UNPAID FINES! FORGED CURRENCY! NUDITY IN A PUBLIC SPACE!

Just how much was this door mat worth? Certainly not £4,000.

Bailiffs took the front-door mat from a man's house after he refused to let them into his property.

Bailiffs were called in after the householder ran up a £4,000 bill in council tax.

Instead of going home empty-handed when he refused to let them in, they left with his door mat. - The Telegraph (20/06/2011)

And it wasn't just LOOse change either.

BUSINESSMAN FLUSHES CASH DOWN THE TOILET THINK IT IS FAKE. A businessman who flushed hundreds of pounds in 'fake' £20 notes down the lavatory discovered days later that the cash had been genuine. - Ausian Cramb, The Telegraph (20/06/2011)


A bad case of ovinophobia - that's a fear of sheep to you and me.

CI THE BORDER COLLIE'S FEAR OF SHEEP  is making it impossible for him to do his job.
The four-year-old developed his fear of sheep when owner Jane Lippington placed him in their field as a puppy.
Now instead of rounding up his flock, Ci is more likely to be seen being chased by it. - The Telegraph (23/06/2011) Click on above link to see Ci in action.

A bit cheeky .......

THIEF TURNS UP IN COURT WEARING COAT HE DENIED STEALING. A thief has been convicted after arriving at court wearing the coat he was accused of stealing.

Judith Birkett, defending, insisted her client would not have been stupid enough to turn up at court in a stolen coat. - The Sun (23/06/2011)

A coat could be the answer as .......

COUPLE ASKED TO COVER UP THEIR MICHELANGELO' DAVID STATUE.It's been around for 500 years but now the manhood on Michelangelo's David has upset the sensitivities of Leicestershire council.

When a couple put up a replica of the nude statue outside their home a killjoy council told them to move it - because it was causing offence. - The Mail (23/06/2011)

Talk about leading a dog's life!!!!!!

Massages and silver service at 'Happy Hound Hotel'. A country hotel is to provide Britain's first silver-service for dogs.

Canine guests at the Riverside Hotel, Worcestershire, have their own waiter and can order room service, choosing from a three-course dog menu. - Marie Woolf, The Times (26/06/2011)

PLEASE NOTE : Wherever possible I will endeavour to bring you the links to articles I have used in my Media Monday posts but this is not always possible.