Now that's something to be proud of

'It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham'

- Comedian Linda Smith, who died aged 48 on 27 February 2006, describes her hometown of Erith, south-east London. She was voted Wittiest Living Person by Radio 4 listeners in 2002. (Quoted in Guardian Weekly, 10 March 2006)