tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9379294560847890082024-03-13T18:29:54.132+00:00Weird News in Local NewspapersAlistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.comBlogger447125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-9069285367130439162016-09-16T16:26:00.001+01:002016-09-16T16:26:15.126+01:00Blog breakI'm not currently updating this site.<br />
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However, I'm still collecting Weird News on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/angrypeopleinlocalnewspapers/">Facebook page</a>.Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-72334531667793865352016-08-09T09:00:00.000+01:002016-08-09T09:00:31.546+01:00Alan Shearer Weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipkJ8tMEejwVhyphenhyphen_3aWhS7w_o6GDEnZYPXpaGBhHQiLX0AzdivJUhDG2aSPIo5K6zuY_uwuV1MeMiSggtZpE3CGv4oVM__qwUAPxtNFSltEGcXdGHOMIr3FZQZE8Ld7s7kd088djArE3pl5/s1600/00000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipkJ8tMEejwVhyphenhyphen_3aWhS7w_o6GDEnZYPXpaGBhHQiLX0AzdivJUhDG2aSPIo5K6zuY_uwuV1MeMiSggtZpE3CGv4oVM__qwUAPxtNFSltEGcXdGHOMIr3FZQZE8Ld7s7kd088djArE3pl5/s400/00000.jpg" width="391" /></a></div>
<b>Chronicle Live: </b><a href="http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-east-news/could-alan-shearer-stop-proposed-11666662">Could Alan Shearer stop roadworks in Newcastle?</a><br />
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No.<br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Huw</i>Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-63008831083061710732016-08-08T10:00:00.000+01:002016-08-08T10:00:20.624+01:00Hole in one weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51MDPtjOGbwIkA8vQHbjgKpeQjUOdmsbI49vUQ-7mToUq3tklZE5uafadAu34YdIwublOE4OQVFvvfHAlQAdMCNSlzhmGpyCuh9ad7UeSLLbGDIMhKFmvBgH2UlzMxmGHO-rw2KeinKUG/s1600/00000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh51MDPtjOGbwIkA8vQHbjgKpeQjUOdmsbI49vUQ-7mToUq3tklZE5uafadAu34YdIwublOE4OQVFvvfHAlQAdMCNSlzhmGpyCuh9ad7UeSLLbGDIMhKFmvBgH2UlzMxmGHO-rw2KeinKUG/s400/00000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<b>UPI.com: </b><a href="http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2015/07/24/Mystery-pooper-targeting-holes-of-Norwegian-golf-course/2881437763634/">Serial pooper targets Norwegian golf course</a><br />
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If affected, you may take a free drop. Or even use a new ball, I dunno<br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Mark</i>Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-12629631339691213092016-08-07T10:00:00.000+01:002016-08-07T10:00:13.535+01:00ISIS recruitment weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYuXtCYsS9ICMK-3k2N2deX2ST9BOpaV5MvmrS8pnn1zBLDlu-LlCOoIzfDmkjrRTIOVg56l784xpECO3uxZZGHbXMF28INO6CTUKPVV4Q3DIqUpFO7m_7YPK6860q-PX9IfXedeux_4N/s1600/00000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYuXtCYsS9ICMK-3k2N2deX2ST9BOpaV5MvmrS8pnn1zBLDlu-LlCOoIzfDmkjrRTIOVg56l784xpECO3uxZZGHbXMF28INO6CTUKPVV4Q3DIqUpFO7m_7YPK6860q-PX9IfXedeux_4N/s400/00000.jpg" width="300" /></a></div>
<b>Epping Forest Guardian: </b><a href="http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/14648954._Dangerous__spoof_ISIS_posters_crop_up_in_high_street/">Idiots don't get the joke over clearly fake Islamic State posters</a><br />
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I mean --- The Daily Express?!<br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Andrew</i>Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-25535804026469940882016-08-06T10:00:00.000+01:002016-08-06T10:00:22.435+01:00Naked cyclists vs British Legion weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-s5AaBq4XGMhyphenhyphenGVca1-6SStvr6zw6jCzAC4cibNbX9kA_5ZcuE98wpgD1cA0LM-R3yKjw8LCWBTgn-WHiXxHiLmB5EkJplLw7SUOJM6WJ88IeBhH1RD1nv53dgTvIOE3uIevpknYYDb-1/s1600/00000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-s5AaBq4XGMhyphenhyphenGVca1-6SStvr6zw6jCzAC4cibNbX9kA_5ZcuE98wpgD1cA0LM-R3yKjw8LCWBTgn-WHiXxHiLmB5EkJplLw7SUOJM6WJ88IeBhH1RD1nv53dgTvIOE3uIevpknYYDb-1/s400/00000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<b>Clacton and Frinton Gazette: </b><a href="http://www.clactonandfrintongazette.co.uk/news/14645888.War_veterans_left__quot_distressed_quot__by_naked_cyclists_as_fourth_annual_bare_all_ride_rolls_through_Clacton/?ref=mr&lp=2">Veterans didn't fight in a World War to see people riding about in the nip</a><br />
