Baffling local news stories
- madmusician
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He's now been fined for littering. I like how the Glos Echo think that this story is famous enough to refer to it as 'THAT KFC meal'...thegeek wrote:Cheltenham man drops KFC
http://www.gloucestershireecho.co.uk/St ... z45gmP2Q00
- madmusician
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This gem appeared in Suffolk yesterday...
Can't beat a good old fashioned letter! Ask Hull's Kayte Fitzpatrick who sent one to herself
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A bizarre reference to the mum's previously unmentioned occupation (presumably) in the 10th paragraph, which begins "The chef waited patiently". Her occupation is not mentioned again. So odd.TopCat wrote:Can't beat a good old fashioned letter! Ask Hull's Kayte Fitzpatrick who sent one to herself
That's subeditors for you. They take your perfectly crafted copy, hack it to pieces so it fits the space and deliver the shreds to the printers and setters. The rest gets sent back to you soaked in your own tears.scottishtv wrote:A bizarre reference to the mum's previously unmentioned occupation (presumably) in the 10th paragraph, which begins "The chef waited patiently". Her occupation is not mentioned again. So odd.TopCat wrote:Can't beat a good old fashioned letter! Ask Hull's Kayte Fitzpatrick who sent one to herself
I jest of course - there are no subeditors in churnalism any more.
In this case, the story in itself isn't funny... but the photo...
https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/d ... -red-tape/
https://www.eveningtelegraph.co.uk/fp/d ... -red-tape/
"He has to be larger than bacon"
Live blog covering the opening of a KFC IN Nottinghamshire...
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Live-Open ... LyUmOhJ.01
http://www.nottinghampost.com/Live-Open ... LyUmOhJ.01
Sheffield man finds sex toy box in hire car...
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffield ... -1-7919988
http://www.thestar.co.uk/news/sheffield ... -1-7919988
Residents distraught over death of popular local....duck.
http://m.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/145 ... ular_duck/
http://m.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/145 ... ular_duck/