Asylum http://www.asylum.co.uk Asylum http://www.asylum.co.uk/media/feedlogo.gif Asylum http://www.asylum.co.uk en-us Copyright 2010 Weblogs, Inc. The contents of this feed are available for non-commercial use only. Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/Weekly recap -- The worst album covers ever and surfing alpacashttp://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/weekly-recap-the-worst-album-covers-ever-and-surfing-alpacas/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/weekly-recap-the-worst-album-covers-ever-and-surfing-alpacas/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/weekly-recap-the-worst-album-covers-ever-and-surfing-alpacas/#comments Filed under: , , ,


(Our weekly recap of the best from Asylum) Post of the week -- The 30 worst album covers ever Album covers can be iconic pieces of art. Visual snapshots that capture the zeitgeist of a moment or a movement: The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan, Bauhaus -- The ... Read more

 

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]]>Tom Cullen2010-03-19T14:00:00+00:00Most Americans believe god has a plan for themhttp://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/most-americans-believe-god-has-a-plan-for-them/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/most-americans-believe-god-has-a-plan-for-them/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/most-americans-believe-god-has-a-plan-for-them/#comments Filed under: ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your pub-going pals with. The majority of Americans think God intervenes in day-to-day life. Combining the results of two recent surveys on religious belief, sociology professor Scott Shieman calculated that 82 percent ... Read more

 

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]]>BeliefsGodInterventionist GodInterventionistGodprayingreligionJeremy Taylor2010-03-19T13:00:00+00:00How not to sext -- tips from the Tigerhttp://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/how-not-to-sext-tips-from-tiger-woods/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/how-not-to-sext-tips-from-tiger-woods/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/how-not-to-sext-tips-from-tiger-woods/#comments Filed under: ,


Just when old Tiger was beginning to think people had forgotten about his galavanting penis, up pops one of the ex-mistresses with a barrage of sexts allegedly sent from the world number one. And wouldn't you bloody know it, it's the porn star one! ... Read more

 

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]]>affairsJoslyn JamesJoslynJamesporn starPornStarTiger Woodstiger woods sextsTigerWoodsTigerWoodsSextsOliver Jones2010-03-19T12:00:00+00:00Mobile homes go from awful to acehttp://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/mobile-homes-go-from-awful-to-ace/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/mobile-homes-go-from-awful-to-ace/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/mobile-homes-go-from-awful-to-ace/#comments Filed under: ,


Long thought of as target practice for US tornadoes and most other major natural disasters, trailer parks and mobile homes are the stepchild of the housing industry. But small, modular prefabs might have a few things going for them: They are ... Read more

 

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]]>ecospacegreenhousingprefabprefab housingPrefabHousingtrailer parksTrailerParksG. Xavier Robillard2010-03-19T11:00:00+00:00Asylum's T-shirts for spring #1: Geek chichttp://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/12-awesome-geeky-t-shirt-for-spring/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/12-awesome-geeky-t-shirt-for-spring/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/12-awesome-geeky-t-shirt-for-spring/#comments Filed under:


The grass is green, the flowers are blooming, the birds are chirping, the dogs are humping -- It's spring! It's 18 degrees outside today -- and there's you still wrapped up in your winter gear. It's time to get thinking about your spring wardrobe ... Read more

 

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]]>geeky t-shirtsgeeky teesGeekyT-shirtsGeekyTeesspring 2010Spring2010t-shirts 2010T-shirts2010Oliver Jones2010-03-19T10:00:00+00:00Boffins create 3D invisibility cloakhttp://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/boffins-create-3d-invisibility-cloak/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/boffins-create-3d-invisibility-cloak/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/boffins-create-3d-invisibility-cloak/#comments Filed under: , , ,


German scientists claim they have created the world's first "invisibility cloak" which can be used to make a 3D object disappear. Using photonic metamaterials, which guide and control light, the researchers were able to hide a small bump on a gold ... Read more

 

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]]>invisibility cloakInvisibilityCloakSimon Crisp2010-03-19T09:00:00+00:00Dempsey makes piece of football history for Fulham http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/dempsey-makes-piece-of-history-for-fulham/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/dempsey-makes-piece-of-history-for-fulham/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/dempsey-makes-piece-of-history-for-fulham/#comments Filed under: , ,


Clint Dempsey scored what might become the most famous goal in Fulham's history, last night. The team's American match winner Clint Dempsey (pictured on the left having scored) confessed that he took a gamble in scoring his side's glorious winner ... Read more

