"When I heard the police siren," he said ruefully, "I knew something wasn't kosher. So I legged it."
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 18 July 2008 16:23 (fifteen years ago) link
He's also had difficulty getting a bank loan - his credit rating is offal.
― snoball, Friday, 18 July 2008 16:37 (fifteen years ago) link
"When we realized what had happened," said the chief constable, "we just burst out laughing. Andouille couldn't stop."
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 18 July 2008 16:46 (fifteen years ago) link
Damn, andouille's made from pork.
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 18 July 2008 16:49 (fifteen years ago) link
The farmer called the police on his mobile. He has a contract with Phones4Ewe.
― snoball, Friday, 18 July 2008 16:56 (fifteen years ago) link
ARGH
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 18 July 2008 16:56 (fifteen years ago) link
Despite rumours, there is no video footage on EweTube.
― snoball, Friday, 18 July 2008 16:57 (fifteen years ago) link
This follows on from an incident last week, where several Premiership footballers were accused of roasting a sheep.
"At first when he called, he gave us wrong directions. He may have been trying," the constable added with a chuckle, "to pull the wool over our eyes."
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 18 July 2008 16:58 (fifteen years ago) link
The man was also believed to have been listening on his iP0d to the Pink Fl0yd track "Careful With That Axe Ewe-gene".
― snoball, Friday, 18 July 2008 16:59 (fifteen years ago) link
Reports that another four men were seen running from the scene are still unconfirmed. It is believed the suspect was not acting alone, and they had been planning to give the animal a roasting.
― Matt DC, Friday, 18 July 2008 17:02 (fifteen years ago) link
His iPod is also said to contain another Pink Floyd track, from a later, less-acclaimed album. The track is called "The Post War Dream".
― Tracer Hand, Friday, 18 July 2008 17:05 (fifteen years ago) link
The court heard that the defendant had also recently been denied a visa by the Australian government.
― snoball, Friday, 18 July 2008 17:06 (fifteen years ago) link
Why did he do it? Haggis (I guess) we'll never know...
― snoball, Friday, 18 July 2008 17:11 (fifteen years ago) link
The other sheep were taken into protective custody last night, due to rumours in the criminal underworld that they had grassed.
― snoball, Friday, 18 July 2008 17:21 (fifteen years ago) link
The police suspected that the man was a "small holder".
― snoball, Friday, 18 July 2008 17:34 (fifteen years ago) link
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/41089000/jpg/_41089622_saddam_afp_203body.jpg
^^ why was this never made into a meme?
― Curt1s Stephens, Friday, 18 July 2008 17:36 (fifteen years ago) link
The man admitted that the experience had been near the knuckle and that he had been a chump.
― snoball, Friday, 18 July 2008 17:37 (fifteen years ago) link
could write THIS under Saddam
― blueski, Friday, 18 July 2008 17:45 (fifteen years ago) link
"LATEST: Swiss adventurer Yves Rossy becomes the first person to fly solo across the English Channel using a single"
It'd have to be one of those 12" gatefold ones, I guess...
― Mark G, Friday, 26 September 2008 12:22 (fifteen years ago) link
And the winner is... who? Largely unknown in Britain and the US, the winner of the most feted prize in literature has much he us.
Largely unknown in Britain and the US, the winner of the most feted prize in literature has much he us.
um, what?
― Mark G, Monday, 20 October 2008 10:12 (fifteen years ago) link
"Ich bin ein Bearliner" Star bear Knut to stay in Berlin Zoo
― snoball, Thursday, 9 July 2009 09:45 (fourteen years ago) link
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/arts_and_culture/8616951.stm
http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/media/images/47635000/jpg/_47635915_pope_getty226b.jpgFaryl Smith (L) is the youngest artist to receive a double nomination
― Mark G, Tuesday, 13 April 2010 10:56 (fourteen years ago) link
Spain 'orgasm' video criticised by politicians
(Number one on the "BBC News Most Popuar" list)
― Mark G, Friday, 19 November 2010 16:00 (thirteen years ago) link
That's not even the most wtf thing about that article.
An anti-racism group, SOS Racismo, says it has complained to the public prosecutor about a video game by the Popular Party, in which Alicia Sanchez-Camacho takes on the guise of film and video game heroine Lara Croft to fight illegal immigrants and pro-independence Catalans.
― I'm being a smartass here, but in a fun way (NotEnough), Friday, 19 November 2010 16:40 (thirteen years ago) link
Richard III dig bones 'like king'
I mean, what does this even mean?