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Hitler was an avowed naked cyclist, you see.<br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Mark</i>Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-9019826632145473182016-08-05T10:00:00.000+01:002016-08-05T10:00:26.643+01:00Hand shandy weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclpZfrx7CU859yhz2P4a8Y6VBhSY9Eteb5f4T4jy8QkIA9FrorbCKJaeK-h5FnttLeoeSj7ukrFKoqi9gSphvZoQVvBZU_QVZiR6-htKacUJAoTkvQHE-PXhAQyQAzIuzVGiv9fEINkeT/s1600/00000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="223" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhclpZfrx7CU859yhz2P4a8Y6VBhSY9Eteb5f4T4jy8QkIA9FrorbCKJaeK-h5FnttLeoeSj7ukrFKoqi9gSphvZoQVvBZU_QVZiR6-htKacUJAoTkvQHE-PXhAQyQAzIuzVGiv9fEINkeT/s400/00000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<b>The NT News: </b><a href="http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/only-in-the-territory/furious-masturbator-slapped-with-a-months-jail/news-story/9eb7e193ebba0c003593ff83eb460d04">Furious masturbator slapped with a month's jail</a><br />
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How furious was he? On a scale of one to ten?<br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Cynthia</i>Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-34327852446648377672016-08-04T10:00:00.000+01:002016-08-04T10:00:18.699+01:00Quite a lot of birds weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkb-JHiPuy63c_3koCVX3XwdN4jKud7VLEOOJCMX3mvkp5z1sfl83C5QIRzwZ4q8K-8KyldfMYDLhhYURXsJ-0IBLrt-4Z-jzgo3g2GN2_Oswz9Zuxo8_omCSbNBpsg3MJEaeXvkiIOZ6/s1600/00000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmkb-JHiPuy63c_3koCVX3XwdN4jKud7VLEOOJCMX3mvkp5z1sfl83C5QIRzwZ4q8K-8KyldfMYDLhhYURXsJ-0IBLrt-4Z-jzgo3g2GN2_Oswz9Zuxo8_omCSbNBpsg3MJEaeXvkiIOZ6/s400/00000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<b>Southport Visiter no really they spell it like that: </b><a href="http://www.southportvisiter.co.uk/news/southport-west-lancs/most-birds-ever-spotted-one-11668574">Is this the most birds ever seen on one roof?</a><br />
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Top tip: Don't try to tile your house with toast.<br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Matthew</i><br />
<br />Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-79206822894411838402016-08-03T10:00:00.000+01:002016-08-03T10:00:48.115+01:00Toasted dentures weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmc8kNyXqRo9R01E6WPbKMqXbLNJK-e_AcM8dzYDA6No8x9re4CNEjfQVnhdUd32Iu0Sq8H-i8j-pu3MTQYnE_hmYE9zKHtHsynMbfGshoLRnD8uKmmOtVs74ff6jYkQccv66q-Kt9mbi/s1600/00000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="225" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLmc8kNyXqRo9R01E6WPbKMqXbLNJK-e_AcM8dzYDA6No8x9re4CNEjfQVnhdUd32Iu0Sq8H-i8j-pu3MTQYnE_hmYE9zKHtHsynMbfGshoLRnD8uKmmOtVs74ff6jYkQccv66q-Kt9mbi/s400/00000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<b>Northern Territory News</b>: <a href="http://www.ntnews.com.au/news/only-in-the-territory/the-time-my-falsies-flew-out-into-the--hotel-buffet-toaster/news-story/b00e1fbd4a0e8b62808b0b12e07ddd6a">Woman confirms urban myth about her dentures falling into a hotel toaster is true</a><br />
