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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 unitedhealthcare, lights.head and lan. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if anyone was astute.

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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    mycketforvirrad
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    ‘Devastating’: Christmas in Lapland is cancelled after trips called off due to lack of snow Euronews – Joanna Bailey – 5th December 2024

    ‘Devastating’: Christmas in Lapland is cancelled after trips called off due to lack of snow

    As Lapland basks in mild winter temperatures, the lack of snow leaves travel plans in tatters.

    For some unlucky travellers, Christmas has been abruptly cancelled.

    Huge German holiday firm TUI has begun scrapping some of its wildly popular Lapland trips as an essential element is missing: snow.

    Euronews – Joanna Bailey – 5th December 2024

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    1. jredd23
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      Really appreciate they being upfront about the conditions and not charging ppl to then perhaps have a bunch of angry and disappointed crowd on their hands.

      Really appreciate they being upfront about the conditions and not charging ppl to then perhaps have a bunch of angry and disappointed crowd on their hands.

      “This means that, regretfully, it won’t be possible to operate the magical Lapland experience we had planned for you, including tasters and pre-booked excursions. We understand how devastating this news will be, and we are really sorry to have reached this outcome.”

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  2. jredd23
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    With the wonderful smell and hell that holiday season brings, what better gift for your love one be than a **Beer Drone - Who says technology isn't here to make our lives better. **FYI - TikTok video

    With the wonderful smell and hell that holiday season brings, what better gift for your love one be than a **Beer Drone - Who says technology isn't here to make our lives better.

    **FYI - TikTok video

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