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Welsh Book Thief Steals To Burn Books.

Post by cronus » Wed Jan 31, 2018 1:01 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-sout ... s-42881077

Pontypridd librarian jailed for stealing Aberfan book

A librarian stole books from her workplace - including one on the Aberfan disaster - and tried to sell them online for up to £400.

Elizabeth Macregor, 57, burned several books in a bid to escape justice.

Macregor, of Hirwaun, stole hundreds of books from Pontypridd Library in Rhondda Cynon Taff.

She was jailed for eight months at Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court after being found guilty of two counts of theft and perverting the course of justice.

Her employers noticed books had started to go missing and Macregor was suspected of being the culprit.

A police investigation found some of the missing titles on sale on her eBay account, including the book Aberfan - A Disaster and its Aftermath by Joan Miller which she tried to sell for £400.

(continued, based loosely on a novel only set in Wales rather than Germany...) :read:
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Re: Welsh Book Thief Steals To Burn Books.

Post by Sean Hayden » Wed Jan 31, 2018 1:33 pm

"Pontypridd" --inspires criminal thoughts in me. "Pontypridd"!
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Re: Welsh Book Thief Steals To Burn Books.

Post by Rum » Wed Jan 31, 2018 1:39 pm

Sean Hayden wrote:"Pontypridd" --inspires criminal thoughts in me. "Pontypridd"!
..pronounced 'pontypreeth'.

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Re: Welsh Book Thief Steals To Burn Books.

Post by cronus » Wed Jan 31, 2018 2:45 pm

Rum wrote:
Sean Hayden wrote:"Pontypridd" --inspires criminal thoughts in me. "Pontypridd"!
..pronounced 'pontypreeth'.

I'm half Welsh for my sins.
I knew that before we met. Actually I've studied for years, the taffia. :coffee:
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Re: Welsh Book Thief Steals To Burn Books.

Post by Tyrannical » Wed Jan 31, 2018 3:03 pm

Anything with Welsh names in it is funny.
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Re: Welsh Book Thief Steals To Burn Books.

Post by Forty Two » Wed Jan 31, 2018 5:57 pm

Welsh is a social construct.

I think the book theif should self-identify as the owner of books.
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Re: Welsh Book Thief Steals To Burn Books.

Post by Rum » Wed Jan 31, 2018 6:04 pm

Forty Two wrote:Welsh is a social construct.

I think the book theif should self-identify as the owner of books.
If by that you mean a conscious effort has been made to preserve the language, you are right. It would probably have almost died out by now without intervention. As to Welsh 'culture', that is rather more nebulous. Welsh nationalism is not a powerful force in Wales.
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Re: Welsh Book Thief Steals To Burn Books.

Post by Forty Two » Wed Jan 31, 2018 6:08 pm

I like Welsh's Grape Juice and Welsh's jams and jellies. Quite tasty.
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Re: Welsh Book Thief Steals To Burn Books.

Post by Rum » Wed Jan 31, 2018 6:15 pm

Not made from Whales I hope..
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Re: Welsh Book Thief Steals To Burn Books.

Post by Forty Two » Wed Jan 31, 2018 6:35 pm

How many wails could a Welsh whale wail, if a Welsh whale could whale wails?
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Re: Welsh Book Thief Steals To Burn Books.

Post by JimC » Wed Jan 31, 2018 8:50 pm

Taffy was a Welshman
Taffy was a thief
Taffy came to my house
and stole a side of beef.
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Re: Welsh Book Thief Steals To Burn Books.

Post by Rum » Wed Jan 31, 2018 9:52 pm

Welch kulcher.

I have some real issues with the Welsh half of my heritage. Something to rant about one day here.

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Re: Welsh Book Thief Steals To Burn Books.

Post by Brian Peacock » Wed Jan 31, 2018 10:13 pm

Kiss Myfanwy.
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Re: Welsh Book Thief Steals To Burn Books.

Post by pErvinalia » Thu Feb 01, 2018 2:32 am

Better than stealing sheep to shag..
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Re: Welsh Book Thief Steals To Burn Books.

Post by Svartalf » Thu Feb 01, 2018 3:15 am

and make delicious meals from afterwards
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