In todays light hearted look at the (non-political) news

[Count Steer]

BBC News - Director behind 546,000 spam texts a day banned
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn4pe5d2x8po

Taipan Trading Ltd. I'm not surprised

Probably just listing items in the loft of plenty.

[Saga Lout]

Jakupovic was referring to the comic book Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which depicts the lives of four turtles who live in the New York City sewer system. The turtles, who are brothers, were exposed to radioactive waste as youths, which turned them into human-turtle hybrids. Trained in martial arts by a large rat, the turtles fight New York criminals. The story is not based on real events.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... ole-people

"The story is not based on real events." You don't say!

[Horse]

Jakupovic was referring to the comic book Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, which depicts the lives of four turtles who live in the New York City sewer system. The turtles, who are brothers, were exposed to radioactive waste as youths, which turned them into human-turtle hybrids. Trained in martial arts by a large rat, the turtles fight New York criminals. The story is not based on real events.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/202 ... ole-people

"The story is not based on real events." You don't say!

The sociologist Terry Williams spent two decades visiting people who live in tunnels, hidden passageways and abandoned railroads, documenting their lives in the 2024 book Life Underground: Encounters with People Below the Streets of New York.

And New York isn’t the only place with a track record of people seeking refuge underground. Hundreds of people live in tunnels beneath Las Vegas, in passageways designed as storm drains to manage flash floods. Last year, Greater Good Charities, a non-profit, estimated that 1,500 people live in 600 miles of tunnels and culverts under the city.

[Taipan]

They come over here, win our comps...


https://www.dailymail.com/news/article- ... NWtZdLZR4A

[ZRX61]

I bet the putz who organized this is popular..

https://www.cbsnews.com/losangeles/news ... -autopilot

Dozens of sports cars were towed from the Los Angeles River in the Cypress Park neighborhood on Sunday evening.

It's unclear exactly when the incident took place, but aerial footage from around 7:20 p.m. showed a large gathering of vehicles in the riverbed near San Fernando Road. Other vehicles were seen being driven from the riverbed in a single-file line, where some were loaded onto tow trucks.

Drivers who had gathered in the area told CBS LA that they were there for a car meetup, and that just over 100 vehicles were there when LAPD officers unexpectedly arrived to tell them they were trespassing.

"There's a trespassing sign that's really small, you can't read it," said Alexander Pimienta, one of the many drivers who were in attendance at the gathering. "We weren't doing anything illegal, we weren't doing anything stupid. ... They towed my motorcycle, they're towing trucks, they're towing over 50 cars."

Other video from the scene showed officers handing out what appeared to be citations or tickets, while some of the drivers were put in handcuffs. No arrests have yet been reported.

CBS LA has reached out to LAPD officials for more information on the ordeal, but has not yet heard back.

[Saga Lout]

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CBS LA has reached out to LAPD officials for more information on the ordeal, but has not yet heard back.

Ordeal. That's a strange choice of word.

Ordeal: A difficult or painful experience, especially one that severely tests character or endurance.

Reporter misusing a thesaurus, perhaps?

[Horse]

Reporter misusing a thesaurus, perhaps?

There are, sadly, few proper journalists remaining. Those left are dinosaurs

[ZRX61]

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CBS LA has reached out to LAPD officials for more information on the ordeal, but has not yet heard back.

Ordeal. That's a strange choice of word.

Ordeal: A difficult or painful experience, especially one that severely tests character or endurance.

Reporter misusing a thesaurus, perhaps?

It's an LA station, evidence leans towards them using 9yo interns to author their online content. KTLA5 are even worse

[Rockburner]

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CBS LA has reached out to LAPD officials for more information on the ordeal, but has not yet heard back.

Ordeal. That's a strange choice of word.

Ordeal: A difficult or painful experience, especially one that severely tests character or endurance.

Reporter misusing a thesaurus, perhaps?

Reporter attempting to over dramatise an otherwise routine event for ratings more like.

[Taipan]

What's teh deal with Greggs then? Its just a bakery isn't it?

Yeah, but that's like saying Christianity is just a religion.
I don't get it, all they sell is nasty greasy shit but it's like a cult to the youth

Don't get me wrong I like a greasy sanger roll every once in a blue moon, but 2 billion quids worth of sales last year alone is nuts.

