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The Spanner Ezine Vol 263
Google now scanning users' minds Sky Sports News reporter sacked over lack of transfer deadline deals
Be careful with that new privacy policy...

 

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Jim White pays price for dullest deadline day ever...
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Spanner TV - Boots and Cats Government announce referendum on future of Valentine's Day
Excellent word-based musical fun
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Crafty politicians attempt to distract disgruntled Irish citizens
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 262
GAA to formalise in-game fights for increased attendances Michael Noonan denies the Famine ever happened
Croke Park bow to the inevitable and officially allow rows
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Finance Minister in new historical controversy
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Redknapp offers 'Only Fools & Horses' defence Spanner TV - Violinist owns rude audience member
'Arry sets legal precedent 
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Musician mimics mobile phone ringtone

 

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The Spanner Ezine Vol 261
Revenue apologises for upsetting tax-evading criminal pensioners Stoner Student checks out of rehab after realising hash is 'lame' addiction
Elderly tax cheats get thermals in a twist
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Media hype leads to disappointing drug experience
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Spanner TV - Ball in face for football pundit Kinkladze and Zola latest Premier League retro recruits
That'll teach them to stay off the pitch...
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Premier League continues transformation into professional wrestling
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 260
The Spanner's Top 10 - Resolution realities Sinead O'Connor to run for US Republican Presidential nomination
The good intentions we have for the New Year... and what really happens instead
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Irish singer to enter American political crazy-off
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Obese man sues gym for failure to produce instant abs Spanner TV - Police baton relay
Fitness provider's false advertising provokes outrage
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Would Olympians have the balls to do this?
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 259
Golden Spanner awards The Spanner's 12 yokes of Christmas
Forget the Oscars, read our tribute to the year's biggest dopes!
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A dozen reasons why de Irish Christmas is de bizness
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Spanner TV - Bear Waving Church and retailers announce recession Xmas offers
Shut up, what's more Christmassy than a bear?!
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Toys for rent and in-church sessions introduced!
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 258
Gaelic Player Pornstars Association established Facebook founder's letter to Santa revealed
'Hard-up' athletes turn to adult movies to pay the bills...

 

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We reveal Mark Zuckerberg's secret wishlist...

 

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Spanner TV - Well of Death Julian Assange's legal team to fit him with chastity belt
Crazy Indians defy gravity by driving on walls 
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Wikileaks founder in danger of jeopardising extradition appeal
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 257
The Spanner Top 10 - Food Funnies New taxes on Home & Away, Dutch Gold to hit students hard
Restaurant owners be crazy

 

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Shocking new budget measures target students

 

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Final throes of Occupy Dame Street being propped up by capitalist merchants Spanner TV - Nostalgia turns nasty
Secret backers of protest movement revealed
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Canadian football reunion descends into hilarious old-man fisticuffs...
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 256
Former Naas mayor to run for Lagos council Twilight fans' trip to Transylvania ends in disaster
The things people will do to avoid being called a racist
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Romanian 'vampires' lure in fans of movie
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Spanner TV - Rubberbandits Black Man TD 'very upset' at being given free money
The Rubberbandits want a black man in their gang. Have they tried looking in Naas?
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Politician suffers trauma of accidentally receiving thousands...
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 255
Government promises no new college fees, €5000 tax on student cards Irish fans bemoan lack of suspense in cruise to Euros
Crafty politicians keep their promises. Technically. 
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Supporters miss traditional play-off feelings of terror
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Teacher describes studentless school as dream job Spanner TV - Goldfish Lazarus
Public servants at it again
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Frozen goldfish comes back to life
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 254
Student's early enthusiasm for lectures fades G20 leaders turn to Ouija board for help with financial crisis
Victim warns of new syndrome affecting students
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Desperate measures taken by world leaders revealed
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Spanner TV - Chair jump fail Government announces plan to make more money from alcoholism
Don't try this at home. Or anywhere else.
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They'll be taxing dirty thoughts next
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 253
Ireland urges Eurozone countries to check pockets of dirty clothes for cash John Terry apologises for 'innacurate racism' after learning of Ferdinand's Irish blood
Discovery of 'lost' 3.6bn euro raises financial hopes
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Chelsea fuhrer clarifies racist remarks to QPR player
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Man 'instantly regrets' wearing fancy dress to office Spanner TV - Best costume ever
Shits outweigh giggles by overwhelming margin
Simply brilliant Halloween costume
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 252 - Presidential Election special
The Spanner Top 10 - Presidential campaign chuckles Gallagher forced to sabotage own campaign as publicity stunt almost lands him in Aras
Check out the Top 10 laughs from the melodrama that was the Race for the Aras 11.
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Sean Gallagher has a 'private' word with Martin McGuinness in the aftermath of the Prime Time debate
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All kinds of every world: Dana unmasked as citizen of Venus Presidential race voted 'Best comedy sideshow attraction ever' in Dead Sea poll
Dana's citizenship is even more layered than she had led to believe

