Posted By Ron Young A link to a nice little story re the 75th anniversary of the above case. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/3001512.stm

Posted By Ron Young Didn't want to be too "sluggish" about passing the information

Posted By Geoff Burt Dave It was Ron's sister! Geoff

Posted By Jim Walker Diane, In them days, there were chronic housing shortages. There's two references on the same page to the snail. I've always thought you need to be semi brain dead to be a journo.

Posted By Ken Taylor Thanks for the link, Ron. I've been refering to the case for years without realising the Minghella ice cream connection. The main manufacturer of ice cream here on the Isle of Wight is named Minghella. It tastes rather nice, is available in a range of flavours and is said to be gluten free. Perhaps I shall now have to enquire as to whether it is also gastropod free. Come to think of it, they do not have a ginger beer flavour but there is a rum and raisin option. Was this, I wonder, the furthest point they could run to escape Scottish justice or is Minghella still operating North of the border?

Posted By Hilary Charlton Personally I'd watch out for the raisins in the rum and raisin - are you quite sure they are what they purport to be? Hilary

Posted By Ken Taylor Thanks for the reminder, Dave. I've just sent back two slices of burnt toast from Benjy's in Croydon and they said that some customers prefer it that way (I suspect they are frustrated smokers forbidden to engage their habit there). For the record, I am just as capable of burning toast as my wife but do keep a fire-blanket readily available.

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