Category Archives: Crime & Punishment

1066 and all that?

Posted on October 30, 2024 by Naomi

…which is my clue as to how hilarious is this con reported by Harper’s Weekly Review: [A] British detectorist sold for $5.6 million some 2,500-year-old-old coins dating to the Battle of Hastings, during which the Normans conquered the Saxons. You … Continue reading →

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What’s this profusion of stuffed toys news?

Posted on September 11, 2024 by Naomi

It’s like the allegation that Fifth Avenue buses come en masse. Except we know that Harper’s Weekly Review is absolutely factual. So… A man was charged with stealing Jellycat plush toys in Warrington, England, and officials in India soaked stuffed … Continue reading →

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Some phallic news causing one resurrected memory

Posted on August 29, 2024 by Naomi

From Harper’s Weekly Review: In England, an “exceptionally wet summer” affected the Cerne Abbas Giant, an ancient chalk figure carved into a hill in Dorset, temporarily reducing the visibility of its famously prominent penis; one tourist complained that there was … Continue reading →

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