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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 kagi, birth control and thieves. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if anyone was bemused.

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!

5 comments

  1. mycketforvirrad
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    Italian village with 46 residents has 30 local election candidates The Guardian – Angela Giuffrida – 2nd June 2024

    Italian village with 46 residents has 30 local election candidates

    The last time Igor De Santis ran for mayor in Ingria, a tiny village surrounded by forests and mountains near Turin, he won an easy landslide victory. But he faces a tough challenge in his bid for a fourth mandate, after his mother joined a rival camp.

    The Guardian – Angela Giuffrida – 2nd June 2024

    11 votes
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    patience_limited
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    Arizona "Poozeum" Opens - world's largest collection of coprolites.

    Arizona "Poozeum" Opens - world's largest collection of coprolites.

    4 votes
    1. chocobean
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      :D delightful What a wonderful world we live in where something as silly as Terry Pratchett's The World Of Poo is actually reality.

      :D delightful

      What a wonderful world we live in where something as silly as Terry Pratchett's The World Of Poo is actually reality.

      4 votes
  3. firedoll
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    2 in custody after attempting to scam Colorado resident by putting worms inside roof (YouTube) I'm not sure if video is allowed, but this one caught me off guard this morning and I don't think...

    2 in custody after attempting to scam Colorado resident by putting worms inside roof (YouTube)

    I'm not sure if video is allowed, but this one caught me off guard this morning and I don't think it's particularly normal behavior: Irish nationals were allegedly sneaking on people's roofs, putting worms under shingles, and telling owners the worms were maggots. They were eventually caught trying to flee the country.

    3 votes
  4. DefinitelyNotAFae
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    Cat wanders campus for four years, earns honorary degree 🎁 Link Max earned his doctorate this year, in Litter-ature and everyone should appreciate him. Vermont State at Castleton doesn't normally...

    Cat wanders campus for four years, earns honorary degree 🎁 Link

    Max earned his doctorate this year, in Litter-ature and everyone should appreciate him. Vermont State at Castleton doesn't normally grant doctorates but they made an exception.

    3 votes