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[BeBMan]

Should have claimed he is actually Elvis. Who is alive, as we all know

[Uncle Sparky]

He ain't nothin' but a hound dog.

[Broken_Erika]

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ladder-car-carleton-place-big-small-ticket-9.6990535

[BeBMan]

Smart! Edit: hmh yeah, as it sez above

[Dauphin]

Reminds me of physics class and the pole through a barn length contraction paradox.

Car just wasn't going fast enough.

[pchang]

You know that the car would also shorten, right?

[Dauphin]

Didn't want to let facts get in the way of a fanciful story.

[BeBMan]

Hairy Germans under threat in London!

It is tiny, hairy and “German” – and it could be hiding underneath a piece of driftwood near you. Citizen scientists and expert conchologists are teaming up to conduct the first London-wide search for one of Britain’s most endangered molluscs.

The fingernail-sized German hairy snail (Pseudotrichia rubiginosa) is found in fragmented patches of habitat mostly along the tidal Thames.

It was not recorded in Britain until 1982 but fossilised remains indicate it has been here since at least Neolithic times and possibly since the last ice age, when the Thames was still connected to the Rhine, Germany’s longest river.

Now more than 100 volunteers have joined a coordinated search for the snail, led by Citizen Zoo and the Zoological Society of London (ZSL).

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/nov/24/search-for-german-hairy-snail-in-london

[Uncle Sparky]

Mein herr, schnell!

[Broken_Erika]

Drunk raccoon found passed out on liquor store floor after breaking in



Staff at a Virginia liquor store got a shock on Saturday when they came into work to find the store had been broken into by a very intoxicated raccoon.
The "masked bandit" was found passed out in the bathroom between the toilet and bin having helped itself to some bottom shelf spirits.
Animal control officer Samantha Martin transported the "suspect" for questioning at Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter but not before it had a chance to sober up.
After a few hours of sleep and zero signs of injury (other than maybe a hangover), the animal was safely released back into the wild.

The Ashland ABC store had been closed for Thanksgiving when it suffered its "Black Friday break-in".
When staff arrived on Saturday they found smashed bottles and liquor pooling on the floor, including its apparent tipple of choice, scotch.
Officer Martin said the animal had fallen through one of the ceiling tiles before going "on a full-blown rampage, drinking everything".
Only one blurry CCTV image of the boozy break-in exists, so it's unknown just how much alcohol the thirsty creature consumed before passing out in the bathroom.
In a social media post, the store thanked Hanover County Animal Protection and Shelter for its professionalism and providing its visitor with a "sober ride home".
Officer Martin said it was "just another day in the life of an animal control officer".

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8jnxxm70jo

[Ming]

[SlowwHand]

Scotch. A coon of taste.

[Dauphin]

Congrats on getting to use that word without it being in a highly offensive way.

[SlowwHand]

Scotch is offensive?

[BeBMan]

That pic of the racoon is great

[Dauphin]

Scotch is offensive?

Well, yes.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_(adjective)

Scotch is an adjective in English, meaning "of or from Scotland". Many Scots dislike the term Scotch and some consider it offensive.

[SlowwHand]

Scottish

[Broken_Erika]

Well, yes.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotch_(adjective)

Scotch is an adjective in English, meaning "of or from Scotland". Many Scots dislike the term Scotch and some consider it offensive.

Then why do they still call their whiskey that?

[Broken_Erika]

Turnip Prize winner for 2025 announced at ceremony



The winner of the coveted 2025 Turnip Prize has been announced.
Organised by a Somerset pub each year, the Turnip Prize is awarded to the person who has created a very bad artwork using the least amount of effort possible. It is a parody of the world-famous Turner Prize.
At a special ceremony at The New Inn in Wedmore, Somerset, the prestigious art award was given to 69-year-old Ali Can for his piece entitled Bitter & Twisted, which consists of a crushed can of beer.
"It's a great honour to receive the fantastic prize and I look forward to being pedaled around all of the media studios to air my story," said Mr Can.

This was the 27th time the Turnip Prize had been presented. The winner takes home a turnip impaled on a rusty six inch nail in a block of wood as a trophy and a blue plaque.
The event began in response to Tracey Emin's My Bed being shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 1999.
This was not the first time Mr Can had entered the competition and he said his winning piece had been inspired by past injustices.
"Whilst on a bike ride, I was contemplating on what to enter and remembering I was robbed in the 2022 Turnip Prize final by some geezer from London," he said.
"I'm a little 'bitter n twisted' that the 2022 blue plaque left the village, so that's the reason behind my entry," he added.

Turnip Prize organiser Trevor Prideaux said he was "delighted with the lack of effort taken to create this work", which was one of 69 entries.
He said: "It's fantastic that Ali Can has won. He clearly has what it takes to be recognised in modern art circles and will be remembered in art history for no time at all.
"I believe that over the last 27 years the artists entering Turnip Prize have created by far better works than Alex Farquharson and The Tate Britain Gallery could ever wish to exhibit."
Organisers auctioned off the chance to be a judge at this year's event as a way of raising money for charity.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwypqr4xzlro