D Tuesday, December 22, 2009 METRO Q2: In 2008, which X Factor winner was Christmas No.1 with what song, written by whom? (3-part answer) To P5 From Kitlers to Poo and Pee... thats our Page 3D Wednesday, June 21, 2006 3METRO Pee & Poo, toys who are a wee bit pants A CENTURY after Sigmund Freud said toddlers were obsessed with their bowel movements, a toy will fill the gap in the market. The cuddly characters Pee and Poo, a yellow droplet and chunky brown dollop, are set to fly off the shelves when they hit Irish stores soon. They have already proved a massive success in Scandinavia and the US and it wont be long before they invade Ireland. The toys are designed by Emma Meggitt, 32, who had the potty idea while studying graphic design at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden. Cuddly Pee and Poo toys will sell for around E32, T-shirts for E22 and keyrings for E8. The toilet humour characters also feature on a range of pre-soiled underwear, socks and fake tattoos. Ms Meggitt said: I wasnt sure who would buy the toys but it turns out that kids absolutely love them. They go through that potty phase at about three when everything is pee and poo and they find it hilarious. The reaction from children was so good I started doing a range of kids clothes with the characters on them and they are selling really well too. Dr Pat Spungin, founder of parent- ing website raisingkids.co.uk, said: By three of four, children know that talking about pee and poo is naughty when they go to their grandparents there is a great temptation to do so. One Dublin toy shop owner said yesterday: Im not sure how well they would be received.As a parent, I cant imagine using them, she said. BY JOHN HIGGINSON Dollop of naughty: Pee and Poo are all the rage in Scandinavia and the US, and it wont be long before they grace Irish shops Clothes line: Funny threads for impressionable young children BEING voted a terrific celebrity dad hasnt stopped Gordon Ramsay from being irresponsible by getting his latest charge drunk. The Hells Kitchen star, 39, has been feeding one of his pet pigs booze for the last two months. In a bit of an experiment Ive fed one of them cherry beer for the last two months. Its beautiful stuff. I thought it was three times a day but its not, its only three times a week, he boasted. I always wondered why she was f**king flat on her back! I dont know if youve seen a pissed pig in your garden before, but its really hilarious. Foul- mouthed Ramsay who was recently voted the top celebrity father in a poll of British mothers is rearing the pigs as part of his new series, The F Word, in an attempt to educate his four children about food. And he also bragged about winding up the neighbours of his posh London home with the stench coming from the animals. The f**king garden stinks. The neighbours arent pleased, he said. I said, Look, its great for the understanding of city pigs, but it didnt really sit well. Theyre well and truly f**ked off. The fiery Scot also admitted in an interview with Heat magazine he had named the pigs Trinny and Susannah after the bitchy What Not To Wear fashion gurus. Speaking to Heat he said: Ones got really small teats, and the others got a great big bum. Ramsay makes a right pig of himself Gordon: Under the weather with drunken farm animal Snakes turn to undercover ops METRO FACTFILEThe worlds first action figuretoy was GI Joe, launched inthe US in 1964. He was30cm-tall and featuredchangeable clothes for boys,who werent allowed to playwith girlie dolls, to remove.In the 1980s he was given hisfist set of pants when thepelvic area of his body wasreplaced with a blue sectionto cover up his sexless shape. SNAKES have been recruited as undercover cops to help lure rogue reptiles out of Floridas swamps. Scientists have implanted three lusty pythons with radio transmitters and let them loose to find mates in the Everglades, where non-native snakes have bred out of control after being dumped by pet owners. When the pythons get lucky, the signal from their radio device tells scientists where to find them and their new partners. National park biologist Skip Snow and a team from the University of Florida have so far captured 12 renegade snakes with the help of their slippery squad. The largest measured 4.8m and weighed 69kg. Experts say the interlopers have to be removed because they are upsetting the balance of nature by eating endangered species of wading birds and muskrats. We dont want these snakes here, said Mr Snow. Bush girl causes concert chaos RADIOHEAD singer