Really Dumb News Stories

[John Fedup]

Here's is a thread to dump all the news stories to stupid to post anywhere else. Here's one I just read today.
Some people truly have to get a grip.

And all who sail in … it? The language row over 'female' ships

 

[ngatimozart]

Here's is a thread to dump all the news stories to stupid to post anywhere else. Here's one I just read today.
Some people truly have to get a grip.

And all who sail in … it? The language row over 'female' ships

What a load of rubbish.

 

[Traveller]

12 Stupid News Headlines That Will Make You Facepalm

 

[Sandhi Yudha]

Not stupid, but quite remarkable....and spectaculair..
So the metro of the Rotterdam-network went out of control at the end of the rail and landed on top of a statue.

Metro rijdt door stopblok en balanceert op kunstwerk, machinist aangehouden

De machinist kon zelf uit de metro komen en is voor controle naar het ziekenhuis gebracht, zegt een woordvoerder van de Veiligheidsregio.

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Verbazing bij kunstenaar na metro-ongeluk: 'Gedacht dat het zou instorten'

Vannacht ramde een metro een stootblok in Spijkenisse en het voertuig kwam terecht op de Walvisstaarten van Maarten Struijs.

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Berging ontspoord metrostel Spijkenisse gaat morgen verder

Om bij het metrostel te komen wordt een sloot gedempt en worden er rijplaten geplaatst. Ook worden morgen uit voorzorg twee woningen ontruimd.

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[ngatimozart]

Not stupid, but quite remarkable....and spectaculair..
So the metro of the Rotterdam-network went out of control at the end of the rail and landed on top of a statue.

The tail flukes of a whale to be precise. Well the train driver would've been happy about it. If I was him I'd be going out and buy some of those Euro millions lottery tickets.

 

[t68]

The tail flukes of a whale to be precise. Well the train driver would've been happy about it. If I was him I'd be going out and buy some of those Euro millions lottery tickets.

He won’t win as he used all his luck ending up where he did, on a very fishy tail

 

[Sandhi Yudha]

Indian man killed by his own cock.
This sounds really extreme, but it truly happened.

Indian man killed by his own bird during cockfight

The man had tried to stop the bird escaping when he was struck in the groin by a knife on the animal's leg.

www.bbc.com

 

[Sandhi Yudha]

Actually more funny than dumb news.
I think this is indeed just an act of a child, so to fantasize about complot theories is not really necessary...

Child tweets gibberish from US nuclear-agency account

The tweet “;l;;gmlxzssaw", posted to US Strategic Command's Twitter account, causes confusion.

www.bbc.com

 

[Sandhi Yudha]

On that day they have learned an important lesson.

 

[Sandhi Yudha]

I am really happy that i am not a post production video editor at a chinese TV-station.

Xinjiang cotton: Western brands blurred on China TV

Western brands are being targeted in China for expressing concern over Uyghur forced labour claims.

www.bbc.com

 

[Sandhi Yudha]

Not a news story, but still really dumb.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1535224381265387522

 

[ngatimozart]

Not a news story, but still really dumb.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1535224381265387522

That be fighting talk.

 

[Sandhi Yudha]

A totally useless post....but just for fun.

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1559905151607259136

 

[Sandhi Yudha]

Two-third of the rioters were immigrants, but some politicians claim the cause of the riots is the fireworks.

German new year riots prompt calls for firework ban

The mayor of Berlin plans a youth violence summit after police and firefighters come under attack.

www.bbc.com

 

[Sandhi Yudha]

A man in Germany has given 1500 toiletpaper rolls to his wife as Christmas gift, with a total value of around €500.
With this gift eternal love is guaranteed.....well, for at least the coming 6-7 years.

Man in Duitsland geeft echtgenote 1.500 rollen wc-papier als kerstcadeau

Een man uit het Duitse plaatsje Gaukönigshofen heeft zijn vrouw tijdens Kerst 'verrast' met vijftienhonderd rollen wc-papier. Het kostte de man naar eigen zeggen ongeveer vijf maanden en 500 euro om het cadeau samen te stellen.

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