Amateur scholar

BBC News: Londoner solves 20,000-year Ice Age drawings mystery

A fascinating idea, which I hope bears scrutiny—although I expect it will receive a lot.

But my immediate reaction was to question why on earth the BBC felt the need to describe this gentleman as a ‘Londoner’. What has that got to do with anything? So, here are some alternative headlines for you:

1. Balding man wearing spectacles solves 20,000-year Ice Age drawings mystery
2. Man in blue-and-white striped shirt solves 20,000-year Ice Age drawings mystery
3. Amateur scholar solves 20,000-year Ice Age drawings mystery

Personally, I’d have gone with 3—even though it makes absolutely no mention of our glorious capital.