 

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]]>fulhamTom Cullen2010-03-19T08:00:00+00:00Letting the side down -- Top dudes with below average womenhttp://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/letting-the-side-down-cool-dudes-with-average-women/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/letting-the-side-down-cool-dudes-with-average-women/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/letting-the-side-down-cool-dudes-with-average-women/#comments Filed under: ,


As we're all too aware, it's infidelity season. Seemingly all men are heartless, philandering, gadabouts, who can't keep it in their kegs long enough to win a golf major, or finish a Take That tour, or present Family Fortunes, or win the Champions ... Read more

 

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]]>Oliver Jones2010-03-19T07:00:00+00:00Tiger's texts revealed and new Predators trailerhttp://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/tigers-texts-revealed-and-new-predators-trailer/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/tigers-texts-revealed-and-new-predators-trailer/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/tigers-texts-revealed-and-new-predators-trailer/#comments Filed under: , ,


A peek at the morning's sport and entertainment news. Tiger's mucky texts revealed. (The Sun) Torres double eases pressure on Benitez. (Times) Fulham knock Juventus out in loopy game. (Guardian) Ryan Shawcross kept on hold by Aaron Ramsey. (The ... Read more

 

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]]>Tom Cullen2010-03-19T06:00:00+00:00Five-year-old crashes car after four mile, low speed chasehttp://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/joyrider-5-drives-fathers-4x4/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/joyrider-5-drives-fathers-4x4/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/19/joyrider-5-drives-fathers-4x4/#comments Filed under: ,


A five year-old boy, Thomas Chatfield, miraculously escaped uninjured after he stole his stepfather's 4x4, drove more than four miles along Chichester country lanes and a dual carriageway before finally crashing, slowly into a wall. digg_url = ... Read more

 

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]]>child crashes carchild drives carchild joyriderChildCrashesCarChildDrivesCarChildJoyriderkid crasheskid drives carKidCrashesKidDrivesCarTom Cullen2010-03-19T05:00:00+00:00Hot, fresh links served when we feel like ithttp://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/hot-fresh-links-served-when-we-feel-like-it/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/hot-fresh-links-served-when-we-feel-like-it/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/hot-fresh-links-served-when-we-feel-like-it/#comments Filed under:


Do you like girls? Do you like real girls? Then you'll love this real girl competition! (Zoo) Political correctness yet to reach Afghanistan. Dwarf in teletubby onesy. (I-am-bored) Need to look sharp? Formal hairstyles for dudes. (AskMen) This is ... Read more

 

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]]>Asylum Staff2010-03-18T14:00:00+00:00Women with access to good health care prefer feminine-looking menhttp://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/women-with-access-to-good-health-care-prefer-feminine-looking-me/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/women-with-access-to-good-health-care-prefer-feminine-looking-me/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/women-with-access-to-good-health-care-prefer-feminine-looking-me/#comments Filed under: , ,


Our happy hour fact to amaze your pub-going pals with. In countries with superior health-care systems, women are more likely to be attracted to men with softer, more feminine facial features. British researchers showed 4,500 16-to-40-year-old women ... Read more

 

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]]>attractionAttractivenessFeminine malesFeminineMalesHealth CareHealthCareWorld Health OrganizationWorldHealthOrganizationZac EfromZacEfromJeremy Taylor2010-03-18T13:00:00+00:00"Eat my goal!" The very finest in overexcitable football commentarieshttp://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/eat-my-goal-the-greatest-in-overexcitable-football-commentary/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/eat-my-goal-the-greatest-in-overexcitable-football-commentary/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/eat-my-goal-the-greatest-in-overexcitable-football-commentary/#comments Filed under: , , ,


"Lord Nelson! Lord Beaverbrook! Sir Winston Churchill! Sir Anthony Eden! Clement Attlee! Henry Cooper! Lady Diana! Maggie Thatcher - can you hear me, Maggie Thatcher! Your boys took one hell of a beating! Your boys took one hell of a beating!" Bjorge ... Read more

 

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]]>excited commentatorsExcitedCommentatorsfootball commentatorsFootballCommentatorsoverexcitedTom Cullen2010-03-18T12:00:00+00:00Snooping, or security on the cheaphttp://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/snooping-or-security-on-the-cheap/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/snooping-or-security-on-the-cheap/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/snooping-or-security-on-the-cheap/#comments Filed under:


