Funny/Strange News Stories

[UKMikey]

German police save man from wild animal attack. BBC.

They had to save him from a baby squirrel? That's nuts.

 

[TenEightyOne]

They had to save him from a baby squirrel? That's nuts.

Acorny joke, that was.

 

[UKMikey]

Acorny joke, that was.

When it comes to puns that bad, normally I woodchuck them out. Guess I forgot about drey.

 

[TenEightyOne]

When it comes to puns that bad, normally I woodchuck them out. Guess I forgot about drey.

Go out on a limb and work them into your root-ine, don't just leaf them.

 

[Lizard]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7003955/british-tourist-benidorm-holiday-ruined-spanish-people/


Anyone for a bit of 'I am British and therefore everyone should do as I want'?

 

[TenEightyOne]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7003955/british-tourist-benidorm-holiday-ruined-spanish-people/


Anyone for a bit of 'I am British and therefore everyone should do as I want'?

Reminds me of the TripAdvisor spat (taken down now) over a pub in Wales where the locals weren't speaking English to accommodate their visitors.

Although... Benidorm IS British, just like Magaluf, right? Bloody Spaniards, that's why we had Brexit etc. etc.

 

[UKMikey]

Reminds me of the TripAdvisor spat (taken down now) over a pub in Wales where the locals weren't speaking English to accommodate their visitors.

Not so much a spat, more of a devastating putdown if this Mirror story is to be believed.

https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/uk-news/pub-brilliant-response-tripadvisor-reviewer-12763668

 

[TenEightyOne]

New pissoirs in Paris are... well... a little odd. BBC.

 

[Crazy Taylor]

Parrot swears at firefighter trying to save it. Calls him a 🤬. bbc

 

[Robin]

British tourist moans her Benidorm holiday was ruined by 'too many Spanish people'

Pretty sure all her holiday issues stemmed not from the fact they were Spanish!

 

[Lizard]

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/7003955/british-tourist-benidorm-holiday-ruined-spanish-people/


Anyone for a bit of 'I am British and therefore everyone should do as I want'?

Pretty sure all her holiday issues stemmed not from the fact they were Spanish!

Ehem.

 

[Robin]

Ehem.

My bad.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Bob the Builder is well behaved as he boards his flight from Stansted, Tinkerbell not so much so.

 

[Crazy Taylor]

Bob the Builder is well behaved as he boards his flight from Stansted, Tinkerbell not so much so.

Quite the pantomine show then?

 

[TenEightyOne]

Quite the pantomine show then?

To be honest I've been to worse

 

[Crazy Taylor]

The spot the mistskes game. BBC sport

In other news Arsene Winger gets highest honour from Liberian President (former footballer George Weah).

 

[Crazy Taylor]

Another one from me. Everton players Walcott, Cenk Tosun and Sigurdsson get made into Angry Birds characters. Angry Birds are the sleeve sponsor of Everton Football club. As an Everton fan I find it proper weird and disturbing.

Link

 

[Touring Mars]

BBC reported tree'd...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/world...erica-correspondent-hit-by-tree-during-report

 

[TenEightyOne]

Just a strange story about firemen.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Couple trying to conceive find out the reason for their ongoing failure.

Spoiler

Sort-of descriptive content warning!

 

[Johnnypenso]

Taiwanese restaurant serves up puppies. Warning: video includes decapitation and consumption of puppies. I have to admit I'd give it a go if I ever make it to Taiwan.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Don't forget - if you live in Shetland or the Western Isles then today is pineapple harvest day!

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-north-east-orkney-shetland-45321232

 

[JKgo]

....The headline of the piece threw me off somewhat.

Frisky dolphin sparks a swimming ban in the French town of Brest, BBC.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Naval warfare breaks out in the English Channel. Ne touchez pas les escalopes!

 

[Touring Mars]

A woman who got pregnant after using an app that supposedly tells you when you won't get pregnant has complained about the app...



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/health-45331394/i-was-misled-by-the-natural-cycles-app

I mean, seriously?? Who in their right mind would believe an app that claimed to be more effective than the pill?!

 

[Johnnypenso]

A woman who got pregnant after using an app that supposedly tells you when you won't get pregnant has complained about the app...



https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/health-45331394/i-was-misled-by-the-natural-cycles-app

I mean, seriously?? Who in their right mind would believe an app that claimed to be more effective than the pill?!

Flashback to the 1960's:
"Seriously, who in their right mind would believe that this little pill will stop you from becoming pregnant?"

 

[Famine]

Neither funny nor strange as a story, but certainly a bloody odd choice of words... from The Times, of all people:

 

[Danoff]

Neither funny nor strange as a story, but certainly a bloody odd choice of words... from The Times, of all people:

 

[TexRex]

Umm...

 

[Obelisk]

That's, um...A peculiar choice of words.