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Gladiator
11-19-2008, 04:56 PM
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/UK-News/Chainsaw-Death-Suicide-Verdict-Recorded-Over-Irrational-Opposition-To-Repossession/Article/200811315155293?lpos=UK_News_First_Home_Article_Teaser_Region_5&lid=ARTICLE_15155293_Chainsaw_Death%3A_Suicide_Verdict_Recorded_Over_Irrational_Opposition_To_Repossession

weyland
11-19-2008, 05:51 PM
I like this bit. Typical English understatement:

Central Hampshire deputy coroner Simon Burge said to the officer: "It must have been a huge shock to you."
Sgt Carter replied: "In some ways it was, sir."

In what way would it not be a shock to him? Hardly an everyday occurrence in England, though no doubt a bit more common in the US.

He was irrationally opposed to moving. So is my wife. You may have given me an idea here.

WickedWillie
11-19-2008, 06:48 PM
Weyland do you have access to a snooker table in a place where the missus will be??