Man leaves about £220,000 ($361,438) in his will to towns that share his surname

[Dr Bob]

[url=http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20091205/tuk-man-leaves-cash-to-namesake-towns-6323e80.html]Source[/url]

[quote]A man has left about £220,000 in his will to towns across the world which share his surname.

Solicitors acting on behalf of Eric Gordon Douglas, from Edinburgh, have sent a cheque for £10,887.73 to Douglas Borough Council on the Isle of Man as part of the bequest.

But the council for the island's capital has appealed for more information on Mr Douglas in order to recognise his donation.

Council leader David Christian said: "There was around £220,000 left to 20 places across the globe that shared his surname.

"If we can get more information then that would be excellent. We literally know nothing about the gentleman apart from his name and that we were told by his lawyers that he was from Edinburgh.

"It is very unusual and it would be nice to recognise him. Unfortunately the will doesn't stipulate what we should spend it on. But it's been left to the town so we will definitely put it to good use, a nice quiet area in his memory would be a good idea."

The donation was revealed to councillors at a Policy and Resource Committee meeting last month.

Councillor David Ashford, who also sits on the committee, said: "We are hoping to do something to recognise the gentleman. We went back to his lawyers and checked it was meant for us. I was surprised. We do get bequests but it's rare for someone who has not got an association with the area to leave something."

Anyone with information about Mr Douglas is asked to contact councillor Christian by email on [email][e-mail][/email] or by calling Douglas Borough Council.[/quote]

[Stus67]

what is a town going to do with £11,000?

[Umi-hebi]

[QUOTE=StupidUsername67;18753117]what is a town going to do with £11,000?[/QUOTE]

Hire strippers

[Occlusion2018]

[QUOTE=Umi-hebi;18753142]Hire strippers[/QUOTE]

Or 11,000 £1 strippers.

[Canuhearme?]

[QUOTE=Occlusion;18753155]Or 11,000 £1 strippers.[/QUOTE]

Or one £11,000 stripper.

[KrAzY_nikomo]

Or build a small, quiet memorial for him.

[Fables]

[QUOTE=Occlusion;18753155]Or 11,000 £1 strippers.[/QUOTE]

Or

110 £100 strippers.

[scout1]

[QUOTE=KrAzY_nikomo;18753238]Or build a small, quiet memorial for him.[/QUOTE]

Naww.

[Strider_07]

[QUOTE=Fables;18753272]Or

110 £100 strippers.[/QUOTE]

42 £261.904762 strippers.

[Madman_Andre]

[QUOTE=StupidUsername67;18753117]what is a town going to do with £11,000?[/QUOTE]

:iiam:

[Maloof?]

or 12.84 £856.6978 strippers.

[Deathbyfire]

[QUOTE=Strider_07;18753589]42 £261.904762 strippers.[/QUOTE]

I see what you did there...

[Strider_07]

[QUOTE=Deathbyfire;18753675]I see what you did there...[/QUOTE]

Math?

[jesseluver93]

Or 1/2 of a £22,000 stripper

[Jasper Jones]

[QUOTE=jesseluver93;18753703]Or 1/2 of a £22,000 stripper[/QUOTE]

this brings up a major question, which half do we take

[Polymorph]

Or 110,000 penny strippers

[Deathbyfire]

[QUOTE=Strider_07;18753700]Math?[/QUOTE]

You used a division of 42.
42 is a reference to the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.
Douglas Adams wrote it.
The guys surname is Douglas.
I thought you did it on purpose.

[camper182]

or shut the fuck up

[highlight](User was banned for this post ("Why reply" - verynicelady))[/highlight]

[LeonS]

[QUOTE=<VET>Jasper;18753716]this brings up a major question, which half do we take[/QUOTE]

Let's say we have 110 strippers

We take 55 Upper bodies
We take 55 Lower bodies.
We (maybe) combine them.

There you go.

[Brant20154]

[QUOTE=Strider_07;18753589]42 £261.904762 strippers.[/QUOTE]

:ms:

[Doozle]

[QUOTE=StupidUsername67;18753117]what is a town going to do with £11,000?[/QUOTE]

Why has this person been given dumb ratings.

What does a town do with £11,000? In council terms, that's not a lot of money at all.

That's maybe two thirds of a bin man's yearly wages.

[evilking1]

[QUOTE=Doozle;18753954]Why has this person been given dumb ratings.

What does a town do with £11,000? In council terms, that's not a lot of money at all.

That's maybe two thirds of a bin man's yearly wages.[/QUOTE]

You hire a mexican binman doing the work for 2/3 of the wage for a year.

[RedSponge]

If they are going too have strippers they need a strip club.

[Aman V]

GUYS I CAN MAKE A SPIN OFF OF THE 3RD POST AM I COOL!?

cap

[Swimbound]

[QUOTE=Maloof?;18753626]or 12.84 £856.6978 strippers.[/QUOTE]

12.84?

is one of the strippers missing an arm?

[Strider_07]

[QUOTE=Deathbyfire;18753738]You used a division of 42.
42 is a reference to the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.
Douglas Adams wrote it.
The guys surname is Douglas.
I thought you did it on purpose.[/QUOTE]

:iiam:

[ShitBalls]

[QUOTE=Deathbyfire;18753738]You used a division of 42.
42 is a reference to the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy.
Douglas Adams wrote it.
The guys surname is Douglas.
I thought you did it on purpose.[/QUOTE]

You're trying to hard.

[POLOPOZOZO]

[QUOTE=Canuhearme?;18753174]Or one £11,000 stripper.[/QUOTE]

Hahaha if you read that out loud it says "One Eleven-Thousand Pound stripper".

[amos106]

[QUOTE=Aman V;18754395]GUYS I CAN MAKE A SPIN OFF OF THE 3RD POST AM I COOL!?

cap[/QUOTE]

You're just jealous of their ratings :smug:

[Zeke129]

There's a Douglas [i]Lake[/i] here. If I build a cabin on it, can I have $361k?