Funny/Strange News Stories

[Dotini]

Balloon Man and the girl who cries cotton tears.

Credit: Cuarto Poder

Credit: Nayi Duniya

http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2017/09/a-real-balloon-man-and-the-girl-who-cries-cotton-tears/

 

[Grayfox]

Dog eats human____________

 

[TenEightyOne]

Dog eats human____________

Christ on a bike, please put a "graphic content" warning, there goes my breakfast

 

[Grayfox]

Christ on a bike, please put a "graphic content" warning, there goes my breakfast

I think the title gives the jest of it.

Human ___________________

 

[TenEightyOne]

I think the title gives the jest of it.

Human ___________________

I don't see the jest in any of that story, and all I see in your link is the word "human' and a long underscore.

 

[JKgo]

...I would've put that dog down the moment it saw you as a midnight snack. Some people, I just can't quite "get" what they are thinking.

Yes, I'm not a pet owner. Never have been, nor will I ever be.

 

[JKgo]

....Oiii, a double post?! How shameless.

Even if you're not a fan of Boxing, you gotta feel somethin' at this bit of news.

Billy Joe Saunder's son punches opponent Willie Monroe Jr at Weigh-In, BBC.

Watch the video. What an ambitious little tyke he is.

 

[UKMikey]

^That's a very diplomatic way of putting it.

 

[UKMikey]

Sorry for the double post but this breaking news just came in on my Facebook timeline:



Fortunately Debbie got in touch with the deceased bully in the spirit world who reassured Terri that her alcoholism was to blame and not the Ex-Lax. I know you were all wondering...

 

[TenEightyOne]

Fortunately Debbie got in touch with the deceased bully in the spirit world who reassured Terri that her alcoholism was to blame and not the Ex-Lax. I know you were all wondering...

The profile pic from their Twitter feed:

 

[bluemoon_19]

Just seen this one its one of them stories that just makes me think why?
http://www.ladbible.com/news/intere...-man-gets-penis-stuck-in-gym-weights-20170917

 

[JKgo]

....Defo qualifies as one of those "don't try this at home, kids."

And it happened in the city of Worms? Huh. Oddly fitting, that.

 

[daan]

I think the title gives the jest of it.

Human ___________________

I don't see the jest in any of that story

I'm pretty sure he meant gist.

 

[Grayfox]

I'm pretty sure he meant gist.

Yeah, gist is one of those word i rarely use let alone type.

 

[Famine]

Paddy Power offers 66/1 odds on 44-year old, ex-Villa player Ugo Ehiogu taking over as manager of arch-rivals Birmingham City.

Only Ehiogu died in April...

 

[UKMikey]

Paddy Power offers 66/1 odds on 44-year old, ex-Villa player Ugo Ehiogu taking over as manager of arch-rivals Birmingham City.

Only Ehiogu died in April...

Your link is also dead (appears to be missing the final character).

Try http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-41305915.

 

[Obelisk]

Only Ehiogu died in April..

"Omae wa mou shinderu"

I dunno, felt appropriate. But jeez, do those guys not pay attention to the news?

 

[PeterJB]

There's a reason everyone comes to Ladbrokes.

 

[JKgo]

...

Colorado police hunt "Mad Pooper" jogger, BBC.

Lt Howard Black told the BBC the suspect could be charged under a city ordinance banning public urination or defecation.

"I haven't come across anything like this in 35 years with the police department," he added

 

[UKMikey]

Lt Black is lucky he doesn't work in Croydon where this mad pooper ran rampant for years:

http://www.croydonguardian.co.uk/news/1463644.train_defecator_detained_in_secure_mental_hospital/

 

[photonrider]

I'm pretty sure he meant gist.

Thank you Mr. Anderson. I think most of us did get it though the odd mind seems to have over-thought the possibilities presented at face value; your post settled the reality.

 

[TenEightyOne]

A Nigel-less 2016. Shame, ish. BBC.

Thank you Mr. Anderson. I think most of us did get it though the odd mind seems to have over-thought the possibilities presented at face value; your post settled the reality.

A jest (noun: a thing said or done for amusement) works just as well in that sentence, especially as @Grayfox was introducing pictures of a foot partially eaten by a dog as a humourous item. I accept on a second reading that @daan is very likely right but there you go.

 

[JKgo]

A Nigel-less 2016. Shame, ish. BBC.



A jest (noun: a thing said or done for amusement) works just as well in that sentence, especially as @Grayfox was introducing pictures of a foot partially eaten by a dog as a humourous item. I accept on a second reading that @daan is very likely right but there you go.

...I just typed my name into the provided "How Popular Is Your Name" thingymajigy, and the result concerns me a wee bit - there were 3 girls born in the UK named James. 3. What the.....

 

[Famine]

Netflix has withdrawn the 35th episode of children's TV show (and Minifam2 favourite) Maya the Bee from its catalogue, as viewers reported a crudely-drawn cock.

And for once, they're actually right...

Spoiler: An image of said cartoon penis in said episode of said cartoon

https://pmcvariety.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/maya-the-bee.jpg

 

[Obelisk]

A trucker makes a wrong turn and ends up on a boardwalk.

The mother-trucker drove for two miles down the boardwalk.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Nambia's health system is on the up. Trump, via BBC.

EDIT: My favourite tweet on the subject so far:

 

[photonrider]

A Nigel-less 2016. Shame, ish. BBC.



A jest (noun: a thing said or done for amusement) works just as well in that sentence, especially as @Grayfox was introducing pictures of a foot partially eaten by a dog as a humourous item. I accept on a second reading that @daan is very likely right but there you go.

The gist of the joke in it was in the disposition of the preposition, eh?

 

[TenEightyOne]

Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough,
It isn't fit for humans now.

Or is it? Slough voted best place to work and live. BBC.

 

[UKMikey]

Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough,
It isn't fit for humans now.

Or is it? Slough voted best place to work and live. BBC.

Marks & Spencer pulled out of the high street recently. FAKE NE... oops, sorry wrong thread.

 

[JKgo]

...Oh boy. BBC just hit me with these weird and funny news articles. I shall be a generous human being and share them with you all.

1. Saudi textbook features an image of Yoda & King Faisal, BBC.

2. Bumbling rozzers tweet "80-year ban" for a dangerous driver, BBC.