WOTM Feb 2023

Technically Myke wins again, and by a goodly margin, but the Wren rule states the same writer cannot win WOTM two months in a row, so the honour goes to SteveB who has also fielded a great run of subs.

It's been a good month again and the links to the subs can be found below the leaderboard, as can the full list of tickers.



apepper

1922 Committee behind Cuban Revolution

Grand Jury report suggests Trump may have said something truthful

Proud alien parents want "Stonehenge back to pin on fridge door"

Radioactive capsule found after unusual concentration of superheroes detected

Reality distances itself from Liz Truss

Thérèse Coffey links to "big turnip" revealed

Tory right torn between destroying economy and making people miserable

Chrisf

Dominic Raab secures lead role in new sitcom - Fawlty Powers

Petrol pumps to be recalibrated to show contribution to oil company profits

Scott's Antarctic failure 'caused by Fitbit obsession'

Stevie Wonder’s part-time lover wins equal rights

Deskpilot3

A pome for Scotland

Full list of sensitively edited books by Roald Legume-Stew

Dominic_mcg

Teenage boy really does have a girlfriend at another school

eppursimuove

Corbsky found murdered with ice-axe in head

“Happy Country” season finale grips nation

FlashArry

Isle of Wight offers Ukraine 'unlimited moist towelettes'

Hokeyloki

Liz Truss to put the 'disco' back into 'disconnection'

Ian Searle

Emerson, Lake & Palmer lament the lack of Brain Salad Surgery available in the shops

Jack the Quipper

That Liz Truss Telegraph “essay” summarised

Lockjaw

Rishi changes his leadership style

mcdabble

Builder Bob ordered to demolish home by Lord of the Rings lawyers

NATO denies fighter jets 'too high-performance to be useful in Ukraine'

Scotland Reels as Sturgeon Makes A Splash

Midfield Diamond

Man whose dog ate Cup Final tickets lives cliché-filled life

Myke

2nd century Roman sex toy may have belonged to Silvio Berlusconi

Brian Blessed to play Gareth Southgate

British Gas and Kim Jong-un bid for Manchester United

Casualties mount as Russia launches breakaway Eurovision

China calls for peace talks between Rebel Scum and Darth Vader

Johnson plots to fat-shame Sunak

Kate Forbes condemns same sex clergy

Luxury flat owner on toilet wins Turner Prize

'Oot Nanny!' A roundup of this morning's papers

Panicking shoppers restricted to three mince pies and a turkey

Prince Andrew Lloyd Fibber music to feature at Coronation

Rees-Mogg breaks into oligarch mansion to fit prepayment meter

We stand with you! Zelensky promises more salad for UK

Raggers

More money saving tips, from financial guru Martin Clueless

Your February Horoscope, by Toxic Meg

Robowurzel

Following the Fawlty Towers revival, Netflix announces an On The Buses reboot

Isle of Wight condemns ‘provocative’ balloon airspace violation

Sarah Tipper

Shoppers questioning if fizzy grapefruit is nice or not?

stewartbarclay

Sunak to focus military spending on Culture Wars

Totally Tropical Waste of Column Inches

SteveB

Biggest heist in history: Police steal 200,000 Cadbury's Creme Egg jokes from each other

British Gas still hopeful at the Utility of the Year awards

Chinese balloon blown out of proportion

Government urges public to eat rats to beat cost of living crisis

Owls not as wise as they make out, claims wild goose

Pubic lice accuse head lice of spying

Rival A.I. systems in love after discovery of Carol Vorderman

W*nk bank interest rates increased

Sully

Escaped teaspoons brief detective

Hot air balloon rides across the USA: free missile with every flight

MPs to be required to ‘sign in’ once a fortnight like dole claimants

Sunak’s new policy: Levelling Down

Sydalg

Church of England to replace Communion with human sacrifice

Throngsman

97% of Russian army in Ukraine - hmm, what's NATO got on this weekend?

Asylum seekers relieved to be spared Pontins

Conservatives identify the last safe seat

Consumers 'relieved' that Shell has weathered the financial storm

El Salvador mega prison slammed on TripAdvisor

Hospital beds will be self assembly, says government

MPs hoping to get big, gold medals for lying

Now MPs want public sector to mirror pay rise

Research concludes Russian elite 'prone to falls from really high buildings'

Zelensky welcomes minute's silence, but really wants claps

Titus

The NewsBiscuit guide to guides

Wales 'never really been particularly interested in rugby'

Urbanhermit

Turnips to form political party

Walter Eagle

British middle-classes realising food shortages are no longer a 'working class' thing

