Funny/Strange News Stories

[Sanji Himura]

I was just going to post that. I do think that the misprint was intentional, but the fact that it was out there for months without it being noticed made it all the more laughable.

 

[Sanji Himura]

The "Best answer he has ever heard".

Steve Harvey, in a recent episode of Family Feud, had a survey of 100 women asking them what does your man and the Pillsbury Doughboy have in common. The answer came from Bill, who replied...

 

[Famine]

 

[Grayfox]

The "Best answer he has ever heard".

Steve Harvey, in a recent episode of Family Feud, had a survey of 100 women asking them what does your man and the Pillsbury Doughboy have in common. The answer came from Bill, who replied...

I would say, Neked grandma

 

[prisonermonkeys]

While reviewing dashboard camera footage, the Dover Police Department found that one of their patrol officers has been getting up to something very interesting ...

 

[prisonermonkeys]

German court rules that men can pee standing up:

http://m.bbc.com/news/world-europe-30937492

 

[Dennisch]

Nation’s Historians Warn The Past Is Expanding At Alarming Rate

 

[Crash]

Nation’s Historians Warn The Past Is Expanding At Alarming Rate

The Onion is satire.

 

[BobK]

The Onion is satire.

True enough, but still more factual than some of the "straight" stories occasionally posted in this subforum; cf. chemtrails thread, etc.

 

[Dennisch]

The Onion is satire.

That should have quite obvious when reading the article....

A snippet from the article :

“It’s shocking to contemplate, but in the relatively short stretch since 1984, when I first began tracking its growth, the past has expanded by more than 30 years,”

I forgot to mention that was posted on FB by Michio Kaku.

 

[Pupik]

America Enters its Darkest Days, as SkyMall Lands in Bankruptcy.

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Please keep all other SkyMall puns behind the zipper marking.

 

[Famine]

Sylvester Stallone is the new face of Warburtons...

 

[daan]

Sylvester Stallone is the new face of Warburtons...

He must be short of dough.

 

[Carbonox]

I think this fits here best. Yes, I know what the site is about, but this piece still sums up certain people's thinking.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/i-dont-vaccinate-my-child-because-its-my-right-to,37839/

 

[Grayfox]

As a mother, I put my parenting decisions above all else. Nobody knows my son better than me, and the choices I make about how to care for him are no one’s business but my own

Doctors, Child Walfare know what is best for your child.

Sadly kids who don't get immunized are allowed into daycares and schools

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Doctors, Child Walfare know what is best for your child.

Just as most people know that The Onion is satire and so would realise that the article is intended to demonstrate just how unreasonable the "a mother knows what is best for her child" argument is in this case.

In other words, it's not funny if you have to explain the joke.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Your unpopular government is faced with the prospect of losing in a record landslide in an upcoming election. How best to respond to this - do you a) formulate policy to address a national high in unemployment, b) address the state's concerns about the environment, or c) accuse the opposition of being funded by criminal organisations without any evidence to support the claim?

Answer - C. Definitely C:

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-...5-newman-claim-bikies-financing-labor/6044860

 

[Lizard]

Your unpopular government is faced with the prospect of losing in a record landslide in an upcoming election. How best to respond to this - do you a) formulate policy to address a national high in unemployment, b) address the state's concerns about the environment, or c) accuse the opposition of being funded by criminal organisations without any evidence to support the claim?

Answer - C. Definitely C:

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-...5-newman-claim-bikies-financing-labor/6044860

Meh we get it here although not accusations of being funded by criminal organisations. One political advert I saw by the current government had the majority of it's sources being from the Daily Mail.

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Meh we get it here although not accusations of being funded by criminal organisations. One political advert I saw by the current government had the majority of it's sources being from the Daily Mail.

Oh, there's a certain degree of mud-slinging that comes with any political campaigning, but accusing your opponents of criminal association without any evidence and then demanding that they prove you wrong is a new low, even for Queensland - the only unicameral government under the Westminster system (which makes them susceptible to abuse and misuse; they have a long and proud traditional of political scandal).

 

[prisonermonkeys]

"Do you expect me to talk?"

"Oh no, Mr. Bond, I expect you to whisper - you might disturb the ghost!"

(Article does contain minor spoilers for a planned scene.)

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Australia has somehow managed to award a knighthood to a British royal (and not just any royal, but Prince Phillip):

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-26/abbott-defends-knighthood-for-prince-philip/6046380

 

[Grayfox]

Australia has somehow managed to award a knighthood to a British royal (and not just any royal, but Prince Phillip):

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-26/abbott-defends-knighthood-for-prince-philip/6046380

Then abbott buys a gift for santa

 

[prisonermonkeys]

Controversy! Taylor Swift banned from Triple J Hottest 100 countdown:

http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2015-01-26/taylor-swift-banned-from-2015-hottest-100/6046156

 

[Touring Mars]

Fake applause revealed at Screen Actor's Guild awards... oops.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=84503534&v=FgVzqYO7xpg&x-yt-ts=1421914688

 

[TheCracker]

French court stops child from being named Nutella:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30993608

 

[axletramp]

French court stops child from being named Nutella:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30993608

It was only because her surname is Entoast. Her brother Marmite wasn't happy.

 

[TheCracker]

There's a bit further down the article that mentions other similar cases in France.

One bloke , a Mr Renault, complained when Renault named their car Zoe. His daughter was Zoe Renault.

Oddly, his name was Cedric Renault. Renault as the major Nissan share-holder already make the Nissan 'Cedric'. I think it was the last straw.

 

[axletramp]

There's a bit further down the article that mentions other similar cases in France.

One bloke , a Mr Renault, complained when Renault named their car Zoe. His daughter was Zoe Renault.

Oddly, his name was Cedric Renault. Renault as the major Nissan share-holder already make the Nissan 'Cedric'. I think it was the last straw.

Did you know that the surname 'Renault' derives from the pre-medieval name 'Raginhard', which coincidentally is the last thing you'd be doing in a Nissan Cedric.

See, I'm not a pretty face!

 

[Famine]

French court stops child from being named Nutella:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-30993608

The list of allowed/banned names in various countries at the bottom made me laugh like a clogged drain.

 

[Liquid]

Aren't things like that more about that you can't 'register' your child with such a ridiculous name? There's nothing stopping you using Brfxxccxxmnpcccclllmmnprxvclmnckssqlbb11116 or Matti as a given name.