Most unsurprising line ever in a news story

AlexB · 02-09-2006, 01:22 PM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/l...re/4695188.stm

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Trek builder boldly goes bankrupt  
 
Tony Alleyne hopes to sell the house to clear his debts 
A Leicestershire Star Trek fan who got into debt making his home look like
the Starship Enterprise has gone bankrupt. 
Tony Alleyne, 52, spent nine years and £30,000 transforming his flat and
used another £100,000 to launch a company which offered similar makeovers. 

But the schemes were funded by loans and credit cards and he has filed for
bankruptcy with debts of £166,000. 

The former DJ hopes to get out of the red by selling the exclusive residence
for up to £800,000. 

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He said: "I did not set out with the intention of selling it, I enjoy science
fiction interiors. 

"I set up a business, it did not work and I tried to finance it with credit
cards, which was daft really." 

Mr Alleyne, who is separated from his wife, said he recently filed
for bankruptcy at Coventry County Court. 

"I was advised that was the only way to go," he said. 

When Mr Alleyne failed to sell the original version of his Starship Enterprise
home for £700,000, 18 months ago, he gutted it. 

He is now refitting the flat as the spaceship from the later Star Trek series,
Voyager, using income support payments.

rkmsuf · 02-09-2006, 01:29 PM

he used a cool word like "daft" though

George · 02-09-2006, 01:36 PM

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He is now refitting the flat as the spaceship from the later Star Trek series,
Voyager, using income support payments.

No wonder he couldn't get the price he was asking. He had the wrong model. Guess he didn't do his market research.

Kodos · 02-09-2006, 02:07 PM

I bet those damned Cardassians are behind his problems!

sterlingice · 02-09-2006, 03:33 PM

This seems more like a Romulan plot- sneaky and stuff.

SI

dubb93 · 02-09-2006, 03:43 PM

This may sound really geeky but if I had that much money to waste on a "vacation" home. I would probably buy that sucker.

Greyroofoo · 02-09-2006, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by dubb93

This may sound really geeky but if I had that much money to waste on a "vacation" home. I would probably buy that sucker.

my geek-o-meter is off the chart!!!!!!

WSUCougar · 02-09-2006, 05:09 PM

My wife is such a big Trekkie that I'd probably get unlimited sex "on the bridge" if I owned such a pad.

Airhog · 02-09-2006, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by WSUCougar

My wife is such a big Trekkie that I'd probably get unlimited sex "on the bridge" if I owned such a pad.

maybe she would give you bj's in the captains chair

WSUCougar · 02-09-2006, 05:52 PM

"Honey, I need you down in engineering immediately...my warp core is about to breach."

02-09-2006, 01:29 PM	#2
rkmsuf Head Coach Join Date: Dec 2001	he used a cool word like "daft" though __________________ "Don't you have homes?" -- Judge Smales

02-09-2006, 03:33 PM	#5
sterlingice Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Back in Houston!	This seems more like a Romulan plot- sneaky and stuff. SI __________________ Houston Hippopotami, III.3: 20th Anniversary Thread - All former HT players are encouraged to check it out! Janos: "Only America could produce an imbecile of your caliber!" Freakazoid: "That's because we make lots of things better than other people!"

02-09-2006, 05:09 PM	#8
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	My wife is such a big Trekkie that I'd probably get unlimited sex "on the bridge" if I owned such a pad. __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

02-09-2006, 05:52 PM	#10
WSUCougar Rider Of Rohan Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Port Angeles, WA or Helm's Deep	"Honey, I need you down in engineering immediately...my warp core is about to breach." __________________ It's not the years...it's the mileage.

02-09-2006, 02:07 PM	#4
Kodos Resident Alien Join Date: Jun 2001	I bet those damned Cardassians are behind his problems!

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