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[BeBMan]

I always read his name as XI, and thought the next guy will be XII...

[Uncle Sparky]

The Greeks will note they skipped a couple of letters while naming the new COVID19 Omnicron variant. Before Omnicron comes Xi, which I'm SURE they skipped because that's coincidentally how you spell the name of the leader of China, Xi Jinping... So, maybe we started with the Xi variant.

[Broken_Erika]

Mr Goxx, the cryptocurrency-trading hamster, dies


The cryptocurrency-trading hamster Mr Goxx has died.


The rodent, who shot to internet fame for his ability to often outperform human investors using a specially built trading cage, died on Tuesday.

https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-59432659

[Broken_Erika]

Canadian Armed Forces forces help rescue thousands of chickens from flooded B.C. farm

Soldiers helped remove chickens stranded in barns cut off by flood waters in Abbotsford

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/canadian-armed-forces-forces-help-rescue-thousands-of-chickens-from-flooded-b-c-farm-1.6257242

[Broken_Erika]

Bart Simpson graffiti appears following Kidderminster speed camera 'moon'



Graffiti depicting a 'mooning' Bart Simpson has appeared near the home of a man arrested after baring his behind to a speed camera van.

Terminally ill Darrell Meekcom, exposed himself at the van in Kidderminster, Worcestershire as part of a list of things he wanted to do before he died.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-59280919

[Uncle Sparky]

Canadian? Want to die abroad? The most popular places to be murdered.

EXCLUSIVE: Global Affairs reveals countries where Canadians are most often murdered - National | Globalnews.ca

The five top countries in which Canadians were murdered over that five-year period ('16-'20): 24 in Mexico; 20 in the United States; 15 in Jamaica; 11 in the Philippines; and 10 in the west African nation of Burkina Faso.

USA must try harder!

[Uncle Sparky]

It reminds me more of Munich...

[BeBMan]

Camels escape circus and wander Madrid streets

It's easy to confuse them with tourists:

[Uncle Sparky]

This happens every few years in Winnipeg...

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/body-found-in-winnipeg-club-s-ducts-1.741814

Body found in Winnipeg club's ducts

[Broken_Erika]

Man found naked inside wall of New York state theatre

A man has been rescued after being trapped inside the walls of a theatre in Syracuse, New York state.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-59186739

[Broken_Erika]

Camels escape circus and wander Madrid streets

Eight camels and a llama were found walking the streets of Madrid in the early hours of Friday after escaping from a circus, police said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-59186294

[BeBMan]

I think Moose education is an often overlooked issue.

[Egbert]

The unwritten rule for guns is always assume it is loaded, to be on the safe side.

[Broken_Erika]

Moose crashes through window of Sylvia Fedoruk School in Saskatoon
Officials say 1 student sustained minor injuries, classes continuing as normal

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatoon/moose-crash-sylvia-fedoruk-school-1.6237194

[BeBMan]

Unfortunately, none in this case