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Posted: 24-06-2013 23:11 Post subject:

"Gott im Himmel!" "Achtung!"

Posted: 25-06-2013 01:08 Post subject:

Posted: 25-06-2013 10:26 Post subject:

Just illustrates to me how arrogant governments and government bodies have become, that they simply can no longer understand when they are making themselves a laughing-stock.

It would be a truly Anglo-Saxon trait for the next revolution -in the US or the UK - to come about by ridicule rather than violence. Lets hope that is the way it is.

Posted: 25-06-2013 10:41 Post subject:

Posted: 06-07-2013 16:10 Post subject:

Sheffield artist uses comics worth £20,000 for artwork

An artist who made a papier-mache sculpture from comics he found in a skip has found they could have been sold for about £20,000. Shocked

Comic fan Steve Eyre told artist Andrew Vickers the pages pasted to a leg were from a first edition of The Avengers.
Mr Eyre said the 1963 release, along with other rare comics used to create the artwork were worth thousands.

The sculpture, called Paperboy, was created for an exhibition at Sheffield gallery the S1 Artspace.
Mr Eyre owns the World Of Superheroes shop in Sheffield.
On discovering the valuable comics glued to the chicken wire frame, he said: "First of all I thought 'Fantastic' as, visually, it is a beautiful thing, but then as I walked round it, certainly on the inside right leg, there was a cover of Avengers number one.
"I've got a copy of that, which was published in 1963, that is worth well over £10,000.
"Then I started looking and there are six comics on this that together would be worth, even in the condition you can see, £20,000.
"It would have been cheaper for Andrew to make this out of Italian marble because the raw materials that have gone in to it I could have sold for a lot more than he is going to sell this statue for." Cool

Laughing off the revelation, Mr Vickers said: "If somebody chucks things out in the skip they don't generally throw things out that are worth anything.
"To be honest I'm shocked but money has not got such a value to me. I think it is funny.
"I really love the idea of me creating something out of such expensive things that's worth less. I think it's brilliant." Smile

The S1 Artspace show entitled Heroes organised by World Of Superheroes is running from 6 to 11 July.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-23203033

Posted: 06-07-2013 23:22 Post subject:

But, is it art?

Posted: 07-07-2013 07:25 Post subject:

Cricketer from Australia out first ball after 10,000-mile trip

A cricketer who flew 10,000 miles to play in a special match marking a friend's 50th birthday was bowled out on the very first ball.

Australian Nathan Anthes, 25, played for Hadleigh and Thundersley Cricket Club in Essex in 2007 and 2008.
He is currently in the UK with his father Les to see old friends and to watch the Ashes series between England and Australia.
And he agreed to play in the match marking Jonathan Wagstaff's birthday.

Mr Anthes, a part time cricketer in Lithgow, New South Wales, said he was a bit "rusty".
"I went out there and got a tossed up ball and I tried to hit it out of the park and I missed it," he said.
"It was a long way for nothing. I was hoping to show what I could do."

Mr Wagstaff said: "I lent him my bat. I think he would have been even more disappointed if he had brought his own bat and pads all the way from Australia.
"Despite being bowled out, he still had a great day."
He said being bowled for a golden duck had made Mr Anthes' journey a memorable one.

Mr Anthes' father Les, who was also asked to play in the match but declined, said: "Luckily he came over for fun and he totally enjoyed it."

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-23196520

Posted: 07-07-2013 08:56 Post subject:

That's not irony, that's Schadenfreude. Wink

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Posted: 14-07-2013 08:30 Post subject:

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Posted: 14-08-2013 11:53 Post subject:

US concealed gun safety teacher shoots student

A gun instructor in the US state of Ohio has accidentally shot a student in the arm in a class for people seeking permits to carry a concealed firearm.
Terry Dunlap, 73, was demonstrating a .38-calibre pistol when it went off and struck Michael Piemonte, 26.
He and his wife were taking the day-long class in order to carry guns for their own safety, he told local media.

All 50 states allow residents to obtain a concealed firearm permit, though training and other requirements differ.
Last month, the state of Illinois became the last to do so, in response to a court order.

The Fairfield County, Ohio, sheriff's office listed the Saturday shooting in the town of Lancaster as accidental, the Columbus Dispatch reported.
"It took me a couple of seconds to realise that I had been shot," Mr Piemonte told CNN.
Mr Piemonte was treated in hospital and released that night.

Mr Dunlap has not spoken publicly about the incident.

Ohio residents seeking a concealed weapon permit must take an approved safety course or show "evidence of imminent danger", pass a criminal background check, and meet other requirements.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-23691146

Posted: 16-09-2013 20:46 Post subject:

Have we had this one?

Climbing hero dies in fall down stairs

Posted: 16-09-2013 23:01 Post subject:

It does sound as if the last third of his life was blighted by conditions brought on by the daring parts of his youth. Sad

Posted: 14-10-2013 10:08 Post subject:

37st man forced to pay for two seats on jet finds they are rows apart
A 37 stone man was forced to pay for two seats on a jet, only to discover that they were two rows apart.
By Hayley Dixon
6:59AM BST 14 Oct 2013

Les Price, 43, had to pay for the extra space when flying to Ireland and back as airline policy dictates anyone over 20 stone has to book the extra space.
But when he got to the airport the staff didn’t seem to have any idea about the rules and on the journey home his seats were two rows apart.

He had already faced embarrassment on his flight out when he was allocated an aisle seat and a window seat, with another passenger in the middle.
"When I got to the airport I had to explain to all the staff why I had two tickets, they didn't have a clue," he said.
"When I finally got on the plane one was an aisle seat and the other was by the window – in a three-seat row.

Mr Price says it is just one of the many everyday frustrations he has faced because of his weight which ballooned after an industrial accident that left him briefly housebound.

etc...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/10376714/37st-man-forced-to-pay-for-two-seats-on-jet-finds-they-are-rows-apart.html