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Man uses billboards to ‘find a wife’
A UK-based bachelor took to advertising himself on huge billboards in his quest to find a woman.
Muhammad Malik had set up a website and bought several advertising hoardings across Birmingham to look for a prospective life partner, according to new reports.
The 29-year-old entrepreneur could be seen smiling as he jokingly asked to be “saved” from an arranged marriage in billboards that popped up across the city and in Manchester.
Mr Malik, who is from London but considers Birmingham his second home, said that he was not opposed to the idea of arranged marriage but wanted to “try and find someone on my own first.”
“I just haven’t found the right girl yet. It’s tough out there. I had to get a billboard to get seen!” he clarified on his website.
“My ideal partner would be a Muslim woman in her 20s, who’s striving to better.” He wrote. Since he put up the billboards, Mr Malik said he had received hundreds of messages.
Mr Malik said he tried a few other methods to find a future wife before plastering his face on billboards.
He said he tried dating apps and a few dating events, before a friend suggested that he should literally advertise himself.
— ndtv.com
A 98-year-old British World War II veteran, Harry Heasman officially became the world’s oldest wing walker when he stood atop a flying plane in England.
He spent more than 9 minutes atop the plane at a height of over 1,000 feet on Saturday at Duxford Airfield in Cambridge.
A Guinness World Records adjudicator was on hand to officially certify Heasman as the world’s oldest wing walker.
“I have dreamed of doing this since I was a young child and to finally live that dream at 98 years old and to be a Guinness World Records title holder is beyond anything I could have ever imagined,” Heasman told Guinness World Records.
The nonagenarian said he spent 11 months working with a physical trainer to get his body and mind ready for the attempt.
His record attempt raised money for the Lennox Children’s Cancer Fund and served as a tribute to his wife and son, who both died after battles with cancer.
“Harry is proof that it is never too late to chase a dream. At 98 years old, what he has achieved is nothing short of extraordinary. Over the last few months, I’ve had the privilege of getting to know him and seeing the determination behind this challenge,” said Lindsey Bidwell, a representative from the Lennox Children’s Cancer Fund. Upi.com
Two old men are sitting on a bench. A truck passes on the road. It is pulling a trailer loaded with turf. One of the men says, “See, that’s what I will do when I win the lottery.””What?” asks the other one confused.”I will send my grass away for cutting!”
