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Post by Patrick on Oct 27, 2008 23:21:45 GMT
Yes! For you lot! From your local paper last week, or this week - I would like you to take a story and post it, or a link to it here in a new thread, something that best describes where you live? A story atypical about your town or city. Good or bad, let's here it. I often long for a National Local Newspaper - something that takes the best stories from around the country all in one paper - and leaves aside the bad news of the world! When I go on holiday somewhere, the first thing I'll do is find a local, and immerse myself in the feel of the place. I think it's important - Jack Dee for instance - will go through the local news and glean as much as he can - to comic effect - when he goes on tour - a review of when he was here said he summed the place up nicely! - and of course who can forget the pieces put together for Humphrey Lyttleton at the start of each ISIHAC! Over to you. Waits eagerly for dramatic response - not a sausage. Ah well!  |
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Post by everso on Oct 27, 2008 23:45:55 GMT
POOR COWSThat's so sad. Do I get a gold star and " see me" ?
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Post by Patrick on Oct 28, 2008 0:10:24 GMT
POOR COWSThat's so sad. Do I get a gold star and " see me" ? "Wonderful!" (Said Ermintrude) (Except for the cows of course!)  Must be hellishly difficult for these Essex Cows to stand up straight in those heels! |
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Post by trubble on Oct 28, 2008 1:47:08 GMT
Can I hand mine in tomorrow?
(Everso, you swot!)
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Post by motorist on Oct 28, 2008 4:43:42 GMT
The cats ate my homework
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Oct 28, 2008 13:45:31 GMT
Motto's zombies ate mine.  We get our local papes tomorrow or Thursday, I'll see if anything catches my attention. AH |
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Post by motorist on Oct 28, 2008 14:10:24 GMT
Motto's zombies ate mine. AH You should have fed it to my cats. If you remember from the Zombie Survival Guide, zombies don't actually digest what they eat, so we can recover your homework ;D |
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Post by everso on Oct 28, 2008 14:22:19 GMT
Can I hand mine in tomorrow? (Everso, you swot!) |
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Post by housesparrow on Oct 28, 2008 14:55:54 GMT
I tried to download something just now but I decided it would be quicke to copy. Anyway, I can change the town's name to protect the guilty!
Come to think of it, it deserves a thread all on its own so watch this space. Or another
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Post by Patrick on Oct 28, 2008 20:49:41 GMT
Detractors (and not the ones in the field) will note the latest smiley!  ;D |
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Post by everso on Oct 29, 2008 12:14:01 GMT
Detractors (and not the ones in the field) will note the latest smiley! ;D You can be assured I shall be using this one quite a bit! Lovely. |
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Post by trubble on Oct 29, 2008 12:18:18 GMT
Council's Romanian bin mystery continues
Saturday, 18 October 2008
FINGAL County Council’s investigation into how a number of its wheelie bins ended up in a small Romanian town is ongoing.
As exclusively revealed in Northside People earlier this month, Aidan Pedreschi, from Baldoyle, made the bizarre discovery while staying at a hotel in Lovrin during his round the world charity cycle to raise money for just-one.org and Child Action Nepal.
According to Aidan, who is currently in Beypazan, a small town 100 kilometres from Istanbul, Lovrin is flooded with the bins.
He hopes to go to Iran next where he promises to keep his eyes open for more council bins.
“I was totally shocked when I checked my emails last week to find requests from newspapers and radio stations to spread further light on the mystery after it appeared in Northside People,” he stated.
Aidan said he never thought the story would cause such a stir.
“It was a pleasant surprise,” he added.
“I wish I could help out, but all I know is that the whole town seemed to be full of these Fingal County Council wheelie bins.”
The mystery bins story even featured on a national radio show last week.
A spokeswoman for Fingal County Council said it fully intends to get to the bottom of the matter.
“There are no circumstances at all where the council have ever sold on or exported bins to Romania or any other country,” she stated.
“We will be investigating this fully to try to establish how these bins came to be used here.
“We would welcome any additional information which helps us in our investigation.”
Meanwhile, if you would like to keep tabs on Aidan Pedreschi’s round-the-world travels and view more pictures of his progress, visit www.acousticmotorbike.com |
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Post by trubble on Oct 29, 2008 12:25:59 GMT
They really shouldn't let cows drive.  |
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Oct 29, 2008 12:50:27 GMT
AH (who expects extra marks for typing this manually!)
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Oct 29, 2008 12:51:46 GMT
There is also a story about a phone box in Birkenhead that is mysteriously covered in blood on the inside and has been sealed off by the police while they check CCTV to see if somebody was murdered in there...but I thought I'd keep it light.  AH |
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Post by housesparrow on Oct 29, 2008 14:45:49 GMT
Ok, I'd better scour the paper again to find something a bit more cheerful than the one I posted about grumpy old folks.
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Post by everso on Oct 29, 2008 15:07:08 GMT
They really shouldn't let cows drive. Doncha just love Gary Larson? |
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Post by trubble on Oct 29, 2008 19:08:02 GMT
There is also a story about a phone box in Birkenhead that is mysteriously covered in blood on the inside and has been sealed off by the police while they check CCTV to see if somebody was murdered in there...but I thought I'd keep it light. AH Ok, I'd better scour the paper again to find something a bit more cheerful than the one I posted about grumpy old folks. Why?  You don't think the two stories are related, do you? |
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Post by trubble on Oct 29, 2008 19:09:06 GMT
Doncha just love Gary Larson? Yep.  And Doris Day. |
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Post by Alpha Hooligan on Oct 29, 2008 19:52:20 GMT
There is also a story about a phone box in Birkenhead that is mysteriously covered in blood on the inside and has been sealed off by the police while they check CCTV to see if somebody was murdered in there...but I thought I'd keep it light. AH Ok, I'd better scour the paper again to find something a bit more cheerful than the one I posted about grumpy old folks. Why? You don't think the two stories are related, do you? Funny how housesparrow backed off after I posted that eh? I think she knows something! AH |
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