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Heathfield Seagull

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Jul 10, 2003
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Commenting on a complaint from a Mr. Arthur Purdey about a large gas bill, a spokesman for North West Gas said, "We agree it was rather high for the time of year. It's possible Mr Purdey has been charged for the gas used up during the explosion that destroyed his house." (The Daily Telegraph)


Police reveal that a woman arrested for shoplifting had a whole
salami in her knickers. When asked why, she said it was because she was missing her Italian boyfriend. (TheManchester Evening News)


Irish police are being handicapped in a search for a stolen van,
because they cannot issue a description. It's a Special Branch vehicle and they don't want the public to know what it looks like. (The Guardian)


A man on an inflatable lobster rescued a young girl who was blown out to sea on a set of inflatable teeth. A coastguard spokesman commented, This sort of thing is all too common". (The Times)

At the height of the gale, the harbourmaster radioed a coastguard on the spot and asked him to estimate the wind speed. He replied he was sorry, but he didn't have a gauge. However, if it was any help, the wind had just blown his Land Rover off the cliff. (Aberdeen Evening Express)


Mrs Irene Graham of Thorpe Avenue, Boscombe, delighted the audience with her reminiscence of the German prisoner of war who was sent each week to do her garden. He was repatriated at the end of 1945, she recalled "He'd always seemed a nice friendly chap, but when the crocuses came up in the middle of our lawn in February 1946, they spelt out "Heil Hitler."
(Bournemouth Evening Echo)





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