Weird News

[Carruthers]

I am indebted to this morning's edition of The Times...

The Rev Ian Gregory writes from Stoke-on-Trent to express concern that the council has taken joined-up thinking too far. A new medical centre has been built in the city that is next door but one to the coroner’s office, across the road from the mortuary and, if all else fails, bang opposite a scrap yard. Doesn’t entirely smack of optimism about the doctors’ skills at curing the sick.

In a similar vein...

A while back, I was stuck in a traffic jam, seemingly for all eternity, when I noticed a local undertaker's premises next door to a betting shop. I briefly considered visiting both establishments to see who would offer the better odds.