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An enquiry from West Africa

“‘Before the death of my father on february2005 in a private hospital here in Nouadhibou he secretly called me on his bedside and told me that he has 15 TONS DRIED WHALE PENISES…’ Our resident paleontologist, Dr Trev, doesn’t normally interest himself in the penises of whales. They’re a bit too fresh. However, he has agreed to attempt an approximation of how many individuals may have been castrated.” Trevor Dykes examines one of the weirdest 419 scams yet…

Life For a Life forest in the Chew Valley in Somerset

Life For a Life

“One of the sad facts of life is that one day you will not be around. Unless you have it written into your will, the likelihood is that your mortal remains will stay in the country of your demise. Suppose you could find a wonderful way of returning the ashes of a loved one to the UK for interment and at the same time contribute to the environment and local charities?” Peter Forrester of UK charity Life For a Life explains how you can have a living memorial at “home”.

Flooded country lane in winter

A bit of England

Pic of the Week – 2 January 2006 by Cowboy Builder © 2006 All images are digitally watermarked – please don’t infringe copyright! Cowboy Builder adds:…