Man On The Clapham Omnibus Posted October 7, 2021 Share Posted October 7, 2021 40 minutes ago, Captain Colonial said: That only applies to vampires stealing blood. Actually burglary in England has historically been defined thus: Quote The breaking and entering the house of another in the night time, with intent to commit a felony therein, whether the felony be actually committed or not. I doubt that this definition still applies but there is some basis for the chap's belief if it were to be here. I note that the spelling of 'neighbour' is the transatlantic version though... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted October 8, 2021 Author Share Posted October 8, 2021 Hope she was no longer missing once she was found. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TableLeg Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 On 07/10/2021 at 09:46, Man On The Clapham Omnibus said: I doubt that this definition still applies ..... It doesn't and hasn't done for as long as I can remember. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/section/9/2004-05-01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephenh Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 9 minutes ago, TableLeg said: It doesn't and hasn't done for as long as I can remember. https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1968/60/section/9/2004-05-01 That's because you aren't as old as MOTCO! I can remember when it only related to entry during the hours of darkness. Otherwise in "the old days" entry during daylight was "breaking and entering". However the law changed via the Theft Act to which you refer because if the entry was, for example, in the early hours during summer time it left the possibility of the accused claiming that it was already light! Regardless, this isn't a joke, so we'd better stop being pedantic and spoiling the Cap'n's thread!!😀 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Man On The Clapham Omnibus Posted October 8, 2021 Share Posted October 8, 2021 That's the one advantage of being old Stephenh, you can come up with little gems of irrelevant information like that. FWIW I am post WW2 - just! 😏 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted October 9, 2021 Author Share Posted October 9, 2021 Okay - how about “Three Lifeguards and Photographer Swept Out To Sea By Freak Wave”? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blatman Posted October 15, 2021 Share Posted October 15, 2021 Hot off the press: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Blatman Posted October 17, 2021 Share Posted October 17, 2021 This doesn't bode well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted July 12, 2023 Author Share Posted July 12, 2023 Old thread revisited… Sorry about that, Donnie. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 Sadly, the actual joke was not reported. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted July 13, 2023 Author Share Posted July 13, 2023 You’re not yourself when you’re hungry. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted July 14, 2023 Author Share Posted July 14, 2023 The owls around there must be ugly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaykay42 Posted July 14, 2023 Share Posted July 14, 2023 9 hours ago, Scott Young (Captain Colonial) - Club Secretary said: The owls around there must be ugly. I know the thread is about headlines and this one is definitely a contender for the top scores - however the story is even better. Parallel universe? 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Colonial Posted July 14, 2023 Author Share Posted July 14, 2023 Looks like were pretty good at it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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