News At A Glance #28

By ASH Smyth
October 2022

—    The Nelson Evening Mail, 22 January 1907

Gayle King is nearing 67.

The name of Slough is to be changed to Upton Royal, to please some local king.

Jindřiška Flajšhansová edited the Czech Blind Press.

bicicletA6Raptor is not Middle Class on Dance Floor.

King Misuzulu has received a certificate of recognition from Cyril Ramaphosa.

Being condescending is inappropriate.

The Chinese think the Japanese are dwarves.

During the 1500s, many major nations of Europe overflowed their boundaries.

Howard Hughes was crazy about flying, and female breasts.

Scotland and Wales won’t be at the Women’s World Cup.

The price of a customs man (off-season rates) is ₺3,500.

Shell has reported third-quarter earnings of $9.45 billion – over twice as much as in the same period last year.

Bolsheviks and bureaucrats love lists.

ASH Smyth

ASH Smyth is a reader, writer, boulevardier, and breakfast DJ in the Falklands Islands

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