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Well, glad that's sorted. Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-58902770253898547992016-08-02T10:00:00.000+01:002016-08-02T10:00:00.177+01:00Big cat weirdness double bill<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlWBG1_Lat8SBHp6cIUZzGoN15zvJCnS2DX8ZODLn9ux_yFg1QsZXGDQxsfDoXD10JsvjKUz_iNWDGmmsvw6aUs8y2ed2LBTvfiSS_5H67U15rUDxDrLnbMpQac6f9Q0iS38a6fLEp58g/s1600/00000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtlWBG1_Lat8SBHp6cIUZzGoN15zvJCnS2DX8ZODLn9ux_yFg1QsZXGDQxsfDoXD10JsvjKUz_iNWDGmmsvw6aUs8y2ed2LBTvfiSS_5H67U15rUDxDrLnbMpQac6f9Q0iS38a6fLEp58g/s400/00000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<b>Plymouth Herald: </b><a href="http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/plymouth-man-nearly-mowed-down-black-panther-after-pack-released-from-dartmoor-zoo/story-29533801-detail/story.html">"I was nearly run down by a giant panther," claims Stan Lee</a><br />
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It was a cat, Stan.<br />
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<b>Manchester Evening News: </b><a href="http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/police-called-reports-black-panther-11642838#ICID=ios_MENNewsApp_AppShare_Click_Other">Police called over report of panther chasing deer</a></div>
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Ed, Danielle</i> </div>
Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-18134751012530041732016-08-01T10:00:00.000+01:002016-08-01T10:00:16.830+01:00Spud criminal weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Bradford Telegraph and Argus: </b><a href="http://www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/14640615.Moped_seized_after_rider_caught_balancing_large_sack_of_potatoes_between_his_feet/">With all other crime solved, police now cracking down on people riding around on mopeds with potatoes</a><br />
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Potatoes and mopeds are just a gateway drug. Before you know it, they're zooming around on a 1,000cc monster with a sack of watermelons.<br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Jaykay Growling</i>Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-86116110000651986542016-07-31T10:00:00.000+01:002016-07-31T10:00:29.586+01:00Dildo duck weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcWPNDOQbgm-0TlQPpPQKaVsiJaQGGIxxQ1hqZAavkz9HLMiuyrD6Xf_tN71SJWh6yyTi755cGSqtd8NbZIsogavDvH4DW4uXsnjRZ1jmTNIjDlt2_9Bh-lZW74sP8ur_rBSCbwaRQu5P/s1600/00000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="228" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTcWPNDOQbgm-0TlQPpPQKaVsiJaQGGIxxQ1hqZAavkz9HLMiuyrD6Xf_tN71SJWh6yyTi755cGSqtd8NbZIsogavDvH4DW4uXsnjRZ1jmTNIjDlt2_9Bh-lZW74sP8ur_rBSCbwaRQu5P/s400/00000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<b>Marundah Mail: </b><a href="http://www.mandurahmail.com.au/story/4061247/its-a-birdits-a-planeno-its-mandurahs-dildo-duck/#slide=1">Hey! Look at that lovely black duc....AAAAAAARGH!</a><br />
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Won't anyone think of the kiddiewinks?<br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Karla</i>Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-72801004363125056422016-07-30T10:00:00.000+01:002016-07-30T10:00:06.994+01:00Alien abduction weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLlPVwrhPJuemgbvhsjpcepYPNXcw3a0e_B9730z95LkUTjp9y2WeXkYFNWuYQlk_gxmxDEK9nhzJNSdWGm792Tzoyt5lwUes1OmwTKFKexDydU_ci7SW3qG_Baj6XKx0ZimyPZWWXQ_6/s1600/00000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQLlPVwrhPJuemgbvhsjpcepYPNXcw3a0e_B9730z95LkUTjp9y2WeXkYFNWuYQlk_gxmxDEK9nhzJNSdWGm792Tzoyt5lwUes1OmwTKFKexDydU_ci7SW3qG_Baj6XKx0ZimyPZWWXQ_6/s1600/00000.jpg" /></a></div>
<b>Northern Echo: </b><a href="http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/14635036._Aliens_were_out_to_get_me___says_Shildon_stripper_who_barricaded_himself_in_pensioners__porch/">Man caught breaking into pensioners' porch 'was trying to escape from aliens'</a><br />
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"<i>When the issue of compensation was mentioned, Mr Moroney spoke out again
to say he would be unable to pay for the £150-worth of damage caused.