Thom Yorke was less than impressed when he found out that one of George W Bushs daughters had been at the bands concert in New York. The singer, an outspoken critic of the American president, claimed he saw fans being manhandled as the unnamed twins security cleared the way for her to leave the show. He said if he had known at the time what was causing the commotion his objections would have been more forthright and extensive. We did wonder what the manhandling and fighting was in the distance, Yorke wrote on the bands website. Turns out it was her six bodyguards clearing the way for the first daughters exit. Some poor soul objected at being manhandled by the secret service. I think I would have too. The New York Daily News said the daughter in question was probably Barbara Bush, who was in the city at the time. Final farewell for Top of the Pops THE BBC announced yesterday it is cancelling Top Of The Pops, its flagship music chart show, after more than four decades. BBC director of television Jana Bennett said the show, which first appeared in 1964, would air for the last time on July 30. Were very proud of a show which has survived 42 years in the UK and gone on to become a worldwide brand, but the time has come to bring the show to its natural conclusion, she said. The show has suffered flagging ratings in recent years as it faced competition from cable and satellite music channels and the Internet. D Thursday, July 13, 2006 3METRO Lucky golfers hit triple hole in one METRO FACTFILEThe average person spends1.25 years of their waking lifewith their eyes closed due toblinking. We blink about tentimes per minute, eachtaking 0.1 seconds tocomplete. This means that,in the average 75-yearlifespan, we will blink morethan 262million times. Menand lesbians blink far lessthan straight women. THREE lucky golfers each hit a hole-in-one on the same hole within an hour of each other, a club said yesterday. Maurice Almond, 66, Chris Hulmes, 40, and 40-year-old Mike Wilkinson were playing at Bury Golf Club in Manchester. Club secretary Ray Adams said: Its absolutely incredible. We dont get three holes-in-one in three months here, and we had three in an hour. The men were competing in the clubs Harry Varden Trophy, which was eventually won by Mr Hulmes. Who do you think you are kidding Mr Kitler? Young bad boys just pretending RED Hot Chili Peppers veteran Flea has blasted the latest wave of junkie rockers as being unoriginal and claimed they even enjoy being arrested. The 43-year old bass player said modern music industry bad boys, such as Pete Doherty, turned to hell-raising to cover up their insecurities. Flea, whose real name is Michael Balzary, said: I find that some musicians actually look for it as a personality, because they are kind of insecure about other stuff. They feel like perhaps they dont have an original sound as a musician or as a singer and its something they can really claim as their own. They are saying: Im the guy thats really f**ked up, you know. Flea pointed out: Ive been doing drugs for 20 years I never got busted. Yet why do you get busted every time you f***king do a line of coke? Flea: I never got busted Der Fur-er: A true Kitler will show all the characteristics Pictures: WENN THEY are fuzzy. They are cute. They bear a striking resemblance to one of historys most evil men. These are The Kitlers, and chances are they could be invading a country near you. Just because they look like Adolf Hitler doesnt mean they are not immune to the fun promised by a ball of string. Yet this band of Swastikats strike fear into their fellow fraus and felines, and they have now stormtroopered their way on to the Internet. On the Cats That Look Like Hitler web- site, pet owners can upload their potential Pussolinis for the world to purr over. Does your cat look like Adolf Hitler? the website asks. Do you wake up in a cold sweat every night, wondering if hes going to up and invade Poland? Once posted on the site, the Cazis are rated by web users. One dictator-like moggy drew the fol- lowing response: What a noble cat! He has the smug, self-assured eyes of a con- trolled maniac. The websites very own Chairman Miaow is Dutchman Koos Plegt, who came up with the idea after encountering a Kitler in his hometown of Zwolle. Most cats possess that typically feline facial expression that implies a secret longing for world domination,he says on the site. All cats want to rule the world, thats part of the nature of the species. But to be a genuine Kitler there has to be some other similarity