Weird News

[Carruthers]

A Google Street View image, mocked up by two men to look like a murder for the cameras, prompts a user to call police to report a 'killing'

When Google Street View captured an image of a man holding a pick axe handle standing over an apparently lifeless body in the street, for one user there was only one answer.

After they saw the disturbing image they called police to report a murder and officers went round to the scene of the crime.

But when officers from Police Scotland turned up at Tomson Motor Company in Edinburgh they found Dan Thompson – the ‘dead’ man very much alive.

Mr Thompson, 56 and mechanic Gary Kerr, 31, had decided to take advantage of the Google Street View cameras and posed for the picture when they saw one of the cars coming.

"I recognised the Google car coming into the street from the camera tower on the top,” said Mr Thompson.

"We just thought we had to do something.

"This opportunity wasn't coming around very often so Gary grabbed a pick axe handle and we ran out into the street.

"Giles Street is in a U-shape so we had about a minute before it would pass us. It had to go around a car park to take various shots so that gave us some time.

"We decided really quickly what to do and I lay down while Gary stood over me with a pick axe handle."

The pair join a number who have posed for or been unintentionally captured by the Google Street View cameras, which provides panoramic views of streets and roads that can be viewed online and zoomed in to create a virtual map.

The two mechanics actually posed for the fake murder in August 2012 but forgot about the image as several months passed before the image was uploaded online.

It had been up on the site for a couple of months before police were called on August 2013 and went round to the garage - a year after the pair had posed for the picture.

Mr Thompson first heard from friends and family - including his son - who had spotted the scene.

He added: "It was a guy from one of our local parts supply companies who called us up and said he had seen us on Street View.

"But then someone else must have looked at it and thought it was a real attack and called the police.

"Then two of Lothian and Borders finest turn up with a report of a man being massacred outside a garage.

"They said it was hilarious and away they went.

"The picture had been up a long time before they came round. It was about a year after we had done it."

A number of infamous scenes have been captured by the mobile cameras including a man picking his nose while driving his car and a pair of snorkelers walking down the street.

Daily Telegraph.

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Ohio woman dies after walking into propeller at regional airport

[BigV]

that's awful.

[footfootfoot]

Originally Posted by Gravdigr

Ohio woman dies after walking into propeller at regional airport

That model who got her head sliced open a few years back is getting married. I think I saw it on Huff Post.

She looked surprisingly good.

[footfootfoot]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...n_5433091.html

[sexobon]

Not your typical propeller-head.

[Big Sarge]

Originally Posted by footfootfoot

That model who got her head sliced open a few years back is getting married. I think I saw it on Huff Post.

She looked surprisingly good.

she had quite the prop-osal

[Griff]

I am offended by your propensity to make light of the pain in this plane of existence.

[Carruthers]

I understand that wedding guest lists can be the cause of some disagreement between future husband and wife.

In this instance there seems to have been a meeting of minds.


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British Blue Heifer ‘Gorgeous’ was centre stage at a wedding on Saturday after being credited with playing ‘matchmaker’ to the newlyweds.

Steven O’Kane from Garvagh, Northern Ireland, and Katrina Donaldson from Huby, North Yorkshire, were married at All Hallows Church, Sutton On The Forest, North Yorkshire on Saturday May 31st.

Family and friends from all over the UK joined Steven and Katrina to celebrate their big day - but the real star of the show was ‘Gorgeous’ the British Blue heifer that was responsible for bringing the newlyweds together.

Katrina was attending the Great Yorkshire show last year and fell in love with ‘Gorgeous’ the British Blue heifer - she was impressed with the heifer and purchased her.

Steven was so impressed with the new owner of his beloved heifer he dated Katrina and both fell head over heels in love which culminated in a wonderful wedding day on Saturday.

Farming Life.

[xoxoxoBruce]

I'm unfamiliar with the British Blue breed. Their website has a pdf extoling the breed's virtues.



It would seem to be a beef breed, but they refer to "Dairy Bred Carcase" and "Dairy Bred Heifers" which would lead me to believe they're dual purpose. Milk for a couple years then meat.

[Griff]

I think they're breeding beef British Blue bulls to dairy cows for ease of birth and I assume putting weight on fast.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Could be, but this has been an established breed since 1982. Seems funny to crossbreed.

[Carruthers]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

I'm unfamiliar with the British Blue breed. Their website has a pdf extoling the breed's virtues.



It would seem to be a beef breed, but they refer to "Dairy Bred Carcase" and "Dairy Bred Heifers" which would lead me to believe they're dual purpose. Milk for a couple years then meat.

I don't have an agricultural background, although I do have friends in farming and have absorbed a little of their world through osmosis, so to speak.

Having said that, I do not recall ever hearing of a British Blue, although I know that the Belgian Blue has become increasingly popular here in recent years.

My neighbours, who manage two farms on a local estate, withdrew from beef farming some years ago. I was talking to Mrs Farming Friend a few days ago and she said that while a finished beef animal would probably fetch £1200 ($2000) the input costs were too high for them to end up with much of a profit. Also it wasn't unknown for them to suddenly depart this life.
As she said, they now concentrate on arable and dissuading sheep from discovering ever more inventive ways of committing suicide.

Anyway, next time I see either of them, I'll ask about the British Blue. Watch this space.

[Gravdigr]

Re: The British Blue

Lovely plumage.

[footfootfoot]

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