[Taipan]

Not a very light hearted subject, but if only the shark had taken a later lunch, the guy would have been okay...

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/39364096/ ... ark-video/

[Saga Lout]

Not a very light hearted subject, but if only the shark had taken a later lunch, the guy would have been okay...

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/39364096/ ... ark-video/

“I want to make sure we understand that these types of attacks are very rare and when they do happen, it’s very unfortunate.”

Bull sharks can measure up to eight feet long and are responsible for many such attacks.

Many attacks but also very rare. Make you bloody mind up.

[Noggin]

Is it just me or is anyone else wondering who TF wrote that headline??

Was it a horrifying moment as he was mauled by a shark while swimming on his lunch break

Or was he mauled while fighting for his life in hospital?

Or was he swimming while fighting for his life on his lunch break when attacked by a shark??

FFS

SAVAGED BY BEAST Horrifying moment Navy worker is mauled by shark while swimming on lunch break as he fights for life in hospital

[gremlin]

"Bull sharks can measure up to eight feet long and are responsible for many such attacks."

Is the writer saying that bull sharks are are responsible for many such bull shark attacks..?

I concur. The whole article was written by a 15 year-old on work experience.

[Saga Lout]

"Bull sharks can measure up to eight feet long and are responsible for many such attacks."

Is the writer saying that bull sharks are are responsible for many such bull shark attacks..?

I concur. The whole article was written by a 15 year-old on work experience.

And all the sub editors did is count the words and say "Yep, that'll fill a few column inches. It's The Sun, nobody believes this shit anyway."

[ZRX61]

The world's first trillionaire just created 4,400 new millionaires.

[Noggin]

"Bull sharks can measure up to eight feet long and are responsible for many such attacks."

Is the writer saying that bull sharks are are responsible for many such bull shark attacks..?

I concur. The whole article was written by a 15 year-old on work experience.

I’m sure we could construct understandable paragraphs and headings/titles when we were 15!!

I know my skills have slipped a bit but even I could tell that was basically illiterate


Edit - because - do not use phone and post without verifying the phones correcting decisions

[ZRX61]

Unfortunately not lighthearted...

B52 crashed on take-off from Edwards this morning. 8 crew, no survivors. I could see the smoke from 25 miles away.

B52 EAFB.jpg (52.29 KiB) Viewed 241 times

[Taipan]

Flying to New York nearly killed me! Greece was a pisser too. Spain and Portugal are enough for me. So I'll not be taking this new offer up, even if it was free, but apparently it's demand-driven as no one wants to go via the Middle East anymore?

Qantas Will Conquer the ‘Final Frontier of Long-Haul Travel’ With 22 Hour Non-Stop Flights Between London and Sydney! London has just been named as the first-ever ultra-long-haul destination to connect to Sydney, Australia, with 22-hour non-stop flights. If all now goes to plan, Australian flag carrier, Qantas plans to launch the bum-numbing service in October 2027, using specially adapted Airbus A350-1000 aircraft.

[Nobby]

Flying to New York nearly killed me! Greece was a pisser too. Spain and Portugal are enough for me. So I'll not be taking this new offer up, even if it was free, but apparently it's demand-driven as no one wants to go via the Middle East anymore?

Qantas Will Conquer the ‘Final Frontier of Long-Haul Travel’ With 22 Hour Non-Stop Flights Between London and Sydney! London has just been named as the first-ever ultra-long-haul destination to connect to Sydney, Australia, with 22-hour non-stop flights. If all now goes to plan, Australian flag carrier, Qantas plans to launch the bum-numbing service in October 2027, using specially adapted Airbus A350-1000 aircraft.

I get you. I remember when I considered a flight to the Med as a long one.
I've done the 19 hour from Perth to Heathrow and to be honest I thought that was quite good , the point being that you're on the Plane and haven't got to get off in Asia or Arabia with all the kerfuffle involved. The fact though was I still had to get two flights to get to Perth !!!
The new one from Sydney I'll still have to get an hour plus hop to get there first, and could be my first choice cost depending.