As you browse the news sites on the internet, no doubt you will have stumbled upon stories that are either wierd, unbelievable or just plain stupid.

I therefore propose to use this thread for members to post such stories. Let's see if it has legs.

The rules are simple:http://www.britmodeller.com/forums/index.php?act=post&do=edit_post&f=37&t=45658&p=484393&st=0#

1. it must be from a recognised news website - tv/newspaper and the like.
2. as proof you must post a link
3. no stories involving violence, deaths etc
5. the wierder, more unbelievable or stupid the better
6. post one per day

Here's mine as an example

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/8561707.stm

Over to you............


MH

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/...land-woman.html

And they got the wrong house! Her lawyers must think it's their birthday's and Christmas all rolled into one.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/8564834.stm

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/...ped-inside.html

There is this:

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-shav...0,1367286.story

Oh, not that again!

Nice crop so far; keep them coming!

Here my contribution for today............

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Strange-N..._Posts_At_Night

MH

SAS dogs anyone?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-world/2...15875-22114175/

MH

Could they not have held back for a few weeks.?.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12...e-40-years.html


Nearly went wtih the Jedi in a Jobcentre.

The world's going mad - an ancient cheese rolling festival has been cancelled on elf n safety

But today's contribution is.........................

http://today.msnbc.msn.com/id/35900529/ns/...ts_and_animals/

I never thought I would seethe words 'surfing' and 'alpaca' in the same sentence!

MH

Doesn't involve death (yet) and is well stupid:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...ds-fattest.html

Assault with a deadly weapon

Is that a deliberate reference to the post from UpNorth . . .?

Nick

The one headline I would pay good money for, either as a front page lead on a paper or top of the news is "Fat Bloke caught in Pie Shop"

Wooksta Just follow me on my daily routine with a camera, you'll get the shot you'd need for it!

Cheers

Col'

Before applying read some of the comments.

I can't provide links, and I know some of these will break the no-death rule, but here are some beauties that I've seen.

Nottingham Post
"Man goes to London"
"Woman falls over"

Northampton Chronicle
"Suicide pact ends in tragedy"

Southampton Echo
"Man dies in mower horror"
"Woman killed by weekly wash"

Reading the reports, it seems as though the problem is that 15,000 people are trying to get in to a site that can take only 5,000. This blocks ambulance access and, should there be a bigger emergency, would make evacuation tricky. Not sure we can so blithely dismiss it as "elf n safety". I know what a crowd of 15,000 people in a confined space is like and I don't fancy trying to fit that same crowd into a space a third of the size.

Phil - post deleted. You may want to delete the link in your quote?

instead I offer this - not really sure what to make about this one?

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/18/us/18bobble.html?hp

I was going to offer a video on chess boxing but that would have broken my no violence rule (chess is an evil violent activity after all).

Talking of headlines that you can't find, some journo's from The Times surrepticiously had a competition for the most boring title. Two that I recall were, "Small Earthquake in [can't remember where] Not Many Hurt" and my personal favourite, "Fog in English Channel - Continent Cut Off".

MH

http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Strange-N...yride_Along_A27


Graham

Today's offering

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100319/od_af...iplomacyoffbeat

Did he send popcorn as well?

MH

Another I can't quite stand up:

Norwich Evening News
Man pushes melon through ex-partner's catflap.

Not, apparently, a euphemism, just a very unusual stalking case.

SCOUSERS COULD SAVE US FROM RUSSIANS

today's Daily Telegraph

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets...e-Russians.html


MH

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics...oney-to-go.html

D'OH!

http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol...icle7074905.ece

MH

Sorry but I feel compelled to revive this thread............

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-14842999


See if you can top this


Trevor

Thanks Muller but that contravenes the house rules (see post 1)

Today's offering is courtesy of the Daily Mirror........

http://m.mirror.co.uk/article?a=m4:2340398...35089&lo=la

MH

Bump?

http://news.sky.com/home/world-news/article/16061320

MH

keeping on the motoring "slant......

"Rogue slug brings Darlington traffic to halt"

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tees-14912000

An unusual use for a hosepipe?

http://m.mirror.co.uk/;s=zsljs93k2eVYTdCDw...35089&lo=la

MH

He's at it again!

Linky

What a guy! You've just got admire him, haven't you!

Tacky - yes

Weird - not so sure. "Berlusconi to Become Hermit" yes!

So my offering for today.............

Please Mister can we have our balls back?

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-world/2...15875-23423138/

MH

An online game has helped determine the structure of an enzyme that could pave the way for anti-AIDS drugs.

Story here

duplicate post

sozzz

Now that is amazing. The old adage about gaming never produced anything is not 100 percent true anymore.