Terse

The danger is that the constant repetition of bad news/casualties will dull our senses eventually - just as it did in N.Ireland.

Paramount is the only 'night club.' The others are 'late bars.'

Counting cigarette ends?

Quite right! You should have a word with whoever started it!

I think I understand why manxman2 can't relate to evolution.

manxman2 is an alien.

Or that great tit, Faragher?

A DOZEN UNIVERSAL TRUTHS A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory. A flashlight is a case for holding dead batteries. All generalisations are false, including this one. Anything worth taking seriously is worth making fun of. Death is hereditary. Despite the cost of living, have you noticed how popular it remains? Friends help you move. Real friends help you move bodies. If at first you don't succeed, skydiving is not for you. Never miss a good chance to shut up. Never test the depth of the water with both feet. Sex is like air; it's not important unless you aren't getting any. There are two theories about arguing with women. Neither of them works