Kilkrazy wrote:
Cheating again by picking local news from the BBC, but this is good...

Apology for Kingsbridge phone box nightclub damage

A Devon village which has a nightclub inside its old Post Office phone box.

 Kilkrazy wrote:
Cheating again by picking local news from the BBC, but this is good...

Apology for Kingsbridge phone box nightclub damage

A Devon village which has a nightclub inside its old Post Office phone box.

Memorial sculpture of Uley's gorilla John Daniel approved



A sculpture honouring a gorilla who lived in a Cotswolds village will be erected after receiving local approval.

The ape, called John Daniel, was adopted by Alyce Cunningham, from Uley, Gloucestershire, in 1918 after her brother bought it for £300 in London.

The animal was raised like a normal child, had its own bedroom and could use the light switch and toilet.

Stroud District Council has now granted planning permission for a sculpture of the ape on Uley village green.

The Uley Society's Dr Rod White said he hopes it will be formally unveiled "sometime in September or very early October".

John Daniel was captured as a baby in Gabon and brought to the UK, where Ms Cunningham's brother Rupert Penny saw it for sale in a department store.

She adopted the ape and nicknamed him Sultan.

Uley village archivist Margaret Groom said the villagers were very fond of him, and John would play with children, eat roses from gardens and drink cups of tea.



Once it grew to adult size Ms Cunningham could no longer look after it so, in 1921, she sold it to an American for one thousand guineas.

The gorilla died of pneumonia in the USA a year later.

She thought it would be sent to a home in Florida, but instead the ape ended up in Barnum and Baileys Circus.

There its health deteriorated, with reports reaching Ms Cunningham that the animal was pining for her.

She set sail for New York but the gorilla, by now aged four-and-a-half, died from pneumonia before she arrived.

drink cups of tea.

 Steve steveson wrote:
Just as long as you don’t put milk in earl gray, as a friend of mine from New Zealand does...

Adult men get into a bath on hands and knees so the balls hit the water LAST

tneva82 wrote:
https://www.mtv.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/artikkeli/teekkarikyla-saa-vihdoin-oman-alkon-raittiusseura-aikoo-tyhjentaa-myymalan-hyllyt-yritamme-juoda-kaiken-itse-ettei-muiden-tarvitsisi/7047754#gs.t6eBLPA

Okay in Finnish so I try to explain what it's about. Basically Alko(Finland's alcoholic bewerages selling store. Stronger stuff like wine etc can't be bought on regular stores so you need to buy from Alko) is opening up store near where lots of students from Institute of technology live. Student's abstincence organization is going about organizing attempt to buy everything from the store so that they can "drink it all up so that other's don't have to"

Good luck! ;-)

 Kilkrazy wrote:
The Google Translate version is a fun read.

The Polyteknik's Raittiusseura, which consists of teakers next week, plans to strike Alko in an effort to clear the shelves of the store. Participants are already gaining momentum on Facebook .

- PoRa spends 50 anniversary, I do not know whether it's a glory or how, but now Alko sets up her business here, so we decided to welcome Alko in a teak-inspiring way, the club president Antti Ihalainen clarifies.

ConFire Responds To Gateway Blvd. Building In Concord, Unable To Locate Unknown Odor

...Two people complained of a burning feeling in their eyes, but no major injuries were reported...

Caltrans Employee Finds Rocket Launcher On Highway

...The launcher had already been discharge[sic] and was not a threat, according to Caltrans...

 Iron_Captain wrote:

tneva82 wrote:
https://www.mtv.fi/uutiset/kotimaa/artikkeli/teekkarikyla-saa-vihdoin-oman-alkon-raittiusseura-aikoo-tyhjentaa-myymalan-hyllyt-yritamme-juoda-kaiken-itse-ettei-muiden-tarvitsisi/7047754#gs.t6eBLPA

Okay in Finnish so I try to explain what it's about. Basically Alko(Finland's alcoholic bewerages selling store. Stronger stuff like wine etc can't be bought on regular stores so you need to buy from Alko) is opening up store near where lots of students from Institute of technology live. Student's abstincence organization is going about organizing attempt to buy everything from the store so that they can "drink it all up so that other's don't have to"

Good luck! ;-)

"stronger stuff like wine". In Russia you can find wine in the lemonade section of the supermarket.
I thought the Finns were quite fond (as in too fond) of drinking as well. But you guys actually seem to have a lot of restrictions and such in place. Although I also just learned the word "kalsarikännit", which is hilarious

 Kilkrazy wrote:


The swan's escaped.

Life imitates art.

 BuFFo wrote:
http://spacecoastdaily.com/2019/03/florida-prep-making-a-private-education-more-affordable-through-scholastic-achievement-awards/

Private school in my area has expanded it's awards programs for high achieving prospective students. The new rules can cover your entire tuition if you have a high grade average!

I love stories that reward high achievers!