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Plane is down now in a field near Ashland (north central MS).

I did demand what news from Shrewsbury.

— Willy Shakes (@IAM_SHAKESPEARE) October 4, 2022

The centre of the #galaxy tastes like raspberries, smells like rum, and is full to the brim with alcohol. We're not joking... @DMorris_Star investigates. #Space #Spacefactshttps://t.co/R2prHnzfMN

— Shropshire Star (@ShropshireStar) October 4, 2022

I meant to post this one a while ago. My old local booze shop:

https://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2022/07/28/brighton-shop-can-keep-selling-drink-after-court-backs-deal-with-council/

Featuring the classic excuse "he had been looking after 10 bottles for a friend and that they had mistakenly ended up on the shelves in his shop".

we all know this iconic photo, right??

https://i.imgur.com/gJvNLZi.png

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/van-halen-burger-photo/

The iconic photo of Eddie Van Halen and David Lee Roth standing under the McDonald’s arches on a winter day has been installed in the place where it was taken.

Fans have become familiar with Richard Upper’s picture since it was shot during the two Van Halen members’ promotional tour of 1978. Upper had been sent to join them in a limousine as they capitalized on interest in the band’s debut album, released that year.

At the opening of a brand-new restaurant in the same location, Upper recalled the story, telling West Newsmagazine: “We were driving from KSHE down Watson and we saw the McDonald’s sign. We’re already hungry, and they said, ‘Let’s go, guys.’ So we did.”

He continued: “We got our meals and we were walking back to the limousine. I looked up at the sign and said, ‘Eddie, we can’t leave without taking a shot of this with you guys.’ So he’s rifling through his bag trying to eat ‘cause he’s really hungry, and he and David get perfectly right in the middle, under the sign, and I take a bunch of pictures. This was the best one.”

The current owner of the Crestwood franchise – national restaurant No. 71 – confirmed it was the first McDonald’s in St. Louis, in Missouri and possibly on Route 66 when it opened in August 1958. Nolan Ruiz explained that the original building had been replaced soon after Van Halen and Roth had visited. That building was recently knocked down to make way for a state-of-the-art establishment, with the famous picture on display.

He added that there was another point of local interest: “It’s how I met my wife and became the proud parent of four children.”

i like how the article hints that it was the famous picture of van halen that directly led to the current owner of that mcdonalds franchise meeting his wife. their four children have that iconic photo to thank, along with the support of mcdonalds nation

i'm forever trapped into clicking on the ultimateclassicrock.com articles on facebook, thereby granting facebook permission to show me ultimateclassicrock.com links every single day until i die, until i explicitly tell them to stop showing them to me. and i'm not going to do that any time soon, because the face is that ultimateclassicrock.com articles are a delightful mix of truth, myth, rumors, and substantiated but barely tangential anecdotes

Did the restaurant remember to take the brown M&Ms out of the McFlurries?

eddie expressly forbids pickles from the big mac

Unusually snowy for Saint Louis?

not so unusual. less so because of global warming and all that business, but still a heavy foot+ of snow is always possible

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/fugitive-cows-in-quebec-escape-capture-again-and-again-1.6662107

lord keep you chrispas bagonza

https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/16/africa/toddler-rescued-swallowed-hippo-uganda-intl-scli/index.html

https://madison365.com/indigenous-arts-leader-activist-revealed-as-white/

lol ffs

Iron Eyes Cody Foundation needs a new President, hop aboard

That's the kind of shame that'll make you red-faced.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/colin-way-lawsuits-outer-battery-lights-1.6712977

when you're such a bad neighbor, your address is printed in national news

the thrilling conclusion. wonder how long they've been waiting to break out this headline.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/battery-lights-turned-off-1.6728439

https://www.kmov.com/2023/02/01/high-school-basketball-coach-posed-player-game-school-system-says

the footage is pretty great. it's just the assistant coach kicking ass in the game lol

lol I was just reading about that. i am mad that nobody has posted coaches statz yet

"wow this player that normally averages 4 ppg dropped 35 points!"

they were truly making it look easy out there

https://i.ibb.co/RSGd7bk/FB-IMG-1675708346499.jpg

All the times UFO have been spotted in south Essex

https://www.echo-news.co.uk/news/23314511.times-ufo-spotted-south-essex/

"23314511 times ufo spotted south essex"

seems like it wasn't this many times despite the URL

https://i.imgur.com/Pt4SZKt.jpg

Godammit, never mind.

