Tom’s News

Italian conservative leader, Silvio Berlusconi, was asked by a young female voter how she could bridge the poverty gap. His answer was, ‘You should look to marry a millionaire, like my son, or someone who doesn’t have such problems.’

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The Swiss assisted suicide group Dignitas, which was evicted from its flat in Zurich after complaints about bodies in the lift, has opened what neighbours have labelled a ‘death factory’ on a business park next to the country’s biggest brothel.

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Michael Jackson, really weird pop star, has plans for a new album and tour . . . Moonwalking away from his debts?

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  1. Thomas

    This is the bit I liked best…..

    “After a public rebuke last year from his wife for flirting with showgirls, in which she claimed her ‘dignity’ had been undermined and that her husband’s behaviour was ‘unacceptable’, Berlusconi appeared to suggest all was well at home, describing her in an interview last week as, ‘intelligent, beautiful and indulgent’, and adding that she was standing firmly behind his bid for office.”

  2. Peter

    “The Swiss assisted suicide group Dignitas, which was evicted from its flat in Zurich after complaints about bodies in the lift, has opened what neighbours have labelled a ‘death factory’ on a business park next to the country’s biggest brothel.”

    What do you suppose property values are like in that part of town?

    jb says: You looking for a solid investment, Peter?

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