British Understatement

I was listening to NPR and the program The World with news from the BBC last night. I was struck by the wonderful British humor style that was so powerful on radio. They reported the story of the 6-story Jesus statue in Ohio that was destroyed by fire on Monday night. In a just-the-facts-ma'am style they let their listeners know simply what happened. The tag to the report was a simple sentence:

The insurance company considered it an act of God.

No comment. No snarky giggle. Nothing but a statement in good news tradition.

Classic British!