tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post4571730118031568528..comments2023-08-20T11:07:28.396+01:00Comments on Freeborn John: Endarkenment newsPeter Risdonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17792275403997179926noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post-87259688360155259712008-08-29T12:12:00.000+01:002008-08-29T12:12:00.000+01:00Casting a bad-weather-in-England spell? No, there'...Casting a bad-weather-in-England spell? No, there's no way it can possibly materialise.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post-87470063539414369362008-08-29T09:51:00.000+01:002008-08-29T09:51:00.000+01:00"Let's round this up, so far. An elected politicia...<I>"Let's round this up, so far. An elected politician has asked a "witch" to cast a spell to bring bad weather for an event. The event organiser is considering soliciting a rival spell to, presumably, bring her sunshine. And this is on the front page of a newspaper, even if it's just a local one."</I><BR/><BR/>Sounds rather like an article in '<I>Fortean Times</I>', doesn't it? About Nigeria...<BR/><BR/>But, it's not just the newspapers that we need to <A HREF="http://fountain.blogspot.com/2008/08/claim-to-lame-other-local-snippets.html" REL="nofollow">worry about</A>...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post-13866402279081301422008-08-29T01:28:00.000+01:002008-08-29T01:28:00.000+01:00That's a story they put about to distract you from...That's a story they put about to distract you from their hands.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post-88149405330929202252008-08-28T23:47:00.000+01:002008-08-28T23:47:00.000+01:00"I charge you with dereliction of duty"Guilty as c...<I>"I charge you with dereliction of duty"</I><BR/><BR/>Guilty as charged though, as I understand it, it's the webbed toes that deserve to be drawn to the reader's attention.Peter Risdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17792275403997179926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12471112.post-90383945590720168732008-08-28T20:26:00.000+01:002008-08-28T20:26:00.000+01:00Once Autumn comes, and garden sheds catch fire, no...Once Autumn comes, and garden sheds catch fire, normality will be restored for local rags.<BR/><BR/>PS Since this is a Fens story, I charge you with dereliction of duty, in that you neglected to tell us which of this cast of characters has six fingers on each hand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com