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Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1750 on: 20 August, 2018, 03:42:14 pm »
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rogerzilla

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1751 on: 21 August, 2018, 09:29:33 am »
Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 20 August, 2018, 03:42:14 pm
Man unhappy that restaurant agreed to serve him
He looks like Private Pyle from Full Metal Jacket.  I hope they didn't let him in the toilets.
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Jaded

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1752 on: 31 August, 2018, 10:18:14 am »
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mattc

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1753 on: 01 September, 2018, 01:16:33 pm »
Quote from: rogerzilla on 21 August, 2018, 09:29:33 am
Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 20 August, 2018, 03:42:14 pm
Man unhappy that restaurant agreed to serve him
He looks like Private Pyle from Full Metal Jacket.  I hope they didn't let him in the toilets.
;D

I've no idea why I clicked on that, but it was very rewarding.

I liked his interpretation of a smart-casual dress code:

“I was wearing shorts and a sleeveless t-shirt. That surely counts as casual."
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Salvatore

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1754 on: 01 September, 2018, 04:49:45 pm »
Cromer hit by a small tsunami.


(Norwich and Bury Times, 23 November 1825)
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andytheflyer

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1755 on: 02 September, 2018, 09:03:13 am »
Quote from: Salvatore on 01 September, 2018, 04:49:45 pm
Cromer hit by a small tsunami.


(Norwich and Bury Times, 23 November 1825)

Can't find any evidence for an 1825 event, but they do happen (maybe more commonly than we'd like to think):

http://www.bbc.co.uk/earth/story/20160323-the-terrifying-tsunami-that-devastated-britain

Here's a catalogue of what we (think we) know:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsunamis_affecting_the_British_Isles
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Canardly

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1756 on: 03 September, 2018, 07:20:14 pm »
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rogerzilla

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1757 on: 05 September, 2018, 08:25:44 am »
Man with tackle out tackles interloper

http://www.oxfordmail.co.uk/news/16607746.naked-brawler-launches-brutal-assault-mid-coitus/?ref=ar

Although the best bit is the "file photo of a ladder".
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Feanor

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1758 on: 06 September, 2018, 06:19:43 pm »
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Kim

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1759 on: 12 September, 2018, 11:21:47 pm »
'Creepy' alarm sound made Ipswich woman 'feel sick'

I don't think they make enough of the twist ending, but kudos for the "May contain upsetting scenes" warning.
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rogerzilla

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1760 on: 16 September, 2018, 08:26:14 am »
Nobody tosses a dwarf in Devizes.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-45522480
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ElyDave

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1761 on: 21 September, 2018, 04:07:44 pm »
Blimey - I've cycled past there several times.  With my luck that could have turned into another "bee swarm incident"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-cambridgeshire-45604525/more-than-60000-bees-found-in-roof-of-cambridge-hospital
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Jakob W

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1762 on: 21 September, 2018, 08:19:44 pm »
Huh - that was on one of my regular loops as well, back when I lived in Cherry Hinton. One of my friends does regular visits to the hospital - will have to ask her if she ever heard the buzzing...
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Jaded

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1763 on: 21 September, 2018, 10:35:43 pm »
Quote from: ElyDave on 21 September, 2018, 04:07:44 pm
Blimey - I've cycled past there several times.  With my luck that could have turned into another "bee swarm incident"

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-england-cambridgeshire-45604525/more-than-60000-bees-found-in-roof-of-cambridge-hospital
It’s been reclassified.

It’s no longer a B Road.
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Pingu

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1764 on: 21 September, 2018, 10:54:13 pm »
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Torslanda

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1765 on: 24 September, 2018, 05:00:19 pm »
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Quote from: trekker12 on 16 July, 2016, 08:54:33 am
Well that's the more blunt way of putting it but as usual he's dead right.

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1766 on: 25 September, 2018, 10:53:21 pm »
Possible overlap with the shite courier thread:

Woman throws parcels into woodlands in Chatham
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Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1767 on: 05 October, 2018, 10:56:23 am »
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/stash-vintage-porn-mags-house-2076078
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In a bid to dispose of the magazines, Karl has listed them on eBay - where items like this sometimes sell for up to £60.

“I would have thought someone would just ask how much for the whole lot. I can imagine there's lots of private collectors out there,” he said.
"I saw this and thought of Roger"!
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Efrogwr

Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1768 on: 05 October, 2018, 10:28:55 pm »
Quote from: Cudzoziemiec on 05 October, 2018, 10:56:23 am
https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/stash-vintage-porn-mags-house-2076078
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In a bid to dispose of the magazines, Karl has listed them on eBay - where items like this sometimes sell for up to £60.

“I would have thought someone would just ask how much for the whole lot. I can imagine there's lots of private collectors out there,” he said.
"I saw this and thought of Roger"!

My favourite bit in this story is the indoor horses.
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Guy

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1769 on: 11 October, 2018, 11:01:08 am »
Bucks Free Press "No shit, Sherlock!" exclusive


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REVEALED: Bad drivers are the main cause of road accidents in Bucks


https://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/16974624.revealed-bad-drivers-are-the-main-cause-of-road-accidents-in-bucks/
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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1770 on: 11 October, 2018, 11:58:21 am »
Naked jam-smeared women in Manchester was 'art stunt'

Police respond with pun.

I want to know more about the attempt to make toast.
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Torslanda

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1771 on: 11 October, 2018, 03:49:01 pm »
Looking at the last pic you could be forgiven for thinking it had all gone horribly wrong and they both needed urgent care. At least that's how it looks on my phone...
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Quote from: trekker12 on 16 July, 2016, 08:54:33 am
Well that's the more blunt way of putting it but as usual he's dead right.

Kim

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1772 on: 11 October, 2018, 04:58:17 pm »
Strawberry jam is on the generic poo/blood/oil colour spectrum, all of which are bad things to be smeared in.
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Cudzoziemiec

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1773 on: 11 October, 2018, 05:41:06 pm »
Yes, they should have used marmalade. Or maybe honey. But not chocolate spread.
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hellymedic

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Re: Little Eye On The Provinces
« Reply #1774 on: 11 October, 2018, 06:00:52 pm »
Chocolate spread was used to conceal Baby P's injuries.

Until I read the reports I had never been suspicious about Nutella... :'(
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