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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 casual, voting and controls.tactile. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if anyone was fussed.

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!

11 comments

  1. [2]
    skybrian
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    Dozens of monkeys escape from South Carolina research facility (NPR)

    Dozens of monkeys escape from South Carolina research facility (NPR)

    Speaking to CBS News, Alpha Genesis CEO Greg Westergaard said that a caretaker accidentally left a door to the enclosure unsecured. The ensuing escape, he said, was like an all-too-literal version of monkey see, monkey do.

    "It's really like follow-the-leader. You see one go and the others go," Westergaard said. "It was a group of 50 and seven stayed behind and 43 bolted out the door."

    Even though he called the escape “frustrating,” Westergaard said he hoped the monkeys would ultimately return home of their own free will.

    10 votes
    1. jredd23
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      For some odd reason I thought I read it as donkeys, somewhat disappointed that it wasn't donkeys but monkeys will do.

      For some odd reason I thought I read it as donkeys, somewhat disappointed that it wasn't donkeys but monkeys will do.

      2 votes
  2. [7]
    mycketforvirrad
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    World’s largest GPS penis traced across Bannau Brycheiniog for charity The Guardian – Matthew Weaver – 3rd November 2024

    World’s largest GPS penis traced across Bannau Brycheiniog for charity

    A record-breaking 75-mile GPS image of a penis has been scrawled across south Wales on the exercise app Strava to raise money for charity.

    The outline of the male genitalia – drawn by the on-foot journey of Terry Rosoman – stretches from Hay-on-Wye to Abergavenny via a double circuitous route taking in Crickhowell and Llangenny.

    It was completed in less than 24 hours by Rosoman, 38, a marketing director from south Wales, to raise money and awareness about men’s mental health issues for Movember.

    The Guardian – Matthew Weaver – 3rd November 2024

    5 votes
    1. [5]
      DefinitelyNotAFae
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      As someone that works in a university and has to deal with certain anatomical graffiti on a regular basis, I'm not even going to do my usual art critique. bravo.

      As someone that works in a university and has to deal with certain anatomical graffiti on a regular basis, I'm not even going to do my usual art critique. bravo.

      3 votes
      1. [4]
        mycketforvirrad
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        Fine! I will get this critique under way... I was intrigued by the dark fold between both balls.

        Fine! I will get this critique under way... I was intrigued by the dark fold between both balls.

        3 votes
        1. [3]
          DefinitelyNotAFae
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          That is a really strongly defined perineal raphe for sure.

          That is a really strongly defined perineal raphe for sure.

          3 votes
          1. updawg
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            You are right--that is surely what it is.

            You are right--that is surely what it is.

            3 votes
    2. jredd23
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      Bravo Terry, bros, being bros.

      Bravo Terry, bros, being bros.

      1 vote
  3. jredd23
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    Dateline, color Orange! The color Orange has a dubious past, even in cheese. Yes, you read it right, cheese. Fraud Gave Rise To Bright Orange Cheese

    Dateline, color Orange! The color Orange has a dubious past, even in cheese. Yes, you read it right, cheese.
    Fraud Gave Rise To Bright Orange Cheese

    "The cheesemakers were initially trying to trick people to mask the white color [of their cheese]," explains Kindstedt.

    5 votes