ThisPageIsSat✧✧✧@Sat✧✧✧.c✧✧

You ever wished so hard that something false was so true?

there is a bar/restaurant in Clermont, FL called the MoonCricket Grille. yes, a racist name, and yes, they're aware it's racist and have been told why and won't change it.

so today they're charging 49 cents for Bud Light, for the purpose of the customer to dump it out.

why 49 cents?

49 gay people were murdered at Pulse in 2016.

I wish the plague on this business.

A war of words has ignited between two Ayrshire takeaways over 'copycat' claims.

Popular restaurant Tempura, which has outlets in Ayr and Kilmarnock, accused a Kilwinning takeaway of copying their colours and their logo in a searing broadside issued from its Facebook page.

Tempura cafe and bar claimed it was a 'sad day' that the North Ayrshire eaterie, dubbed Tempura Kilwinning, had copied their look.

The Beresford Terrace-based operation went on to accuse their namesake of trying to "fool customers" and said that the business was nothing to do with them.

The full post reads: "Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.

"A sad day when a business not only copies your name but even needs to copy the colours you use in your logo…

"We think they may be trying to fool customers into believing we are involved, please note that this business is nothing to do with us…"

But Tempura Kilwinning hit back at the claims and categorically said they were not intending to fool customers and are "in no way imitating" the Ayr venue.

The Station Plaza eaterie said they did not plan on "copying colour schemes" and "didn’t realise there cannot be business with the same or similar names that sell the same products."

Tempura Kilwinning's Facebook post reads: "Hi folks, we would like to put on the record that we are no way related to 'Tempura Ayr' and have seen the post regarding the situation, we are in no way imitating them and we do not intend to fool customers into believing so.

"We would like to have this on record and have not planned on ‘copying’ colour schemes either.

"We didn’t realise there cannot be business with the same or similar names that sell the same products.

"We have a completely different menu from Tempura - Ayr and as I said originally, we are not trying to imitate them. Thanks folks."

Tempura Kilwinning's Facebook page was only set up on Wednesday.

The dispute emerges after the same Kilwinning venue, also known as King Kone, saw its chef leave the premises last month.

Big Dibby confirmed: "Big Dibbys will unfortunately no longer be based in King Kone.

"However King Kone will still be open but it will not be my food that’s being served. Keep your eyes peeled folks for some exciting news."

But where is Big Dibby now?

never happy when chefs are saying "keep your eyes peeled"

Big Dibby cuttin cheese

Big Dibby planning to open King Klone

Northwest National considers moving on from state’s only moving sidewalk

The moving walkway was originally a "fix" because the elevation of the concourse was off when it was built and that resulted in a slight slant to the floor.

Fondano said the plan is to remove the walkway and fill the hole beneath it. The slant will likely remain.

Edinburgh Airport passenger 'only had seven minutes to down 5am pint' due to queues

When the couple tried to enter the airport and go through security they realised it was the security crew and they would be stuck in it for the next hour.

A fuming Edinburgh Airport passenger travelling through the airport has told how he only had seven minutes to down a pint after being stuck in security queues which were like being in a "rugby scrum."

Andy Campbell, 59, from Perth was jetting off to Corfu with his partner at 5am on Monday, August 28 and was shocked to see a huge queue snaking outside the terminal building but assumed it was to access transport into the city centre.

When the couple tried to enter the airport and go through security they realised it was the security queue and they would be stuck in it for the next hour.

Speaking to Edinburgh Live Andy said: "We arrived around 5.15am for our holiday flight and noticed the queue along the terminal building outside and assumed it was for bus pick up or something similar.

"But on entering the building we quickly realised that it was the security queue! It stretched from the bottom of the escalator to the door all the way along to the connecting bridge to multi-story then doubled back all the way along to the escalator.

"They were intermittently turning the escalator off to limit numbers in security but that didn’t work."

He continued: "It was a complete rugby scrum out in the corridor. This created a backlog which then merged with the people allowed up the escalators.

Finally, he said: "The woman manning the boarding pass scanners wasn’t exactly cheery or helpful either. It is an international airport trying to secure new routes and it has only six security lanes, one of which was out of order!"

The couple made their flight just in time despite security queues and told how they had just seven minutes to finish their pint before heading to board.

A spokesperson for Edinburgh Airport said: “A technical issue affecting a lane at security resulted in longer wait times for some passengers however this was rectified promptly and waits returned to levels we would expect a short time later.

“The priority of our teams is to ensure passengers pass through security safely and they work hard to ensure any wait times are kept to a minimum.”