with the notori- ous German dictator. Were looking for that tiny, unfashion- able moustache. Or does it have the flock- of-seagulls hairdo?An evil glint in its eye? A true Kitler will have all of the above. Lick I mean click on www.catsthat- looklikehitler.com to get a glimpse of the evil felines. The unfashionable moustache... The evil glint in the eye... Purrd Reich: Secret longing BY ROSS McGUINNESS Whats new?: Adolf Hitler IMPERIAL PAW MUSEUM ANIMALS of all shapes and sizes helped to launch an exhibition at the Imperial War Museum in London which marks their role in war. Dogs, horses, ferrets and even a goat joined author Jilly Cooper for the opening of The Animals War exhibition. Among them was hero police explosives dog Jake, who cleared a path for rescuers after the July 7 blast in Tavistock Square. His handler, PC Bob Crawford, said it was important that animals were recognised for their work. The exhibition opens to the public tomorrow. BY ROSS McDONAGHBY NOW youll have heard the rumours are true, today is the day of our last issue; but dont look so sad and dont shed a tear, a new free newspaper comes in the New Year; the news, pics, and sport will return just the same, but this new publication will have a new name. In four years of Metro one thing has not changed: page three is the home of all stories deranged; from Kitlers, the kittens who wear Adolfs tache, to cocktails at the Westin for 500 cash; a sleeping Ms Vlaminck whose face was tattooed, a toy craze in China thats called Pee and Poo; the baby flamingo whose fear is of pink, Obama swats flies as quick as you blink. Fr Antonio Di Carli couldnt use GPS, his bal- loon flight resulted in untimely death; Mucca took Macca for all he was worth, the pig who wears wellies cause he doesnt like the dirt; Mr Tickle lost his tackle in Mr Men sex change op, Dustins Eurovision was big nil point flop; Dub- lin failed to make Monopoly Worldwide, while a cake-eating contest stuffed 12 bulging brides. The fish who was cut but then saved by a stitch, Croatian footballers have sex on the pitch; Movember raised money but Dublin was scary, as everyones faces became super hairy. The climate was saved by killing the power and turning lights off for just one Earth Hour; Tubridy smiled as his photo was taken, oblivi- ous to two in the background love makin. The Simpsons bring churchgoers in plan set by vicars, Paul Daniels and Debbie pose in their knickers; Big Brother, Big Brother, Big Brother again Im a Celebrity... doubled the pain; the once cool Pierce Brosnan, the man who played Bond, singing in Mamma Mia! earned one Razzie gong; the Keano Effect brought the Sun- derland tourists, while his first day at Celtic was probably his poorest. Catching the pigeon, customs hadnt much chance, when a smuggler stashed most of his birds down his pants; Morgan Freeman writes cookery (he starred in se7en), the puns we made that day should be un-fork-given; 30-second bunnies made films in a rush, and Ryanairs cal- endars made us all blush; McCain and Obama hoped it was just having fun when Paris declared her presidential run. Baby-shaped pears; an alternative lighter, Ken Barlow stars in Coronation Streetfighter; George Bush shook a hand and had his watch nicked, Daniel Craig is all wet in his little blue nicks; The pool-playing dog whose breaks worse than his bark, an experiment made kittens glow in the dark; the hotel for teddies has bears on a high, Oscar the cat wholl predict when you die. Whiplash the monkey and his Rodeo dog, big Georgie Porgeys the fattest hedgehog; the skier got caught in the lift in the snow left dangling upside-down with his ar*e out on show; the Lot- tery bears were ripped off we reckoned, the Kerry Sumo wrestler who lasts not a second; Sam Maguire never came to this county, Lucky and Flos pirate DVD bounty. Chad Vader in the shadow of his famous big brother, Mother Teresa and Podge look like one another; Gracie the horse, head stuck in a tree; 150,000 rubber ducks ended up in the sea. Oh, and everyone was Rickrolld, not just you and me. Your No.1 source for the stories that get you talking every morning D Friday, September 29, 2006 3METRO Peaches hits out at Bob over sex METRO FACTFILEThe right arm and torch ofthe Statue of Liberty crossedthe Atlantic Ocean threetimes before the landmarkwas complete. They werefirst shipped in 1876 to the USfrom France, where they werebuilt by Frederic Bartholdi.They returned to Paris a fewyears later and the statue wasfinished in 1884. All the piecesreturned the US in 1885. PEACHES Geldof