LOL!...Ladies and Men bare their bums to copy the iconic 70s Tennis Girl's poster

 

IMOGEN Thomas showed she was a game girl this week, baring a bit of cheek as she recreated one of the most famous photos ever taken. She lifted up her skirt to show off her bottom - just like the 70s Tennis Girl poster. She's the latest lady to reveal her rear in a replica of the snap. Here are the best and funniest bot shots

The former Big Brother babe slipped into some tennis gear, before lifting up her skirt to show off her bottom - just like the iconic 70s Athena poster.
Her bum might not be as toned as Fiona Walker, whose derriere starred in the original image - taken in 1976 when she was just 18.
But Imogen, 30, gets credit for reveaing her rear just months after she gave birth.

She's from the Volleys ... Welsh model Imogen

Eroteme

She also joins an exclusive club of ladies (and men) who've followed in Fiona's flashing footsteps.
Here's some of the best - and funniest - Tennis Girl bot shots.

The original

Iconic ... Fiona in the famous photo

Former Birmingham University student Fiona posed in this iconic shot for poster firm Athena to celebrate the Silver Jubilee back in 1977.
It was taken by her then boyfriend Martin Elliott, who had to borrow all the tennis gear for Fiona to use.
The poster went on to sell a staggering 2 million copies, adorning the bedroom walls of almost every teenage boy in Britain.

Buy one get one free

Turn both cheeks ... identical twins

Identical twins Bryony Frost and Katherine Frost gave us double vision when they paired up for this cheeky shot in 2011 - to promote online gambling firm Betfair.

Pat bum

Cash back ... ex-champ Pat

He famously jumped into the crowd when he won Wimbledon in 1987.
And Aussie tennis ace Pat Cash showed he's still game for a laugh when he struck this pose during a stunt for BBC 5 Live.

Did Maria mean to share-her-posterior?

Ave Maria ... Sharapova accidentally bares her bum

Fotosports international

Russian tennis lovely Maria Sharapova accidentally emulated the Athena girl during last year's Wimbledon - when a gust of wind blew up her short skirt.

Golden oldie

Ad a girl ... model in casino advert

This casino ad conjured up all the memories of the original poster - imagining how FIona would look if she bared her bum now.

Simply Shameless

Bum rap ... Shameless star Alice

Actress Alice Barry turned the other cheek... and exposed it, to raise money for last year's Sport Relief campaign.

Le-go of that skirt

Plastic fantastic ... Lego Tennis Girl

BNPS

A clever Lego fan managed to mock up the iconic shot, using a tiny toy character - complete with floaty skirt.

Bummy

Buns ... cartoon

Gaming website Gamesradar added an animalist spin to the image, in an ad to promote the site - turning Fiona into a cartoon bunny!








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Nigeria: Islamic Militants Attack Boarding School, Killing 30

 

         

POTISKUM, Nigeria — Islamic militants attacked a boarding school before dawn Saturday, dousing a dormitory in fuel and lighting it ablaze as students slept, survivors said. At least 30 people were killed in the deadliest attack yet on schools in Nigeria's embattled northeast.

Authorities blamed the violence on Boko Haram, a radical group whose name means "Western education is sacrilege." The militants have been behind a series of recent attacks on schools in the region, including one in which gunmen opened fire on children taking exams in a classroom.

"We were sleeping when we heard gunshots. When I woke up, someone was pointing a gun at me," Musa Hassan, 15, told The Associated Press of the assault on Government Secondary School in Mamudo village in Yobe state.

He put his arm up in defense, and sustained a gunshot that blew off all four fingers on his right hand, the one he uses to write. His life was spared when the militants moved on after shooting him.

Hassan recalled how the gunmen came armed with jerry cans of fuel that they used to torch the school's administrative block and one of the dormitories.

"They burned the children alive," he said, the horror showing in his wide eyes.

He and teachers at the morgue said dozens of children from the 1,200-student school escaped into the bush, but have not been seen since.

On Saturday, at the morgue of Potiskum General Hospital, a few miles from the scene of the attack, parents screamed in anguish as they attempted to identify the victims, many charred beyond recognition. Some parents don't know if their children survived or died.

Farmer Malam Abdullahi found the bodies of two of his sons, a 10-year-old shot in the back as he apparently tried to run away, and a 12-year-old shot in the chest.


