Saturday 31 October 2015

Haunted chip shop weirdness

Warrington Guardian: Our chip shop based in old railway buildings is actually, 100% properly haunted

Let's take a wider look to see what the cause might be, shall we?

Yep. Ghost trains are causing your ghosts.

Spotter's Badge: Jamie

Friday 30 October 2015

Horse bits weirdness - a 200th post spectacular

Watford Observer: Horses' legs found dumped in park

In other news, my plans for the world's first hover horse area bit behind schedule

Spotter's Badge: TRT

Thursday 29 October 2015

Carrot crime weirdness

WTVR: Teen faces assault charge for throwing a carrot at school teacher

"If it's a soft carrot, it may not be as offensive,” said CBS 6 legal expert Todd Stone.  “But if it's a raw carrot, you don't have to have an injury or show you were hurt to prove a battery."

America, everybody!

Spotter's Badge: Andrew

Wednesday 28 October 2015

Bad E-fit

Portsmouth News: This man has done some bad things

The mad monk of Portsmouth strikes again.

Don't have nightmares.

Saturday 24 October 2015

Naked lady with a dead pig weirdness

Exeter Express and Echo: This story contains pictures of a naked lady and a dead pig

It's very good, but Blogger don't like pictures of naked ladies with dead pigs on their servers for some reason.

Spotter's Badge: Miichael

Thursday 22 October 2015

Two-faced dog Question To Which The Answer Is NO

Northampton Chronicle: Has this dog got two faces?

Sod it, we're going to say yes. YES this dog has two faces.

Spotter's Badge: Mike

Friday 16 October 2015

Wednesday 14 October 2015

Tuesday 13 October 2015

Kentish clown weirdness

Kent Online: Residents 'terrified' by person in clown mask running through Tonbridge

What's the worst that could happen? Apart from eating your brains with a spoon like a boiled egg, obviously.

Friday 9 October 2015

Hairy Crab weirdness

China Xinhua News Agency: Hairy crab contest held in east China

With more pictures of hairy crabs than you'll ever need.

Spotter's Badge: Kerry

Thursday 8 October 2015

Britain's Area 51 Question To Which The Answer Is No

Farnborough News and Mail: Has Britain's Area 51 been found in Farnborough?

No.

The key paragraph toward the end: "She says she has been abducted by aliens more times than she can count."

Wednesday 7 October 2015

Monday 5 October 2015

Ghostly orb weirdness

Greenwich News Shopper: Do these orbs prove there are ghosts at the Cutty Sark?

No, it proves you've been watching too much Most Haunted.

Spotter's Badge: Neil

Sunday 4 October 2015

Bad E-fit

Essex Echo: This man has done some bad things

This looks frighteningly like me if I was to shave, and then go to a Florence and the Machine concert.

Don't have nightmares.

Spotter's Badge: Barry

Saturday 3 October 2015

Friday 2 October 2015

Pony in a supermarket weirdness

Kent Online: Pony spotted in Lidl

Weird, because they're usually regulars at Waitrose

(And top marks to the sub-editor for the item's URL)

Spotter's Badge: Neil

Thursday 1 October 2015