Monday, April 30, 2012
Smashed playground anger
North Devon Journal: Kids sad after hoons vandalise playground
According to the caption, you may purchase this photograph. I shall do so, and use it as a warning come Hallowe'en
Spotter's Badge: Andrew
Stolen bike anger
Portsmouth News: Boy puts up reward to get his stolen bike back
The picture of angry kid holding up a picture of angry kid is just genius
Spotter's Badge: Jon
Allotment anger
Coventry Telegraph: Anger over plans to replace allotments with electricity substation
"To have it concreted over would be like ripping up a Van Gogh"
Spotter's Badge: Rob
Granny Tax anger
Beds on Sunday: Pensioner takes taxation fight to THE MAN through the medium of cardboard
There are no words for this.
Spotter's Badge: Simon
Sunday, April 29, 2012
Election leaflet anger
Salford Star: Single-issue election candidate shocked - SHOCKED - to discover you can't hand out campaign leaflets on private property
"These companies are certainly not interested in the democratic rights of the people of Salford."
Yes they are. But once they let one party on their property, they've got to allow them all. Even the BNP and associated lunatics, and I know who would be the first to complain then, eh?
Spotter's Badge: Jack
Rubbish tip flats anger
Whitby Gazette: Councillor's appeal to residents to stop dumping litter
Choice quote from an elected official of the day: "It's just an abortion up there."
Spotter's Badge: Suzanne
Missing soft toy anger
Brighton Argus: Girl appeals for return of beloved soft toy
And - as you'd expect - the kind of helpful encouragement we've come to expect from the commentards.
Who are we trying to kid? They're nobbers, and we unveil our new Comment Troll Alert tag.
Spotter's Badge: Skuds
Missing Bannister anger
Waltham Forest Guardian: Family ask to move from 'condemned' house
And the first comment is about the number of kids they have. Charming.
Spotter's Badge: Beth
Saturday, April 28, 2012
Lack of internet anger
Hull Daily Mail: Customers forced to forage in bins for their own pornography as broadband supplier you've never heard of goes bust
Oh, the humanity!
Spotter's Badge: Peter
Cannabis farm anger
Edinburgh Evening News: "Cannabis farm wrecked my shop" says cafe owner
Yes, but who's going to cater for people with the munchies?
Spotter's Badge: Caroline
Shop voucher anger
Swindon Advertiser: Woman told vouchers worthless after shop goes into administration
Angry pink woman is pink
Spotter's Badge: Mark
Banana spider anger
Coventry Telegraph: Anger, terror, running to the press as man finds spider in bunch of bananas
What's his problem? It's eight of your five a day
Spotter's Badge: Gary
Friday, April 27, 2012
Forgotten bus pass anger
Barking and Dagenham Post: Boy, 11, fined £80 for leaving his school pass bus at home
One that's been given the full Daily Mail treatment and given the benefit of the experience of armchair generals the length of the country.
Spotter's Badge: Rob
Crime hotspot anger
Manchester Evening News: Worst areas for crime in Greater Manchester revealed
Bad news: It's "everywhere in Manchester"
Spotter's Badge: Charlotte
Tool shop anger
East Anglia Daily Times: Shop owner to move business out of county due to parking woes
Kevin Bacon - you have not aged well.
Waste heap pong anger
Hull Daily Mail: Residents demand end to stench from local recycling company
Hey! You! At the back! Hold your nose!
Thursday, April 26, 2012
New airport anger
Wollondilly Advertiser: Campaign launched to halt airport plans
Wollondilly, of course, wins the prize for the most Australian place name in all of Australia.
Spotter's Badge: Jamie
Polluted pond anger
Peterborough Evening Telegraph: Anger over Peterborough's hideous black lagoon
"I'd fill her wet spot"
Chip shop sign anger
Sheffield Star: Owner of Brenda's Fish and Chips ordered to remove sign
I think the scandal here is that Brenda is actually Liz.
Railway dog fouling anger
Sussex Express: Crackdown on dog mess on railway land
Click through to read the marvellously descriptive photo caption (Which they've since removed. For the record, it simply said "Poo")
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Lack of bollards anger
Kent and Sussex Courier: Residents offer to pay for bollards to stop lorries cutting corner
WHERE ARE HER LEGS?
