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Headlines

Woman wins NW6 in Postcode Lottery
ID Theft: Third of Man's Psyche Stolen
Tube Rats Failing To Swipe In and Out of Oyster Zones
Man Lost In Bookstore
Man Tired of London, Life
Other Half Has 51% Controlling Interest in Relationship
BA Pilot Given Green Light: Mr T 'delighted' to film A-Team spin-off
DOSTOYEVSKY, NIETZSCHE, 'HARD TO SPELL'
Yin & Yang to Split - Couple cite 'irreconcilable differences'
October delayed for at least three years: officials blame 'unforeseen circumstances'
Dinosaur extinction caused by heartbreak: 'they all just pined away' claims report by recently dumped palaeontologist.
Minister unveils dramatic new curbs
Musician begins work on difficult second marriage
I am an accident that wasn't my fault - baby sues parents
Eat this fruit and never die again
Free cereal found inside toy

~ A.M.

Headline: euthanasia SPONSORED BUNGEE JUMP 'LEAST SUCCESSFUL  RIDE EVER' SAY Alton TOWERS
Headline: GOVERNMENT UNVEILS PLAN TO REPLACE INTERNET WITH SHOUTING
Headline: HOME SHOPPING PRESENTER DESCRIBES ITEM 268 AS 'A GOOD FIGHTING RING'
HEALTH & SAFETY OFFICER SUES OVER R.S.I. FROM LIFTING INCREASINGLY HEAVY GUIDELINES
Headline: THIRD WORLD ADDED TO ENDANGERED SPECIES LIST

~ R.F.

 

In Brief

Cricket body admits rules made up as they go along

Sport
Cricket body admits
rules made up as they go along,
"Just like Mornington Crescent"

A.M. / S.C.

Scarf ace

Fashion
Scarf Ace
"I really like this scarf!"
Inside Al Pacino's wardrobe

A.M. / S.C.

Britain sells NHS to America

Health
Britain sells NHS to America
Infrastructure to be shipped over on giant tankers

A.M. / J.B.

Northampton tube

Travel
Northampton tube opens for business
"A transport system to rival that of London"

A.M.

We shall never give in to your demands

Opinion
"We shall never give in to your demands, no matter how reasonable!"

A.M. / J.B.

Morrissey dancers

Culture
Morrissey dancers
New craze sweeps England

A.M. / J.B.

Lashings and ginger beer!

Society
Lashings and ginger beer!
The rise of Enid Blyton fetish clubs

A.M. / A.W.

This week in the soaps

TV
This week in the soaps
A bit of a whale, some chemicals
and a pubic hair

A.M. / A.W.

Pet Dispensary

Society
Pet Dispensary
RSPCA criticise
puppy-vending machines

A.M. / A.W.

Pop Quorn

Food
Pop Quorn
The cinema snack
with no animal fat

A.M. / A.W.

Bible belt

Fashion
Bible belt
Easy hip-holder access to the
new and old testaments

A.M. / A.W.

Wii-ja Board

Technology
Wii-ja Board
Contact the other side via
your games console

A.M. / A.W.

Head and Shoulders, Knees and Toes, Knees and Toes

Health & Beauty
Pamper yourself with our complete bodycare range

A.M. / A.W.

Are You Harder Than a Ten-Year-Old?

TV
'Are You Harder Than
a Ten-Year-Old?'

Controversial new game show

A.M. / A.W.

Everybody Scrubs Frasier

TV
Everybody Scrubs Frasier
Cross-breeding the sitcom

A.M. / A.W.

Haiku tweets

Media
Haiku tweets
Each passing thought,
saved for posterity,
typed from the loo

A.M. / A.W.

'San Miguel' is Spanish for 'same again'

Travel
Did you know?
'San Miguel' is Spanish
for 'same again'

A.M. / A.W.

Don't give money to marketing people, 'they'll only spend it on drugs'

Media
Don't give money to homeless marketing people, 'they'll only spend it on drugs'

A.M. / A.W.

Should left-handed and right-handed people marry?

Family
Should left-handed and
right-handed people marry?
Ambidextrous kids
struggle to fit in

A.M. / A.W.

Treacherous road executed

Society
Treacherous road executed

A.M. / A.W.

Murder at butler conventio

Crime
Murder at butler convention
Detectives baffled

A.M. / A.W.

MSG in a bottle

Food
I hope that someone gets my
MSG in a bottle

A.M. / A.W.

I'd rather be MC Hammer than Jimmy Nail

Music
I'd rather be MC Hammer than Jimmy Nail
Yes I would, I surely would

A.M. / A.W.

Not so much alpha male as Betamax

Lifestyle
Not so much alpha male as Betamax
My dating life

A.M. / A.W.

 

Puzzle Corner

Puzzle corner

Mandelbroltu
Fill in the squares with the relevant letter, number or symbol so that each longitudinal and latitudinal string creates a perfect emotional singularity.
Last week's solution:
The soft pleasure of a cool pillow against the skin.

A.M.

Travel Twister

Travel Twister
Left middle-finger green / right index-finger blue / right little-finger yellow / right ring-finger red / left index-finger yellow / left middle-finger green / right ring-finger blue / right little-finger red / left ring-finger blue.
Tie breaker: left thumb green.

A.M.

Where's Wally Wordsearch

Where's Wally Wordsearch
Can you find him?

M.E.

Rubix

Rubik's Cube cut-out

A.M.

 

Classifieds

Classifieds

NOTICES:

League Of Procrastinators; send SAE for application form. Timewasters please.

Real Ale Appreciation Society; send SAE for application form. No wine-tasters please.

WANTED:

Multiple record-breaker requires better music storage solution.

Nutcase with Messiah complex and pessimistic outlook wanted to oversee group suicide next Wednesday.

Bankrupt baker kneads some dough. Please send cheques to PO Box 296.

LONELY HEARTS:

Dizzy blonde looking for chemist stocking Kwells. PO Box 923.

Neurotic woman looking for something else to worry about. PO Box 111.

Want to know how others see you? Lazy writer looking for intense emotional relationship to plagiarise for next novel. PO Box 453.

~ E.T.

 

Did You Know?

Did You Know?

Les Dennis is the official mascot of gay firewomen.

'Paralegal' is the correct term for disabled lawyers.

Pop Facts: Earth Wind & Fire - To his bitter regret, Air left the group just before they made it really big.

There are only seven basic plots in movies:
'The Quest', 'Rags to Riches', 'Overcoming the Monster' and Lethal Weapons 1 through 4.

Philosophers now believe 'history is written by Michael Winner'.

Don't buy food, it's a total con!
If you stop feeding it, eventually your stomach just starts eating itself.

~ A.M.

 

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