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Terrible Welsh translation on road sign leaves cyclists worried about their bladders
Welsh. One of the official languages of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. So you’d pretty much expect the authorities in areas where Welsh is spoken would actually employ somebody who can speak the language of [Editor: Add the names of famous Welsh people here, there’s a chap]. Not a hope. North…
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Resident in deep water with debt collectors after refusing to pay council tax
Here’s a photo to stir the heart of any supporter of Tottenham Hotspur: A Gooner behind bars. He’s decided not to pay a month’s worth of council tax because he claims somebody reversed into his wall while trying to avoid road closures. I’m not lawyer, but fat chance mate. Bournemouth Echo: Resident thinks the council should…
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That time George Osborne got booed at the 2012 Paralympics in London
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer turned local newspaper editor George Osborne has been having an easy time of late. That’s mainly because the Eton-educated architect of austerity has turned on his old boss Theresa May and has been giving her both barrels from behind his desk at the Evening Standard. Pretty much summed up by…
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Artist’s election exhibition will keep you awake at night
Rule 34 of the internet states: If it exists, there is porn of it. And so, an artist in the West Country has proved this to be true with an exhibition that is so controversial, it will keep you up at night. Whether it’s because of nightmares or anything else entirely depends on the bag…
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Cop squirted by breast milk (for real this time)
About a year ago, we followed a story about an assault by breast milk in a park. It all turned out to be a prime example of FAKE NEWS, confirmed when somebody we know from Facebook admitted that they’d made it all up on their local town gossip page to see how far a baseless story…
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If Labour get 38% of the vote, I’ll eat my book
Never make a threat you’re not prepared to carry out. And journalist Matthew Goodwin threatened to eat a copy of his book on Brexit if Jeremy Corbyn and Labour got more than 38% of the vote in the General Election. Labour got over 40%, and Goodwin was as good as his word. Good man. https://www.facebook.com/skynews/videos/1790488687632387/…
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Who’s dumping bottles into our school hedge?
Somebody’s dumping glass into a hedge near a Huddersfield school, and this chap fears for the safety of the kiddiewinks. Whisky. Wine. Empty marmalade jars. You know exactly what this is pointing to. Paddington Bear’s hit Skid Row. Huddersfield Daily Examiner: Who’s dumping empty bottles near junior school? Alternatively, it could be a smear campaign by…
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Man finds a mushroom that looks like a penis and of course he’s gone to the papers
Our hero of the week award goes to Maurice Pledger, who not only found a mushroom that looks like a man’s hampton, but he took a photo and sent it in to his local newspaper. Or, it could be a murdered porn star in a shallow grave and we’ve stumbled across a crime scene. You…
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Yellow lines (don’t don’t do it)
They’ve painted some yellow lines in Alderney in the Channel Islands, and judging by the reaction it’s the worst thing to have happened there since the Nazi occupation. Probably even worse than that. But one thing we do know, it’s worse than custard, the yardstick by which anything is measured in that neck of the…
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Restaurant owner bans halal meat to fight ‘creeping shariah’ which doesn’t actually exist
He’s not racist but… This guy is banning halal meat to fight something which he admits he hasn’t actually encountered. And people have strong views about this, it turns out. Hull Daily Mail: Restaurant owner bans halal meat from his tapas bar because he fears it could lead to creeping shariah law in the Hull and…