8 votes

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 wikileaks, windows.11 and dishwashers. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if anyone was perturbed.

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!

7 comments

  1. [3]
    mycketforvirrad
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    Escaped pet donkey found 'living best life' with elk BBC News – Rachel Looker – 22nd June 2024

    Escaped pet donkey found 'living best life' with elk

    A pet donkey that escaped his owners five years ago in California has been found "living his best life" with a herd of wild elk.

    The couple say they are relieved the animal is safe - and have decided to let him wander free with a new family as a "wild burro".

    BBC News – Rachel Looker – 22nd June 2024

    12 votes
    1. jredd23
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      Like most pet owners, I walk around taking good care of them thinking am the only one that can do it right and then I read this article. Good for donkey.

      Like most pet owners, I walk around taking good care of them thinking am the only one that can do it right and then I read this article. Good for donkey.

      4 votes
    2. DefinitelyNotAFae
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      I have been hearing about this all week and I'm happy he's out there living his best life.

      I have been hearing about this all week and I'm happy he's out there living his best life.

      1 vote
  2. [4]
    jredd23
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    Giant sinkhole swallows the center of a soccer field I've been in soccer overload and loving it! Copa America, Euro 2024 and then I see this. The fields may not be in great shape for Copa America...

    Giant sinkhole swallows the center of a soccer field
    I've been in soccer overload and loving it! Copa America, Euro 2024 and then I see this. The fields may not be in great shape for Copa America but at least it's not doing this; it opens a whole new fear factor.

    3 votes
    1. [3]
      DefinitelyNotAFae
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      Genuinely terrifying given how rarely we know where mines are/were. I know the percentage of time fields are empty has got to be higher than when they're being played on, but it's still very...

      Genuinely terrifying given how rarely we know where mines are/were. I know the percentage of time fields are empty has got to be higher than when they're being played on, but it's still very fortunate that no one was on the field.

      1 vote