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This thread invites participants to share and discuss unusual, funny, or odd news stories they have encountered. The scope includes various types of news, ranging from legal cases and animal behavior to bizarre incidents and personal anecdotes.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant shares a story about an artist being sued for a painting he claims he did not create, highlighting the legal complexities involved.
  • Another participant recounts an incident where inmates broke out of a jail cell to save an unconscious guard, raising questions about behavior and morality in extreme situations.
  • A local news report describes two dogs that caused damage to parked cars, with the police eventually capturing them, prompting discussions about animal behavior and adoption.
  • A woman in England faces jail time for making loud noises during intimate moments, with references to similar past incidents on flights.
  • A bizarre incident is reported where a man was stabbed while playing Pokémon Go, illustrating the unpredictable nature of urban life.
  • Participants discuss a former boxer who fought a bear, raising questions about human-animal interactions and the motivations behind such actions.
  • One participant humorously notes a positive review of a jail cell, prompting reflections on the nature of incarceration experiences.
  • A peculiar story about a burglary suspect who allegedly kept a stolen brain to get high is shared, highlighting the strange lengths individuals may go to.
  • Several participants discuss a mysterious object in the sky, with differing interpretations suggesting it may be a rocket launch, leading to a conversation about similar past events and public reactions.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants share a variety of odd news stories, but there is no consensus on the implications or interpretations of these events. Multiple competing views and interpretations are present, particularly regarding the mysterious object in the sky.

Contextual Notes

Some stories rely on anecdotal evidence and may lack comprehensive details, leading to uncertainty about the full context of the events discussed.

  • #361
Monty Python's killer rabbit? :wideeyed:

 
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  • #362
Borg said:
Monty Python's killer rabbit? :wideeyed:



Better every loop 😂
 
  • #364
Borg said:
People who write machine learning programs can be pretty weird.
And have WAY too much spare time.
 
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  • #366
Oxford Professor Argues Invisible Aliens Are Interbreeding With Humans

  • Dr Chi claims that aliens share our biosphere and are acting to overcome the effects of climate change.
  • Dr Chi outlined his views in a 2012 lecture and has since written a book.
  • In April 2018, Dr Chi approached The Oxford Union to propose a debate on the subject. The proposal was not accepted.
The Oxford Student has learned that Dr Young-hae Chi, Professor at Oxford’s Oriental Institute, believes in a strong correlation between climate change and alien abductions.
In 2012, Dr Chi gave a lecture at the the Ammach Conference, titled ‘Alien Abduction and the Environmental Crisis’ in which he outlined his theory concerning the presence of aliens on earth.

...article continues...
https://www.oxfordstudent.com/2019/...theory-on-climate-change-and-alien-abduction/

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  • #367
This happens, if you don't maintain your espionage hardware! Uhm, I meant, feed, if you don't feed your ...

Last week, a group of fishermen had an ostensibly delightful encounter with a beluga whale off the coast of the Norwegian village of Inga, according to The Guardian. They say it was actively seeking their boats to try and pull straps and ropes from their sides, and seemed comfortable around humans.

Russia may be training killer beluga whales
and Command & Conquer: Red Alert 2 isn’t
so silly now, is it?
 
  • #368
https://www.sammobile.com/2019/04/29/samsung-vertical-tv-sero

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  • #369
diogenesNY said:
Oxford Professor Argues Invisible Aliens Are Interbreeding With Humans
Clearly true - here's the evidence.
 
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  • #370
Oh my goodness 😂

 
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  • #371
Craftek_Ana said:
Oh my goodness 😂


I don't get it. Sounds perfectly reasonable to me. I would do the same if I knew someone in Japan.
 
  • #372
fresh_42 said:
I don't get it. Sounds perfectly reasonable to me. I would do the same if I knew someone in Japan.
I agree, I would love to get my hand on some of that chalk.

It's the way they fawn over it that gets me.


- I didn't want to become a chalk dealer,but I did like the idea that I could be the first stick is free, chalk dealer on the block in my department.

-I was probably be selling it regularly to maybe 8-10 colleagues.
I would reach into my cupboard in my office and pull out another box a d we'd do the deal in my office.

-When I'm teaching I get a feeling of energy, confidence, and the chalk absolutely helps.

I lost it 😂
 
  • #373
Craftek_Ana said:
- I didn't want to become a chalk dealer,but I did like the idea that I could be the first stick is free, chalk dealer on the block in my department.


... and imagine the custom officers who desperately try to figure out what's hidden in that box of a white something if ordered per mail!
 
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  • #381
Thanks for posting this. Mother was worried when I told her the news (which I read here on PF), and was (almost) preventing me from studying on my laptop and phone. I would be glad to tell her the sequel of the story. :wink:
 
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  • #382
Extraordinary claims require Extraordinary proof unless its on night-time news or in the papers wherever they may publish.
 
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  • #384
I fear the day the British Ammonal leftovers from WWI in Belgium will ignite.
 
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  • #389
fresh_42 said:
Various drivers here drove (on different occasions) into a river, because their navigation system told them where to cross, but not that it is a ferry and not a bridge.
We had someone whose satnav said something like "after the bend, take the first right". After the bend was a level crossing, and then the right turn he was supposed to make. You can guess where he ended up...
 
  • #390
Ibix said:
We had someone whose satnav said something like "after the bend, take the first right". After the bend was a level crossing, and then the right turn he was supposed to make. You can guess where he ended up...
I observed that many drivers had their satnav switched on while they clearly were on their way home during business traffic. (You can see the light in winter when darkness comes early, and the license plates reveal whether they locals or not.)

Have they forgotten their way home? Aren't they annoyed by the voice telling them what they know anyway? I didn't get it.
 

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