has infuriated her father by publicly disagreeing with his support for George W Bushs No Sex campaign. During his speech at Britains Labour conference on Wednesday, activist Bob hailed the US presidents campaign to halt the Aids epidemic in Africa. But Peaches sent Bob into meltdown after declaring the campaign was a ridiculous idea. People who follow abstinence are not fully aware of sex, she said. Some people in America think that if you have sex with a condom you can contract diseases and become pregnant. They have been educated by their government and their peers to believe sex is evil until you are married. Its not right at all and teenagers especially need to be told the truth about sex, she said. Its the way you tell it, Mr Bush US PRESIDENT George W Bush has said some stunning stuff, much of it with his foot deeply planted in his mouth. Now a website has compiled a list of favourite Bushisms. It includes: Rarely is the questioned asked: Is our children learning?. I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family and I hear theres rumours on the Internets that were going to have a draft were also favourites. To a divorced mother- of-three Mr Bush quipped: You work three jobs? Uniquely American, isnt it? I mean, that is fantastic that youre doing that. Too many good docs are getting out of the business. Too many OB-GYNs arent able to practise their love with women all across this country and Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we are also on the list. BY JO STEELE You must have had a beautiful toupee... HERES The Donald, The Bob, The Lil Kim and The Samuel L and they are more than enough to turn us off toddlers. Hair-raising baby toupees inspired by distinctive celebrities are all the rage at baby showers. A company called BabyToupee has launched the line of little wiglettes. The Samuel L Jackson is a jet black afro while The Donald mimics the bil- lionaires infamous comb-over. The Bob Marley features Rastafarian dreadlocks, complete with hat, while the Lil Kim-inspired hair piece comes in a sassy but equally ghastly pink. But the really good news is that the worlds first wigs for small people cost a mere e24 each. Ignoring good taste, the companys founder, Graham Farrar, has plans to extend his business. Baby toupees are just the first of many fun products designed to give that special baby a little extra personality, he said. We cant wait.A Lil horrible: The Lil Kim is pretty awful in pink Trump that: Its hard to match this toupee The Samuel L: It deserves the brush off The Bob Marley: No baby, dont cry Pictures:Wenn METRO D Thursday, October 12, 2006 3METRO Morrison hotel in trendy top ten COOL, hip, trendy, chilled just some of the words used to describe Dublins Morrison Hotel, which has been voted one of the top ten hippest hotels in the world. A survey by TripAdvisor.com found that the Ormand Quay hotel ranked ninth in the list of the worlds coolest places to stay. Judges described it as wonderfully chilled, a great place to sip cocktails, chat and enjoy the vibe. The Sanderson in London was the only European spot to place higher, coming in second, while the Hotel Gansevoort in Manhattan topped the list. Ill just wait till after the footie AS IRELAND fights for a place in Euro 2008, a new study has found that not even a medical emergency can pull some men away from a TV showing their favourite sports teams. University of Maryland physician David Jerrard tracked nearly 800 American football, baseball and basketball games over three years. He found there was always an increase in the number of men who checked into emergency rooms after these events. Men should not risk their health because they want to see the final results, Mr Jerrard said. BY MARKHAM NOLAN Trouble keeping up that smile? A HELMET for people in jobs which demand an unusual amount of smiling, such as air-stewards, receptionists and politicians, has ben developed. A sensor in the front of the helmet detects anyone within a 2m range, at which point the mouth is pulled into a broad grin by a small servo motor and some concealed fishing wire. The helmet addresses the facades of social interaction and explores our responses to affected expressions. Helmet: grin and bear it WHEN the Childrens Lifeline chari- ty released 150,000 rubber ducks into the Liffey in June, they had no idea that fowl play was in the offing. The deluge was released into the river at Dublins Millennium bridge in a bid to break the world duck race record. Most of the ducks played by the rules, allowing