I found the following on google regarding our recent fame and notoriety here in the village. I was impressed by the obvious high standard of research and accuracy. Also the fact, that if you read UPI's blurb at the beginning we are considered to be a subject of critical information - Go figure!
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English village to build 'phone throne'
LONDON, May 14 (UPI) -- The Chivelstone Parish is shelling out about $200 to build a throne for visitors to stand on to get a cell phone signal in England's East Prawle Village.
Up until now, mobile phone users in the remote village have literally had to stand on an old wooden bridge to get enough signal to make a call, The Daily Mail reported Monday.
Because the parish has been receiving complaints that the bench, which is across from the public bathrooms, is getting damaged, they have decided to build a special "phone throne" for villagers to and visitors to make mobile telephone calls.
"Opposite the village green and just a few yards down from the public toilets is a wooden bench and villagers have found that if they climb onto it and face in the right direction they can make a call," said one fed-up villager.
"Unfortunately so many of them have been doing it that the bench has been getting damaged," he added.
East Prawle has a population of less than 200, two pubs, a shop and a park.
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This is no more than a simple case of chinese whispers.and the fact that UPI is the worst news agency in the world with the possible exception of the Zimbabwean News Service. Why do you seem to be upset
Having spoken to newspapers, TV and radio on this important and earth-shattering subject, and had most of what I said edited, added to or totally mis-quoted, it was a relief to find that the local paper got this NON story about right.
by the way, in the Zimbabwean News Service I was quoted as having said that the "phone throne" would have an alternative use as an altar at full moon.
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