Brass Eye-esque News Stories (1 Viewer)

[mmttww]

the lighter side of the horrific news cycle...

Warwickshire rail buff hit by own train gives £20k to rescuers

Richard Periam made the donation after being rescued by the charity following an accident.

www.bbc.co.uk

feel free to add your own. Dumber the better.

 

[chiefdave]

Fair play to the bloke, raised £40K for them after his accident and left them another £20K in his will.

 

[Terry_dactyl]

the lighter side of the horrific news cycle...

Warwickshire rail buff hit by own train gives £20k to rescuers

Richard Periam made the donation after being rescued by the charity following an accident.

www.bbc.co.uk

feel free to add your own. Dumber the better.

This sort of thing?

Doctor driven out of home by vigilantes

Self-styled vigilantes attacked the home of a hospital paediatrician after apparently confusing her professional title with the word “paedophile”, it emerged yesterday.

www.theguardian.com

 

[mmttww]

This sort of thing?

Retro! Maybe that sort of thing. Also this kinda vibe...

Biathlon medallist Sturla Holm Laegreid admits cheating on girlfriend

Winter Olympics bronze medallist Sturla Holm Laegreid says on live TV that he made the "biggest mistake" by cheating on his girlfriend.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Mercian In Anglia]

Retro! Maybe that sort of thing. Also this kinda vibe...

Biathlon medallist Sturla Holm Laegreid admits cheating on girlfriend

Winter Olympics bronze medallist Sturla Holm Laegreid says on live TV that he made the "biggest mistake" by cheating on his girlfriend.

www.bbc.co.uk

Ant and Dec win court order in attempt to trace 'secret profits' in Banksy deals

A court heard that an art consultant working for the TV hosts took "secret and unauthorised profits".

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Nick]

 

[PaulPUSB]

My mate was in this, he split with his missus and met someone else..6 weeks later she had sold a storey saying he cheated on her and fabricated a whole story that didnt happen.

As bad as the Jeremy Kyle show

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[Captain Dart]

A story that is actually better than another boring face of Jesus was burnt into my toast.

 

[LarryGrayson]

Accidental headline of the year | Media Monkey

Media Monkey: When a page change went off at half-cock, the Daily Express ended up with a different sort of Ant and Dec story

www.theguardian.com

 

[Captain Dart]

 

[torchomatic]

Ah yes. Search "Florida Man" on Google and you'll get hundreds of ridiculous stories.

Florida Man – The Official Site of The Legendary Florida Man

The Official Site of the Legendary Florida Man Welcome to The Official Site of Florida Man. This site is the ultimate hub of all things wild, wacky, and wonderfully bizarre – The Legendary Florida Man! Prepare

floridaman.com

 

[mmttww]

Man's blue skin A&E panic was just bed sheet dye

Tommy Lynch rushed to hospital when he woke with blue skin but it turned out to be from his sheets.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[mmttww]

HS2 train speeds could be cut to save money

The government is looking at ways to make much-delayed London to Birmingham railway line cheaper to deliver.

www.bbc.co.uk

Just f*cking perfect. High speed? Nah, slow it down.

 

[LarryGrayson]

 

[wingy]

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Is he related?

 

[Captain Dart]

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This is because he maintains that biological sex is binary, defined by gamete size (sperm vs. egg) and determined at conception, arguing that this is a scientific fact.

FYI It is a fact but it will probably serve to screw up a scientists career if they follow THAT science.