24 Feb 2012

News Time Flash 55

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A man in Essex found a gold Rolex watch in the mud as he cleaned out a roadside drain. He took it to the police, who said it would legally be his in 30 days, if it wasn’t claimed…It has been.  The owner rewarded him, but I wonder by what percentage of its monetary value?

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