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[Lavinda Past]

That really is brilliant mate.

Proper interesting stuff.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

Saw a programme about that island and Brendon with Ben Fogle quite recently.

It was called Cast Away: five island Paradises

It was originally on BBC but not sure what channel I saw it on recently

 

[Barcon]

In 1962, a 37-year-old Englishman named Brendon Grimshaw suddenly quit his job and bought a small island in the Seychelles for about $10,000. The island was called Moyenne and had been abandoned for around 50 years at the time of purchase.

Many thought Brendon was crazy. But he decided to be the only resident to move permanently to the island.

While most people buy islands for luxury, Brendon had a very different vision. He wanted to turn the island back into a natural paradise that would remain completely untouched by people and tourism.

For the next 40 years, Brendon lived alone on Moyenne. He planted 16,000 trees with his own hands, laid out 5 kilometres of nature trails and attracted around 2,000 new birds.

He transformed the once barren land into an island of incredible beauty. Moyenne was so adorable that a Saudi prince offered to buy it from Brendon $50 million, but he refused.

Since Brendon's death in 2012, the island has been owned by the Moyenne Island Foundation and, thanks to his efforts, is now a national park accessible to all.

I don't get it.

 

[blue b4 the moon]

In 1962, a 37-year-old Englishman named Brendon Grimshaw suddenly quit his job and bought a small island in the Seychelles for about $10,000. The island was called Moyenne and had been abandoned for around 50 years at the time of purchase.

Many thought Brendon was crazy. But he decided to be the only resident to move permanently to the island.

While most people buy islands for luxury, Brendon had a very different vision. He wanted to turn the island back into a natural paradise that would remain completely untouched by people and tourism.

For the next 40 years, Brendon lived alone on Moyenne. He planted 16,000 trees with his own hands, laid out 5 kilometres of nature trails and attracted around 2,000 new birds.

He transformed the once barren land into an island of incredible beauty. Moyenne was so adorable that a Saudi prince offered to buy it from Brendon $50 million, but he refused.

Since Brendon's death in 2012, the island has been owned by the Moyenne Island Foundation and, thanks to his efforts, is now a national park accessible to all.

It's late, I can't sleep, I don't get it unless the punchline is a cycle outside a chippy.

Honestly initially thought I was in the joke thread.

 

[mexico1970]

In 1962, a 37-year-old Englishman named Brendon Grimshaw suddenly quit his job and bought a small island in the Seychelles for about $10,000. The island was called Moyenne and had been abandoned for around 50 years at the time of purchase.

Many thought Brendon was crazy. But he decided to be the only resident to move permanently to the island.

While most people buy islands for luxury, Brendon had a very different vision. He wanted to turn the island back into a natural paradise that would remain completely untouched by people and tourism.

For the next 40 years, Brendon lived alone on Moyenne. He planted 16,000 trees with his own hands, laid out 5 kilometres of nature trails and attracted around 2,000 new birds.

He transformed the once barren land into an island of incredible beauty. Moyenne was so adorable that a Saudi prince offered to buy it from Brendon $50 million, but he refused.

Since Brendon's death in 2012, the island has been owned by the Moyenne Island Foundation and, thanks to his efforts, is now a national park accessible to all.

Bit of background mate, bloody intriguing stuff.

 

[Bill Walker]

Bit of background mate, bloody intriguing stuff.

Great story.

Did he listen to this wonderful song ?

 

[bluethrunthru]

If this doesn't get you then you have a heart of stone

 

[uwerosler28]

If man city win their next 2 games they will be 2 point better off than at the same stage last season, despite being in the middle of a "worse ever" crisis.

 

[Xhavenjoe]

If man city win their next 2 games they will be 2 point better off than at the same stage last season, despite being in the middle of a "worse ever" crisis.

Someone previously posted that we'd be one point worse off.
I think they mentioned that in our 6 game " bad run" last season we lost 2 and drew 4.
I could well have picked that up wrong

 

[Lavinda Past]

The two mice can be seen on the Philpot Lane wall of 23 Eastcheap, London, EC3M 1DE

STORIES OF THE PHILPOT LANE MICE

Over the years, all manner of colourful tales have sprung up to explain the presence of the wrestling rodents.

One story holds that, as work on the building progressed, the workmen became somewhat mystified by the fact that their packed lunches kept disappearing before they had had the chance to take a break and devour them.

Eventually, a careful watch was kept, and it was discovered that the culprits responsible for making off with the workmen's sarnies, were mice who had taken up residence around the emerging building.

The workmen decided to pay tribute to the cheeky creatures by carving their likenesses onto the finished building in remembrance of their lost lunches.

A more colourful version of the story holds that two workmen came to suspect each other of stealing one another's lunches and they got into an argument over the matter on the scaffolding.

Unfortunately, the rail they were fighting against suddenly broke and the two men plunged to their deaths.

When their colleagues discovered that the whole tragedy had come about as a result of mice actually devouring the lunches, they carved the two mice to commemorate their departed workmates.