 

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Viewers thought they were watching comedy pilot

 

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The Spanner Ezine Vol 251
Banker spy expelled from 'Occupy Dame Street' after poor song choice New priest app contains secret 'locate children' feature
Economist's espionage winds up crusties

 

 

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Public 'unappy' over Church's latest boob

 

 

Economic crisis hits new low as 180 'forced' to spend night in hotel Spanner TV - Floppy disk Imperial March
Third-world countries sympathise with Irish situation

 

Retro technology tunesmithery

 

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The Spanner Ezine Vol 250
Trapattoni to face trial for crimes against football Candidates to take part in President Idol reality show
Justice catches up with Italian dictator
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Pointless Presidency race set for ratings boost

 

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Spanner TV - Surprise for mountain biker Apple's factory slaves given half hour off to watch Steve Jobs funeral
The last thing you need when you're out on a bike is a big dirty antelope landing on your head

 

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US tech giant shows their caring side with sweet gesture

 

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The Spanner Ezine Vol 249
O'Driscoll: Keep lid on hype until we reach World Cup final Spanner Voice of the People: Who are you voting for?
Ireland captain not getting ahead of himself
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The street view of the presidential campaign
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Bestiality breaks out in Bangor following glimpse of semi-nude Rihanna Spanner TV - Norris spills the beans
R&B diva's sinfulness corrupts Bangor youth
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David Norris names and shames a few acquaintances...
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 248
'Smelly Balotelli' insult behind Tevez City bust-up Lil Wayne cancels Irish gig in protest at Two-Mile Boris casino decision
We reveal the truth behind the Carlos Tevez / Roberto Mancini row

 

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American rapper's plans for post-concert entertainment revealed

 

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Spanner TV - Diving ref Israel still on top in statehood World Cup playoffs
Brazilian ref could teach Ronaldo and Co a thing or two
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Middle east conflict unlikely to go to penalties
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 247
Spanner Top 10 - Internet Memes HSE issues pollution warning as Arthur's Day threatens 'Guinness fart' crisis
Check out the Top 10 Internet Memes, from the ridiculous to the sublime

 

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With Arthur's Day right around the corner, the HSE has some warnings for us

 

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Psychics violate trust of humanity: not actually communicating with the dead Spanner TV - Talented girl playing with balls
Prepare yourself, human race. Apparently we've been lied to by psychics and mediums across the world
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An incredible juggling video from a girl that somehow becomes more attractive the more she juggles
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 246
Arsene Wenger silences critics with late transfer bid for George Best Doing the 'Dublin Rose' dance will not get you laid, study shows
Amid a week of difficulty and criticism, Arsene Wenger finally silences the doubters
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The latest dance craze from the Rose of Tralee proves unsuccessful in going on the pull
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Council launches new website: potential for hundreds more to ignore Spanner TV - Irish guide to New Zealand for the World Cup
See the latest way in which our complaints can be ignored
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The essential guide for any Irishers travelling over to New Zealand for the rugby World Cup
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 245
Spire to be replaced by giant Stick of Rock in bid to increase tourism Plans for Dublin copycat riots crippled by inevitable hangover
What this country needs is a giant stick of candy right in the centre of Dublin

 

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Wondering why Ireland has managed to remain riot-free?

