Oddities

One of the charms of Britain is some of the great place names. The residents of Ugley must hate telling people their address.

The Police forces in the UK are the only ones left in the world who do not carry firearms as standard practice. In Hamptonshire the constabulary have experimented with a system of baffling the criminals by wearing pantomime costumes. Think about it, it would be more difficult to shoot or abuse a police officer with a Viking helmet or one with an England flag wig on, as it would seem anti-patriotic (photo 1) although it is appreciated that they are wearing emblems that are emblematic of what they do (the two coppers in photo 1 are wearing pig's snouts, or maybe not). The policeman in the second photo is showing the piratical half-blind nature of the constabulary.

Don't be deluded these are real police officers. ---- Who can you trust?Driving around the Isle of Dogs, in London's Docklands, saw this quite probably the world's most baffling traffic light. We then worked out it is actually a sculpture, at first it just had us confused.

At a concert I went to, these miniature bikers were enjoying the attention they got.