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[BillF]

After Fartown (nr. Leeds) football team ended the suspension of three of their players, the sports page of the Yorkshire Evening Post carried the headline

FARTOWNERS RELEASE THREE

[mjazzg]

2 hours ago, BillF said:

After Fartown (nr. Leeds) football team ended the suspension of three of their players, the sports page of the Yorkshire Evening Post carried the headline

FARTOWNERS RELEASE THREE

[Rooster_Ties]

2 hours ago, mjazzg said:

I'm Jumpin' Jack Flash
It's a gas, gas, gas.

[Ken Dryden]

There’s an anecdote about the late humorist/author/humorist Lewis Grizzard back during his days at the University of Georgia. While a student, he worked for the sports department at one of the daily papers in Athens. His editor had hit the bottle a little during the day, so he submitted a story about the upcoming football game. Robert “Happy” Dicks (who is now a retired neurosurgeon) was a star running back for Georgia, but he was injured and unable to play that week against South Carolina. Sure enough, the editor overlooked the title and the paper published the piece, “Dawgs Play Cocks With Dicks Out.”

[Dan Gould]

19 minutes ago, Ken Dryden said:

There’s an anecdote about the late humorist/author/humorist Lewis Grizzard back during his days at the University of Georgia. While a student, he worked for the sports department at one of the daily papers in Athens. His editor had hit the bottle a little during the day, so he submitted a story about the upcoming football game. Robert “Happy” Dicks (who is now a retired neurosurgeon) was a star running back for Georgia, but he was injured and unable to play that week against South Carolina. Sure enough, the editor overlooked the title and the paper published the piece, “Dawgs Play Cocks With Dicks Out.”

Is everyone aware that South Carolina sports teams are the Gamecocks? (Or as we said at Florida State, the Lamecocks.)

 

 

[Ken Dryden]

36 minutes ago, Dan Gould said:

Is everyone aware that South Carolina sports teams are the Gamecocks? (Or as we said at Florida State, the Lamecocks.)

 

 

That might have been news to those on the board who don’t follow college football.

[sonnymax]

Johnny Cash water tower springs leak after vandalism in Arkansas

 

Wonder how Cash would respond to the vandals?

Edited May 17, 2022 by sonnymax

[JSngry]

Hell, he shot a man in Reno just to watch him die. This is, like, real motive.

[sonnymax]

'How to Murder Your Husband' writer found guilty of murdering her husband'

[sonnymax]

Japanese man spends $15,700 on dog costume to fulfill lifelong dream of transforming into an animal

[sonnymax]

Man in wig throws cake at Mona Lisa in climate protest stunt

[sonnymax]

Florida man bitten by 7-foot alligator he mistook for dog

[sonnymax]

This company wants to pay you $2,000 to infest your home with cockroaches

[GA Russell]

Shinzo Abe has been shot in an apparent assassination attempt.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/japan-ex-leader-shinzo-abe-apparently-shot-in-heart-failure/ar-AAZlen7

 

[sonnymax]

U.S. tourist, 23, falls into Mount Vesuvius crater after taking a selfie — and survives

[JSngry]

2 hours ago, sonnymax said:

U.S. tourist, 23, falls into Mount Vesuvius crater after taking a selfie — and survives

 

[sonnymax]

Oklahoma man accused of killing fisherman out of fear of being eaten by BigfootOklahoma man accused of killing fisherman out of fear of being eaten by Bigfoot

[Rooster_Ties]

5 minutes ago, sonnymax said:

Oklahoma man accused of killing fisherman out of fear of being eaten by 

“noodling”?? 

[JSngry]

Catching catfish by hand. 

It's a thing. I understand the appeal, but I'll be damned if I ever even think about doing it. Maybe on or at the top of avoidable sports injuries is getting barbed by a catfish that's not on a hook. 

[T.D.]

30 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Catching catfish by hand. 

It's a thing. I understand the appeal, but I'll be damned if I ever even think about doing it. Maybe on or at the top of avoidable sports injuries is getting barbed by a catfish that's not on a hook. 

One more thing: don't go hand-fishing for catfish in a remote area with a drug-addled psychotic. Proved far more hazardous than the fish.

[Dub Modal]

49 minutes ago, JSngry said:

Catching catfish by hand. 

It's a thing. I understand the appeal, but I'll be damned if I ever even think about doing it. Maybe on or at the top of avoidable sports injuries is getting barbed by a catfish that's not on a hook. 

Hell I've caught that barb while they're hooked and that ain't fun either. 

[JSngry]

Hello!

[sonnymax]

Man dies days after his 18-foot snake wrapped itself around his neck

[T.D.]

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220721-the-worlds-largest-crystal-cave

An abandoned mine in Spain hides a sparkling treasure – the world's largest geode, a natural crystal phenomenon that has stunned scientists.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-62292511

Japanese police are turning to tranquiliser guns in an attempt to stem the tide of wild monkey attacks that have been terrorising residents.

[sonnymax]

18 hours ago, T.D. said:

Japanese police are turning to tranquiliser guns in an attempt to stem the tide of wild monkey attacks that have been terrorising residents.

And then the primates respond by arming themselves. Did we learn nothing from the nuclear arms race?