hilarious/outlandish articles from London newspapers

from the LONDON LITE:



Stuck in reality TV, get me out!

Scores of people are suffering a psychiatric condition which sees victims believe they are stuck in a reality TV show. US mental health professionals have been inundated with complaints from patients with the delusion, including a man who walked into a government building to demand his "show" was stopped. The illness is known as The Truman Show Syndrome.



10k given away by a credit card prankster

A WEB entrepreneur gave away 10,000 pounds to astonished Londoners last night -- by projecting his credit card details onto a wall in 10-foot high letters.

Bertrand Bodson, 33, of website Bragster.com, displayed a massive version of his MasterCard on the side of The Bank of England and a corner of Kensington High Street. Anyone was free to write down the card number, expiry date and security code.

The projection also had directions to a website where Bodson had provided his address details for telephone and online purchases. The card was loaded with 10,000 pounds of credit.

Bodson said: "With all the doom and gloom, we wanted to bring a little Christmas cheer. Everyone is welcome to spend the money how they want."

Many Londoners were suspicious of the offer, but other less-cynical shoppers took full advantage of Bodon's generosity -- including one who ran up a 7,000 bill at apple.

Harvard-educated Bodson, 33, from Belgium, set up Bragster, based in Shoreditch, 18 months ago. The site boasts more than a million members.


from the LONDON PAPER:

Dead pianist in HAMLET

David Tennant will fulfil the dying wish of a concert pianist when he uses the musician's skull in the West End production of HAMLET next month. The Doctor Who star has agreed to use Shakespeare fan Andre Tchaikowsky's skull in the Act Five scene featuring Yorick's remains. Tchaikowsky, who died of cancer, aged 46 in 1982, donated his skull to the Royal Shakespeare Company.

here, by the way, is an article I just came across about Tennant in The Telegraph.