During a TV interview with a railway guy about the dangers of not stopping at closed train crossings a cyclist rides through the closed crossing:

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/kijk/2023/12/04/fietser-door-slagboom-tijdens-interview-arvato-62231724/

A Johnstone takeaway appears to have closed its doors with locals left bemused.

Sofia's Chippy on High Street in the Renfrewshire town has mysteriously closed with what appears to be no warning.

Despite advertising that they are open, none of the staff were available to answer the phone at 4:30pm on Monday, March 4.

Orders on the business's own website for food are also not working, with customers having a message pop up that says "sorry, this restaurant is closed right now".

Residents have taken to social media to express their concerns.

One person asked: "Does anyone know if Sofia's chippy in Johnstone has closed down?."

Another said: "Has Sofia's Chippy closed for good?"

People took to the comments to share their thoughts with one user saying: "Was just thinking same yesterday. I thought it had closed down."

Whilst another user added: "It was open last week. I ordered from it."

A third said: "That’s a shame. They did fabulous kebabs."

A fourth said: "Apparently it has - very sad."

The last post from Sofia's Chippy Facebook account came on January 10 which stated that there would be "no change here".

They said: "No change here.

"We are still serving up sizzling dishes this year. Exclusive 10% Discount on all online orders."

Sofia's Chippy has been contacted for comment.

It is the most interesting thing that's happened in Johnstone... ever

A skull was found in Forest's (Vorst/Brussels suburb) ... Mystery Street

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/magician-theft-rolex-1.7156871

He says the Montreal community of luxury watch enthusiasts is well aware that a criminal magician or magicians seem to be operating in the area to rob people of their watches. 

https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2024/0407/1442212-courts-cat/

It is the most interesting thing that's happened in Johnstone... ever

I lived there for 23 years and I can confirm this. Although, Sofia's is the best chippy by far in Johnstone, and I have fond memories of when they operated a "chippy van" around the scheme I was living in

What does the fox say? Something threatening, apparently.

The Golden Triangle Business Improvement District sent a message to its property managers Wednesday advising of a bizarre incident involving a person dressed in what appears to be a Miles "Tails" Prower costume — Tails being the closest friend of Sonic the Hedgehog — and another person who, based on a circulated photo, was filming it.

An influencer? A TikTok prank? One of a million possibilities we haven't thought of?

“At approximately 11:00 a.m. today, the two individuals … attempted to gain access to the elevators at a building within the Golden Triangle BID,” the BID wrote. "The security officer stopped them prior to the elevators and asked them to leave the building. The individual in the fox costume then looked at the security officer and stated, 'You are a dead man walking.' No further motive for entry was demonstrated.”

Not Boring, District of Columbia

Classic Tails.

at the Orl@ndo International Fringe Festival, starting around 2016, an avantgarde show popped up, called Young Man Dressed as a Gorilla Dressed as an Old Man Sits in a Rocking Chair for Fifty-Six Minutes and Then Leaves. The entirety of the show is described in the title. that's all it was. it gained a cult following, as audiences loved the absurdity of it, some of them enjoyed taking pics with the gorilla, others got a little more raucous and got drunk and rowdy and joined the gorilla onstage.

It lead to a thinkpiece from a local theatre critic about the 'appropriate' way to watch this piece, with that author feeling that those who joined the gorilla onstage were out of control, endangering the performer, and this missed the point of the piece. Nonetheless, it's come back just about every year, and usually never announced in advance, often spread by word of mouth until being formally announced a few hours in advance.

well...controversy is afoot. because earlier today, the word of mouth begin spreading that gorilla show was back. but then it was announced, and people quickly noted a huge change in the title...as the gorilla was now a rabbit. and word quickly spread that the change was not one made by the artists, but that the Fringe staff informed the artist that the creature could not be a gorilla. the rationale given was that someone could take or has taken offense (though the only offense I've ever seen logged in the past was the way people acted at the show, though admittedly...I've never seen it and don't care about it).

Now, there's a heated debate online about how this makes the festival fall outside of the guidelines of a sanctioned Fringe festival, because a sanctioned Fringe festival must be unjuried, meaning the staff cannot select the plays performed based on merit, or make content adjustments. This is being viewed as artistic interference and there are some who are going to boycott the show now because of this.

tl;dr - a dialogue-free play that was once about a gorilla is now about a rabbit and people are upset. i love theater people.

my guess? it'll probably come out that the artist themselves made the decision and everybody will feel silly by midnight