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Stressed operators need Amanda Huggenkiss
Bootnotes • 25 Apr 11:18

Welsh student exposed to nude webcam operators

'Disgusted' by kit-off job ads
Bootnotes • 25 Apr 08:52

Canadian man in Taser trouser inferno shocker

Plods claim victim had combustibles stashed in pants
Bootnotes • 24 Apr 14:09

Coming soon: The Church of Googlology?

WHOIS trawl reveals plans for burrito-worship sex cult
Bootnotes • 24 Apr 11:41

Judge issues arrest warrant for Darth Vader

'I hope the force will soon be with him'
Bootnotes • 23 Apr 13:07

Congo lynch mobs attack penis-snatching sorcerers

Todger-loss panic sweeps Kinshasa
Bootnotes • 23 Apr 11:30

Google tips hat to St George - finally

By the Lord Harry
Bootnotes • 23 Apr 09:04

'Rowdy' rectal extraction op vid hits YouTube

Filipino docs may regret 'Baby out!' spray canister merriment
Bootnotes • 18 Apr 19:19

Malodorous Europe gasses UK

Met Office probes offensive 'Euro-whiff'
Bootnotes • 18 Apr 13:45

El Reg celebrates 10th birthday

Our snapper captures London bacchanalian excess
Bootnotes • 18 Apr 11:17

Pissed Russian sleeps off knifing

Missus finally spots 6-inch hangover
Bootnotes • 18 Apr 08:40

Oldham murders owl with whalesong

LogoWatch Spunks £100k on 'circle of unity' logo
Bootnotes • 17 Apr 14:38

YouTube divorce rant vid wows the crowd

Missus lays into Broadway exec, and then some
Bootnotes • 17 Apr 11:05

Monroe BJ film - world exclusive still

NSFW Happy birthday, Mr President?
Bootnotes • 15 Apr 14:51

Monroe BJ film goes for $1.5m

JFK on the receiving end? We may never know...
Bootnotes • 15 Apr 11:11

Swedish lag's wooden todgers fail to impress

Going-away prezzies not well received by female prison staff
Bootnotes • 11 Apr 14:50

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NSFW Fridays: A warning from history
Bootnotes • 11 Apr 12:54

Area 51 drug test victim crashes flying car

'The government made me do it'
Bootnotes • 11 Apr 11:32

London teen orders 'cab, innit'

Retail display supplier duly obliges
Bootnotes • 11 Apr 07:46

A380 passengers to enjoy 'military-style' urinals

Customer orders four space-saving bogs
Bootnotes • 10 Apr 14:46

US student planned to ice Chuck Norris

Hit list names man who 'can slam a revolving door'
Bootnotes • 10 Apr 12:56

London store brews £50-a-poop cat-crap coffee

Charity to benefit from the Caffé Raro experience
Bootnotes • 10 Apr 10:57

'Patricia Hewitt' donates £6m to charity

From a net café in Lagos
Bootnotes • 9 Apr 11:22

Naomi Campbell banned from BA flights

WSA Grounded following T5 rumpus
Bootnotes • 8 Apr 13:28

US cops taser groom, cuff drunken bride

A wedding night to remember
Bootnotes • 8 Apr 12:05

Liverpudlians decapitate Ringo Starr

Pays the price for dissing home town
Bootnotes • 8 Apr 08:42

NZ man uses hedgehog as ninja star

Teen punctured in flying spine ball assault
Bootnotes • 7 Apr 10:39

French won Waterloo, says Italian telecoms chief

Shock YouTube revelation rewrites history
Bootnotes • 7 Apr 08:16

How BA handles lost luggage complaints: Shock picture

T5 enraged passenger suppression caught on camera
Bootnotes • 4 Apr 12:38

US teen cuffed for disposable camera 'Taser'

Felony charges over 'homemade weapon' shocker
Bootnotes • 4 Apr 09:27

UK.gov password protects Aryan Governance Summit site

Updated 'Promoting Prosperity' through National Socialism
Bootnotes • 4 Apr 08:54

Thailand cracks down on cut-price castrations

Juvenile ladyboys drawn to £65 quickies
Bootnotes • 3 Apr 10:31

Pregnant man to hit Oprah with ultrasound

Scans will prove bun in Oregon transgender oven
Bootnotes • 2 Apr 11:06

Oregon Craigslist looting was burglary cover-up

Couple cuffed for 'sinister' hoax
Bootnotes • 2 Apr 09:16

Jimmy Wales resigns from Wikipedia

April Fools And Wikia too
Bootnotes • 1 Apr 12:02

Blogging Whitehall mandarin had top secret 'panopticon' plan

April Fools Leaked document reveals Sir Bonar's guilty secret
Bootnotes • 1 Apr 09:41

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