I give you this screen-grab without comment. Maybe just in case I get libelled. But this story might help.


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For most of my life, I’ve occasionally dreamt of being at a news desk during a major exciting story dealing with adrenaline, demands for instant stories and pictures and real instant deadlines - like a General Election results programme, for instance. And tonight, Matthew, I got my chance.
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BBC NEWS |- Have a nice day? No thanks
Brewer’s Dictionary of 20th Century Phrase and Fable recognises that the phrase, which it says originated in 1956 as ‘Have a happy day’ when an LA advertising agency adopted it as their slogan, is a distinctly American phenomenon.
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BBC NEWS | England | Tube death blamed on ‘train surfing’
It is believed the dead man, who was in his mid-20s, may have been “train surfing” at Chalk Farm station on the Northern Line.

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Is this the end of McDonalds? Hope so! Although I did grab a big Mac last night running between pubs. very nasty of me, mind you… and not exactly gorgeous either.

Guardian Unlimited: All is not well at McDonald’s. After years of rampant expansion, it’s closing down 175 outlets in 10 countries.

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