Casper The Commuter Cat
A cat has become such a well-known user of a Devon bus service that its drivers know where to let him off. Casper has been queuing with other passengers to get the number three service from his home in Plymouth for months, the bus company said.
It added that he often sat in the queue and [...]
Crop Circles Mystery Explained
Australian wallabies are eating opium poppies and creating crop circles as they hop around “as high as a kite”, a government official has said.
Lara Giddings, the attorney general for the island state of Tasmania, said the kangaroo-like marsupials were getting into poppy fields grown for medicine. She was reporting to a parliamentary hearing on security [...]
Unfortunate But Funny Names
What do you call some of the most unlucky people in Britain?
Justin Case, Barb Dwyer and Stan Still.
It sounds like a bad joke, but a study has revealed that there really are unfortunate people with those names in the UK. Joining them on the list are Terry Bull, Paige Turner, Mary Christmas and Anna Sasin. [...]
Council Flat Complaints
These are genuine quotes from British Council flat tenants complaining to
the Council about problems with their flats. You will not believe some of the comments!
My bush is really overgrown round the front and my back passage has fungus
growing in it.
He’s got this huge tool that vibrates the whole house and I just can’t take
it anymore.
It’s [...]
Reindeer Gets Toupee for Christmas
Here’s a bit of festive cheer for Christmas that will make you feel all warm and fuzzy inside…A reindeer farmer has come up with an inventive solution to spare the blushes of his chief sleigh puller. Shaggy, who lives on a farm near Bromyard in Herefordshire had lost his antlers following the rutting season.
Children visiting [...]
Lakeland Terrier Banned From Pub
A dog barred from a pub for chewing beer mats has been allowed back in – but only if she wears a high-visibility vest. Nigel McLelland, the landlord of the Jolly Sailor in Prestatyn, Denbighshire, said Hatty, a Lakeland Terrier, must be seen at all times.
He relented on his ban after he found out his [...]