Weird News

[tw]

Best place to locate chemical and biological weapons is adjacent to platforms that will deliver them to the civilian population. They are probably storing barrel bombs there, too.

[Gravdigr]

Might as well show the dogs a little love, too:



Good boy, Major, good boy!

Also:

Thank you, Mr. McGlade!

[DanaC]

Ha! Nicely done Grav.

Found it really depressing looking at the comments under the article i read about that cat saving the kid. Lots of people claiming that dogs are dangerous animals, people shouldn't keep them or they should all be muzzled everywhere.

There's about 6500 dog attacks in this country every year - and about 4 fatalities a year. Given somewhere in the region of 6.5 million dogs, that's a fair old shitload of dogs who aren't hunting down the neighbours or savaging children.

[glatt]

Are those 6500 dog attacks or reported dog attacks?

Because I've been bit by dogs before and attacked by dogs before and have never reported it.

[DanaC]

I think the ones serious enough to warrant treatment.

The vast majority of dog bite injuries are minor. Dogs can be dangerous and no dog can ever be certified absolutely risk free - no animals can really.

But there were people in the comments section who seem to think that serious and/or fatal dog attacks are a common thing and they really aren't. There certainly aren't enough to warrant draconian measures like making it illegal to walk any dog outdoors without a muzzle! Or to ban dog ownership entirely. Both of which I've seen suggested many times in response to articles about dog attacks.

The figures for road traffic accidents are huge in comparison, but I rarely see anybody suggest that cars be banned.

Figures for road traffic accidents in the UK, 2012

Killed 1,754
Seriously Injured 23,039
Slightly Injured 170,930
All 195,723

[Gravdigr]

And the vast majority of those dog bites are prolly little pocket dogs, not your bigger breeds.

[footfootfoot]

It may be time to consider this:

[DanaC]

Hahahahahahah oh man, that's genius.

[footfootfoot]

I think, "This is the hill you want to die on, huh?" should be a new cellar meme. I can't wait to use it IRL.

[DanaC]

*nods* oh hell yeah.

[BigV]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

I think, "This is the hill you want to die on, huh?" should be a new cellar meme. I can't wait to use it IRL.

I think it should too. It reminds me of this one.

[Carruthers]

image sharing sites

[Carruthers]

Not so much weird, as utterly bizarre...



West Yorkshire pair claim toilet speed record

Two men from West Yorkshire are claiming a new world land speed record for a motorised toilet.

The lavatory, ridden by Shaun Walker from Brighouse, reached 70.9mph (114 km/h) at Elvington Airfield near York.

Trevor Duckworth, the man who designed and built the toilet said he was "absolutely delighted".

The result has to be ratified by Guinness World Records, which has the current record as 42.25mph (68 km/h) set in Italy in 2011.

In 2012, a Canadian stuntwoman Jolene Van Vugt recorded a speed of 46mph (75km/h) in Sydney, although this appears not to have been verified as a world record.

'Flushed with success'

Mr Duckworth said the record was broken in just one attempt run.

"We are very, very flushed with success," he said.

"It's been fun building. It's been fun with all the jokes and the backchat about it.

"It's been absolutely brilliant."

Mr Duckworth said he is now aiming to build the world's first toilet to break the 100mph (160km/h) barrier.

BBC West Yorkshire

[DanaC]

God's own country.

[Carruthers]

Originally Posted by DanaC

God's own country.

I'm sure they pinched the idea from an episode of 'Last of the Summer Wine'.

I wonder which one took the part of Compo?