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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 trafficking.sex, pyrex and shitposts. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if anyone was observant.

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!

10 comments

  1. [3]
    mycketforvirrad
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    Ruiz & Gavi's reward for win... 150kg of tomatoes BBC Sport – Mandeep Sanghera – 23rd July 2026

    Ruiz & Gavi's reward for win... 150kg of tomatoes

    Winning the World Cup brings many rewards for players... but receiving your own body weight in tomatoes is surely one of the more unusual.

    That is what Spain midfielders Fabian Ruiz and Gavi were presented with when they returned to their hometown after being part of the Spain squad that triumphed in North America.

    The pair come from Los Palacios y Villafranca - a town to the south of Seville that has a population lower than 40,000 - and returned there on Wednesday for an official reception at the town hall.

    BBC Sport – Mandeep Sanghera – 23rd July 2026

    9 votes
    1. first-must-burn
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      Clever marketing by the town which is mostly known for tomatoes. They probably got more publicity out of this offbeat move than giving the players a monetary gift. It gives football fans reason to...

      Clever marketing by the town which is mostly known for tomatoes. They probably got more publicity out of this offbeat move than giving the players a monetary gift. It gives football fans reason to visit and vendors a reason to buy their tomatoes.

      8 votes
    2. jredd23
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      I read this item, I didn't know what to make of it. I am assuming it's some local thing. Isn't Spain a place where they have this huge tomato fight? Ideas.

      I read this item, I didn't know what to make of it. I am assuming it's some local thing. Isn't Spain a place where they have this huge tomato fight? Ideas.

      3 votes
  2. [2]
    skybrian
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    The spelling of some words changed to look better when written in gothic scripts Based on the image, I can see how that would be a problem.

    The spelling of some words changed to look better when written in gothic scripts

    Based on the image, I can see how that would be a problem.

    8 votes
    1. first-must-burn
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      The French will change how they pronounce a word to avoid it "sounding bad". Good thing language is fluid.

      The French will change how they pronounce a word to avoid it "sounding bad". Good thing language is fluid.

      3 votes
  3. [2]
    DefinitelyNotAFae
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    Canadian Politician reads an AI speech including the other parts of the AI response. Such as "here’s a more natural, flowing version of that section that reads like a legislative speech rather...

    Canadian Politician reads an AI speech including the other parts of the AI response.

    Such as

    "here’s a more natural, flowing version of that section that reads like a legislative speech rather than a series of short points,"

    8 votes
    1. balooga
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      Speechwriters, your jobs are secure after all. Note: This version of the comment should work better than your original draft, which mainly consisted of ‘lol what an idiot’ repeated with different...

      Speechwriters, your jobs are secure after all. Note: This version of the comment should work better than your original draft, which mainly consisted of ‘lol what an idiot’ repeated with different punctuation.

      7 votes
  4. jredd23
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    Summer heat wave in Tokyo. I don't know, this may have been lost in translation or can people really be this nuts! Tokyo Tells Men To Wear Shorts To Work. Women Call It "Leg Hair Harassment" To be...

    Summer heat wave in Tokyo. I don't know, this may have been lost in translation or can people really be this nuts!
    Tokyo Tells Men To Wear Shorts To Work. Women Call It "Leg Hair Harassment"

    To be continued...

    Now that the World Cup is over, we can discuss the real issue of football:
    13 theories: conspiracy obsession flares up in Argentina

    I am nostalgic for just your run of the mill FIFA corruption. Oh well, see you in 2030, maybe.

    6 votes