Train in the Jedi Way, teaches the real-life [...]

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What’s the world coming to when you can’t even hop onto the bus, sit back and crack open a cold one? Next they’ll ban stogeys in daycare. From London mayor Boris Johnson’s website: “London has a higher rate of alcohol-related crimes than any other region in England and I have been told time and again [...]

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