Swann Security has come up with a new way for you to spy on your neighbors from the comfort of not just your own home, but on the couch you have pointed at your TV. Introducing the Digital Guardian. The camera can be easily mounted over your front ... Read more

 

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]]>digital GuardianDigitalGuardiansecurityspy gearSpyGearspyingSwann SecuritySwannSecurityG. Xavier Robillard2010-03-18T11:00:00+00:00Criminal Idiocy -- Breaking into the wrong house and rolling up drunk for DUI chargehttp://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/criminal-idiocy/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/criminal-idiocy/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/criminal-idiocy/#comments Filed under: , , , ,


Our weekly look at the less intelligent elements of the criminal underworld. THIS WEEK'S WINNER: Burglar targets home of martial arts ace Asylum's Rules of Dumb Crookery #23: If you are going to rob a house, try NOT to target one owned by a black ... Read more

 

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]]>criminal idiocyCriminalIdiocySimon Crisp2010-03-18T10:00:00+00:00Lorry driver shunts car along motorway... doesn't notice! Real or fake?http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/lorry-driver-pushes-car-on-motorway-doesnt-notice/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/lorry-driver-pushes-car-on-motorway-doesnt-notice/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/lorry-driver-pushes-car-on-motorway-doesnt-notice/#comments Filed under: , ,


A shocking video of a lorry driver pushing a car sideways along a motorway - apparently oblivious to what he's doing - has been uploaded to YouTube. The video was taken on the A1(M) in West Yorkshire -- and we kind of hope it's a fake. Because if ... Read more

 

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]]>lorry pushes carlorry shunts carLorryPushesCarLorryShuntsCarreal or fakeRealOrFakeTom Cullen2010-03-18T09:00:00+00:00Car chase driver gives Aussie cops the slip http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/car-chase-driver-gives-aussie-cops-the-slip/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/car-chase-driver-gives-aussie-cops-the-slip/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/car-chase-driver-gives-aussie-cops-the-slip/#comments Filed under: ,


A man who led police on a high-speed chase before crashing the car he was driving managed to slip away from guards while receiving treatment for his injuries. Colin Bradley Little, 22, has been charged with more than 20 offences including aggravated ... Read more

 

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]]>car chaseCarChasepolice chasePoliceChaseTom Cullen2010-03-18T08:00:00+00:00So I married a dog -- 7 moments of weird wedlockhttp://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/so-i-married-a-rollercoaster-and-six-other-examples-of-weird/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/so-i-married-a-rollercoaster-and-six-other-examples-of-weird/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/so-i-married-a-rollercoaster-and-six-other-examples-of-weird/#comments Filed under: , ,


Marriage, eh? Who'd do it? It's scary, frightening, and bloody expensive - but somehow, God knows, you still want to do it. Just so, you know, you can say you have. But the wedding dresses and the receptions and the stress and the bad dancing and the ... Read more

 

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]]>Alastair Plumb2010-03-18T07:00:00+00:00P-Diddy to buy Crystal Palace and Matt Damon to ditch Bourne?http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/p-diddy-to-buy-crystal-palace-and-matt-damon-to-ditch-bourne/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/p-diddy-to-buy-crystal-palace-and-matt-damon-to-ditch-bourne/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/p-diddy-to-buy-crystal-palace-and-matt-damon-to-ditch-bourne/#comments Filed under: , ,


A peek at the morning's sport and entertainment news. P Diddy to buy Crystal Palace 'because he liked the name'. (Metro) Glazers hope to cut down Red Knights. (Times) Riera seeks Anfield exit after falling out with Benítez. (Guardian) ... Read more

 

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]]>p-diddyTom Cullen2010-03-18T06:00:00+00:00Injured dog finds own way to hospital and staggers into A&Ehttp://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/injured-dog-staggers-into-hospital/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/injured-dog-staggers-into-hospital/http://www.asylum.co.uk/2010/03/18/injured-dog-staggers-into-hospital/#comments Filed under: ,


There's nothing too odd about someone with injuries finding their way to a hospital -- unless the patient is a dog. A German shepherd (admittedly not the pup that's pictured, but he's quite cool isn't he?) with an injured leg somehow managed to ... Read more

 

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]]>accident and emergencyAccidentAndEmergencyAEdogdog finds way to AEdog staggers into hospitalDogFindsWayToAeDogStaggersIntoHospitalemergency roomEmergencyRoomhospitalSimon Crisp2010-03-18T05:00:00+00:00