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Surreal news articles

Parrot’s smoke alarm impression was so good firefighters were called

Firefighters are known for being selfless, brave people who save lives almost daily.

So when they get alerted to a potential house fire, they make it their priority to get there as quickly as possible.

But when one crew got to the scene of a suspected fire on Wednesday, they were stunned to find a parrot doing a very good impression of a smoke alarm.

https://metro.co.uk/2018/11/16/parr...was-so-good-firefighters-were-called-8148339/
 
Parrots are very good at mimicking things. We have 11 here in total and some of them mimic the alarm clock, telephone as well as talk.
 
D'oh... :laughing:

German teenager loses driving licence after 49 minutes

A teenager managed to lose his driver's licence just 49 minutes after getting it, German police said.

The 18-year-old was returning from his successful driving test when officers in the town of Hemer checked his car with a laser speed gun.

He was clocked travelling almost twice the speed limit - at 95km/h (60mph) in a 50km/h (30mph) zone.

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-46288054
 
PETA strikes again...
Animal Rights Group Suggests Village Of Wool Is Renamed 'Vegan Wool'

An animal rights activist group has caused a stir by suggesting the 1,000-year-old village of Wool should be renamed, 'Vegan Wool'.

People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) has written a letter to the parish council of the Dorset village, advising that the name change would 'promote kindness to sheep'...
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Full article can be found here.

And, erm, this... :eek:
Drunk Man Pulls Trousers Down, Jumps On McDonald's Counter And 'Helicopters' Penis

A man has appeared in court after he whipped down his trousers, jumped on a McDonald's and started to 'helicopter' his penis, while 'heavily fuelled by alcohol', obviously.

Edinburgh Sheriff Court heard that at around 5am on 22 July this year, 29-year-old Ryan Dolan from Musselburgh popped into the South St Andrew's Street branch of the fast-food chain, where he started by pretending to serve customers before pulling his trousers down and doing the weird dance while shocked customers and staff looked on.
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Again, full article can be found here.
 
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Alsty said:
Should rename it to Lamb to spite them.
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I'd rename the town BLOODBATH. In all caps.
In that red "dripping blood" font.

With freshly skinned sheep carcasses skewered on to the road signs every morning.
 
PETA can go **** themselves. With a cactus. Covered in the blood of every animal imaginable.
 
Woman Engaged To Chandelier Reveals New Tattoo To Mark Her Love

A woman who became famous for planning to marry her chandelier (yep, you read that right) has revealed her new tattoo dedicated to her fiancee.

Despite already being engaged to the century-old chandelier called 'Lumiere', Amanda Liberty, 34, has gone one step further to show how committed she is to her love - by going under the needle for one and a half hours...
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...each to their own, I suppose :confused:

Full article here.
 
Prisoner Caught With A Phone Up His Bum Said It Wasn’t His

A prisoner who was caught with a phone concealed up his you know what came up with a golden excuse when put on the spot - he tried to claim that it didn't belong to him.

Dylan Martin was discovered to have a four-inch mobile shoved up his backside during a search by prison wardens, who grew suspicious after picking up a signal from his cell.

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According to The Metro, Martin acted surprised and tried to claim that the Samsung phone was not his...
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:eek:

Full article here.
 
I've fallen asleep in my sim before. It's un-nerving to wake up strapped in, with ATC shouting in your ear. And that's just a game! In real life you'd probably look to port and see a Typhoon intercepting you...
 
That’s some proper impressive upper body strength/holding on for dear life skills this guy has got going on!



Mr Gursky said: "While the pilot made a critical error in our pre-flight set-up by not attaching me to the glider, he did all he could to get me down to the ground as quickly as possible while grabbing on to my harness and flying with one hand.

"I will go hang gliding again as I did not enjoy my first flight."



https://news.sky.com/story/hang-gli...pilot-fails-to-attach-safety-harness-11565178
 
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