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Aussie Catholic School forced into hasty cover-up over suggestive Saint

Off-shored statue offered a curious roll
Bootnotes22 Nov 2017 | 40

Irish priests told to stop bashing bishops

Confidential helpline considered for distressed and lonely churchmen
Bootnotes09 Nov 2017 | 66

Oil and lube firm offers to ease pains of frustrated office workers

Emo Oil targets overheated marketeers and frigid FM specialists alike
Bootnotes05 Jun 2017 | 16

Male escort forgot pregnancy protection, scores data protection instead

You’re not taking das Michael, German judges tell gigolo’s impregnated client
Bootnotes02 May 2017 | 82

Manchester pulls £750 public crucifixion offer

Pay-to-be-slayed plan pulled over blasphemy, health & safety worries
Bootnotes05 Apr 2017 | 113

Beijing deploys facial scanners to counter public toilet abuse

Penny pinching pensioners restricted to 60cm allocation
Bootnotes20 Mar 2017 | 66

Smart sex toys firm coughs up $3.75m in privacy lawsuit

Yup, it's the Internet of Dildos again
Bootnotes13 Mar 2017 | 39

President Trump-themed escort services may soon open in China

Almost 40 trademarks given for tourists seeking the company of bad mamacitas
On-Prem08 Mar 2017 | 54

Has your spouse stayed on after Mobile World Congress? This sex doll brothel might be why

€80 a go. The anti-bacterial soap is free
Bootnotes03 Mar 2017 | 51

King's College London bods recruit members for penis ring study

'One Ring to bring them all and in the darkness... oh sh*t, it's come off'
Bootnotes14 Feb 2017 | 50

'Completely offended' Sheila calls cops over price-gouging ganja dealer

Oz police go watchdog over profiteering pot-pushers
Bootnotes02 Feb 2017 | 19

Well-rested women in danger of bouncing their men into early grave

Better sleep means better bedroom action for women over 50
Bootnotes01 Feb 2017 | 31

Corn-based diet turns French hamsters into baby eating cannibals

Hammy eating pups alive
Bootnotes30 Jan 2017 | 48

Police pull up van man engaged in dual carriageway sex act

Not the first time we've come across this, say cops
Bootnotes28 Jan 2017 | 37

Devonians try to drive Dartmoor whisky plan onto rocks

Distillery needs a pagoda like a whole in the roof
Bootnotes27 Jan 2017 | 80

Irish townsfolk besieged by confused smut channel callers

Gov spokesperson promises Mr Ring he’ll get to the bottom of it
Bootnotes24 Jan 2017 | 38

Lord of the Dance set to deliver high kicks at Trump’s big ball

Fearless Flatley flouts inauguration boycott
Bootnotes19 Jan 2017 | 94

Hapless scouser scours streets for lost Crimble drone

Pic Puppies and pussies ousted from lamp-posts by free-ranging tech toys
Bootnotes05 Jan 2017 | 89

Japanese cops arrest serial 'foot licker'

Nippon continues to dominate world's weirdness charts
Bootnotes09 Nov 2016 | 32

Happy ending for Kettering as soapy veteran replaces Mean Girl Lindsay

Diva soapstar turn-on-turn-up-slap-down on the cards?
Bootnotes07 Nov 2016 | 12

Twitterstorm erupts over suspected murder of record-breaking earthworm

Natural History Museum under suspicion amid demands of "Justice for Dave"
Bootnotes04 Nov 2016 | 14

Birmingham sperm bank pulls plug after just a handful of recruits

Most enthusiastic bankers are in London and the South East
Bootnotes28 Oct 2016 | 42

Vatican and musicians at odds over appropriate use of crematorium leftovers

Six feet under or on your album shelf? The choice is yours...
Bootnotes26 Oct 2016 | 71

Burgundian iPhone wrecker hit with damages, suspended sentence

Begloved Dijonaise Mac fan attacked Apple store with outsized metal ball
Personal Tech26 Oct 2016 | 21

Dublin shopkeeper catches forecourt fouler with his pants down

Breathless reporter probes curbside crapper
Bootnotes30 Sep 2016 | 62

Londoners react with horror to Tube Chat initiative

‘Someone tried to greet me’ splutters tearful Reg production chief
Bootnotes29 Sep 2016 | 129

Shopkeeper installs forecourt khazi to counter mystery Dublin dung dumper

‘You’d swear a horse did it,’ says appalled retailer
Bootnotes23 Sep 2016 | 38

Man accused of $180k ass-based gold smuggling scam awaits verdict

RCMP conduct internal investigation to see if it could be done
Legal21 Sep 2016 | 44

Italian scientists use fluorescent box to arouse sexually indifferent men

Something worth getting up for
Bootnotes19 Sep 2016 | 42

Public masturbation not a crime declares Italy’s top court

Though tossing more than coins in the Trevi fountain could still merit a fine
Bootnotes08 Sep 2016 | 55

Sex is bad for older men, and even worse when it's good

Frisky older women reap positive benefits
Bootnotes06 Sep 2016 | 138

Cops break up German sausage fight between pair of Neubrandenburgers

BMW battered with giant sausage, says police report
Bootnotes17 Aug 2016 | 37

Grindr rolls out New Relic in ‘comprehensive lifestyle’ push

How many API calls does it take to keep 1 million users a day happy?
Devops16 Aug 2016 |

Swedish Pokemon teens terrorised by laser-wielding 'sex pigs'

Gob-smacked drivers spot pair playing Pork-a-chu against municipal waterwheel
Bootnotes16 Aug 2016 | 65

Microsoft has stopped cutting sales fees for resellers? Yep

Insight Enterprises cheers this and other things in a decent Q2 outing
Channel04 Aug 2016 | 1

Swede suffers shrinking penis after dentist fits mouthguard

Chopper protection blamed for faltering erection
Bootnotes02 Aug 2016 | 23

Milk IN the teapot: Innovation or abomination?

The readers must decide
Bootnotes29 Jul 2016 | 270

Irish mum coughs to children's allowance fiddle

Claimed while working for Microsoft in Oz, court hears
Legal21 Apr 2016 | 16

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