"The gunmen are attacking schools and there is no protection for students despite all the soldiers," he said as he wept over the two corpses. He said he is withdrawing his three remaining sons from another school.

By Saturday afternoon, thousands` of students had fled several boarding schools around Potiskum, leaving deserted campuses in fear of more attacks.

Former colonizer Britain condemned the "senseless atrocity," with Mark Simmonds, Minister for Africa, promising his country "will do what it can to help Nigeria tackle terrorism."

Islamic militants from Boko Haram and breakaway groups have killed more than 1,600 civilians in suicide bombings and other attacks since 2010, according to an Associated Press count.

President Goodluck Jonathan declared a state of emergency May 14 and deployed thousands of troops to halt the insurgency, acknowledging that militants had taken control of some towns and villages.

Saturday's attack killed 29 students and English teacher Mohammed Musa, who was shot in the chest, according to another teacher, Ibrahim Abdu. Police officers who arrived after the gunmen left and transported the bodies to the hospital confirmed at least 30 people were killed.

Boko Haram, whose stronghold is 230 kilometers (about 145 miles) away in Maiduguri city, capital of neighboring Borno state, has been behind scores of attacks on schools in the past year.

On Thursday, gunmen went to the home of a primary school headmaster and gunned down his entire family. Witnesses said they attacked at 7 a.m. as the owner of the private Godiya Nursery and Primary School was preparing to leave his home in the town of Biu, about 180 kilometers (110 miles) from Maiduguri.

Resident Anjikwi Bala told the AP that Hassan Godiya, his wife and four children all were killed. He said the assassins, suspected Boko Haram fighters, got away.

People from Yobe state this week appealed for the military to restore cell phone service in the area under a state of emergency, saying it could have helped avert a June 16 attack on a school that the military said killed seven students, two teachers, two soldiers and two extremists in Damaturu, capital of Yobe state.

Residents told the AP that they had noticed suspicious movements of strangers and could have alerted soldiers and police, if their cell phones were working. Instead, the military said they were involved in a five-hour shootout before the militants fled.

A day later, June 17, extremists fired on students sitting at their desks as they were writing exams in Maiduguri, killing at least nine pupils.

Borno state officials say more than 20,000 people have fled to Cameroon in recent weeks amid the violence.

The military has claimed success in regaining control of the states of Adamawa, Borno and Yobe. However, the area covers around 155,000 square kilometers (60,000 square miles) or one-sixth of the sprawling country. The rebellion poses the biggest threat in years to security in Africa's biggest oil producer.

Soldiers say they have killed and arrested hundreds of fighters. But the crackdown, including attacks with fighter jets and helicopter gunships on militant camps, appears to have driven the extremists into rocky mountains with caves, from which they emerge to attack schools and markets.

The militants have increasingly targeted civilians, including health workers on vaccination campaigns, traders, teachers and government workers.

Farmers have been driven from their land by the extremists and by military roadblocks, raising the specter of a food shortage to add to the woes of a people already hampered by a dusk-to-dawn curfew and the military's shutdown of cell phone service and ban on using satellite telephones.

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Michelle Faul reported from Lagos. Associated Press writer Haruna Umar, in Maiduguri, contributed to this report.

PHOTOS: Barefoot David Cameron 'chillaxes' in the Cornbury Music Festival wearing a pair of fake Ray-Ban sunglasses

He is known for his love of 'chillaxing', and David Cameron looked particularly laid-back today as he soaked up the sun with his family at the Cornbury Music Festival in the Cotswolds.

However, the Prime Minister raised eyebrows with his choice of attire as he walked around the site barefoot and feeling funky in a pair of £1.99 fake Ray-Ban sunglasses - suggesting that he may have fallen victim of the government's austerity measures....lol!








Kicking back: David Cameron, who is known for his love of 'chillaxing', went barefoot as he navigated the grounds of the Cornbury festival in the Cotswolds




Cost-effective: The Prime Minister sported a pair of knock-off Ray-Ban sunglasses at the event




Bargain: The 'Ray-Beri' shades fetch as little as £1.99 on eBay compared to more than £120 for real Ray-Bans


The knock-off sunglasses fetch as little as £1.99 on auction site eBay, while original Ray-Bans cost upwards of £120.


Sporting a black polo shirt with khaki shorts and flip-flops this afternoon, Mr Cameron was joined by Samantha and their three children on the second day of the three-day event on the Great Tew Estate, in his Witney constituency.







