Astrofiammante's Botheration Log

“I have spent a reasonable percentage of my life in libraries – I like the hush.” Robin Ince

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Taking animal welfare (or doing a friend a favour) very seriously

October 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off · Bizarre news

Something tells me that most of us would be better off not summoning the emergency services for hamster rescue – if we have no personal connection to trade on, that is…

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Breaking into Tesco: how not to do it.

October 22nd, 2008 · Comments Off · Bizarre news, Lulz

The moral of this tale? If contemplating breaking and entering – buy a decent belt.

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More evidence of the madness of aviation

March 31st, 2008 · Comments Off · Bizarre news

This story of airline excess might be funnier had it not happened at the same time as the T5 opening debacle and the news that passengers would have to be fingerprinted, as well as having their luggage randomly scattered around west London to be retrieved only with psychic powers aided by two bent metal coathangers …

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Have a nice cup of tea, madam…

March 25th, 2008 · Comments Off · A nice cup of tea, Bizarre news, Weird and wonderful

Great story on the BBC News site today about passengers stranded on the London Eye for… wait for it… a whole hour on Easter Monday. During which they were reportedly ordered to crack open emergency fluid, blankets and portable toilets. Declare a national emergency!

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