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The WORST & BEST Airports for SLEEPING!

July 21st 2009 09:00

According to the Guide to Sleeping in Airports, the top 10 worst Airports in the world to catch some shut-eye in are:

1. Paris - Charles de Gaulle
2. Moscow - Sheremetyevo
3. New York - JFK
4. Los Angeles
5. Delhi
6. Chicago - O'Hare
7. Mumbai
8. Manila
9. Rome - Fiumicino
10. London - Heathrow

The best airports in the world for sleeping in have also been determined, as the following:

1. Singapore - Changi
2. Seoul - Incheon
3. Amsterdam - Schiphol
4. Oslo - Gardermoen
5. Hong Kong
6. Dubai
7. Frankfurt International
8. Munich
9. Vancouver
10. Denver

Having had an uncomfortable night's 'sleep' in Dubai, it makes me wonder how the comparisons stack up against each other.

Have you ever tried to sleep in an airport before, and how well did it go for you?

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STRANGE IRISH CURSES

June 25th 2009 19:49

May your obituary be written in weasel's piss.

May the lamb of God stir his hoof through the roof of heaven and kick you in the arse down to hell.
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HARI KARI? HARI KUYO!

May 21st 2009 10:49

In Japan, every village has a shrine dedicated to broken sewing needles. Yes, that's right, broken sewing needles! The name for this shrine is Hari Kuyo.

This is done in the belief that a sewing needle which has performed its task well over its entire life and in the service of others, has 'died' whilst in active service. Broken needles are therefore laid to rest on a soft bed of tofu.

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Calling All AIRCRAFT ENGINEERS!!!

January 6th 2009 12:42

Here's one I want some extra verification for!

Now, as most of you would know, we relocated to the UK from Australia just over a year ago now, and with less than a year to go before we return, we have been taking various trips in and around Europe while we can.
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MISHEARD & Sung Christmas LYRICS!!!

December 1st 2008 23:45

Some more of those laughable misheard and mis-sung lyrics, only this time from Christmas carols.

1. The Christmas Song
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REVENGE Publicised for Posterity!!! Moral Included!

November 30th 2008 23:45

This gravestone is located in the Notre-Dame-des-Neiges Cemetery, Montreal, Section C, Plot: 01369.

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The FUNNY SIDE Of The CREDIT CRUNCH!!!

October 15th 2008 09:25

Q. What's the difference between investment bankers and pigeons?
A. The pigeons are still capable of making deposits on new BMW's.

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Vehicle Registration Tax Disc Excuses

October 1st 2008 14:12

OK so I'm guessing that the UK vehicle Tax Disc system is akin to the Aussie vehicle registration system although the similarities with the system (other than the MOT=Pink slip) ends there.

So while I pull my hair out waiting for my insurance certificate to arrive which I need to get the disc, which by the way they promised to send me guaranteed, to arrive on the last day of my tax disc's validity, and didn't arrive, I thought I'd have another trawl through the DVLA website or RTA equivalent.
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The TOP 10 FUNERAL Songs of the UK!

September 30th 2008 13:01

Here is the top 10 list of the most popular songs requested for funerals in Britain according to the UK's The Bereavement Register.

1. Goodbye My Lover - James Blunt
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ALL The TEA In CHINA!

August 4th 2008 21:31

Most of us have heard the phrase "all the tea in China", as in " I wouldn't give up xxxx for all the tea in China".

But how much tea is there really in the whole of China???
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The Questions People Ask!

July 16th 2008 10:30

Having been asked the other day whether we, as Australians, live in actual houses? (As opposed to what I don't know - tents perhaps???) I've decided to list some of the most common questions asked by visitors to Australia as were pointed out recently by one of our tourism websites.

Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I've never seen it rain on TV. How do your plants grow? (UK)
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And The Truth Will Set Your Money Free!

July 10th 2008 10:30

In 2001, Yiannis Katsanis, a Greek millionaire passed away leaving a rather disturbing clause in his will. Disturbing that is, for his relatives and the people of his hometown, Afitos.

The will stipulated that the sum of two billion drachmas ($5.28 million) was to be bequeathed to the town to aid in the construction and running of a new hospital, on the proviso that detailed letters he had written about the sexual exploits and affairs of his relatives and other townspeople were to be read out in public at the town square.
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Top Hats! A Menace To Society!!!

July 9th 2008 10:30

James Heatherington, the inventor of the top hat, introduced his design to the world in London during 1797.

Upon leaving the shop wearing his unusual headwear he was surrounded by a crowd of onlookers where some pushing and shoving ensued, resulting in women fainting and a young boy having his arm broken.
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Now Just FORK OFF!!!!

April 18th 2008 08:32

From the Associated Press comes this tidbit of exacting revenge in Iowa, USA

"When known pranksters Rick and Marilyn Jones left town for a wedding, neighbors seeking payback eyed their property and decided to stick a fork in it — a few thousand forks, in fact.
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