He claimed his only source of income came from occasional work as a
mobile stripper."</i><br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Greg </i>Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-68102486881553458932016-07-28T10:00:00.000+01:002016-07-28T10:00:27.307+01:00Drunken lunatic weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Peterborough Today: </b><a href="http://www.peterboroughtoday.co.uk/news/crime/video-man-passes-out-on-glass-roof-of-city-shopping-centre-after-downing-six-pints-to-celebrate-new-job-1-7482785">Who hasn't got drunk on a night out and passed out on the glass roof of the local shopping centre?</a><br />
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Admit it, we've all been there.<br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Stuart</i>Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-50758349009467717492016-07-27T10:00:00.000+01:002016-07-27T10:00:21.122+01:00Hospital cat weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Epping Forest Guardian: </b><a href="http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/news/wfnews/14636837.Paw_ly_puss_spotted_checking_into_A_E/">Cat spotted checking into A&E</a><br />
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"Yeah, I woke up this morning and I was a cat... are you listening to me?"<br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Andrew</i>Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-48007385739700678952016-07-26T10:00:00.000+01:002016-07-26T10:00:13.993+01:00Swan v model boats weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWU_a9YOzLKyTyZoE7slqQmsJkO8JnHavogti87Kp1WZmtD9UbUE3Itym5ZDsGFU2GmB1e36C4ThScMmfucxEee2xGz6jpRFo4bfLubm_0yR2xr00DIdL6QKue__b8CvvfncKFgSoSEkE/s1600/00000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNWU_a9YOzLKyTyZoE7slqQmsJkO8JnHavogti87Kp1WZmtD9UbUE3Itym5ZDsGFU2GmB1e36C4ThScMmfucxEee2xGz6jpRFo4bfLubm_0yR2xr00DIdL6QKue__b8CvvfncKFgSoSEkE/s400/00000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<b>East Anglia Daily Times: </b><a href="http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/feisty_swan_annihilates_eight_model_boats_on_needham_lake_queen_asked_to_sort_the_fowl_tempered_bird_out_1_4625724">Swan has personal grudge against model boat club</a><br />
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The last photo is a real tear-jerker<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcruMOcaSYvys3b96Uh_1GoZidAdK4ogLRf0igdl6Vmio2SSKK_c6IChrabvP4kzP4nJ0mB-b-R1aiqF2cxZ-6ygmq8fMq5shCmNZsPqO1WRFs0KCjbI_j-DSp_WlKd9THayzVnlCXUN-4/s1600/00000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="398" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcruMOcaSYvys3b96Uh_1GoZidAdK4ogLRf0igdl6Vmio2SSKK_c6IChrabvP4kzP4nJ0mB-b-R1aiqF2cxZ-6ygmq8fMq5shCmNZsPqO1WRFs0KCjbI_j-DSp_WlKd9THayzVnlCXUN-4/s400/00000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
[Titanic music starts playing]<br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Karl, Katie, Chris</i>Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-29278286226317489282016-07-25T10:00:00.000+01:002016-07-25T10:00:18.660+01:00Mythical creature weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pbpzXLhz-KUh4mXIEkQLhgafOTNpv8yKfueN2yU_UzuwveWZFw8SLj1WOzr90F7Lsr_KBweHM4-H5croy3EWMi5nUUYczRPDlPf_Yc2-zw64t3rxtE04mrJvPZ69BY_vB9ApkECQRr_J/s1600/00000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_pbpzXLhz-KUh4mXIEkQLhgafOTNpv8yKfueN2yU_UzuwveWZFw8SLj1WOzr90F7Lsr_KBweHM4-H5croy3EWMi5nUUYczRPDlPf_Yc2-zw64t3rxtE04mrJvPZ69BY_vB9ApkECQRr_J/s400/00000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<b>Cheknews.ca: </b><a href="http://www.cheknews.ca/mythical-creature-chases-man-through-cemetery-with-giant-knife-113602/">Man chased through cemetery by knife-wielding unicorn</a><br />
