Doh! By Nic Price on 18 February 2005 — 1 min read From The Register: Chav burglar collared by webcam A 19-year-burglar has just begun an 11-month stretch at Her Majesty’s Pleasure after he was captured burgling a house by the owner’s webcam. Fed-up software engineer Duncan Grisby set up the surveillance system following a previous burglary three years before. It recorded deliciously crisp images of Benjamin... More
Good name for a hairdressers By Nic Price on 15 February 2005 — 1 min read This is on my bicycle journey to work. More
Be careful what you teach your children! By Nic Price on 9 February 2005 — 1 min read Four year-old joy rider takes the wheel From Oddly Enough on the Reuters website: “What he was doing was jump down, hit the accelerator, and get back up so he could see where he was going,” Hayden said, explaining how someone who was too short to reach the floor pedals was able to drive a... More
Jury selection in the trial of Michael Jackson By Nic Price on 6 February 2005 — 1 min read Knock Knock Who’s there? Michael Jackson Michael Jackson who? You’re on the jury! Joke heard on this morning’s Broadcasting House on BBC Radio 4 They’ve got a point More