Spotter's Badge: Rob
VAT hike anger
Wakefield Express: Clergy say VAT hike will add thousands to church restoration bill
"So, Ted, what you're saying is that we raffle your car, but make sure you win"
Spotter's Badge: Paul
'Chariots of Ire' Anger
Southwark News: Restaurant owner's full-size chariot angers cyclists
Just wait until my fwiend Biggus Dickus hears of this outwage
Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Local wino anger
Cambridge News: Opinion divided over plans for 'wet centre' for Cambridge alcoholics
Something something 'wet centre' touch with a bargepole something
Spotter's Badge: James
Prescott Pasty Anger
Brighton Argus: Lord Prescott in Brighton to protest against pasty tax
Yeah, I know it's not entirely posed, but ... MY BLOG
Skidmarks anger
Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Man's fury at council for churning up football field
I've had FAR worse skidmarks from that, and never once had a complaint
Spotter's Badge: Mark
Brownie minibus anger
Enfield Independent: Brownies appeal to thieves to return minibus
...or Brown Owl will peck out your eyes
Spotter's Badge: Kat
Penis burger anger
Toowoomba Chronicle: Mum's fury over crudely-drawn cock inside burger box
Six out of ten for effort. As any student of the crudely-drawn cock will tell you, they forgot the pubes and little fountain of jizz.
Spotter's Badge: Daniel
Monday, April 23, 2012
Front page road crossing anger
Norwich Evening News: Kid takes up family campaign to get pedestrian crossing on roundabout
Where are they now? The X Factor's Eoghan Quigg
Spotter's Badge: Dave
Wood litter anger
Peterborough Evening Telegraph: Anger as litter louts hit local woodland
Bloody hell, kids. Stay out of the woods...
Spotter's Badge: Mark
Lead theft anger, again
Dorset Echo: 'Lead Free' signs to deter metal thieves as crooks target county town
She's not flashing. That's a relief.
Norfolk pothole anger
Eastern Daily Press: Cyclist 'trapped' by Norfolk road pothole
Reminds me of: "Trapped in a hole, in the fog, in the middle of the night, WITH AN OWL"
Sunday, April 22, 2012
New Blog: LibDems who point
Like this blog? Like pictures of people pointing at things? Then you may like a website to which my attention has been drawn: LibDems who point, containing members of the Liberal Democrat party, pointing at things.
And we thought this site was niche...
School protest anger
Edinburgh Evening News: I HAVE NO IDEA WHAT THIS STORY IS ABOUT
But, if you are looking to see which side the paper is coming down on, witness the unflattering picture of the councillor in question...
Spotter's Badge: Caroline
Driveway anger
Newtonabbey Today: Anger as housing executive goes back on promise to build driveways
From the waist up, that's a run-of-the-mill angry shot. Below the waist it's "Hey, look what I got from TK Maxx!"
Spotter's Badge: Mark
Winter grit anger
Yorkshire Evening Post: Dismay as Leeds gets its winter grit during a heatwave
OK, when DO you want it delivered? In the middle of a blizzard?
Spotter's Badge: Paul
Saturday, April 21, 2012
Summer Time Parking ticket anger
Sevenoaks Chronicle: Driver notices council has forgotten to put clocks forward on its parking ticket machines
Spotter's Badge to that driver. Also...
Spotter's Badge: Rob
Scrabble Anger
Hull Daily Mail: Couple's lucky escape as roof collapses during game of Scrabble
Although we must point out that the words "Lucky" and "Escape" are illegal moves.
Spotter's Badge: L0wey
Water repair anger
Cambridge News: Dismay at botched water mains repair job
Quality squat-and-pointing
Spotter's Badge: Al_S, Sarah, Andrew, Mark
Eyesore anger
Edenbridge Courier: Residents 'sick' of living next to hovel
Wouldn't - wouldn't - wouldn't - wouldn't
Spotter's Badge: Rob
Friday, April 20, 2012
Council clear-up anger
Basingstoke Gazette: Anger as council leave 'eye-sore' after clear-up
I wouldn't do anything with her bush
Spotter's Badge: Rob, Jim
Lack of post anger
Wolverhampton Express and Star: Estate gets no mail for a month in row over poor state of pavements
Very poor effort at the classic thumbs-down from the man on the left
Spotter's Badge: Marie, Candice (who saw the same story in Metro)
School rules anger
Manchester Evening News: Six-formers accuse school of making up rules as they go along after being sent home for wearing shorts
"It seems hypocritical that the staff sending students home for wearing sandals and shorts are themselves wearing sandals and skirts. We feel that they are treating us like young children."
Spotter's Badge: Karen
Bus station anger
Northumberland Gazette: Fury at bus station litterbugs
She says one glaringly obvious factor contributing to the problem is the absence of litter bins on the concourse.
*facepalms*
Royal Mail anger
Whitstable People: Fury over sale and closure of local sorting office
"I'd put a large delivery through her slot"
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Church metal theft anger
Edinburgh Evening News: "Special Water" to help fight church metal thefts
No, I don't think dunking it in the font will help in the slightest
Spotter's Badge: Caroline
Ex-parrot anger
Manchester Evening News: Fury as parrot that whistles Queen tunes is stolen
Maybe it - oh-ho! - wanted to break free
Spotter's Badge: Karen
Electrical surge anger
Hartlepool Mail: Household appliances wrecked by power surge
Luckily, her most important one is powered by batteries.
Her phone, you curs.