 

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Prestigious Escort Agency forced to shut its doors as recession claims yet another victim Spanner TV - Baby Freddie Mercury impression
A sad day as more jobs are lost, along with some cheap thrills

 

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You're never too young to appreciate Freddie Mercury

 

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The Spanner Ezine Vol 244
Bosco set to run for Irish presidency Robbie Keane already regretting LA Galaxy transfer due to excessive sunburn
Everyone's favourite children's TV puppet is here to save the country
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Apparently the weather in LA is singificantly warmer than Crumlin
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HSE Breaking News: workers don't like Mondays Spanner TV - Ultimate Wingman
Some breaking news reveals a startling revelation about Ireland's workforce
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Trying to pull? Need a wingman? Look no further!
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 243
Looting and arson events to debut at London 2012 Norris not gay, all a hoax to fast track political career
A sneaky ploy to achieve Olympic success
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David Norris reveals his shocking secret
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Libya officially recognises North London looters as new government of United Kingdom Spanner TV - Best beard ever
Things going from bad to worse for the UK government
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Without a doubt the greatest beard man has ever seen
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 242
Entire nation of Ireland exposed as vast paedophile ring Environment minister to raise plastic bag levy to 85 billion euro per bag
The news we all feared has finally come to pass

 

 

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A cynical bid to solve the financial crisis...

 

 

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Autocorrect takes over the wild... sorry, world Spanner TV - Andrea Bocelli on Sesame Street
The new smartphone phenomenon is having serious repercussions 
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It's time to say goodnight, Elmo
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 241
County Kerry officially forgotten about Priest admits to having loads of sex with children
A new survey reveals the truth about The Forgotten Kingdom
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'Down with this sort of thing', say Church
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Ryanair announces new charge - breathing an optional extra Spanner TV - Dogs by Cyanide & Happiness
The latest masterstroke from Ryanair
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A very short, but very funny cartoon by Cyanide and Happiness

 

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The Spanner Ezine Vol 240
Man stays in alone instead of going out, enjoys self Mary McAleese and The Queen 'still BFFs' say friends
A man discovers that going out on the lash is overrated
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Mary and Lizzy are inseperable
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Spanner Pics - Haters Gonna Hate Spanner TV - Friday Jizz on Vincent Browne
Even animals must understand that haters gon' hate
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Vincent Browne discusses jizz in great detail
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 239
Sky Sports cancels football in favour of extended transfer coverage and sexy dancing girls Oxegen-goers surprised that scummy festival was full of scum
It's high time we left the sport out of sport
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Oxegen full of scumbags? What a shock!
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Dog who had sex with woman considered 'a legend' amongst other dogs Spanner TV - Chat Roulette bikini
Sexing a human is quite a commendable achievement in the dog world
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The worst fear of any chat roulette user
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 238
Media reveals that notion of Paul Galvin being fashionable was a massive joke Weathermen delighted to announce that 'there's grand drying out there'
It's been a long time coming, but it has finally been revealed that Paul Galvin is actually not a fashionable man
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Grand drying out. Fierce mild out there
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Tourists warned againt doing Irish things... in Ireland Spanner TV - Would ya look at that?
It's difficult being a tourist in Ireland...
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I mean, would ya just look at him sir?
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 237
Andy Murray's mother still has inexplicably irritating face Michael Healy-Rae claims he really does have over 3,000 fans living in the Dail
Good ol' Wimbledon - Strawberries and cream, Sue Barker and Andy Murray's annoying Mother.