― Mark G, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 11:24 (eleven years ago) link
DNA tests on 'Richard III' bones
That's better.
― Mark G, Wednesday, 12 September 2012 14:47 (eleven years ago) link
a barbed iron arrow head in the area of the spine.
"I used to be King of England but then I took an arrow to the spine."
― Emeritus Professor of LOLology (snoball), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 14:50 (eleven years ago) link
"dig" as a noun, i.e. archaeological dig
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 14:52 (eleven years ago) link
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2008/08/10/isaac460x276.jpg"Shaft (of an arrow in the spine)! Can you dig it?"
― Emeritus Professor of LOLology (snoball), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 15:00 (eleven years ago) link
"Who is the King, who will murder two Princes in the Tower?""Richard!""Damn right!"
― Emeritus Professor of LOLology (snoball), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 15:01 (eleven years ago) link
"Who is the man, who's not shaped for sportive tricks?""Richard!""Right on!"
― Emeritus Professor of LOLology (snoball), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 15:03 (eleven years ago) link
oh boy, digging, that's where i'm a viking.
― tubular, mondo, gnabry (Merdeyeux), Wednesday, 12 September 2012 15:06 (eleven years ago) link
Play set in women's toilet a hithttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19615806
― a great poke for Jet Set Willy (snoball), Sunday, 16 September 2012 12:51 (eleven years ago) link
BBC 'regrets Queen disclosure' New
The BBC apologises for revealing that the Queen raised concerns with ministers about the activities of the radical cleric Abu Hamza.
In fact, we'd all like you to forget we even mentioned it....
― Mark G, Tuesday, 25 September 2012 12:32 (eleven years ago) link
Nazi Buddha originally from space...on the BBC News front page.http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-19735959The actual headline on the page is the rather saner:Ancient statue discovered by Nazis is made from meteorite
― a great poke for Jet Set Willy (snoball), Thursday, 27 September 2012 18:54 (eleven years ago) link
Yeah, saw that and would have added it but touchpad copy/paste is arse.
― Mark G, Thursday, 27 September 2012 19:29 (eleven years ago) link
A 21-year-old is awarded a Military Cross for bravery in Afghanistan after being shot in the helmet.
ow
― a great poke for Jet Set Willy (snoball), Sunday, 30 September 2012 08:04 (eleven years ago) link
Baby heroin attack father jailed
― Mark G, Friday, 12 October 2012 14:26 (eleven years ago) link
Canvey Island school bans triangle shaped flapjacks
― Half of these sound like rappers. (snoball), Monday, 25 March 2013 15:41 (eleven years ago) link
the sun's headline for this was good, though fell just short of greatness imo
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 25 March 2013 15:45 (eleven years ago) link
Sun in 'actually quite funny' shocka...
― Half of these sound like rappers. (snoball), Monday, 25 March 2013 15:48 (eleven years ago) link
" myView
By ANDY McNAB,Sun Security Adviser"
― kinder, Monday, 25 March 2013 16:11 (eleven years ago) link
Mussolini's Gay Island
― Mark G, Thursday, 13 June 2013 11:51 (ten years ago) link
Table-dancing MP breaks foot in Soho
― Wide Area Network King (snoball), Tuesday, 25 June 2013 13:51 (ten years ago) link
really hate their current trend for moronic features in which the headline is a (very dumb) question.
― Shamrock Shoe (LocalGarda), Tuesday, 25 June 2013 13:57 (ten years ago) link
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-23030090
how do pieces like this keep getting the green light? i mean, this wouldn't even be published by anywhere else, let alone put on their front page as their lead feature.
it's just a collection of other people's claims with no new facts and an extremely vague newshook. and they are doing two or three features as poor as this every week.
it's not even properly subbed:
If claims about the total amount of porn online are worth questioning because further analysis suggests the same about figures for how much traffic those sites generate.
― Shamrock Shoe (LocalGarda), Monday, 1 July 2013 08:54 (ten years ago) link
'I won’t be intimidated by 6ft 8in Pole'
― Meine Damen und Herren, ein grosse sh*tstorm! (snoball), Thursday, 4 July 2013 17:12 (ten years ago) link
Will there ever be another massive tank battle?
― Tommy McTommy (Tom D.), Friday, 5 July 2013 09:52 (ten years ago) link
Antony Beevor, author of The Second World War
that's quite a credit
― my eventual wife (stevie), Friday, 5 July 2013 11:39 (ten years ago) link