24 Feb 2014

FROM 'SNACK-RELATED DISTURBANCES' TO ONE MAN'S DESPERATE NEED FOR CHOCOLATE.

  Celebrations at at a wedding reception in Bradford, West Yorks were cut short when police where called following a 'snack-related disturbance' which saw three guests arrested after fighting broke out over a ..... pork pie. FULL ARTICLE

A British artist has made edible versions of iconic landmarks such as the London Eye, the Palace of Westminster, Stonehenge and our very own Angel of the North using chips (fries as you call them overseas). IMAGES & FULL ARTICLE

We shouldn't have laughed but oh the irony .......

A Leicester man was taken to hospital with head injuries after an NHS (National Health Service) sign asking people if they were "feeling under the weather" was ripped down by violent winds and came crashing on top of him. FULL ARTICLE

Costing £20,000 and staffed by psychology students, Room J-407 of London South Bank university has been converted to look exactly like a regular pub so that students can assess the effect of alcohol on behaviour. FULL ARTICLE

Favourite article from overseas .....

A 27 year old man in the US state of Iowa lost his job after using a forklift to dislodge a chocolate bar from a jammed vending machine, according to state records. (As a fellow chocoholic I can understand his desperation. TT) FULL ARTICLE



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12 comments:

Kelly said...

I have to admit I laughed at the story about the sign hitting the man. Shame on me.

I wish the chip (fries) story had included more pictures (unless I just wasn't finding them). The one provided was nice, but I would have preferred some of the others listed.

Felicity Grace Terry said...

You might find this site useful Kelly. Though the images are pretty small you can click on them to enlarge.

http://news.softpedia.com/news/British-Artist-Uses-Chips-to-Create-Iconic-UK-Landmarks-428278.shtml

Suko said...

Another terrific Monday Media post, Tracy! These stories are as amusing as ever, but your comment, "As a fellow chocoholic I can understand his desperation", really cracked me up!

Melissa (Books and Things) said...

I'm surprised that wasn't me under that hospital sign. I do appreciate and am quite often the victim of such things. LOL

Also, I think it is reasonable to use a forklift for chocolate... :)

Shooting Stars Mag said...

that hospital sign story is definitely amusing...but poor guy!

and the things we would do for chocolate. lol

Brian Joseph said...

I really wish that I had attended London South Bank University.

LL Cool Joe said...

Haha, sorry but the sign story cracked me up. Also helps to explain my fear of anything to do with hospitals and the NHS.

Heather said...

just don't get between me and my chocolate. good story.

Alexia561 said...

Hate to admit it, but I laughed about the hospital sign hitting that poor man! And I wonder why the psychology students couldn't have gone to a regular pub to observe the patrons and saved the money? As for the man and the chocolate bar, sounded entirely reasonable to me! ;)

Nikki - Notes of Life said...

I can understand the 27 year old's frustration! I've been starving before now and crisp bags will often get stuck in the vending machine and I've had to get one of the lads to come and give the machine a shove to dislodge it!

Betty Manousos said...

lol at the story about the sign hitting the man, sorry!

i found the chip story very interesting...so cool!

big hugs~

So many books, so little time said...

I love when you post these different stories, you try not to chuckle but sometimes you just can't help it!

Lainy http://www.alwaysreading.net