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Myleene Klass warned by police after scaring off intruders with knife
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Originally posted by oracleslave View PostI don't believe youI'm sorry, but I'll make no apologies for this
Pogle is awarded +5 Xeno Geek Points.
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Originally posted by AtW View Post
Miss Klass, 31, who was alone in her house in Potters Bar, Herts, with her two-year-old daughter, Ava, called the police. When they arrived at her house they informed her that she should not have used a knife to scare off the youths because carrying an "offensive weapon" – even in her own home – was illegal.
Do you think I should call a police officer to come and chop my veg for Sunday dinnerConfusion is a natural state of beingComment
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Originally posted by NickFitz View PostRead TFA. As one might expect from the Telegraph, most of it is written by her publicist, and none of it justifies the headline.
I honestly cannot understand how intelligent people can read this kind of garbage without seeing through it.
AtW: I strongly recommend two books to you. One is Nick Davies's Flat Earth News, pub.2008. The other is Lies, Damned Lies and Some Exclusives by Henry Porter, pub.1984. (You should be able to get hold of a copy of the latter via AbeBooks; I did the other year.)
Actually, I don't just recommend them to AtW, but to everybody. Porter's is particularly good at explaining how the Press word things in such a way as to make you think they said a certain thing when in fact they said nothing of the kind, they just made you think it - this seems to be a common problem, judging by the posts made here by manyComment
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Originally posted by Board Game Geek View PostIndeed.
The easiest way round this is to believe nothing you read or what people say.
You can't go wrong then.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 JohnsonComment
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Originally posted by norrahe View PostBad science is a very good book and opens your eyes to the BS being spread by the sceience and medical professions.The court heard Darren Upton had written a letter to Judge Sally Cahill QC saying he wasn’t “a typical inmate of prison”.
But the judge said: “That simply demonstrates your arrogance continues. You are typical. Inmates of prison are people who are dishonest. You are a thoroughly dishonestly man motivated by your own selfish greed.”Comment
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Originally posted by Bagpuss View Postmisinterpretation and misuse of science by journalists and other non scientists.
However, "scientists" don't help themselves by releasing un-peer-reviewed findings in a press release rather than scientific journals. But, that is what sells newspapers these days."See, you think I give a tulip. Wrong. In fact, while you talk, I'm thinking; How can I give less of a tulip? That's why I look interested."Comment
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Originally posted by Board Game Geek View PostIndeed.
The easiest way round this is to believe nothing you read or what people say.
You can't go wrong then.Growing old is mandatory
Growing up is optionalComment
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Just seen this on Sky News. According to the their report (normal caveats apply), she didn't even leave her house. The intruders were in her back yard. She banged on the window while holding a knife in the other - and the police told her this could be illegalLast edited by centurian; 10 January 2010, 14:22.Comment
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