Local Newspaper Headlines!

[Boris Sprinkler]

Cultural divide? I can think of a few belief systems whereby effigies of the dead might be potentially A Thing.

that's what I thought. Edit: But then, I can't find anything specific to Jamaican culture about that. Plus they (the effigy building staff) did go through all their clothing to make the effigy. Which was holding a beer and had a crying face. Not sure thats in the procedure regardless.

 

[kabbes]

“I was absolutely horrified – as you can imagine I was sweating and shaking. We just didn’t want our friends to see it. I have truly never seen anything like it. I still look at the photographs now...”

 

[cupid_stunt]

Clairvoyant night is cancelled due to ‘unforeseen circumstances’ | Metro News

 

[Poi E]

that's what I thought. Edit: But then, I can't find anything specific to Jamaican culture about that. Plus they (the effigy building staff) did go through all their clothing to make the effigy. Which was holding a beer and had a crying face. Not sure thats in the procedure regardless.

Making it personal, like.

Can't see someone going to a that trouble if they hated the guests. Just piss in their food as usual.

 

[cupid_stunt]

I've posted before that the Worthing Herald gets worst week-by-week with their non-stories, not sure it can get any worst than this excessive...

Two fire engines in Worthing town centre

Two fire engines are in attendance in Worthing town centre.

At around 3.30pm this afternoon (December 10), one engine was parked in Chatsworth Road and another was round the corner in Chapel Road.

It was not immediately clear what incident the engines were responding to, but West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service has been approached for more information.

 

[Poi E]

Attending an incident at a chippy, I suspect.

 

[Libertad]

Attending an incident at a chippy, I suspect.

With gravy.

 

[Enviro]

Residents baffled as new lamppost put right in the middle of the pavement

This one writes itself, really

... The lamppost appeared a week ago and instantly baffled the normally-unflappable people of Easton. They are used to see odd things, from seagulls swallowing rats whole, strange graffiti and collections of fridges being turned into street art to a car that has been abandoned on the pavement for almost four years.

But the lamppost has vexed even them. .... the lamppost has become the talk of this particular corner of BS5.

...

Dial M, saw the huge wall that contains the embankment on which the railway line and Stapleton Road station sits, and wondered: “If only there had been some kind of tall structure nearby they could have fixed the lamp to instead of blocking the pavement.”

 

[gentlegreen]

I must go and check out that lamp post next time I visit the deli.
I'm amazed the revamping of that street is so far along.

 

[petee]

Flipping his town the bird: Vermont man erects middle-finger statue

 

[Badgers]

 

[rekil]

Bathers at famous Murder Hole Beach warned they risk bull attack - FarmIreland.ie

No attacks reported yet.

 

[neonwilderness]

Man arrested after Christmas window display was damaged

Man arrested after 'Low Fell's answer to Fenwick's Christmas window' was damaged

Fenwick's window (not this year's)

Estate agent's window

 

[cupid_stunt]

CCTV footage shows the moment Jesus broke into Hayling Island church

 

[Mumbles274]

A beauty...

Misspelt Leeds road sign corrected



A perfect response

They've also mis-spelt 'Shithole' as 'Bradford

Angry people in local newspapers: Street sign typo anger double bill

 

[petee]

meanwhile in Georgia. . .

Feds still await Georgia request to change name of Runaway Negro Creek

 

[dessiato]

meanwhile in Georgia. . .

Feds still await Georgia request to change name of Runaway Negro Creek

Given how the Georgians still think, at least in my experience, Runaway Negro is very PC for them.

 

[Yossarian]

Given how the Georgians still think, at least in my experience, Runaway Negro is very PC for them.

It used to have the name you'd expect from Georgia - it's not clear when it changed, but my guess would be 1963, when the Kennedy administration ordered the word to be changed to "Negro" on all federal maps.

Feds still await Georgia request to change name of Runaway Negro Creek

 

[cupid_stunt]

Not so much a local newspaper headline, but a headline about a local paper.

Journalists take own newspaper to press watchdog over strike coverage

Will be funny if the watchdogs rules in their favour.

 

[petee]

Finnish Lawmaker Accused of Claiming Sauna as His 2nd Home

" He has said he did “laundry and so forth” there."

 

[Poi E]

Where he hid the money huh

 

[Dogsauce]

concerned-harrogate-woman-calls-police-because-her-carol-singers-were-from-leeds

Seems fair enough.

 

[cupid_stunt]

Rudolph the red-nosed burglar sought by police

A burglar wearing the mask of the much-loved Christmas reindeer is filmed stealing from a business in Colorado.

 

[Indeliblelink]

Cop caught masturbating on train used headrest cover to hide his penis

 

[petee]

Man has first pint in eight months, ends up 'punching a tree' in half

nb: headline better than actual story

 

[petee]

Gujarat official '10th avatar of Vishnu,' can't work as he is trying to 'change global conscience'

"I am doing penance at home by entering into fifth dimension to change the global conscience....I can't do such penance sitting in office," the Press Trust of India quoted his two-page reply."

 

[DotCommunist]

Margaret Thatcher’s AG woke from surgery screaming ‘we must kill’ Ian Paisley

neither local to me or a local paper at all but had to share

 

[Poi E]

Drugs help Tories, too.

 

[Indeliblelink]

Tesco HELL for shopper who found ‘ANUS’ in £1.50 tinned beef curry

 

[neonwilderness]

Woman's wig punched clean off her head as 30th birthday party ends in chaos