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Right. OK.<br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Darren</i>Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-5387406167463889752016-07-21T10:00:00.000+01:002016-07-21T10:00:34.312+01:00Giant badger weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkp0PDU41oCi8TqtgTaB4kfVx0oamle9zUc9fehU3IgqxXSbS7Bdv61vfW8Dap_jLdk_Tx6tL3ofCUOLFtEupN3KfpmDc7Xvvn2fqOzQ1YNYfIV6CAog4X4tiNZ4m5PoCnPnp6aXrvaET/s1600/00000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXkp0PDU41oCi8TqtgTaB4kfVx0oamle9zUc9fehU3IgqxXSbS7Bdv61vfW8Dap_jLdk_Tx6tL3ofCUOLFtEupN3KfpmDc7Xvvn2fqOzQ1YNYfIV6CAog4X4tiNZ4m5PoCnPnp6aXrvaET/s400/00000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<b>Gloucestershire Echo</b>: <a href="http://www.gloucestershirelive.co.uk/giant-badger-on-bin-rampage-in-gloucestershire-village/story-29503821-detail/story.html">Giant badger going through people's bins</a><br />
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Seen here actual size.<br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Chris</i>Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-9781396699541529862016-07-20T10:00:00.000+01:002016-07-20T10:00:32.389+01:00Big cat wedding weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphentszk-enX6zfAR_xOCzOOGSKW1Npgr7xi0UnfESgJzCHfUGg2s73O8ERyQehdyviLZFCA5alWuPjmwIrzhEMcSJdMLedT7Zhy9NNqMVrjaSR_K0eIGrh0UG_3S5yq41_-AWl77dXeMGZ/s1600/00000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghyphenhyphentszk-enX6zfAR_xOCzOOGSKW1Npgr7xi0UnfESgJzCHfUGg2s73O8ERyQehdyviLZFCA5alWuPjmwIrzhEMcSJdMLedT7Zhy9NNqMVrjaSR_K0eIGrh0UG_3S5yq41_-AWl77dXeMGZ/s400/00000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<b>Plymouth Herald: </b><a href="http://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/plymouth-couple-s-dartmoor-zoo-wedding-back-on-after-being-cancelled-due-to-missing-lynx/story-29509857-detail/story.html">Couple's wedding at risk after lynx escapes from zoo</a><br />
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This is <b>exactly </b>what happened at the Herald picture desk: <br />
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"How big d'you reckon one of these cats is?"<br />
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"Ooooh, I'll just take a guess at... there"<br />
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"Nailed it. What about its shadow?"<br />
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"Lynx don't have shadows, IDIOT" <br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Ed</i>Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-29436658459728212232016-07-19T10:00:00.000+01:002016-07-19T10:00:11.786+01:00Udder tampering weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57m2Ydbxjrg5kpti2ZF29bHljRJ-25vxVmRfuw6P6gtZdDUZPLpwtEGIeKnLi_4cTbVNziUn31YXtuxbVG-BqP3V2fubDFjWJSm6WRK1N6XYNFPmvQZdVRnih2KQdLti9HXt32eeGLvpo/s1600/00000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi57m2Ydbxjrg5kpti2ZF29bHljRJ-25vxVmRfuw6P6gtZdDUZPLpwtEGIeKnLi_4cTbVNziUn31YXtuxbVG-BqP3V2fubDFjWJSm6WRK1N6XYNFPmvQZdVRnih2KQdLti9HXt32eeGLvpo/s400/00000.jpg" width="346" /></a></div>
