"Batty man does not mean gay. A batty man is
a man that like to have sex through the rear;
he isn't gay." Beanie Man
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* Kat Slater, reggae music, irie.
* Skeletor says it with flowers
* Charts: Fedde le Grande is number one
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>> Get the Abbie habit
Blonde ambition sinks Reese and Ryan?
Abbie Cornish is the Australian actress
linked to the separation of Ryan Phillippe
and Reese Witherspoon. Some of Abbie's past
co-stars aren't that surprised. The blonde
likes to get close to the important people on
set. In The Golden Age, which she has recently
filmed, Abby seemed to spend much of her time
cosying up to the Director, Shekhar Kapur.
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Ryan Adams and Bryan Adams have the same birthday -
5th November.
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>> Celebrity Donger
Not all big stars are big stars
A recent conquest of Entourage's Jeremy Piven
says that, alas, TV's Mr 10% is, in reality,
still Mr 10%. She says unfortunately it
"was not even fun size."
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Palm Beach, Florida, has the most thoughtful burglars.
A woman woke at 3.30am last Sunday to find an intruder
kneeling at the foot of her bed, licking her big toe.
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>> Big Questions
What people are asking this week
Which Hollywood star likes to go cruising for
bulldogs? No, not the fat, slobbering dogs,
sadly. But short, stocky and paunchy men with
shaved heads. Handlebar moustache is a plus
but too many muscles are a turn-off.
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Bonanza's Lorne Greene had one of his nipples
bitten off by an alligator.
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>> Say it with flowers
Victoria goes that extra half an inch
The co-writer of Victoria Beckham's new book,
That Extra Half An Inch, was invited to take
afternoon tea with Victoria to "celebrate".
When she arrived she was told excitedly by
Victoria's people that Skeletor had a present
for her. Waiting for her was... a signed copy
of the book, which she had co-written anyway,
and a bunch of flowers. Which was nice.
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Virgin Atlantic cabin crew are claiming that Gareth
Gates is currently in training to be a trolley-dolly.
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>> Alone again (naturally)
Michael Jackson's state of shock
Now Michael Jackson is staying in Dublin
there have been tonnes of supposed sightings of
him in recording studios (eg Metropolis, London)
but a few days ago Jacko did actually visit the
US Embassy in Dublin to conclude some business.
He arrived at the building's back entrance, then
got out of the car with his face hidden, pleading
for no pictures to be taken. It was only when he
got inside the building that he saw there was
no-one at all waiting for him outside the Embassy.
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Paris Hilton has been staying at the Chicago
Peninsula Hotel under the name Ms Heimen.
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>> Gym-slip
Heather's sauna experience
P writes:
"A friend of mine used to go to the same gym
as Heather Mills. One day they were both in the
sauna when Heather's leg fell off on to my
friend. Heather didn't bat an eyelid and just
said 'Sorry, that's mine.' Then took it back."
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Nice to see Madonna's adopted son David (age one) is
already a Kabbalah devotee and wearing the red ribbon.
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>> Winter Soundtrack: no 1
The curious incident of the reggae on myspace
Karl Matthews has Asperger's syndrome, like the
boy in Mark Haddon's novel, The Curious Incident
of the Dog in the Night-Time. Asperger's usually
gives you a circumscribed area of interest in the
world which leaves no room for more usual
interests or functions. Karl only cares about
reggae and Eastenders. Nothing else. So he's
made some reggae songs about his two favourite
Eastenders characters, Kat Slater and Gary Hobbs.
And, curiously, he has made a work of genius.
Listen to Kat Slater, a no 1 hit in waiting:
http://www.myspace.com/karlmatthews
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It is illegal to carry ice cream in your pocket
in Kentucky.
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>> War of words
Why Razorlight fight
Some people close to Razorlight are speculating
that the reason Johnny Borrell and drummer
Andy Burrows keep scuffling in public is that
Andy wrote America, their biggest hit, and
gave Johnny a credit on it. And of course,
we've all been encouraged to think that
Razorlight is just about Johnny.
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Quadrant Bus Station, Swansea, has been voted
fifth best place for gay cruising in the world.
