Thursday, September 18, 2003

Hurricane spawns transatlantic contest

Hurricane spawns transatlantic contest: "Anchored by a rope, Bowden was blown off his feet at 65 mph and kept reporting until hitting 100 mph. But the station's anchorman remarked that a correspondent for U.S. station Fox News had endured wind speeds of 110 mph in a wind tunnel.
After a breather, Bowden re-entered the wind tunnel and took the wind speed up just past 110 mph, salving British pride and -- as he said -- reclaiming the unofficial title for Britain. "

Wednesday, September 17, 2003

Is it a bird, or plane? No, it's Angle Grinder Man

Is it a bird, or plane? No, it's Angle Grinder Man: "He is Britain's self-styled 'first wheel-clamp and speed camera vigilante cum subversive superhero philanthropist entertainer type person'. "