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Boo! British municipality pays to exorcise ghost [poltergeist in state housing]
Reuters ^ | Feb 12 08 | Peter Apps, Paul Casciato

Posted on 02/12/2008 7:55:17 PM PST by camerakid400

LONDON (Reuters) - British officials paid a psychic to exorcise a suspected poltergeist from state housing after the distressed occupants said they would rather become homeless than stay, a council said on Tuesday.

Easington Council in County Durham said the family could not be persuaded to stay in the house, and that through paying half the psychic ghosthunter's 120-pound ($234) fee they were saving money as otherwise they would have had to pay for emergency housing.

The Fallon family told reporters they heard banging from the loft, saw items fly across rooms and had doors slammed in their faces. They called police, who found nothing. Then they called in psychic Suzanne Hadwin and asked the council to help pay.

"This is the first time we have had to take such a measure," a council spokeswoman said. "However, the tenants were extremely distressed at the time and we therefore believed it was the most appropriate course of action."

(Excerpt) Read more at uk.reuters.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: ghosts

1 posted on 02/12/2008 7:55:27 PM PST by camerakid400
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To: camerakid400

Peeves?


2 posted on 02/12/2008 7:58:20 PM PST by Redcloak ("A plague o' both your houses!")
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To: camerakid400

There are times when I just love the Brits. This is one of them.


3 posted on 02/12/2008 7:58:51 PM PST by Beowulf9
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To: camerakid400

LSD still popular there?


4 posted on 02/12/2008 7:59:27 PM PST by DB
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To: Beowulf9

Next they’ll demand that the state pays for a house cleaner to clean up the ghost mess every week...


5 posted on 02/12/2008 8:02:39 PM PST by DB
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To: camerakid400

i get rid of ghosts for only $100 bucks if you act now! (big savings for you)


6 posted on 02/12/2008 8:22:51 PM PST by robomatik (Wine plug: RenascentVineyards.com (Riesling, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot))
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To: camerakid400

Who ya gonna call?


7 posted on 02/12/2008 8:23:09 PM PST by GreenLanternCorps (Vote Republican in 2008 or President Hillary Clinton will be reading your FBI file!!!)
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To: camerakid400

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1969148/posts


8 posted on 02/12/2008 8:25:10 PM PST by BenLurkin
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To: camerakid400

I bet that Billy Mays has a product ideal for removing stubborn ghosts from public housing.

And now, you can have it too, for the low low price of just $19.95!

9 posted on 02/12/2008 8:27:57 PM PST by SIDENET (Hubba Hubba...)
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To: SIDENET

Does he have one to remove mother-in -laws? Mine has been visiting for 5 months now, and she’s a democrat. Every time she says Obama I say affirmative action. Vote Alan Keyes!


10 posted on 02/12/2008 8:36:16 PM PST by enduserindy (Living in Indy just got better! Ah Colts! Hi Mom! Vote for America! (I had to do it!))
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