themselves be scooped up after the Sen OCasey bridge, having earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records. But after three hours in the Liffey, a few of the uglier ducklings harboured a more sinister intent. Some of the Dublin ducks are still bobbing along on ocean currents more than four months later, enjoying the quack all over the world. A few did make it as far as Amster- dam and Sweden, and a lot have appeared in Scotland,said race organ- iser Johann Fox, adding that he still receives e-mails from beachcombers on Irish Sea coasts who had found the ducks lying on the rocky shores. But the more mighty ducks among them werent satisfied with Europe. The website www.dowehaveyour- duck.com was set up to track the ducks with the itchiest webbed feet as they travelled far and wide, and then auction off the best-travelled ones in aid of Crumlins Childrens Hospital. So far, just one of the ducks has made it to the tropics. Duck 38242 washed up on Playa de las Americas on the Canary Island of Tenerife. No one is quite sure how duck 120506 made its way to Santa Fe, capital of the landlocked state of New Mexico in the US. However, if the dastardly ducks had it mind to set a second world record for time spent at sea by a rubber duck, they will have to try harder. Ducks from a container washed overboard near Hawaii in 1992 spent ten years bobbing away from their Pacific drop-off point. Where have all our ducks gone? Where have all our ducks gone? And theyre off: The ducks began their journey on the Liffey but where will they all end up? Picture:Tom Honan METRO METRO METRO Wednesday, May 30, 2007 METRO His baulk is worse than his bite, but hes no Kennel Dogerty BORDER collie Blue is sending pub regulars potty by playing pool. In fact, hes a real-life Cue-by Doo. The canny canine jumps up so his front two paws are resting on the table. Then, standing on his hind legs next to owner Jeff Davies, he looks down the cue sight. When he has a shot on, he sinks the ball into the pock- et with his paws. More often than not, he is able to Spot the black, although he is also good at potting the ca-nine ball. Blue, who is ten years old, has been nipping down to his local pub with Jeff since he was a six-week-old puppy. He began to mimic Jeff whenever he played pool, following the balls as they bounced against the cushions of the table. Now he has become a master of the baize and part- ners his master in games at the pub. Like snooker vet Terrier Griffiths, Blue often concedes a howl and a miss, but he longs to play in a final at the Pooch-ible. Building contractor Jeff, 39, said: Hes played pool for a long time now, and I actually think hes got bet- ter. Now he can pot the balls as long as he can reach them he can pot them. The reserve fireman added: He also runs alongside the side of the table following the balls as they hit the cushions and fly across the baize. I reckon hes probably the Hurricane Higgins of the dog world, said Jeff, who rescued Blue from a local kennel in 1997, and brought him home to live in Baschurch, Shropshire with wife Charlotte and son Scott, ten. Aside from playing pool, the pooch, whose favourite musician is Snook Dogg, goes to work with Jeff and even accompanies him on his fire duties. Hes no ordinary dog, its more like hes a person. Our lodger has moved out so Blue literally sleeps in a double bed. Hes got the best room in the house, with a double bed, en suite bathroom and a TV, said Jeff. BY MARTYN BROWN Mans rest friend: Blue with Scott and Jeff Chalking the dog: Blue lines up a shot, just like his snooker playing hero, John Vir-go fetch Pictures: Caters www.budgettravel.ie ITS EASIER TO BOOK ONLINE FANTASTIC SUN DEALS FROM DUBLIN, CORK & SHANNON 2 JUNE 1 WEEK FROM 9 JUNE 1 WEEK FROM 16 JUNE 1 WEEK FROM CALL BUDGET DIRECT 01-6311076ALL PRICES BASED ON 2/3/4 SHARING. SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY AND INCLUDE TAXES & CHARGES. FLIGHT SUPPLEMENTS MAY APPLY. NOT ALL DESTINATIONS AVAILABLE EX. CORK & SHANNON. *CRETE/RHODES, 2 JUNE, 1 WEEK FULL. OPEN MON-FRI 9am-8pm. 