News Punch has changed and now covers the week in lunacy. And where more appropriate a place to start than with Facebook?
This week the Uber-Spy website came under the spotlight over it's choice to track the mouse movements of its users.
Facebook is tracking your points and clicks...
@BadScentsHumour: ...as research suggests the best place to place an ad, is on the funny cats arse.
Richard Dawkins has shocked the pop world by re-recording a hit by Jessie J...
Captioned by @squellwalsh
Now it's time for
A study shows immigration is actually worthwhile...
@Matt_Seccull: ...Roma do occasionally have blonde children.
@benjaminpmoore: ...if only to annoy Teresa May.
Gareth Malone was making waves on Twitter on account of his ginger beard. News Punch had a caption lined up but the photograph was not blog legal so here's a gingerbread man.
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The winner incidentally is @BadScentsHumour.
More spying news this week. It was revealed that the UK has a secret listening post in Germany. Or as News Punch likes to put it:
UK spooks caught out listening to Berlin...
@BadScentsHumour: ...trying to discover the secret to making a mildly acceptable beer.
@I_Am_Lukem: ...reports suggest that it, "took their breath away".
@havetogether: ...Officials recommend listening to Europe instead.
However, GCHQ claim...
@Matt_Seccull: ...they were, 'just trying to discover Merkel's famous Wiener recipe and anyway we won the war didn't we?!'
(credits also to @AnneMac10, @Matt_Seccull and @PommieKnight for making the Berlin connection)
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Caption by @Matt_Seccull
Technology news now and this week video games, much maligned for their detrimental health effects, have been vindicated by German researchers.
@BadScentsHumour:... and also your arse.
@GI1970:... but shrink your Bratwurst.
@FemmeDomestique:... Men who spend time with their partners prefer to have their penises grow larger.
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Caption by @BadScentsHumour
More News Punch next week.
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