Newspaper of the Century | The 2008 Hijinx Awards

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March 2, 2009

Slumdog kids not adjusting well to slum life

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Arts & Ents

After the glitz and glamour of Hollywood and the Oscars two of the young stars of Slumdog Millionaire are said to be struggling to adjust to life back in the slums.
Both Azharuddin Ismail and Rubina Ali have returned to their former homes and, according to local media are ‘acting up’ as they try to come [...]


February 27, 2009

England scratches its jaw after spate of crap sluts devalues sterling birds

Gay-Gay Phyl
Posted by : Gay-Gay Phyl
Filed under : Arts & Ents, Lifestyle

A new survey shows that 82% of men said they would rather throw rocks at Peaches Geldof than touch any part of her with their penis, while Bianca Gascoigne came 15th in the ranking of ‘things I would like to see my curried vomit land on’. On sexual health, Jodie Marsh has leap-frogged Chlamydia to [...]


February 27, 2009

Jade not going straight to heaven

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Arts & Ents

There was further bad news for Jade Goody as a spokesperson for God announced last night that the reality TV star would not be admitted to heaven without some kind of a trial.
Speaking to Sky News reporter Kay Burley, Saint Peter said that he understood it was a difficult time for Jade but that she [...]


February 16, 2009

Jade Goody to be dead soon

Gay-Gay Phyl
Posted by : Gay-Gay Phyl
Filed under : Arts & Ents, Lifestyle

England’s most famous racist water-buffalo, Jade Goody looks set to lose her battle against cancer anytime now, in what the majority of poll respondents agree is ‘no great loss’.
A spokesman for cancer said: “Of course she’s going to lose her battle against cancer. No one beats cancer. The US army and Diego Maradona don’t beat [...]


February 12, 2009

Epic literary work juxtaposing Irish economy and sport back on the agenda after soccer team gives performance of the decade

Gay-Gay Phyl
Posted by : Gay-Gay Phyl
Filed under : Arts & Ents, Irish News

 
The world of Irish publishing is bracing itself for a wave of deeply symbolic, allegorical fiction that will contrast the collapse of the Irish economy with the meteoric rise of Irish sport in the past week. It remains unclear, however, why things rise meteorically, when in reality such projectiles are characterised by a spectacluar and [...]


February 10, 2009

Henry Kelly attacks Gerry Ryan because… who cares?! This is gonna be great!

Gay-Gay Phyl
Posted by : Gay-Gay Phyl
Filed under : Arts & Ents, Irish News

Two titans of the broadcasting world got their mic leads in a tangle when it emerged that veteran-veteran Henry Kelly warned Gerry Ryan that he was playing a ‘dangerous game’ by refusing to take a pay cut, like most of RTE’s big hitters. Gerry Ryan responded by saying that Henry Kelly’s Going For Gold  was [...]


February 4, 2009

Inglesbury in Line for Top Literary Award

Tadgh Torres
Posted by : Tadgh Torres
Filed under : Arts & Ents, Irish News

Former RTÉ presenter, Pat Inglesbury has been nominated for the Man Booker prize for his autobiographical novel, Would you like me to seduce you? The book charts the life of Patrick Dangleberry, a reclusive rape victim whose fortunes change when he lands a job with a local broadcaster.  His meteoric rise to fame and spectacular [...]


February 2, 2009

Humble rapper conquers world of Hip-Hop with considerate, metrosexual rhymes

Gay-Gay Phyl
Posted by : Gay-Gay Phyl
Filed under : Arts & Ents

Rising star, Lame-Z, has taken the normally macho hip-hop scene by storm with the peak in sales of his break-through album, ‘After You’. Industry experts agree that his off-beat and somewhat unique message in this genre really has caught the attention of bitches and ho’s everywhere.
One bitch said: “He just so diff’ren, you know? How [...]


January 30, 2009

Dunphy says RTE stars should ‘do their bit’

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Arts & Ents, Irish News

Eamon Dunphy says RTE’s biggest earners should be prepared to make sacrifices in order to maintain and save the jobs of their lower paid colleagues.
Speaking to Morning Ireland the former Milwall player and founder of the ‘If you see Jack Charlton kick him in the bollocks and run away’ website, told Cathal MacCoille that pay [...]


December 4, 2008

Black guy nobody’s heard of sells out O2 for 14 nights

Arnold Corns
Posted by : Arnold Corns
Filed under : Arts & Ents

Music industry insiders were baffled by the rush to buy tickets for American singer John White – who has since gone on to sell out the new O2 Arena for a record 14 nights.
They hired market research company, Phil’s Market Research, to look into the phenomenon and the results showed that 99% of people had [...]