 

 

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There's no room for scruples in the world of reality television

 

 

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Spanner Pics - Cock Flavoured Soup Spanner TV - Club Orange ad
An interesting choice of flavour for soup

 

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They're saying 'bits', but I reckon there's a double meaning in there

 

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The Spanner Ezine Vol 236
ECB hand out magic beans in last-ditch bid to save European economy Aras an Uachtarain bombarded with CVs
Fear not fellow Europeans, we're saved!
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The race for Presidential nomination is heating up
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David McWilliams' mother deeply ashamed of shameless advertising Spanner TV - Rugby advertisement
Famous Economist David McWilliams takes the first step down the road to reality TV
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Hilarious Rugby advertisement from the Czech Republic
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 235
Country mourns the end of Summer Vacant football manager positions to be decided by raffle
Fairly short Summer we had anyway
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The manager merry-go-round continues to spin
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'Best of a bad lot' wins beauty pageant Spanner TV - Fish Slap
The dizzying highs of a local beauty pageant
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A man getting slapped by a fish - it's a beautiful thing
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 234
Ryan Giggs denies sleeping with your mother Lazy Aer Lingus staff decides to work for a change
The floodgates have opened on Ryan Giggs' private life
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The saga of airline workers continues to drag on
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Village mourns death of local scumbag Spanner TV - Flour in hairdryer
The death of a scumbag is always a sad day for the boys
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A classic prank, pulled to perfection, and all on film
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 233
Objective reality found guilty of corruption by FIFA ethics committee Owen Hargreaves disappointed to discover he is made of Jaffa Cakes
FIFA try to defend themselves amidst new claims of corruption
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Owen Hargreaves gets some more bad news to put his career in jeopardy
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Strip club to boost tourism says Stringfellow and local council Spanner TV - Gameboy Music
Peter Stringfellow outlines his next big project
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It's Gameboy music, but not quite what you're expecting
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 232
Man inspired by Obama speech, changes nothing about life Obama has 'great bant' in Coppers
Remember that inspiring, life-changing speech Obama gave? No?

 

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Not even the American president can resist the charm of the world-famous Coppers

 

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Global surprise as world doesn't end Spanner TV - News Anchor vs. Reporter
Don't be upset if you missed the end of the world, it wasn't up to much
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An incredibly awkward exchange between a news anchord and reporter
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 231
IMF Chief denies charges of attempted rap Queen requests a nap and a hot cuppa after a long day
Attempted rap is a very serious crime
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It's not easy being born into luxury
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Patrick Bateman to take over as chief of IMF Spanner TV - Punky
The IMF is making reassuring changes to management
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A new Irish cartoon. Watch the ad right 'til the end
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 230
Student claims not to have studied for exam he did study for Royal visit declared a 'rip-off'
A young university student worries about covering up for his study
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Some people aren't too happy about only getting to see the worse Royal couple
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Scrabble attempts to be the hip new 'thang' in the gaming world Spanner Pics - Clampers
Scrabble attempts to keep up with the latest technological developments
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Quite a rational reaction to being clamped
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 229
Reigning world hide-and-seek champion finally relinquishes title Hype surrounding British Royal wedding visible from space
Osama bin Laden has finally had enough of all that hiding
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Someone got married or something, didn't they?
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New season of 'Deadliest Catch' kicks off in Copper Face Jacks Spanner TV - Turkish Police Academy
The exciting developments in Ireland's hottest venue
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A person of authority making a mistake - one of life's simple pleasures
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 228
Sacrificial slave girls arrive in London in time for Royal Wedding Girl completes Facebook 30 day song challenge, nobody cares
It's the Royal Wedding, and you can't argue with tradition
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Look! A new inane bullshit thing to do on Facebook!
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Twink to donate body to National History Museum Spanner TV - Norwich fan falls over
A kind gesture from Ireland's rose
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One of the greatest, most pointless leaps from the stand
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 227
Pope to embark on 'Epic' post-Lent bender Brian Lenihan outraged over the public not acknowledging his heroics
See what the Pope has planned for the end of Lent

 

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Lenihan just wants credit where credit's due

 

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Man doesn't believe he can actually see who's viewing his profile Spanner TV - Wheelbarrow Race Win
This guy's knowledge of Facebook is unrivalled
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This, my friends, is how you win a wheelbarrow race
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 226
Shaggy finally admits it was him Chelsea told no refunds on Torres
The rapper eventually comes clean about his indiscretion

 

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Can you justify the funds, Fernando?

