The Tricorn is one of the ugliest buildings in the UK. Looking at Portsmouth Society - The Archive
 it seems that it has been on the verge of being demolished since 1996, when they closed all the shops (and the best damn lazer-quest in the country). Still now that Millennium Spinnaker Tower is nearing completion, maybe they'll get back to it.

Todays links were inspired by the following email which doesn't seem to have made it onto the world wide web, until now.

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BREAKING NEWS!! BREAKING NEWS!! BREAKING NEWS!!

A major earthquake measuring 5.8 on the Richter scale hit Portsmouth in the early hours of Wednesday 12th November 2003.

Epicentre: The Tricorn, Charlotte Street Portsmouth.

Victims were seen wandering around aimlessly muttering "mentill" and "innit". The earthquake decimated the area causing approximately £30 worth of damage, the worlds ugliest building the Tricorn seems undamaged though no one can really tell. Several priceless collections of the shittiest tat from the Balearics and Spanish Costa's were damaged beyond repair.

Three areas of historic burnt out cars were disturbed. Many locals were woken well before their giro arrived. Portsmouth Evening News reported that hundreds of residents were confused and bewildered, still trying to come to terms with the fact that something interesting had happened in the area.

One resident -Tracy Sharon Barcardi & Coke, a 15-year-old mother of 5 said "It was such a shock, my little Chardonnay Britney Mercedes came running into my bedroom crying." My youngest two: Tyler-Morgan and Chelsea Megan-Storm slept through it all."
"I was still shaking doing a couple of lines of low grade "charlie" whilst watching Kilroy the next morning."

Apparently though, shoplifting drug dealing and car crime did carry on as normal. The British Red Cross has so far managed to ship 4,000 crates of Sunny Delight to the area to help the stricken locals. Rescue workers are still searching through the rubble and have found large quantities of personal belongings, which include benefit books, jewellery from Elizabeth
Duke at Argos and Bone China from Poundland.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?? This appeal is to raise money for food and clothing, parcels for those unfortunate to be caught up in this disaster.  Clothing is most sought after, the most needed include: Burberry baseball caps,
River Island jumpers, Kappa tracksuit tops (his and hers), Shell suits (female), white sportsocks, Reebok Classics and any other items usually sold in Primark.

Food parcels may be harder to come by, but are needed all the same. Required foodstuffs include; Microwave meals, tins of baked beans, ice cream and cans of Supermarket Smack or Trampagne (thats Carlsberg Special Brew & Tennants Super, to the general public) 22p buys a biro for filling in the compensation forms, £2.00 buys chips, crisps and blue fizzy drinks for a family of 9, £5.00 will pay for a packet of B&H and a lighter to calm the nerves of those affected.

Please do not send tents for shelter, as the sight of posh housing is unfair on the population of neighbouring areas Leigh Park, Waterlooville, Paulsgrove and Gosport.