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Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news

Posted by mycketforvirrad
Tags: ask.discussion, recurring.weekly, offbeat fridays, offbeat

Tildes is a very serious site, where we discuss very serious matters like right to repair, shrinkflation and filesharing. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if anyone was unsure.

But one of my favourite tags happens to be offbeat! Taking its original inspiration from Sir Nils Olav III, this thread is looking for any far-fetched offbeat stories lurking in the newspapers. It may not deserve its own post, but it deserves a wider audience!

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  1. Amun
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    NYC Mayor Announces New NYPD RoboCop That Needs a Cop to Guard It

    NYC Mayor Announces New NYPD RoboCop That Needs a Cop to Guard It

    When asked by a reporter how much the robot cost, Adams said, laughing, “I know you wanted to write about how we’re wasting money, but I’m taking your thunder away. We’re leasing at $9 an hour.” This figure does not include the cost of the human officer who will be guarding the robot.

    The mayor was enthusiastic about the cost-effectiveness of the robot. “I want you guys to be extremely creative in your writing style to say ‘Eric, job well done,’” he told reporters. He then approached the robot for a photo opportunity and held up a hand heart to its left. The robot did not complete the hand heart, because it has no arms.

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  2. mycketforvirrad
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    Jakob Ingebrigtsen Ran a Beer Mile at His Bachelor Party ... Of Course Runner's World – Kells McPhillips – 20th September 2023

    Jakob Ingebrigtsen Ran a Beer Mile at His Bachelor Party ... Of Course

    Norwegian runner Jakob Ingebrigtsen has set world records in the 2,000 meters (4:43.13) and two miles (7:54.10) this year, but one accolade he won’t be taking home is the world’s best beer miler. On Monday, a boozy mile was on the agenda for his bachelor party in his hometown of Sandes, Norway. Ingebrigtsen ran a time of 5:22:43, but he was far off the world record of 4:28.10.

    Runner's World – Kells McPhillips – 20th September 2023

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