News of the Weird

[Adrian II]

Looks to me like he was checking the rearview mirror.

Not sure about him, but I bet everyone else on that road did.

[English assassin]

Remember everything we've heard about the Brits?

It's true.

I find this profoundly disturbing. Faced with the death, by fire, blast and radiation, of half the population, British civil servants were worried about preserving continuity of tea supplies?

I shall have to improve my opinion of our civil servants immediately. Can't have the end of the world without a cup of tea you know.

[Louis VI the Fat]

Can't have the end of the world without a cup of tea

Gotta love the British. Stiff upper-lipped to the end.

You know, with an attitude like that, you people could've conquered yourselves an Empire that spans the globe!




uh, hang on...

[Somebody Else]

Bit of science from the Beeb. Something about birds being receptive to a little, warming...

[InsaneApache]

Great tits cope well with warming

I couldn't have put it better meself.

[Viking]

Bit of science from the Beeb. Something about birds being receptive to a little, warming...

Teh old.

[Crazed Rabbit]

Down in Berkeley, California today, Code Pink is having its "witches, crones and sirens" themed anti-war protest.

Apparently a bunch of old feminists wearing pink didn't stop the war, so now they're trying witchcraft.

In related news, a man saved himself by giving himself a tracheotomy with a steak knife in the middle of the night.

Also, it's not every day that the official response from a city is: "poop happens". Of course, tis not every day you sue a city for stepping in dog poop.

CR

[Ronin]

Teacher Accused Of Wizardry

Teacher Jim Piculas does a magic trick where a toothpick disappears and then reappears.

Piculas recently did the 30-second trick in front of a classroom at Rushe Middle School in Land 'O Lakes.

Piculas said he then got a call from the supervisor of teachers, saying he'd been accused of wizardry.

"I get a call the middle of the day from head of supervisor of substitute teachers. He says, 'Jim, we have a huge issue, you can't take any more assignments you need to come in right away,'" he said.

Piculas said he did not know of any other accusations that would have led to the action.

The teacher said he is concerned that the incident may prevent him from getting future jobs.

http://www.local6.com/news/16169506/detail.html
http://cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/..._wizardry.html
http://www.wftv.com/news/16168335/detail.html?1

if I was this guy I´d be thinking about getting out of town.....those folks might be out collecting wood and kindling.

[ShadesPanther]

Teacher Accused Of Wizardry



http://www.local6.com/news/16169506/detail.html
http://cfnews13.com/News/Local/2008/..._wizardry.html
http://www.wftv.com/news/16168335/detail.html?1

if I was this guy I´d be thinking about getting out of town.....those folks might be out collecting wood and kindling.

You have performed wizardry in presence of muggles and fully aware that it violates the statute of secrecy. Please hand over your wand for its disposal.

[edyzmedieval]

You have performed wizardry in presence of muggles and fully aware that it violates the statute of secrecy. Please hand over your wand for its disposal.

[Lemur]

How dare a substitute teacher corrupt your Floridians with a disappearing toothpick? Yet more proof that God hates Florida (like the hurricanes weren't a big enough hint).

Meanwhile, the BBC steps up to the next front in the Global War on Piracy: knitting groups. Quick summary:

[Knitter] Mazz has been posting knitting patterns to help other people re-create characters from the cult series using only two sticks and ball of wool. Impressive? The BBC, producers of the series, didn't think so. They sent Mazz a letter, which states:

We note that you are supplying DR WHO items, and using trade marks and copyright owned by BBC. You have not been given permission to use the DR WHO brand and we ask that you remove from your site any designs connected with DR WHO. Please reply acknowledging receipt of this email, and confirm that you will remove the DR WHO items as requested.

A sample of the offending knitware:

[Gregoshi]

I'd comment here, but most of you have probably had enough of my knit whit humour.

[Banquo's Ghost]

Frankly, I think she's being stitched up.

[InsaneApache]

That is so bad it should be cast off.....

[Adrian II]

There's a pattern here.

[Gregoshi]

The puns in this thread have become skeindalous.

There's a pattern here.

Adrian, criminals tend to follow a pattern when commiting their crimes.

[Adrian II]

The puns in this thread have become skeindalous.

We're a close-knit community.

[Banquo's Ghost]

We're a close-knit community.

This punnery is beginning to needle me and I'm getting crotchety.

[Adrian II]

This punnery is beginning to needle me and I'm getting crotchety.

Yes, it's time we tie it up.

[Lemur]

I had no idea the knitting story was such a purl.

[Adrian II]

I had no idea the knitting story was such a purl.

It's clearly a Dr Who spin-off, though a bit woolly on the details.

[Geoffrey S]

Please tell me yarnt going to keep this up all day?

[InsaneApache]

Ah so you've just cottoned on then?

[Adrian II]

Ah so you've just cottoned on then?

No need to upbraid him, we're only just getting down to the knitty-gritty.

[InsaneApache]

You are a card.

[Craterus]

It's funny how the punsters just loom in when a story like this comes along but they seem to be in a loop.

[Gregoshi]

It's funny how the punsters just loom in when a story like this comes along but they seem to be in a loop.

That's why I stopped participating in the yarn punning. I know when to quilt.

[InsaneApache]

Looks like that's sewn up then.

[InsaneApache]

On the other hand it would be a shame to unravel this thread........

[naut]

You're all spin-artists, and all the puns have got me in rib stitches, my sides are hurting so much I think I might dye.