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    The Wail at its finest

    'It was like something from Apocalypse Now': Family home knocked down after couple sold it when they were given an offer they couldn't refuse | Mail Online

    Just in case you didn't know what Apocalypse Now refers to, there's a nice illustration.



    So, how much is that mud patch worth then?



    Reporting at it's "finest*".



    *clearly a new definition of "finest" that we've never previously encountered.

    #2
    Anyone got a link that doesn't go to the Mail website?

    It's blocked here.
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      #3
      I liked:

      But on March 15 - just two weeks later - huge JCBs moved onto the site and demolished the house that had been there since the 1970s
      Not regular JCBs, but HUGE ones.

      Carpets, fridges and an oven left in good will by the Watts were also ripped out.
      Oh no, not an OVEN!!

      a scene they compared to the helicopter attack in cult film 'Apocalypse Now'.
      How was it like a helicopter attack? Were they flying huge JCBs?
      Originally posted by MaryPoppins
      I'd still not breastfeed a nazi
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      Urine is quite nourishing

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        #4
        “But on March 15 - just two weeks later - huge JCBs moved onto the site and demolished the house that had been there since the 1970s”

        It is quite possible that they are not reporting the full story (shock horror) as after 40 odd years you would grandfather planning rights.
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        Growing up is optional

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          #5
          Originally posted by zeitghost View Post
          'It was like something from Apocalypse Now': Family home knocked down after couple sold it when they were given an offer they couldn't refuse | Mail Online

          Just in case you didn't know what Apocalypse Now refers to, there's a nice illustration.



          So, how much is that mud patch worth then?



          Reporting at it's "finest*".



          *clearly a new definition of "finest" that we've never previously encountered.
          its like the 'Father of the Bride' plot.
          If UKIP are the answer, then it must have been a very stupid question.

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            #6
            Powerless neighbours likened the demolition to the helicopter attack in Apocalypse Now
            'Ride of the Valkyries' playing through megaphones?
            Science isn't about why, it's about why not. You ask: why is so much of our science dangerous? I say: why not marry safe science if you love it so much. In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you in the butt on the way out, because you are fired. - Cave Johnson

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              #7
              struggling a bit with this one

              so someone buys a house and then knocks it down

              previous owners who did very well out of the deal are now whinging?

              and this is news - the nosey old fu<kers need to crawl back down their hole

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                #8
                This is a new meaning of Property Rights that I hadn't come across. Even after you have sold your £500,000 house, you have a right to say what can be done with it.
                Job motivation: how the powerful steal from the stupid.

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                  #9
                  Apart from Kelly Brook, is there ANYTHING of interest in the Daily Fail?

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                    #10
                    Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post
                    Apart from Kelly Brook, is there ANYTHING of interest in the Daily Fail?
                    Have you forgotten the lovely Imogen?
                    While you're waiting, read the free novel we sent you. It's a Spanish story about a guy named 'Manual.'

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