Funny/Strange News Stories

[Famine]

Here's a strange story, actress Tanya Roberts (View To a Kill, Charlies Angels) has passed away. However, her death was announced a couple of days ago before her agent announced that she remained ill but had not died. It turns out her partner thought she'd died while he was visiting her, he was so upset he left the hospital and announced the news without checking with doctors if she was actually still alive. She's now succumbed to her condition and has passed away.

Die Another Day.

 

[TexRex]

It makes you feel fuzzy.

Here's a strange story, actress Tanya Roberts (View To a Kill, Charlies Angels) has passed away. However, her death was announced a couple of days ago before her agent announced that she remained ill but had not died. It turns out her partner thought she'd died while he was visiting her, he was so upset he left the hospital and announced the news without checking with doctors if she was actually still alive. She's now succumbed to her condition and has passed away.

BBC.

EDIT: Lead poisoning. That's what I should have said for nano-footswitches. They give you lead poisoning.

Ah, I suppose that'd be the context I was missing when I came across this:



That's a bummer, though.

 

[Famine]

Denmark's national broadcaster launches animated TV show for four-to-eight-year olds about a man with a spectacular and naughty penis.

It's worth noting that the name of the show, John Dillermand, literally means "John Dick-man". And it's also on YouTube

Spoiler: Haven't you been reading? It's a TV show about a man with a magical willy. Probably NSFW

Danish paedophiles and flashers were said to be overjoyed that their hobby is now legitimate children's entertainment.

 

[UKMikey]

It sounds like he could team up with Buster Gonad.

 

[UKMikey]

It sounds like he could team up with Buster Gonad.

 

[polysmut]

It sounds like he could team up with Buster Gonad.

It sounds like he could team up with Buster Gonad.

The theme is unusual intimate body parts and that was an echo. If I make the obvious joke here, it would be crude.

 

[TenEightyOne]

It sounds like he could team up with Buster Gonad.

Or Willi Am.

 

[EngieDiesel]

Science has now made it possible to reliably encode data into DNA using an electromagnetic technique. The conspiracy theorists are going to have a field day with this one...

(meanwhile, the Shadowrun player part of my brain is thinking "aw drek, now the megacorps really can find an excuse to copyright my DNA!")

 

[UKMikey]

A Florida person has decided to eschew DNA encoding and has gone straight to etching the word TRUMP in the algae on some poor manatee's skin.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55631498

This has kinda left the funny/strange ballpark and has gone directly into WTF territory.

 

[EngieDiesel]

A Florida person has decided to eschew DNA encoding and has gone straight to etching the word TRUMP in the algae on some poor manatee's skin.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55631498

This has kinda left the funny/strange ballpark and has gone directly into WTF territory.

Florida Man: The hero America never asked for, but so clearly deserves.

 

[UKMikey]

Florida Man: The hero America never asked for, but so clearly deserves.

The manatee never asked for this.

 

[Famine]

A Florida person has decided to eschew DNA encoding and has gone straight to etching the word TRUMP in the algae on some poor manatee's skin.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-55631498

This has kinda left the funny/strange ballpark and has gone directly into WTF territory.

If I could speak to that sea cow, I'd say that Trump is responsible for crimes against you, manatee.

 

[UKMikey]

If I could speak to that sea cow, I'd say that Trump is responsible for crimes against you, manatee.

Sounds like the sort of thing you'd hear from someone doing a staged comedy routine.

Question is, dugong him off or not?

 

[polysmut]

Sounds like the sort of thing you'd hear from someone doing a staged comedy routine.

It wasn't written by anyone under 43 for certain.

 

[Dotini]

Here come the Ningen.

Fans of sci-fi, mermaids, Godzilla and the simulated reality hypothesis might enjoy this:

 

[JKgo]

...? My knowledge in Japanese isn't all that great, but I thought "ningen" basically means "human" in Japanese?

Admittedly, I haven't watched the video, but uh, something tells me that I shouldn't...

 

[Dotini]

...? My knowledge in Japanese isn't all that great, but I thought "ningen" basically means "human" in Japanese?

Admittedly, I haven't watched the video, but uh, something tells me that I shouldn't...

It does, and you should.

 

[Liquid]

 

[UKMikey]

Metro: Amazon driver delivers more than customer bargained for

 

[Dotini]

 

[JKgo]

...
Nice photoshop job, that.

 

[Touring Mars]

...
Nice photoshop job, that.

Nope. That's real.

 

[JKgo]

Nope. That's real.

Really? It'd been nice to have some context, though.

 

[Dotini]

It's just a broken off piece of ice shelf. Photo by NASA, somewhere off Antarctica.



https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/...lar-icebergs-spotted-on-nasa-icebridge-flight

 

[TenEightyOne]

Some more context for you, although I don't know how current this is. https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/...lar-icebergs-spotted-on-nasa-icebridge-flight

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Metro: Amazon driver delivers more than customer bargained for

Well that's some crappy service.

 

[TenEightyOne]

Well that's some crappy service.

If this happens regularly the homeowner should keep a log.

 

[UKMikey]

Well that's some crappy service.

It stunk.

If this happens regularly the homeowner should keep a log.

Amazon's reputation is really going down the toilet lately.

 

[ScottPuss20]

Metro: Amazon driver delivers more than customer bargained for

What a load of ****

 

[UKMikey]

What a load of ****

There's been some movement on this. Amazon have dumped on the driver. I mean, they've dumped the driver.