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reds8n wrote:but I@m sure he'll stick to the job in hand.


Not sure if this is a bad pun, or I'm drunk...

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http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Owner-shook-Elvis-scarecrow-stolen-home-near/story-21317948-detail/story.html




Owner all shook up after Elvis scarecrow stolen from home near Exeter



The owner of an Elvis scarecrow was left ‘all shook up’ after it was stolen from their property in Starcross.

The straw man dressed as The King was snatched, overnight on June 23, from a garden in Well Street.

It was part of the village’s scarecrow festival, which is now in its tenth year and was organised in aid of Children’s Hospice South West. Karen Seaton made the scarecrow as her husband David is a big Elvis fan.

“It took a couple of days to put together,” she said.

“My husband has a room full of Elvis memorabilia and I cut up a canvas to make his face, my husband wasn’t too happy.

“What we’re most annoyed about, is that the event is for charity. If the person had come to us and asked for the suit it was wearing I’d have probably just given it to them, but instead they stole the whole scarecrow, just leaving his boots behind.

“This will be the first and last time I enter the festival.”

PSCO Deborah Sleeman, posted on Dawlish Neighbourhood Police page on Facebook about the crime.

“The owner went looking for him but only found his glove near the park by the bowls club," she said.

“As you can appreciate the owner was ‘All Shook Up’ about this and did not want Elvis to leave the building.”




Good to see even the authorities think this is funny....

The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
 
   
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Canterbury

Wales is increasingly lawless.





Totalitarianism in action :



Frankly the nightlife seems unsavoury too



The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
 
   
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 reds8n wrote:


Totalitarianism in action :





Do the Welsh seriously just try to cram as many consonents without vowels as possible to try and confuse the rest of us?! How the feth is a normal person supposed to pronounce that town's name?
   
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Somewhere in south-central England.

In Welsh W is pronounced a bit like OO. CH is pronounced much like in Hoch Deutsch or the end of Loch in Scottish. LL is a lingual fricative.

There is a Welsh town called BWLCH. Pronunciation is somewhat like trying not to throw up and doing so explosively.

I'm writing a load of fiction. My latest story starts here... This is the index of all the stories...

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Canterbury


Cloud shaped like Great Britain spotted in Nottingham



Reader Roslyn Lynch sent us this picture of a very unusually-shaped cloud.

The formation - which looks like a map of Great Britain - was taken earlier this week at the junction of Carlton Road and Porchester Road.

Roslyn Lynch took the snap.



Not a lot going on in Nottingham this summer then.

The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
 
   
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A Facebook post today from my town's Police force.

Newton Aycliffe Neighbourhood Policing Team wrote:We have had numerous reports of quad bikes and off road motorcycles being ridden in the Boating Lake area of town. If you recognise any of these males please private message us.
Spoiler:



Making a speedy getaway from the scene of a crime. no doubt.


   
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I live in Pittsburgh usually the news is about sports, drunk driving, cops killing people who are totally unarmed and unable to do anything, or something else terrible [hey this year we moved up to Americas 2nd most depressing place to leave, previously we were number1!]

Occasionally we have gems like these

http://www.pennlive.com/nation-world/2014/07/army_veteran_heads_to_court_af.html

http://www.pennlive.com/midstate/index.ssf/2014/08/women_attacked_each_other_with.html
   
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^^ I hope buddy gets to keep his ducks.
   
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Canterbury

Indeed.


http://www.nj.com/hunterdon-county-democrat/index.ssf/2014/07/ex-flemington_insurance_man_mc.html#incart_river



Jim McPherson — of McPherson and Newland Insurance fame — will compete tomorrow on "The Price Is Right" at 11 a.m. on CBS.

Bob Newland predicts his longtime business partner and friend "will do very well. He has his finger on the pulse."

McPherson retired from the Flemington company and moved to Chocowinity, N.C., with his wife, Shirley, in 2010.

McPherson is the father of chef/entrepreneur Matt McPherson, owner of Matt’s Red Rooster Grill and co-owner of Gallo Rosso Bar and Restaurant, both in Flemington. He is also co-owner of the soon-to-be revived Union Hotel.

"The Price Is Right" is hosted by Drew Carey.



all the BIG stories !



I was also especially impressed by

http://www.northamptonchron.co.uk/news/local/francis-crick-sculpture-removed-for-cleaning-ahead-of-relocation-in-abington-street-1-6109168



Francis Crick sculpture removed for cleaning ahead of relocation in Abington Street




Work to move the memorial sculpture down Abington Street and relocate it outside Marks & Spencer and Tesco began yesterday (Monday).

The sculpture was removed yesterday for cleaning and in a few weeks will be placed in a new prime location as part of the work to reopen Abington Street to traffic.

The sculpture was placed in Abington Street in 2006 and was funded by the Lynn Wilson Foundation to commemorate the life and work of Francis Crick – whose work with James Watson lead to the identification of the structure of DNA - in the town where he was born.

Called ‘Discovery’, the statue consists of two life-sized figures, each standing on six-metre high, curved steel plinths.

Northampton Borough Council has discussed the move with the Lynn Wilson Foundation, and written to members of Francis Crick’s family.

Now the statue has been moved, work will continue with the reopening of the middle section of Abington Street to one-way traffic between St Giles Terrace and Wellington Street. The scheme will include parking bays, loading and dropping off areas and the road will be reopened by Christmas 2014.

Cllr David Mackintosh, Leader of Northampton Borough Council, said: “Re-opening Abington Street to traffic will increase footfall and give a new lease of life to that part of the town centre. I am proud of Northampton’s connection with Francis Crick and pleased that we have been able to keep the statue that commemorates him within the town centre.”



