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Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news

Posted by mycketforvirrad (edited )
Tags: ask.discussion, recurring.weekly, offbeat fridays, offbeat

Tildes is a very serious site, where we discuss very serious matters like gpl, linux and 1password. Tags culled from the highest voted topics from the last seven days, if anyone was observing closely.

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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    moocow1452
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    Coyote finally catches Roadrunner, and we got it on camera. https://ktla.com/news/local-news/los-angeles-birder-photographs-coyote-roadrunner/

    Coyote finally catches Roadrunner, and we got it on camera.

    https://ktla.com/news/local-news/los-angeles-birder-photographs-coyote-roadrunner/

    10 votes
    1. chocobean
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      I saw that and thought it was such a cute story! I like that the photographer's father had a special connection to roadrunner + coyote as well :)

      I saw that and thought it was such a cute story! I like that the photographer's father had a special connection to roadrunner + coyote as well :)

      2 votes
  2. mycketforvirrad
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    Hundreds of North Sea workers too heavy for new helicopter rules BBC News – Rebecca Curran & Ken Banks – 3rd September 2026

    Hundreds of North Sea workers too heavy for new helicopter rules

    Hundreds of North Sea workers are still too heavy for offshore helicopter travel less than two months before new rules come into force, BBC Scotland has learned.

    From November they should weigh no more than 19st 7Ib (124kg) in their clothing and footwear, so they can be winched to safety in an emergency.

    BBC News – Rebecca Curran & Ken Banks – 3rd September 2026

    6 votes
  3. skybrian
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    The Cow (chess opening) [...]

    The Cow (chess opening)

    The Cow is a meme opening system popularized by content creator WFM Anna Cramling. Players can go for the Cow setup as both White and Black, and the game usually leads to a solid but possibly cramped position.

    [...]

    The Cow is an opening system characterized by a piece setup that rarely changes regardless of the moves played by the opponent. The Cow setup involves putting the central pawns on d3 and e3 and the knights on b3 and g3. Black can also play The Cow setup with pawns on d6 and e6 and knights on b6 and g6.

    The Cow setup aims to develop the minor pieces and later attack the opponent's center. While The Cow is objectively not a sound opening, it still results in a playable position, at least according to chess engines.

    4 votes