Occam's razor

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Ancient philosopher Occam's razor was so tiny that it took him hours to shave his face. It was said that by the time he'd finished shaving one side, the stubble had regrown on the other. When friends urged him to use a bigger razor, Occam insisted that it was best to use the minimum size of razor with which it was possible to shave. As a result Occam spent the best part of his waking hours shaving.

"Racehorse denies Nazi Sympathies" - Guardian

Re: Controversy over the film "Secretariat"

Ridley's "Believe it or Not"

A dog with three tails

Ridley's Believe It Or Not



Sample: Yellowman

Herbert Ridley presents: A dog with three tails was Spotted in Roundwood Park, London

Children banned from snow-covered parks

Ridley's Believe it or Not (No. 7)

Children banned from snow-covered parks by health and safety brigade - Telegraph: "Camden Council in North London decided to lock all of its gated parks because the snow has made paths slippery."

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William Burroughs shot my book

Ridley's Believe it or Not (No. 6)

Finbow on Burroughs, Lit Up magazine

"Another of my prize possessions is a copy of Dear Allen: Letters to Allen Ginsberg by William S. Burroughs 1953-57, Full Court Press, New York City, 1982, signed by both Bill and Allen with the addition of a muzzle-fire graze on the front cover - Bill shot it for me." (Steve Finbow)

Brilliant memoir writing

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Forget Jericho

Ridley's Believe it or Not (No. 5)

Exclusive: Hamas 'spent months cutting through Gaza wall'

"...details emerged of the audacious operation that brought down a hated border wall..." (Times Online)

A large part of a 40-foot by 12-kilometer wall has been felled, lifting the siege of Gaza.

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One for Ridley's Believe it or Not?

Letters

Is it me, or has anybody else noticed that Brent East MP Sarah Teather looks exactly like a character from a James Thurber cartoon?

Niall D., Edgware

Well spotted. We will consider that for a future Believe it or Not. We prefer rocks that look like Geronimo, but if we get really desperate... (Ridley)

Very funny, air traffic controllers...

Now stop playing noughts and crosses in the sky.

Ridley's Believe it or Not (No. 4)

By a fantastic coincidence two readers photographed exactly the same phenomenon at almost exactly the same time on Friday (December 7th.)



The sky over Harlesden Road at 4 p.m. this evening [Friday]. (Picture: Patsy, Willesden)



The same spectacle seen over Northolt at the same time. (Picture: A. Mullane)

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Guardian Angel

Ridley's Believe it or Not (No. 3)

Detective Sacked

"...the patron saint of police, Angel Custodio."

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What good are all these saints and guardian angels? They seem to be even more incompetent than their mortal charges. Ed

City relocated

Ridley's "Believe it or Not" (No. 2)

The theme park that passes for Dublin at present is not the real place at all. It's a decoy got up to prevent tourists from disturbing the city, which has been moved brick by brick to a secret location. The real Dublin is a haven for all of those thought to be dead who are still alive—James Joyce, Elvis Presley, Lord Lucan, the immortal O'Connell, Freddie Mercury, John Major, Muffin the Mule, the unsinkable Molly Brown, Shergar, Jessie and Frank James and many more.

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Visiting Mars?

Ridley's "Believe it or not" (No. 1)



There are 30 hotels listed too.

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