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>> Aki the Bogeyman
Be careful where you squat
Akinwale Arobieke, a Liverpool man, has
been ordered by a judge not to feel people's
muscles. During the last 20 years around
Merseyside people have been sharing stories
about a character called Purple Aki, until he
became little more than an urban myth. Kids
scared each other with stories that Aki would
approach muscular boys in gyms and give them
the option of being bummed or their face
slashed with a razor. It seems that although
Purple Aki, in reality, wasn't that bad, he
was pretty weird. Aki has been ordered not to
"touch, feel or measure muscles or ask
people to do squat exercises in public."
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Popbitch's favourite Foreign Minister -
Guyana's Rudy Insanally.
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>> Trivial pursuit
Where trivia really comes from
We were inundated with emails following our
claim last week that the word trivia came
from Ancient Rome, from information centres
set up where three roads met. Many alternative
explanations were given. We're going to go
with this, unless someone tells us otherwise.
In the Middle Ages, a university education
consisted of the seven Liberal Arts, which
divided into two different groupings. Three
subject, the Trivium, and the Quadrivium
(four ways). The Quadrivium was considered
to be the more important course of study -
Geometry, Astronomy, Arithmetic, Music.
The Trivium was Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric.
So if something was Trivial it was related
to the Trivium - the easy things to study.
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P Diddy has been staying in a Paris hotel under
the name Frank Black.
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>> You've been framedski
Russia's Kylie gets punk'd
The Russian version of Candid Camera recently
set up a Russian pop star, Inna Gomez, to
film a fashion shoot at an army base. At the
end, the army commander offers her the chance
to shoot a Kalashnikov. Inna shoots in the air
as directed. At that moment a helicopter goes
past, and begins to descend rapidly. "Oh my
God!" shout the crew, "You've hit a chopper!
There were people on board."
Totally shocked, Inna clutches her heart,
having a panic attack or heart attack. They
ring for an ambulance. Later on in hospital
the producers tell the pop star it was
only a joke. Sadly, Inna didn't see the funny
side and refused to give permission for
the sketch to be shown on TV. Tsk, we can't
imagine Girls Aloud being such spoilsports.
Photos:
http://www.tden.ru/articles/bazzar/001879/
A little different - watch Jihad Candid Camera:
http://www.archive.org/details/bloodycomedy
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Be afraid. Lindsay Lohan's 12 year-old sister, Ali,
is here. Her first step to world domination?
Er, an album of Christmas Classics, Lohan Holiday.
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>> Things that make you go hmmm
Accountants, morticians, Beckham
Celebrity Big Brother winner Chantelle was
at Brent Cross Shopping Centre last Saturday
signing copies of her autobiography Living
the Dream. She was due to appear for one hour,
but left after 30 minutes because of the poor
turn out. She did sell 10 books though.
Poor David Beckham. As if he didn't have
enough problems:
http://www.beckhamcoverup.com/
Winter's finally here. Our thoughts naturally
turn to country music:
http://go.popbit.ch/2
Got a problem? Ask a philosopher:
http://www.amherst.edu/askphilosophers/
Forget the saucy priests... this year it's
all about the morticians' calendar:
http://www.menofmortuaries.com/
Excusive offer - win a £250 Swarovski Rolling
Stone T-Shirt. Answer four easy questions:
http://tinyurl.com/ygky82
Bad at golf? Upload a video of your swing to
win a Nokia N93 golf edition device. Don't
play? Just laugh at the others:
http://www.banthebogeys.com
Yo! Join the Hong Kong accountancy massive:
http://www.popbitch.com/videos
War Machines of Love is one of our favourite
new rock bands. Their debut single is out
this week. Listen/buy:
http://go.popbit.ch/7
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The craze that is sweeping the US. Can you do
the Chicken Noodle Soup dance? Learn it now
ready for the Xmas party season:
http://video.umrg.com/webstar/chickennoodlesoup/
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>> Chart Predictions
New entries/High climbers Sun 5th Nov
++ Number One
FEDDE LE GRANDE Put Your Hands Up For Detroit
++ Top Ten
BODYROX Yeah Yeah
KEANE Nothing In My Way
DEPECHE MODE Martyr
++ Top Twenty
THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE QUEEN Herculean
SIMON WEBBE Coming Around Again
BABYSHAMBLES Janie Jones
++ Top Forty
JAMIROQUAI Runaway
KLAXONS Magick
TENACIOUS D POD
MOBY New York New York
THE GAME It's OK
CHRISTINA AGUILERA Hurt
SUGABABES Easy
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Old Jokes Home:
Q: Why should you never shag a dwarf with
learning difficulties?
A: Because it's not big and it's not clever.