<b>York Press: </b><a href="http://m.yorkpress.co.uk/news/14619133.Ban_following_cow_tampering_at_Great_Yorkshire_Show/">Udder-tampering scandal rocks Great Yorkshire Show</a><br />
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Did one of these people tamper with an udder? We will never know.<br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: George, Everybody</i>Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-85677360264540350012016-07-18T10:00:00.000+01:002016-07-18T19:26:43.975+01:00Harry Potter weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87Yl5jsD_wNX8N5NgOsbBHaG5sy8C7T2le8ES7cA52o7isttopnbajL-OIYlXBxWUZ-GPdZc_v_gEungJ3hBnuSj9qlMMBB0JDzyYb33af297Idc_yUnfuToj5Gu7hVi_mWF5UbsZwRS-/s1600/00000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg87Yl5jsD_wNX8N5NgOsbBHaG5sy8C7T2le8ES7cA52o7isttopnbajL-OIYlXBxWUZ-GPdZc_v_gEungJ3hBnuSj9qlMMBB0JDzyYb33af297Idc_yUnfuToj5Gu7hVi_mWF5UbsZwRS-/s400/00000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<b>Nottingham Post</b>: <a href="http://www.nottinghampost.com/are-these-harry-potter-lookalikes-really-the-best-in-britain/story-29512972-detail/story.html">Are these the best Harry Potter lookalikes in Britain?</a><br />
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No.<br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Jon S</i>Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-51145714964939730672016-07-14T10:00:00.000+01:002016-07-14T10:00:00.158+01:00Ketchup weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwc3TK6VSk1SZiJ1wBlPprISRkhJPyxdHld2AJ8zOqECtnzxh_-c_WchpCRT9YvkH0m7hcQHc6IWy5mJJwfjHXMlkom9oMI5raqSRN9PV_Js-slQcjyE67Du5R98-abQETQuZHRHfniz2/s1600/0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="268" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAwc3TK6VSk1SZiJ1wBlPprISRkhJPyxdHld2AJ8zOqECtnzxh_-c_WchpCRT9YvkH0m7hcQHc6IWy5mJJwfjHXMlkom9oMI5raqSRN9PV_Js-slQcjyE67Du5R98-abQETQuZHRHfniz2/s400/0000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<b>Cornish Guardian: </b><a href="http://www.cornishguardian.co.uk/a-woman-on-a-mobility-scooter-is-going-around-newquay-squirting-tomato-ketchup-on-people-s-cars/story-29488017-detail/story.html">Woman on mobility scooter is riding around Newquay squirting cars with tomato ketchup</a><br />
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Haven't we all?<br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Candy</i>Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-89585712513911922312016-07-13T10:00:00.000+01:002016-07-13T10:00:39.891+01:00Mystery chair weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuY2hszjLXdShP5mcnHk9pzgvRLoc14FbiL0-hHjRTCJzigjEuhOE4EAlB3UyZmcP9oNSIg497nOO_FzqI7k1RwR7AVgplOEh2j6jSTdHDBS-urI9ZFqEm-czEN6-tVtPk-1UjWFvEVDtk/s1600/0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuY2hszjLXdShP5mcnHk9pzgvRLoc14FbiL0-hHjRTCJzigjEuhOE4EAlB3UyZmcP9oNSIg497nOO_FzqI7k1RwR7AVgplOEh2j6jSTdHDBS-urI9ZFqEm-czEN6-tVtPk-1UjWFvEVDtk/s400/0000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<b>Kent Online: </b><a href="http://www.kentonline.co.uk/ashford/news/can-you-solve-chair-mystery-98425/">Man finds chair</a><br />