Mainly due to the extra effort they went to by including a photo that doesn't show the statue, so we literally have a photo of an absence.

Quite poetical.

The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
 
   
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Canterbury

http://chiswickherald.co.uk/chiswick-woman-removes-vacuum-cleaner-head-with-ease-p2474-95.htm



Chiswick Woman Removes Vacuum Cleaner Head With Ease

Long time Chiswick resident and stay at home Mum, Georgie Kean, successfully removed a stubborn and broken vacuum cleaner head that had been stuck on it's piping for over a year.

'It was a nightmare. I considered buying a new vacuum cleaner, but you become quite attached to these Henry machines!'.

WD40 and brute force allowed Georgie to free the head and replace immediately.

'Our Henry is as good as new. The family are overjoyed and I can hoover with ease once more'.







At long, long last the nightmare is over !

The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
 
   
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Newport, S Wales

From my local newspaper:
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/11408933.Cat_killed_in_Malpas_road_smash/?ref=mr

Spoiler:

A BLACK cat has died on Malpas Road in Newport after a three-car crash on the road this morning.

Gwent Police officers are at the scene and traffic is slowly filtering around the bump in the southbound lane.


I feel sorry for the cat, I feel sorry for it's owner, but damn, black cat, 3 car smash, kinda gives clout to the old superstition...

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Inside your mind, corrupting the pathways

Is the bump in the southbound lane the cat?

   
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Canterbury

http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/11412585.East_Lancs_town_gets_Coronation_Street_name_check/



PEOPLE in Burnley couldn't believe their ears when the town was the topic of conversation on the UK's most popular soap on Wednesday night.

When Coronation Street star Jenna Kamara decided it was time for a fresh start away from the cobbled street, she told her taxi-driving dad Lloyd Mullaney that she was off to Burnley!

Jenna, played by Krissi Bohn, has been in the soap since September 2012 but after almost two years playing the role she was axed by ITV bosses earlier this year.

On Wednesday 6.4million viewers saw her make a spur of the moment decision to leave the cobbles for a new challenge after encouragement from long-term character, and her former love interest, Sophie Webster.

Jenna told her dad that she was ‘30, stuck in a dead end job and still living with my dad’.

Lloyd only found out that Jenna was his daughter when she arrived on the street two years ago, but in emotional final scenes between the pair he told her of his fear that he was losing the daughter he had only recently found.

He said: “I don’t even know where you’re going,” to which Jenna told him “Burnley, it’s only half an hour away.”

But it appears her move from Weatherfield to Burnley may not be permanent.

Jenna is only planning on staying with a friend for a couple of nights before she heads off overseas to volunteer.

East Lancashire’s links with the iconic soap, which first aired on British screens in 1960, don’t end with brief stop-offs for departing characters.

The award-winning Natalie Gumede, who played bad girl Kirsty Soames for two years, is from Colne and is a former pupil of Park High School.

Sam Aston, who has played cheeky Chesney in the soap for the past 11 years, is from Bacup, while Julie Hesmondhalgh, who played Hayley Cropper for 16 years before leaving earlier this year, is from Accrington.

Bill Roache, who has played Ken Barlow in the soap since its first episode 54 years ago, used to live in Haslingden, and glamour girl Helen Flanagan, who played Sophie Webster on the street, went to Westholme School, in Blackburn.

Vicky Entwistle, who played loud mouth Janice Battersby for 14 years until 2011, is also from Accrington.



,, slow news week in Lanc. then ?

The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
 
   
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.... assume it was someone's homework.




At long last the horror is ended.





... of course it might be a terrierist ?

The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
 
   
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Dachshundkreig approaches...

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http://www.startribune.com/local/east/273956691.html

And people say romance is dead.
   
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Bristol

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/11455602.Going_quackers/?ref=var_0

Just gonna leave this here.

Also: http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/quirkies/11032981.Got_a_smelly_beard__Head_down_to_Kemp_Town/

And: http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/quirkies/10738824.Brighton_s_first_cat_cafe_appeals_for_funding/

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.. PHEW !

The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
 
   
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I really don't want to know how the ghost got that nickname. It would have been a bigger story is the Tea Bag ghost were REAL!

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More of a funny headline...if you read it like a true nerd and take some alternative meanings on.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/13/nyregion/doctor-who-worked-on-joan-rivers-steps-down-from-post-at-medical-clinic.html?_r=0
   
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Leerstetten, Germany

Canadians...

   
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Canterbury




The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
 
   
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Canterbury

http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Man-poos-floor-Hull-council-office-claiming/story-23043404-detail/story.html

The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
 
   
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2014/10/10/robot_trouser_snake_has_no_problem_with_slippery_mounds/

Saw this about 2 minutes ago and had to log in and post it.
   
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Canterbury



great story.






when oh when will the horror end !

The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
 
   
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This one was quite amusing
http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Pictured-Police-called-Devon-garden-following/story-23184076-detail/story.html
   
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Canterbury

Nice.





... might be a bit late but the thought is nice.

The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
 
   
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Canterbury

http://www.kentonline.co.uk/whitstable/news/merman-outfit-quite-a-tail-25476/




Whitstable rotary club president David Cavell accidentally buys gimp suit when ordering merman costume for Kent Air Ambulance sponsored swim



uh huh.

Accidentally.


.. right.




The poor man really has a stake in the country. The rich man hasn't; he can go away to New Guinea in a yacht. The poor have sometimes objected to being governed badly; the rich have always objected to being governed at all
We love our superheroes because they refuse to give up on us. We can analyze them out of existence, kill them, ban them, mock them, and still they return, patiently reminding us of who we are and what we wish we could be.
"the play's the thing wherein I'll catch the conscience of the king,
 
   
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^^ All news should be this funny.
   
 
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