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… a man and woman in Florida who were arrested last month after dialling the emergency number 911 after they committed burglary at a house in Poinciana , south of Orlando . The pair explained later that they wanted help moving the goods they were stealing , as well as a lift to the airport for a flight to New York .
… Barry Carroll who moved from London to Amersham last year for “ peace and quiet ” and now lives in an apartment which is just a few metres away from railways tracks used by Chiltern Railways and the Underground . He has now complained that he can ’ t sleep because of noise from overnight work and maintenance . He said , “ I knew there was a railway line , but I thought that would close at 11.30 pm …” … Fox News in the US where Kate , Princess of Wales , was referred to as ‘ Princess of Whales ” in a caption .
And finally
“ Kudos to the manager of Bert ' s Books in Swindon , whose carefully arranged copies of Spare ( Prince Harry ’ s tell-all autobiography ) were displayed yesterday alongside Bella Mackie ' s How To Kill
Your Family . And to The Open Book in Richmond , South-West London , which placed its copies next to A History Of Treason by Diarmaid MacCulloch .” - Sarah Vine in the Daily Mail , January 11 , 2023 .
Quotes
“ Prince Harry ’ s Megzit memoir Spare sparks frenzy as fans flock to buy copies at midnight .” – Daily Express headline , January 10 .
“ There were in fact more journalists at midnight launches of Spare than customers .” – Daily Mail article , January 10 .
“ The kindest thing anyone can say about Prince Harry is that he has gone mad .” – Sir Bernard Ingham , journalist and former Press Secretary to Margaret Thatcher .
“ There are some people who are never going to be happy .” – Toronto Police Chief James Ramer responding to claims by the Duchess of Sussex that his officers did little to protect her when she was living in the city .
“ Sounds like a derelict pub on the Balls Pond Road .” – Richard Littlejohn in the Daily Mail referring to the Duchess of Sussex .
“ Reading is like eating Brussels sprouts .” Kanye West on why he never reads books .
“ Closing early all this week due to staffing issues .” – Handwritten note stuck to the entrance door of Greggs Recruitment Centre in London last month .
“ Well , stop doing it then .” – Henry Deeds in the Daily Mail recalling heckling from the audience during a U2 concert when Bono said that every time he clapped his hands , a child in Africa died .
Grateful acknowledgement to the following papers from which some of this material is extracted : Daily Mail , Daily Mirror , Daily Express , Independent on Sunday , Mail on Sunday , The Sun , The Sunday Times , The Times and The Telegraph . Seen something funny , bizarre or just plain weird ? Contributions for Jottings are welcome by email to : sarah @ soltalk . com .
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