HS2: ministers to cut services and speeds to drive down cost

MPs' hypocrisy achieves levels even jets can't reach

Shakespeare writes to explain the delay in Boris Johnson's book about him

Wrenfoe

Apocalypse Horsemen send 'Save the Date' cards

Are you a liberal? Your guide to black-face Hitler cosplay

China to float giant spy-cake over US

Fury as Nicola Sturgeon retires to England

Marriage saved by turning mobile brightness to max

Number of children sad about strikes, officially at zero

Offensive content removed from Roald Dahl, leaving 400 blank pages

Sherlock fails to solve riddle of what TV wire goes where

Zelensky demands own spin-off series

Headlines AKA tickers

apepper          

Children lobby supermarkets to ration sprouts

Church of England agree to bless sneezes

Thérèse Coffey confirms "you are what you eat" theory

Deskpilot3       

Airships to replace the Birmingham-Leeds leg of HS2

British Gas prepayment meter found on Chinese spy balloon

Bunged up man annoyed at having to pay congestion charge

DUP says protocol deal must pass its ninety seven tests

Ekland wins Britt award

Fashionable folk don't want to be called glitterati any more..

Final Die Hard film will be a documentary

Man pulled from the rubble after being trapped for 9 months in the Tory party

Matt Hancock's security doubled after spate of tool thefts

Plasterer issues invoice for surfaces rendered

Price of fusilli 'spiralling'

Prince Andrew evicted from Big Brother's house

Rees-Mogg shows off his green credentials on his electric penny farthing

Rishi sends Zelenski several pallets of Red Bull

Ukraine and Biden both surprised by visit

Dick Everyman

Sunak re-examines his green card status

dominic_mcg   

Harry: Christ, no, it definitely wasn’t her!

Junior doctors to strike for 72 hours but will complete the rest of their shift

Hokeyloki        

Western region flood analysis: Exe and Wye are unknowns

ian searle        

Police Dogs only able to catch criminals with one arm fatter than the other

Jack the Quipper        

Hit the floor. We're British Gas engineers. Point at your meter cupboard, now!

jim Skinz         

British Transport Police advice during strikes: “See It, Say It, Sort It Yourself”

Defibrillator - The Musical wins “best revival” at theatrical awards

Mystery sphere on Japanese beach is ball from Harry Kane's World Cup penalty

Roald Dahl TV series renamed Tales of the Expected

Lockjaw           

Cowboy plumber gets poor rating on DripAdvisor

MADJEZ         

New EU deal: Britain swaps Northern Ireland for Italy's tomatoes

Struggling with bills? Do more consulting work for tobacco industry says Thérèse Coffey

mcdabble        

Biden Tries Out Free Pensioner's Euro Train Pass

Sturgeon off the hook

Modelmaker    

Cockney fruit farmers warn of imminent stairs shortages

Man who got a rejection letter from the university of origami, not sure what to make of it

Myke   

Call centres and hotel lifts observe minute silence for Burt Bacharach

Netanyahu to host Homes Under the Hammer

Raab will not ‘totally f**king lose it’ if found guilty of bullying

Padmire          

Brexiteers point out sale of "Going Out of Business" signs have shot up since Brexit

peterg 

Sleeping Beauty woke, fumes Daily Mail

Raggers          

2 workers rescued after fall into chocolate vat. Their condition is described as ‘delicious’

robindbourgeoisie       

King Andrew 'distraught' at mysterious death of entire royal family

robowurzel      

Black Sabbath The Ballet to premiere in Birmingham in September

rogerg 

Struggling with procrastination? Read our helpful article tomorrow

ron cawleyoni  

British Gastards

sinnick

Raquel Welch goes T!ts Up

Sketchly          

China's world bubble-gum champion murdered by US Airforce

Sunak confirms that short trousers make him feel like a giant

steveb 

'Actually, I prefer non-believers - they're less needy' confirms God

Chinese balloon blown out of proportion

If you see Sid, tell 'im British Gas have broken into his home

Latin at 9am, Drama at 10am, Double Maths at 11am: lessons have been learned

Nude photos sale: 100% off

Thieves who stormed rough pub to steal all the beer 'got both barrels'

Vegetable shortages just the tip of the iceberg, says NFU

WeBuyAnyTomato.com attacks public with most annoying killer TV ad yet

stewartbarclay 

30p Lee against death penalty for breaking Ministerial Code

Tomato shortage caused by people hoarding them to throw at Tories

Throngsman   

US worried about safety of old man and house suspended below balloon

Titus   

Britain not teetering on brink of bankruptcy, merely enjoying a 'special financial situation'

Cardiologist declines to advise on repair of buttoned woollen garment

Diminutive PM fears being de-platformed

DUP says 'No! Never! Now, what's the question?'

New pill will stop men getting mice pregnant

New streaming service 'Netfix' shows trawlermen repairing their equipment

New website 'Tipadvisor' advises restaurants of good & bad customers

She sells Shell shares sheltered off-shore

Tories hope party chairmanship is now in safe hands

Underconstruction      

Mississippi self-identities as Misterssippi


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