ayin jade Posted November 5, 2005 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 44 Topic Count: 6,178 Topics Per Day: 0.87 Content Count: 43,798 Content Per Day: 6.20 Reputation: 11,244 Days Won: 58 Joined: 01/03/2005 Status: Offline Share Posted November 5, 2005 Authorities in the Greek capital are baffled by a bizarre vandalism case in Athens' largest cemetery against graves bearing the name 'George' and 'Georgina,' a city official said. Deputy Mayor Katerina Katrivanou said security at the Third City Cemetery would be increased after around 50 grave tombstones were found smashed early on Thursday morning. "We have had cases of vandalism in the past, usually by families with a grudge against each other, but never something on this scale," Katrivanou told AFP. "The person who did this is clearly paranoid," she said. The name 'George' (Yiorgos) is among the top three most popular names in Greece, along with 'John' (Yiannis) and 'Constantine' (Costas). A similar case was reported in the cemetery of Schisto, a region west of Athens that is geographically near the Third Cemetery, the deputy mayor said. The city official with responsibility for cemeteries, Katrivanou said she is now trying to organise night patrols to deter the vandal. But finding volunteers to monitor the cemetery's 30,000 graves is proving "a bit difficult", she noted. Agence France Presse (I had to post this.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted November 6, 2005 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 733 Topics Per Day: 0.10 Content Count: 3,017 Content Per Day: 0.43 Reputation: 128 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/01/2005 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/09/1966 Share Posted November 6, 2005 Let's hope they don't make their way to Worthy! LOL Maybe we should start calling our George "Fred". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomotalking Posted November 8, 2005 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 154 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,838 Content Per Day: 0.40 Reputation: 19 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/18/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 05/29/1991 Share Posted November 8, 2005 LOL. Fred. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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