And did you now that gold was selling quite well to ordinary citizens of India at 466 post offices on the subcontinent.

FORBES: China's Central Bank Recommends Gold For "Value Preservation"

To make matters worse, ordinary Libyans harbour impossibly high hopes for the post-sanctions era.

ECONOMIST: Qaddafi says farewell, Arabia, and sets his sights on Africa | The

Dr. Charles Silow, a clinical psychologist, says most of his patients suffer from severe post-traumatic stress disorder, even in ordinary times.

NPR: Jewish Americans Share Israel's Pain

One clip starts by showing the car smashed into a lamp-post: then the camera pans round to show that this is no ordinary traffic accident.

CNN: SHARE THIS

The request, detailed in this Scotusblog post, highlights an amusing irony in the debate over whether corporations have rights just like ordinary citizens.

FORBES: Corporations Are Like People, Except For Foreign Tort Suits

Most ordinary Swiss still pay their bills by withdrawing money from a bank account, taking it to the post office and then (usually after queuing a little) filling in a payment form.

ECONOMIST: Direct debit