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Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news
Tildes is a very serious site, where we discuss very serious matters like hiring, sora and three cheers. 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!
Decades ago, a Maryland sailor burned his winter socks. Now it's a spring tradition
Coming from a place where winter gets serious, I can completely understand the desire to set its trappings on fire as soon as practical.
This feels weirder than it does serious, the FIFA world cup song sucks this year. Personally I object that only the Men's WC gets one and I often prefer the Coca Cola WC song. But... This is not a football song!
Wavin' Flag? Waka Waka? Colours?
It's not even Football's Coming Home.