Author: angrypiln

  • The APILN (almost) Daily – 10th October: Totally flabbergasted

    The APILN (almost) Daily – 10th October: Totally flabbergasted

    I vowed to do this every day, so obviously I got the flu and couldn’t be bothered for a week. Here we are then. Here are your best Angry People in Local Newspapers links of the day, plus a few you might have missed. Please click through to support local journalism. Aberdeen Press and Journal: Fifteen…

  • The APILN Daily – Friday 5 October: Ploppy, son of Ploppy

    The APILN Daily – Friday 5 October: Ploppy, son of Ploppy

    Take a look at today’s top links from Angry People in Local Newspapers. Please click through to the stories to support local journalism. Lynn News: Powerful hallucinogenic plant found growing in back garden It looks like it got him, too. Rye and Battle Observer: Mum counts 27 piles of dog mess on nursery walk But well played…

  • The APILN Daily – Thursday 4 October: Tiny photographer strikes again

    The APILN Daily – Thursday 4 October: Tiny photographer strikes again

    Today’s top links from Angry People in Local Newspapers. Please click through to the stories to support local journalism. Somerset Live: House clearance company uncovers treasure trove of ancient jazz mags Next weekend’s Antiques Roadshow is going to be a cracker. Devon Live: If only there were some sort of strong receptacle people living near the sea…

  • The APILN Daily – Weds 3 October – You plonker

    The APILN Daily – Weds 3 October – You plonker

    The best of today’s Angry People in Local Newspapers links. Dorset Echo: Oldiewonks left fummin after scrap metal dumped in alleyway Who’s a good dog? You are, YOU ARE. Somerset Live: Dog poo vigilante needs £13,000 so he can go off-road and collect even more turds You had me at “dog poo vigilante” Wimbledon Guardian: BINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNS BINNY BINNY…

  • The APILN Daily: Tuesday 2nd October – Aldi Outrage

    The APILN Daily: Tuesday 2nd October – Aldi Outrage

    Today’s top links from Angry People in Local Newspapers. Lancaster Guardian: Outrage after Aldi store in Morecambe closes A single shopper is absolutely FUMMIN because the seafront supermarket is shut while they build a new, bigger branch next door. “To close the existing Morecambe store,without warning, before the new store is nearer completion shows a total…

  • The APILN Daily: Monday 1st October – The great victoria sponge scandal

    The APILN Daily: Monday 1st October – The great victoria sponge scandal

    Right. OK. Since I stopped updating the old blog last year, I realise I’ve been missing out on a huge archive of Angry People posts that I put onto Facebook, which slip off the bottom of the page into oblivion a couple of days later. And that’s not very good, is it? So I’ve decided…

  • HOME YOU GO! 2018 school uniform season day two

    HOME YOU GO! 2018 school uniform season day two

    It’s day two of the 2018 school uniform HOME YOU GO season, and the FUMMIN parents and embarrassed kiddiewinks are coming in thick and fast. Not only that, it’s our first “in front of the fireplace” of the season, the only approved indoor spot to photograph your kiddiewinks. Sheffield Star: Mum’s fury as girl sent…

  • Home you go! The 2018 school uniform fury season is OPEN

    Home you go! The 2018 school uniform fury season is OPEN

    It’s a new school year, which can only mean one thing – scores of children sent home from school for minor uniform infractions and their angry parents going to the local newspaper. Of course, going to the paper is the only way to get things done these days, which means FUMMIN parents are photographed in…

  • Donald Trump tries to shakes hands with a North Korean military leader

    Donald Trump tries to shakes hands with a North Korean military leader

    Laurel and Hardy probably perfected this gag a century ago, but here we are in 2018 and it’s still giving laughs. Twitter doesn’t let you download gifs, so here’s a copy for you to call your very own. You’re welcome. As you can see, despite being very murdery, Kim Jong-un enjoys a laugh as much…

  • People who say they are ‘prisoners in their own home’ but are not actually prisoners in their own home

    People who say they are ‘prisoners in their own home’ but are not actually prisoners in their own home

    “We’re prisoners in our own homes”, the angry person says to the local news journalist. Then they’re photographed outside their homes, proving beyond doubt that they are not actually prisoners in their own homes. Come with us, dear reader, for a brief journey through this phenomenon. Sheffield Star: “Bus stop has left me a prisoner in…