Tim Worstall

Just weird.

A heart transplant recipient who married the former wife of the heart donor, has committed suicide in the same way as the donor did.

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An American man accidentally shot dead his wife while trying to install satellite TV in their bedroom.
Ronald Long of Missouri did not own a drill, so he used his .22 calibre handgun to fire two shots into the wall of the room so that he could run a cable through from outside.
Mr Long’s wife Patsy […]

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Of all of the various housing markets in Europe it’s those in Spain and Ireland which seem the most overblown, the most bubble like and the most likely to slump. Fortunately (for some at least), the Spanish seem to be doing something about it.

Thousands of properties could be confiscated and ultimately demolished in the latest […]

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Hop off money.

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Snigger.

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John Smeaton said she congratulated him for his actions last summer.
"We just had a wee chat. The Queen said, ‘Well done and congratulations’," he said.
After receiving the Queen’s Gallantry Medal, Mr Smeaton, flanked by his parents and sister, said it had been "a magnificent experience" coming to "Buck Palace" and played down talk of his […]

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It started with a horse called Isn’t That Lucky and ended with one called A Dream Come True - a run of eight winners that turned a 50p stake into Britain’s first million pound betting-shop pay-out.
An unnamed small-time gambler, believed to be in his sixties, backed eight horses to win races in a multiple bet […]

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Irishman complains about drunkeness in pubs.

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I’m flying over today…..just booked the tickets. I’ve got a burger van rented, one with a grill for toasting the buns.
You’ll find me in Greenwich Park by this afternoon.
I figure 250 lbs of butter will be needed and perhaps 1,000 loaves.
I’ll be easy enough to spot: care to join me?
H/T
 
 

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After his engines cut out at 400 feet and he glided (glid?) the plane down to a belly flop landing at Heathrow:

Capt Burkill, one of BA’s most experienced pilots with almost 20 years service, was described as looking "very pale" as the plane was evacuated. The incident was so sudden he did not even have […]

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A teenage boy who hacked into a Polish tram system used it like "a giant train set", causing chaos and derailing four vehicles.
The 14-year-old, described by his teachers as a model pupil and an electronics "genius", adapted a television remote control so it could change track points in the city of Lodz.

Just how secure are […]

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Only a quick question. Do we actually know where all of the Royal Marines are right at the moment?

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No doubt this story will be all over every paper in the world:

Schumacher, who lives in Switzerland, had flown in to an aerodrome near Coburg, Bavaria, on Saturday and taken a taxi to Gehuelz to pick up a new puppy.
On the 30km (19 mile) return journey, however, Schumacher felt they were short on time, and […]

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Odd:

Concerns among islanders include over-reliance on primary industries such as farming and a lack of affordable housing.
There are also worries about the islands’ decreasing population as greater numbers move to mainland Scotland for employment.

You’d think that the solution to high house prices was falling population, wouldn’t you?

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Really?

More than one in five Germans would like to see the Berlin Wall rebuilt, a study published to coincide with the 18th anniversary of its fall shows.
The survey of more than a thousand Germans of different ages showed that the desire to see the wall return is as high among former citizens of communist East […]

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In the last 12 months, the prices of luxury goods and services in London has risen about 6pc, against an inflation rate of 2.3pc, according to a survey by wealth management adviser The Stonehage Group.

Well, you wouldn’t want their standard of living to fall would you?

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Not sure you know, not sure at all.
Brian Eno and Damian Hirst at joint 15th? Noam Chomsky at 32?
Although there’s the joy of seeing that Rupert Murdoch is rated above both Chomsky and Harold Pinter…that’ll annoy the right people.

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So, they’ve changed the estimates of the future population levels again.

Rising immigration, a higher birthrate among migrant families and longer lifespans are on course to lift the population by at least 15 million by 2051, from last year’s 60 million total. There are fears it could even hit 77 million.

Only one small thing. The headline […]

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Rather a through the looking glass sort of story, isn’t it?

Ten white farmers appeared in court in Zimbabwe yesterday accused of growing crops on their land…

Grow food on your own land, go to jail.

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They have to talk now - there wouldn’t be much point trying to communicate by letter.
Mark.

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