 

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Sarkozy moves to abolish baggy jeans and red hair after veil ban Spanner TV - Bringing the cuts home
French president Nicolas Sarkozy reveals his next plan
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An interesting take on the cuts
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 225
Garda Siochana involved in 'ignorant bogger' shocker Ming 'The Merciless' Flanagan Launches Reign of Terror From Government Buildings
Our boys in blue have been letting us down yet again
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At least he's off the weed though, eh?
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Man who hasn't read Koran burns copy in protest at unread contents Spanner TV - Black-Irish in Montserrat
You don't need to read something to know it's bad
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Have a look at the Black-Irish living in Montserrat
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 224
Jedi To Take Over Patronage Of Irish Schools No Doubts Over Lowry's Loyalty
A kind gesture from the Jedi to step in and help out

 

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Michael Lowry in a spot of bother over clubcard points

 

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Sheen begged to come back, regardless of mental instability Spanner TV - Rebecca Black in The Inbetweeners
CBS plead with Charlie Sheen to return
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New sensation Rebecca Black makes an appearance in The Inbetweeners
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 223
Ireland prepare to struggle to beat European minnow UN to enforce 'No-Gaddafi Zone'
The FAI prepare the nation for the inevitable

 

 

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See the UN's latest action against Gaddafi

 

 

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Shooting Victim Wasn't Liked That Much Anyway Spanner TV - Recycling Flashmob
Read all about the poor victim who nobody actually liked
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One of the best flashmobs there has ever been
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 222
UN: Someone should do something about that Gaddafi guy Man makes plans to get very drunk on Paddy's day
The UN finally come out and talk about taking action about Gaddafi

 

 

 

 

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A regular man outlines his intentions for our National holiday

 

 

 

 

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Japanese Prime Minister Thanks Members For 'Liking' Really Important Facebook Group Spanner TV - The Eleventh Hour
The importance of supportive Facebook groups is not lost on the Japanese Prime Minister
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Time to take a long look at ourselves and the state of the country
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 221
New Taoiseach Kenny pledges to make things 'only slightly worse' Arsenal beaten, Wenger did not see the incident
Enda Kenny offers the country new hope in the face of difficulty

 

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Arsene Wenger is up to his old tricks of temporary blindness

 

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Waterford Graffiti Artist 'Mossey' Pulls Off Most Audacious Stunt to Date Spanner TV - Roy Keane in Goodfellas
Everyone's favourite graffiti artist, Mossey is back in action
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Roy Keane and Mick McCarthy's spat from Goodfellas
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 220
Sunshine conquers all, nation forgets woe Charlie Sheen declares independence from United States
A little bit of sunshine offers the country hope

 

 

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Charlie Sheen continues to live the life of a complete mentalist

 

 

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Alex Ferguson demands two goal head start for all future games Spanner TV - Enda Kenny's Earpiece
Sir Alex is unhappy about the disappointingly fair officiating

 

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Exclusive audio of Enda Kenny's earpiece

 

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The Spanner Ezine Vol 219 - The Election Special
Ireland set to choose next people to blame for everything Fianna Fail to launch porn website
The nation prepares for selection of the new bunch of people we can blame for all our woes

 

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Fianna Fail respond to the hip, cool game launched by Fine Gael

 

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Ireland sell 'Really Reliable' E-voting Machines to Egypt Spanner TV - Fianna Fail - The Anarchist Party
Ireland makes plans to help Egypt's struggle for democracy and our own economic difficulties
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Fianna Fail - The only choice for Anarchists
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 218
The Spanner Top 10 - Political Posters Micheal Martin 'velly solly' for Chinese impersonation
Ahead of next week's election, we round up some political posters that raise a smile
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Fianna Fail leader issues aporogy
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Council bans socks with sandals Spanner TV - Cure for the annoyingly cheerful
Stop this evil fashion trend now!