Family outing: The Prime Minister attends the festival every year with his wife Samantha and children



Sunshine: David Cameron holds a pair of sandals as his daughter grips onto his arm at the festival

The Camerons - along with their children Nancy, Arthur and Florence - shared a private lunch with the estate’s owners before heading to the main arena at the festival.

The Conservative leader was then seen admiring a stall of colourful tutus with eldest daughter Nancy before the family were whisked away from the festival’s campsite.

The festival boasts music across four stages and also has an exclusive VIP area.





VIP: The Prime Minister shared a private lunch with the estate's owners before heading to the main arena at the festival





Shopping: Samantha and the children were seen browsing the festival's many stalls, including one featuring colourful tutus






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Boeing 777 Jet Crashes At San Francisco International Airport

Firefighters are at the scene of a plane crash on the runway of San Fransisco International Airport. Thick clouds of black smoke are billowing from the grounded aircraft as people escape on emergency slides.

The plane was a Boeing 777 operated by Asiana Airlines flying in from Seoul, South Korea. People are reportedly trapped inside the aircraft according to a police scanner.

The fire on board the plane has been registered as third alarm and several ambulances have been dispatched to the scene of the accident.

The airport will be closed for the next couple of hours, according to announcements, and planes will not be flying in or out.

Some witness said that they were unable to see the plane as it had been completely consumed by smoke. Initially, black and grey smoke was visible, which lightened as firefighters began to bring it under control.

A reporter for local news station KCBS described "A tremendous amount of black smoke on the runway," initially later stating “it’s more grey smoke at this point.” He said that the plane was a cargo jet rather than a passenger jet, and it was too early to confirm casualties.

An eyewitness told local station KCBS that the plane looked like it was “at an odd angle” as it was coming in to land.






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Would you put your baby in a WIG? Outrage at company offering wigs for bald baby girls

From diamante dummies to moustache-themed pacifiers, the abundance of baby accessories is fast becoming more and more ridiculous.

And the latest crazy baby accessory to hit the market? A wig for fashion-forward baby girls who have no hair but want to make sure no one thinks they're a little boy.



The latest must-have accessory? Baby Bangs! are a new wig for baby girls who want to be fashion-forward and differentiate themselves from boys



Baby Bangs! is the brainchild of a mother and daughter who wanted to create a miniature hair piece suitable for newborns to wear.

Writing on their website, they say: 'At Baby Bangs! we believe in the beauty of childhood.

'Our unique designs are sprinkled with magic- inspiring a world of whimsical wonder and mystical magical memorable moments for you and your baby girl to cherish forever!

'For she is, and always will be, your little princess!.'





Baldness, be gone! Baby Bangs! is the brainchild of a mother, daughter, and baby granddaughter who wanted to create a miniature hair piece suitable for newborns to wear

The design trio called in hair replacement artist, Lisa Griggs-Campbell, as well as a real live baby model for styling, sizing and comfort testing.

After two years of designing, they unveiled the 'Fleurs Collection', a collection of miniature hair pieces in a range of colours made size-appropriate for infants, toddlers and little girls priced at around £20.



Baby model: The design trio called in hair replacement artist, Lisa Griggs-Campbell, as well as a real live baby model for styling, sizing and comfort testing to showcase the £20 wig

And it seems that Baby Bangs! aren't being well received.

Callie Beusman writes on Jezebel: 'So the princess dogma is starting at such a young age that a newborn's natural (downy-headed) state is somehow undesirable?

'Is the window of time during which a woman's physical appearance isn't subjected to constant scrutiny and held up to strict standards going to narrow so much that all fetuses will need beautiful virtual makeovers.

'Babies all look the same; that's kind of their thing. It's not only unnecessary, but also pretty much insane, to start forcing cosmetic enhancements on a child too young to even have hair on her head.'

And the Twittersphere are also up in arms about the latest baby accessory.

One user wrote: 'I despair... RT"@pandy92: There's a website selling wigs for baby girls so they don't get mistaken for baby boys.'

Another added: '*Projectile vomit* RT @mssusieday 'I'm not a boy!' AAAAARGH. RT @sarahcrossan: No no no no no. http://baby-bangs.com/index2.php'



Not impressed: The Twittersphere are also up in arms about the latest baby accessory







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