I'm almost ashamed to say it, but one of my favourite comedy stand-ups is David Baddiel's Too Much Information show. In this, he had me snorting coffee and clutching my sides when he read out some Bills of Mortality from ages past.

Here's a page with some I found on the net:

[www.infopt.demon.co.uk]

you shouldn't laugh, cos people died of these, but some of the phrases are funny!

The ones Baddiel used were from an earlier age and had 'Plague' way out in front with thousands of deaths!

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[www.mercuryrapids.co.uk]

[www.ufodata.co.uk]