Funny/Strange News Stories

[Sprite]

Motorway built around grandfather’s house after extraordinarily stubborn refusal

The two-storey home in China is rocked by constant vibrations and is surrounded by dust and noisy builders

www.independent.co.uk

The UK beat them to it…

 

[UKMikey]

Hurray for the little guy.

1983: Universal sues Nintendo over the name of their videogame character Donkey Kong (and loses).

2024: Nintendo challenges a Costa Rican shopowner over the name of his supermarket (and loses):

Nintendo loses trademark fight against Super Mario supermarket

A Costa Rican supermarket has claimed victory against Nintendo in a trademark battle over its name: Super Mario.

www.eurogamer.net

 

[05XR8]

Whale swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia

A father has captured on camera the terrifying moment his son was swallowed whole by a humpback whale off Chile.

www.smh.com.au

 

[UKMikey]

He's on a very short list with Jonah, Pinocchio and Wee Hughie. (Not you, Ahab.)

Whale fight survivors. Talk about a "fluke" escape.

 

[Northstar]

Whale swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia

A father has captured on camera the terrifying moment his son was swallowed whole by a humpback whale off Chile.

www.smh.com.au

Dude is insanely lucky on 2 fronts. First simply because he survived, and secondly because it was filmed as you know nobody would believe him without footage.

 

[sirjim73]

Whale swallows kayaker in Chilean Patagonia

A father has captured on camera the terrifying moment his son was swallowed whole by a humpback whale off Chile.

www.smh.com.au

That's a blubber-ly story you found. Very worthy of this thread.

 

[UKMikey]

That's a blubber-ly story you found. Very worthy of this thread.

He orca consider himself lucky as it sounds like he had a rorqual awful time of it.