 

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At least, relief from sufferers of over-the-top chirpiness

 

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The Spanner Ezine Vol 217
Enda Kenny refuses to appear on own election posters Meaningless tournament inspires frenzy of indifference and apathy
The Fine Gael leader risks further criticism by dodging the public once again
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Festival of mediocre football neighbours fails to excite
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Russia backs down after Irish 'Brian Dowling' threat Spanner TV - Joan Burton vs Vincent Browne
Ruskies run in fear as Ireland threatens ultimate reprisal

 

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Vincent Browne and Joan Burton have a 'tense' exchange

 

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The Spanner Ezine Vol 216
New election candidate claims to 'know how to fix everything' City seethes as man accepts huge pay rise to join more successful company
An exciting new breed of politician has all the answers we need
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Fernando Torres' inexplicable betrayal of a decaying football team causes anguish...
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Spanner TV - Father Lost Average off-the-books worker better off also claiming dole
Very clever Father Ted / Lost mashup
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If you're working in the black economy you could be missing out on lucrative dole payments
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 215
Cowen to ru(i)n every government department himself until election Jedward overjoyed at birth of surrogate daughter
'If you've ruined one portfolio you've ruined them all!' says hapless Taoiseach
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Joy as Grimes twins become parents
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Micheal Martin 'said all that stuff as a joke' Spanner Tv - Cash for Copper
It was all a hilarious jape says former minister

 

 

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Forget cash for gold sham, this is whare the rale money is

 

 

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The Spanner Ezine Vol 214
The Spanner Top 10 - Photobombs Boots to offer 3 for 2 on morning after pill
Nothing beats a carefully prepared photograph with a creepy randomer doing something ridiculous in the corner...

 

 

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Great news for irresponsible Irish hussies

 

 

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Fitzpatrick denies being friends with disgraced Taoiseach Spanner TV - How to be a guard
'I'm low, but I'm not that low' pleads former Anglo chief

 

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Repeat after me, 'Veh-hicle'

 

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The Spanner Ezine Vol 213
Poll reveals 98pc of New Year resolutions already abandoned Man describes Christmas as 'quiet'
I'm going to start exercising and stop doing credit card fraud and ah what's the point...
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It was nuts, we played paintball on acid then ate live insects. Ah no, it was quiet enough...
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Spanner TV - Uncle beats nephew for posing as a 'facebook gangsta' Fears grow for missing TV remote
Put that on his f**kin wall!
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Have you seen this infrared device?
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 212
Carlos Tevez demands slot on X-factor and robot butler to fulfil Man City contract Spanner TV - Rubberbandits 'Horse Outside'
Mad striker issues list of demands to world's richest club
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Rubberbandits for Xmas No 1! Genius comedy hip-hop from the Limerick lads...
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Clueless taxi driver voices uninformed opinion on economy Bank defends bid to seize couple's first-born child
A Dublin cabbie has surprised passengers with his forthright opinions on things he doesn't really understand...
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Irish bank sinks to new depths...
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 211
The Spanner Top 10 - Snow Shenanigans Julian Assange wanted by US for not washing hands after using toilet
Snow is falling, all around us, and so are people, mostly on their bums...
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Wikileaks founder faces further legal trouble...
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Mike Ashley revealed to be secret Sunderland fan Spanner TV - Wanking Bankers
The truth every Newcastle supporter didn't want to face
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Spanner TV - An Irishman interviewed on the economic crisis by American TV. Watch till the end!
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The Spanner Ezine Vol 210
Ireland to remain in cryogenic stasis until euro recovers Russia wins World Cup bribery auction
The shocking truth behind the big freeze is revealed
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Russia outbribes tournament rivals
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Spanner TV - Cowen says sorry Snow proving a 'very pretty pain in the arse'
Biffo and pals apologise through the medium of song
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Ice falling from sky proves less ideal in practice
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Bert and Ernie do gansta rap. Fantastic.

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Farmers doing amazing things with sheep. No, not that you perv, arranging them into shapes with sheepdogs!

   

Beatbox master Beardyman conjures up a fresh mix in the kitchen. Highly impressive.

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The one. The only. The biggest Asshole in the world!

   

What happens if you cross Drum and Bass beats with Evangelical Christians? Very funny things...

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Always tell your significant other when you're leaving the country. It may help to avoid hilarious consquences like this...