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But the Irish Recorded Music Association, which monitors the charts, became suspicious when about 400 copies of the single were bought by new accounts on music websites. Each account had only bought St Juliens single, and all 400 used only one of two passwords. We were convinced that someone or a number of people were trying to manipulate the charts, said Irmas Dick Doyle. The band has denied involvement. Band: Denies involvement Sugarbabes top singles hit list THE Sugababes are the girl band of the 21st century with more hit singles than any other all-female act in the last six years. The group made their chart debut six years ago with Overload. Since 2000, they have enjoyed 16 hits, beating Madonna and Britney Spears, according to research from the book of British Hit Singles And Albums. The Sugababes first made UK chart history in 2002 when, with Freak Like Me, they became the youngest female group to top the chart. The band began as Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Siobhn Donaghy before Siobhn quit in 2001. She was replaced by Heidi Range, but the band changed again recently when Mutya left and was replaced by Amelle Berrabah. 21st century: Best girl band Ouch: Colin Carrol is thrown out of the ring by the Ukraines Vitaly Tikhenko Pictures: Reuters For his country: The mighty Colin BY ROSS McGUINNESSIT WAS a bout which even Mike Tyson in his hey- day would describe as quick. In the time it takes to blink an eye, an Irishmans dream to be crowned world sumo wrestling cham- pion went up in smoke. Colin Carroll, from Listowel, Co Kerry, travelled to Japan to compete in an event packed full of heavyweights. The fact that he weighed in at a pal- try 73kg didnt seem to matter. At least, not until he stepped into the ring. Yesterday, in the city of Sakai, Carroll, 35, lasted just one second against Ukraines Vitaly Tikhenko, and fared just as badly in a second repchage match against muscle-bound Russian Igor Kurinnoy. The underdog didnt even get the chance to bark, let alone bite, as Kurinnoy flung him out of the ring. But despite being tossed around like a cold pancake, Carroll was in good spirits after his adventure. The Russian scared me senseless, he said. I thought he was going to maim me. Carroll is the lightest man to ever take part in the world sumo championship and it showed but he can now add his latest show of sporting madness to a lengthening list of crazy accomplishments. He has already helped Ireland to the world ele- phant polo championship, competed with the Irish bobsleigh team and played for an ice hockey team, despite not being able to skate. The solicitor said his next challenge would be to break the three-legged world record in next years Dublin marathon. 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Whether playing football, drinking in the pub or hanging out in Los Angeles with Jeff Goldblum, the nation has followed their progress. We even watched as they gazed at a spinning washing machine. Our fuzzy friends have encouraged us to believe we can get lucky on the National Lottery. But now they are facing some com- petition. Another trinity of colourful characters has accused them of steal- ing its thunder. Two London-based artists have claimed the Lotto adverts are a copy of their creations. Matt Clark and Matt Everitt are con- sidering legal action against the mak- ers of the Irish commercials. Their short animated features starring Bears I was shocked, really. I was taken aback 3 appeared on the website of comedi- an Ricky Gervais two years ago. They were voiced by Gervais, along with his colleagues Stephen Merchant and Karl Pilkington, using dialogue from their radio show. Each feature lasted about 40sec and depicted the animals in a range of sit- uations, from rocking out on guitars to talking about underwear. The Lotto adverts, which first appeared on our screens in June, were made by Brown Bag Films, the com- pany behind the Oscar-nominated Give Up Yer Aul Sins. Brown Bag made the spots for advertising agency DDFH&B, which has a multi-million euro contract with the National Lottery. Mr Clark, 31, said he and his col- league might go to court. We are constantly getting e-mails from people who notice the similari- ties, he said. We were quite angry. I was shocked, really. I was taken aback. He said the two sets of characters have a lot in common, as their man- nerisms and appearance are similar. The claims were dismissed by Cathal Gaffney, television producer and co-founder of Brown Bag. In 12 years of business we have never been accused of anything, said Gaffney, who described Bears 3 as an obscure piece of animation which had never been broadcast. I find these remarks distressing. A spokeswoman for the National Lottery said: We have not received any complaint regarding the use of these advertisements. War veteran, 84, wins the lottery A WORLD War II veteran has won a $254million (e195million) lottery jackpot. Jim Wilson II, 84, bought the $5 