Thursday 30 April 2015

Womble death weirdness

York Press: Womble destroyed in house fire

It was Orinoco, if you're interested. He was the one expelled from the burrow in Wimbledon after introducing Madame Cholet to crack cocaine. It's been downhill for the lad ever since, a lesson to us all on the consequences of mixing with the wrong crowd.

Wednesday 29 April 2015

GHOSTBUSTERS! weirdness

Derby Telegraph: Everybody ends up with brown trousers as robbers raid local shop while ghost hunters investigate inside

I've asked one of the country's leading ghost hunters about this, and she says she would have shat herself as well.

Spotter's Badge: Nowtas

Monday 27 April 2015

Mobility scooter weirdness

Swindon Advertiser: Gran fights off thief with mobility scooter

“He had a white baseball cap on his head back to front, which isn’t the right way to wear it"
 
Listen to your gran, you little thug.
 
Spotter's Badge: Les

Sunday 26 April 2015

Mr Nottingham weirdness

Nottingham Post: Mr Nottingham winner chosen from these fine specimens

It's no use, let's just nuke the entire city and start over again.

Spotter's Badge: Lucy

Friday 24 April 2015

Thursday 23 April 2015

Massive badger weirdness (not sexy slang)

Western Daily Press: Man spooked by badger 'the size of a pig'

"He was the size of a pig, with teeth about six inches long. They were as long as a lemonade bottle is wide."

Right.

Spotter's Badge: David

Wednesday 22 April 2015

Batman weirdness

Essex Echo: Batman sells his mobility scooter on Ebay

I'm not entirely convinced by those muscles. I dare say the benefits people will find him fit for work looking as ripped as that.

Spotter's Badge: Barry

Tuesday 21 April 2015

U-Boat weirdness

Cumbria Crack: U-Boat captain jailed for VAT fraud

I know a bit about the Battle of the Atlantic, and I'm pretty convinced that's not a genuine U-Boat.

Spotter's Badge: Neil

Saturday 18 April 2015

God-botherer Jesus-creeper weirdness

Ipswich Star: Vicar refused entry into bar because he's wearing sandals

The man isn't wearing socks with them, which - in our book - makes them perfectly acceptable. Carry on padre, socks and sandals are off the Devil.

Friday 17 April 2015

Thursday 16 April 2015

Tuesday 14 April 2015

Monday 13 April 2015

Touched by his noodly appendage weirdness

Brighton Argus: Pastafarian wants to wear his holy colander on his head for his driving licence photo

Are those terrific sideboards not enough already? And unfortunately, this chap springs to mind...



Spotter's Badge: Christina, Sarah

Saturday 11 April 2015

Big cat sighting species error weirdness

Kent and Sussex Courier: 'Big cat' sightings in Ashdown Forest 'probably a dog'

Easy mistake to make. Big shiny nose, waggy tail, cocking its leg up a tree, shouting 'woof' at passers-by. Cat.

Friday 10 April 2015

Thursday 9 April 2015

Sunday 5 April 2015

Saturday 4 April 2015

Friday 3 April 2015

Bald Jesus weirdness

Brighton Argus: At least four rival Jesuses to get nailed up over the Easter period in the Brighton area, some might even be resurrected on Sunday. We're not sure yet

It's early doors yet, but I suspect this site will have more than its fair share of stories from the Argus, because Brighton.

Sea cadet weirdness

Coventry Telegraph: Sea cadets get new gates at their headquarters

...and realise far too late that they were designed to keep them in, rather than keep tresspassers out. They're still there.

Spotter's Badge: Rob R

Pig rescue weirdness

Bournemouth Echo: Pig rescued from swimming pool

NO BACON LEFT BEHIND

(And you've got to admit, that's the sketchiest swimming pool you're ever likely to see. Even swamps have clearer water than that)