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Is it a ducking stool? A prop for kinky sex acts? Or simply the one chair the DFS sale could never shift? WE SHALL NEVER KNOW<br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Amanda</i>Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-69232594895018366382016-07-12T10:00:00.000+01:002016-07-12T10:00:15.535+01:00Shotgun weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXR1tdOh6tcBV5W1Qcex1x9uTo0j4xlfDVXDl5F6WyVaUJan-odu-CTfbskuviYwJ5lHQeny5YX33W6Zjg9kxC9l-McKidWXxURYEET6IiRUNfr1VB2GbAoLQ5-jisuLMtIwOUZ-RUq1b/s1600/0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFXR1tdOh6tcBV5W1Qcex1x9uTo0j4xlfDVXDl5F6WyVaUJan-odu-CTfbskuviYwJ5lHQeny5YX33W6Zjg9kxC9l-McKidWXxURYEET6IiRUNfr1VB2GbAoLQ5-jisuLMtIwOUZ-RUq1b/s400/0000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<b>Coventry Telegraph: </b><a href="http://www.coventrytelegraph.net/news/coventry-news/genghis-khan-admits-possession-shortened-11586440">Genghis Khan admits to possession of shortened shotgun in Coventry</a><br />
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We blame Bill and Ted<br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Everybody</i>Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-86378171366790698162016-07-11T12:52:00.000+01:002016-07-11T12:52:37.322+01:00Toilet roll weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNr3qIeEZ9Z9QURC_mA51XdnTT7Xb68iM28uwlA1zkttce-iM4ELXAvLKrFI34XYPg1UwZH5Mulbs0iJWabCeWsoCjyt0Qrusry_y_rOSCrHRo23UzkbWq8iQWjrasPnp-hhPHtCDza9e/s1600/0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="296" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcNr3qIeEZ9Z9QURC_mA51XdnTT7Xb68iM28uwlA1zkttce-iM4ELXAvLKrFI34XYPg1UwZH5Mulbs0iJWabCeWsoCjyt0Qrusry_y_rOSCrHRo23UzkbWq8iQWjrasPnp-hhPHtCDza9e/s400/0000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<b>Aberdeen Evening Express</b>: <a href="https://www.eveningexpress.co.uk/fp/news/local/we-had-to-comb-ebay-for-loo-paper/">World shortage of shiny white loo roll causes panic at World Comb and Paper Championships</a><br />
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Oh, the humanityAlistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-937929456084789008.post-3309079981833334832016-07-01T10:00:00.000+01:002016-07-01T10:00:24.162+01:00Toilet paper weirdness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYr6fG-tcgsnZv0PCkhAyFTU3GNRDMgC_yc1yFXDuUHVQUrtguc_myw9RPmcJYiQGQ_veJJnYvPcDE31VtB7sdCXi0rgdkgUryjYndyWc8GNvEs2TE8L7KiplQzDhPxVh8TIvHUXWoTur-/s1600/0000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYr6fG-tcgsnZv0PCkhAyFTU3GNRDMgC_yc1yFXDuUHVQUrtguc_myw9RPmcJYiQGQ_veJJnYvPcDE31VtB7sdCXi0rgdkgUryjYndyWc8GNvEs2TE8L7KiplQzDhPxVh8TIvHUXWoTur-/s400/0000.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>
<b>Edinburgh Evening News: </b><a href="http://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/our-region/woman-accused-of-assaulting-partner-with-toilet-roll-1-4161405">Woman allegedly assaulted partner with toilet roll</a><br />
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Worse --- the paper is hung THE WRONG WAY ROUND.<br />
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<i>Spotter's Badge: Richard</i>Alistair Colemanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11380404154114925293noreply@blogger.com0