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Re: Baffling local news stories

Posted: Sun 05 Jun, 2016 17.14
by Pear
Jesus appeared on my Peter Rabbit 50p coin
http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Jesus-ap ... story.html

Re: Baffling local news stories

Posted: Tue 14 Jun, 2016 16.02
by thegeek

Re: Baffling local news stories

Posted: Tue 14 Jun, 2016 16.15
by Philip

Re: Baffling local news stories

Posted: Wed 29 Jun, 2016 10.28
by madmusician
http://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/wa ... story.html

So a snake turned up in Waitrose Cheltenham. And a mad lady went to collect it, and it bit her in front of other customers, but she's not bothered as she's mice at home to feed it.

Re: Baffling local news stories

Posted: Wed 29 Jun, 2016 13.10
by Alexia
There's one in the Metro today about a snake that had to be rescued by firemen from inside a gas fire.....

Re: Baffling local news stories

Posted: Sun 30 Oct, 2016 18.04
by tillyoshea
Woman ignores cooking instructions on Tesco Edamame beans, complains about becoming ill as a result and gets an "insulting" £10 voucher. Goes on to complain that Tesco should add a warning to the packaging to clarify that they're unsafe to eat raw - won't somebody think of the children?! - even though they are sold ready to eat.

The most baffling thing about this is the decision to publish it.

Re: Baffling local news stories

Posted: Sun 30 Oct, 2016 22.22
by bilky asko
Considering food poisoning can take 48 hours to manifest, it could be anything she's eaten, drunk, or put in the mouth in the previous 2 days.

Re: Baffling local news stories

Posted: Mon 31 Oct, 2016 09.52
by tillyoshea
Or, indeed, may not be food poisoning at all! There's a lot of norovirus out there at this time of year, and (without knowing any details of this specific case) is a far more common cause of gastrointestinal illness than foodborne pathogens.

Re: Baffling local news stories

Posted: Mon 28 Nov, 2016 01.23
by scottishtv
Was navigating to the ASDA website, when this related news story was thrown up by Google:
Family OUTRAGED at missing Christmas jumper order at Nuneaton Asda

The baffling part is how the Coventry Telegraph managed to get 800 WORDS out of nothing...

Re: Baffling local news stories

Posted: Mon 28 Nov, 2016 09.30
by bilky asko
scottishtv wrote:Was navigating to the ASDA website, when this related news story was thrown up by Google:
Family OUTRAGED at missing Christmas jumper order at Nuneaton Asda

The baffling part is how the Coventry Telegraph managed to get 800 WORDS out of nothing...
"Impatient, daft woman is impatient and daft"

That has to be one of the best articles in this thread.

Re: Baffling local news stories

Posted: Mon 28 Nov, 2016 13.26
by nidave
Its more baffling how he thought he could get away with it...

Stockport fraudster tries to pass off a banana as a watch - to policeman victim
Aldo Zanetti posted the fruit instead of a £3k Breitling, then tried to get compensation for its theft
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/ ... s-12231497