winning ticket in a local grocery store just an hour before the draw. He selected it from a group printed out in advance by a clerk trying to deal with the last-minute rush prompted by the huge prize on offer. Mr Wilson and his wife Shirley, 79, from St Louis, Missouri in the US, will share the cash with their three sons. I was absolutely astonished, the veteran said. Action hero Irwin is immortalised FOR many people, Steve Irwin will always be the ultimate antipodean action hero. And like all idols, the Crocodile Hunter is being immortalised in a new toy range. The Australian naturalist had been working on the products before he died last September from a stingray attack. The Choose Your Own Adventure Steve Irwin figure uses samples of his own voice, including some of his last-ever recordings. They feature phrases such as GDay... Im Steve Irwin, What a Ripper! and Crikey. His family decided they wanted to continue with the planned toy range after he died in the hope they would help to spread his conservation message. Irwin: Crocodile Hunter THAT FIGURES! 120The number of people that can be killed with the venom from a single bite of the Coastal Taipan. The snake administers an average of 120mg of venom per bite, only 1mg of which is required to kill an adult human. The serpent can grow up to 3m in length, and is found in Australias coastal regions. METRO D Wednesday, April 4, 2007 3METRO Look whos flamed Robert rabbit . . . WE all know that evil despots are capable of intolerable cru- elty but Kim Jong-il would surely draw the line at eating an award-winning rabbit like Robert. Big-bunny breeder Karl Szmolinsky isnt so sure. He reckons the cuddly bunny has become the main course in a beastly Korean dish. Weighing in at a hare-raising 10.5kg, the warren-wrecker looked like he had swallowed the cast of Watership Down. But he has a special place in the German breeders heart. Koreas eccentric tyrant has taken on the UN, George W Bush and Team America, so he was unlikely to be fazed by a rabbit even if it was the biggest rabbit in history. Mr Szmolinsky, 68, sent his giant furball to North Korea along with 11 other bunnies to help with the countrys food shortages. He even sold them at the knockdown price of E80 per bunny, instead of the usual E250. But Karl hasnt heard a whisker about the rabbits, and now he believes theyve been eaten by Kim and the colonels. After North Korea got the rabbits, everything went quiet. And I now understand the rabbits have been eaten by Kore- an leaders, said the breeder. He had been due to travel to North Korea after Easter to provide advice on setting up a breeding facility for the rab- bits. But his trip was cancelled at short notice. Thats the last time I send my rabbits there. The North Korean embassy in Berlin denied that the ani- mals were dead. Officials insisted the rabbits were mating as part of the countrys giant rabbit breeding programme. BY ROSS McGUINNESS Warren peace: Karl, who has been in the bunny-breeding business for 47 years, holds his favourite rabbit, Robert. But has Robert been eaten by Koreans? Rabbit season: Kim and his mates before dinner METRO Lists The Top Ten funniest one- liners in movies in a poll of 1,000 comedians, industry figures and film fans by Sky Movies Comedy: 1. Infamy! Infamy! Theyve all got it in for me! Kenneth Williams as Julius Caesar Carry On Cleo (1964) 2. Hes not the Messiah, hes a very naughty boy. Terry Jones as Brians mother Life Of Brian (1979) 3. Surely you cant be serious? I am serious and dont call me Shirley. Leslie Nielsen as Dr Rumack Airplane! (1980) 4. Remember, youre fighting for this womans honour, which is probably more than she ever did. Groucho Marx as Rufus T Firefly Duck Soup (1933) 5. Dont knock masturbation. Its sex with someone I love. Woody Allen as Alvy Singer Annie Hall (1977) 6. Do you have a licence for your minkey? Peter Sellers as Inspector Clouseau The Return of the Pink Panther (1975) 7. Is that ... is that hair gel? Cameron Diaz as Mary Jensen Theres Something About Mary (1998) 8. Gentlemen, you cant fight in here. This is the War Room. Peter Sellers as President Merkin Muffley Dr Strangelove or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb (1963) 9. Nice beaver! Thank you. I just had it stuffed. Leslie Nielsen as Lt Frank Drebin and Priscilla Presley as Jane Spencer The Naked Gun: From The Files of Police Squad! (1988) 10. When I met Mary I got that old-fashioned romantic feeling where Id do anything to bone her. 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