Despite some last minute competition from Pippa Middleton following the Royal Wedding, the UK’s ‘Rear of the Year’ award went to 50 year old Carol Vorderman. The winner in the male section was Anton Du Beke from the TV programme Strictly Come Dancing.
City syndromes
Stockholm Syndrome is a term we often hear, particularly in movies, and is the paradoxical psychological phenomenon wherein hostages express empathy and have positive feelings towards their captors, sometimes to the point of defending them. These feelings are generally considered irrational in light of the danger or risk endured by the victims, who basically see a lack of abuse from …
Town with no roads
What could be more peaceful than a town with no roads, therefore no cars? That’s exactly what you won’t find in Giethoorn in Holland, roads. Waterways, paths and the odd bike trail is all you are likely to come across in The Town With No Roads
Boot on other foot
Banks are generally all too happy to foreclose on properties for non-payment, so it’s nice to hear when the roles get reversed, good for a laugh. This one happened in Florida (could it happen in Europe?) and involved a major bank. Bank of America Gets Pad Locked After Homeowner Forecloses On It
A bit of luxury
Looking for a bit of pure luxury in a far away place? The Luxury Sri Panwa Resort in Phuket, Thailand. From the photos it certainly looks quite idyllic and quiet.
If it’s ok for them, it must be ok for us
Around £1.6 billion of taxpayers’ money goes to benefit fraudsters each year in the UK, although one should not be too surprised that people think it’s ok to cheat given the shining example set by those in power. The Government has published a list of excuses given by some fraudsters when caught, and these include:
Un-be-lievable
A burglar was let out of jail yesterday because locking him up breached his family’s human rights, the Appeal Court ruling that the rights of Wayne Bishop’s five children were more important than those of his victims or the interests of justice. The Story
Time for a spring clean
So, the (oxymoron alert) Fifa ethics committee has opened an investigation into its president, Sepp Blatter. Not before time, some would say. The most amusing part of the whole exercise is that Mohamed bin Hammam, who denies bribery, has accused Sepp Blatter of knowing about the alleged cash payments. Talk about ‘own goal’.
The Vatican is not amused
The Vatican was apparently not amused by the goings on at a famous monastery in Rome and Pope Benedict XVI has shut it down according to Italian media reports.