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Monday, July 02, 2007


The Glasgow Attack   [Andrew Stuttaford]

You can usually rely on the Scots for dark humor. The Daily Mash obliges:
TWO men who drove a lit car into the main concourse at Glasgow Airport are to be charged under Scotland's tough anti-smoking laws. The attackers were caught on CCTV as they lit-up a four litre Jeep Cherokee and then allowed it to burn in an enclosed public place. Eyewitness Janice Bramble, 34, from Girvan, said: "Not only was the car emitting smoke but one of the men lit-up a petrol bomb right in front of me. "It's incredibly rude. Why I should have to go home with my clothes stinking of petrol bombs?" Scotland has some of the toughest anti-smoking laws in Europe with penalties including the cat o' nine tails, death by lions and a £50 fine...




 





 

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