News of the Weird - this just in!

[Big Boy]

Yes, that is weird.

[dtaai-maai]

It is indeed very unlucky, but perhaps marginally less weird when you realise that this took place in India, a detail conveniently left out of the headline!

[STEVE G]

It is indeed very unlucky, but perhaps marginally less weird when you realise that this took place in India, a detail conveniently left out of the headline!

I'm starting to think that India is the place to look for weird news stories!

[STEVE G]

An electric-car race in Germany last weekend had its start delayed by climate-change protesters who apparently were unaware the vehicles were not powered by petrol.

The breakaway climate-change group was protesting against the only sanctioned zero-emission electric motor racing world championship – certified as "net zero carbon" from its inception – and which has an electric safety car.

https://www.drive.com.au/news/climate-c ... tric-cars/

[STEVE G]

Whilst the Daily Mail might not be a reliable news source, it is a reliable source of weird news:

Man, 40, who performed sex act while kneeling over a captured seagull admits causing unnecessary suffering to an animal
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... agull.html

'....therefore we feel that a psychiatric report would be most appropriate in this case.'

[Dannie Boy]

Be careful were your dog !!
https://www.plymouthherald.co.uk/news/u ... og-8390990

[pharvey]

Seems to be a month late......

Banana Artwork Eaten by Seoul Museum Visitor

"A South Korean art student ate a banana that was part of an installation by artist Maurizio Cattelan, saying he was "hungry" after skipping breakfast.

The artwork called "Comedian", part of Cattelan's's exhibition "WE", consisted of a ripe banana duct-taped to a wall at Seoul's Leeum Musuem of Art.

After eating the banana, the student, Noh Huyn-soo, taped the peel to the wall.

The museum later placed a new banana at the same spot, reported local media.

The incident, which lasted more than a minute, was recorded by Mr Noh's friend.

The Leeum Musuem of Art did not respond to an email inquiry by the BBC. However, it told media that it will not claim damages against the student.

The banana on display is reportedly replaced every two or three days.

In videos posted online, shouts of "excuse me" can be heard as Mr Noh takes the banana off the wall. He does not respond and starts eating as the room goes quiet.

He then tapes the peel to the wall and poses for a moment before walking off.

Mr Noh later told local media that he saw Cattelan's work as a rebellion against a certain authority. "There could be another rebellion against the rebellion," the Seoul National University student told KBS.

"Damaging an artwork could also be seen as an artwork, I thought that would be interesting... Isn't it taped there to be eaten?"

When told about the incident, Mr Cattelan said, "No problem at all".

This is not the first time bananas used for Mr Cattelan's work have been eaten by a visitor.

In 2019, performance artist David Datuna pulled the banana from the wall after the artwork was sold for $120,000 (£91,000) at Art Basel in Miami.

The banana was swiftly replaced and no further action was taken."

Taken From: - https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-65446331

[Nereus]

I have to wonder how this lot would cope with the smell of Thai dried fish cooking!
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Vegans confront Aussie neighbour over cooking meat: 'Makes us feel sick'

https://au.news.yahoo.com/vegans-confro ... 58069.html

A bizarre dispute has erupted in Perth’s north over the smell of one neighbour’s food.

Burns Beach resident Kylie claims she received a letter from her vegan neighbour asking her to close her windows when she cooks to stop the “sickening” aroma from travelling next door.

The handwritten note – with the words ‘please take serious’ written on the envelope – was submitted to the Hey Perth Facebook page and reads:

“Hello neighbour, could you please shut your side window when cooking please. My family are vegan (we eat only plant based foods) and the smell of the meat you cook makes us feel sick and upset. We would appreciate your understanding.”

The letter was signed from "Sarah, Wayne and the kids".

The post quickly attracted almost 350 comments from amused locals.

“Should definitely shut the window and then cook on the bbq right next to the fence,” one wrote.

“Jesus… what is the world coming to when you cant cook a steak in your own kitchen,” someone else wrote, while several described the vegan neighbour as “entitled”.

[pharvey]

"Police in the US responded to a report of someone crying for "help", but as their bodycam footage showed, it turns out that someone was a distressed goat.

Officers of the Enid police department arrived at the scene in Oklahoma, only for a farmer to explain to them the goat was upset as he had been separated from his friend.

"Thank you, gentlemen. Your swift actions (although in the end not necessary) are appreciated by us all," police joked in a statement reported on CBS News. "All in all, you really can't say it was that baaad of a call.""

Video @ link: - https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-us-canada-65553748

[Nereus]

Nutters driving cars:
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Crash victim brandishes axe as police and paramedics try to rescue her from rolled car

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-13/ ... /102342298

Police have charged a road crash victim who wielded an axe and allegedly threatened emergency service workers when they tried to rescue her from her car in Adelaide's south last night.

The black Holden station wagon, driven by a 33-year-old woman who was the only person in the car, crashed and rolled onto its side on Goodwood Road at Goodwood at about 11pm.

Emergency services, including police and paramedics, converged on the scene.

As they did so, the woman brandished a hatchet at her rescuers, before she was eventually pulled from the wrecked vehicle, police said.

"The female driver and sole occupant, a 33-year-old woman, allegedly threatened emergency service workers with an axe before dropping the weapon and being helped out of the car," Senior Constable Matt Brown told ABC Radio Adelaide.

The driver was then transferred to an ambulance.

Police said she was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital for treatment and a mental health assessment.

Earlier today, they said they expected to charge the woman — who is described as being of no fixed address — when she was released back into their custody.

That has now occurred, and police said she had been charged with assaulting an emergency services worker, carrying an offensive weapon, and driving without due care.

She was bailed to appear in the Adelaide Magistrates Court on July 24.

Police say they were confronted by the driver brandishing an axe from the door of the car, which was on its side.(ABC News)

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[Dannie Boy]

I thought it was just America that was crazy, but seems as though Australia are slightly mad too when it comes with arresting citizens!!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65642974

[Nereus]

I thought it was just America that was crazy, but seems as though Australia are slightly mad too when it comes with arresting citizens!!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65642974

Yes, the prick should be Tasered himself, and then sacked!

[pharvey]

I thought it was just America that was crazy, but seems as though Australia are slightly mad too when it comes with arresting citizens!!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65642974

Yes, the prick should be Tasered himself, and then sacked!

I mean seriously.... "She had a walking frame. But she had a knife," - Oh, that explains it then!!

[Dannie Boy]

I thought it was just America that was crazy, but seems as though Australia are slightly mad too when it comes with arresting citizens!!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-australia-65642974

Yes, the prick should be Tasered himself, and then sacked!

I mean seriously.... "She had a walking frame. But she had a knife," - Oh, that explains it then!!

It really does beggar belief - even in America I’d have been taken back by such action, but in Australia, I thought they were at least a bit more civilised?

[dtaai-maai]

Oh come on guys, it was a steak knife after all - they're bloody sharp!