Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Have you seen this man?
Outside of a zombie film, obviously.
Don't have nightmares.
Thursday, April 30, 2015
Wrong soil anger
Manchester Evening News: Allotment owners say nothing will grow in the soil dumped on their plots
The council - in their defence - said they got a remarkably good deal for the stuff, imported from Fukushima.
Spotter's Badge: Charlotte
The council - in their defence - said they got a remarkably good deal for the stuff, imported from Fukushima.
Spotter's Badge: Charlotte
Wednesday, April 29, 2015
Bike theft anger
Wolverhampton Express and Star: Man sick of having his bike stolen
"I asked a city centre warden where the safest place to leave my bike would be and he said 'at home'."
Spotter's Badge: Oh, wait. Me.
"I asked a city centre warden where the safest place to leave my bike would be and he said 'at home'."
Spotter's Badge: Oh, wait. Me.
Give my dog back anger
Norwich Evening News: Man can't afford £300 to pay dog wardens to get his dog back
1. Dress up in a zip-up dog suit
2. Hang around Norwich City Centre until dog wardens pick you up
3. Bingo! You're in!
4. Grab your dog, escape.
Spotter's Badge: Dave
1. Dress up in a zip-up dog suit
2. Hang around Norwich City Centre until dog wardens pick you up
3. Bingo! You're in!
4. Grab your dog, escape.
Spotter's Badge: Dave
No CCTV anger
Epping Forest Guardian: Council charges residents for CCTV system that doesn't exist
Nice try, the council.
Spotter's Badge: Beth
Nice try, the council.
Spotter's Badge: Beth
Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Exploding candle anger
Swindon Advertiser: Exploding decorative candle 'could probably have taken out half of Swindon, or something'
The level of detail in the story is mind-boggling.
Spotter's Badge: Louise
The level of detail in the story is mind-boggling.
Spotter's Badge: Louise
F-Word anger
Brentwood Gazette: Art dealer forced to cover up the f-word on painting
The miserable f-ers
Spotter's Badge: Barry
The miserable f-ers
Spotter's Badge: Barry
Parking survey anger
Oxford Mail: Delay to parking survey
In case you were wondering what Jimmy Nail's up to these days
Spotter's Badge: Richard
In case you were wondering what Jimmy Nail's up to these days
Spotter's Badge: Richard
Monday, April 27, 2015
No street lights anger
Cambridge News: Residents left with no street lights for weeks
I was about to dismiss this as a standard crowd scene, but what the devil is the chap with the waistcoat wearing? Apart from the waistcoat, obviously.
Spotter's Badge: Kate
I was about to dismiss this as a standard crowd scene, but what the devil is the chap with the waistcoat wearing? Apart from the waistcoat, obviously.
Spotter's Badge: Kate
Stolen caravan anger
Sunshine Coast Daily: Man's caravan stolen
Now all he has is one old photo, and sweet, sweet memories
Now all he has is one old photo, and sweet, sweet memories
Vandalised playground anger
Bolton News: Yobs' rampage leads to small girl's sadface
A true natural in the art of newspaper sadface.
Spotter's Badge: Karen
A true natural in the art of newspaper sadface.
Spotter's Badge: Karen
Sunday, April 26, 2015
Stolen turf anger
Wyndham Leader: Football pitch stolen on eve of new season
They've obviously mixed with the wrong person.
Spotter's Badge: Rob
They've obviously mixed with the wrong person.
Spotter's Badge: Rob
Celebrity lookalike supermarket anger
Kent Online: Katy Perry lookalike furious at Aldi payment cock-up
"Don't you know who I am?"
"Celine Dion?"
Spotter's Badge: Neil
"Don't you know who I am?"
"Celine Dion?"
Spotter's Badge: Neil
Bus cuts anger
Fleet News and Mail: Campaign to save bus routes
The end game of bus route privatisation - the commercial monopoly putting profits before people. My name's Ben Elton etc etc
The end game of bus route privatisation - the commercial monopoly putting profits before people. My name's Ben Elton etc etc
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Dog poo anger double bill
Henley Standard: Angry dog poo bloke
Meanwhile...
Western Telegraph: Angry dog poo blokes
Sad that only one of the Chuckle Brothers managed to show up.
Meanwhile...
Western Telegraph: Angry dog poo blokes
Sad that only one of the Chuckle Brothers managed to show up.
Good turn parking ticket anger
Bournemouth Echo: Driver pulls over to help pensioner who had a fall, gets a parking ticket
Well done, kid. Well done, traffic warden, and why isn't there punctuation to imply sarcasm?
Well done, kid. Well done, traffic warden, and why isn't there punctuation to imply sarcasm?
Gas meter anger
Brentwood Gazette: Man forced to climb out of window to top up his gas meter
Top quality pointing. We might have missed it otherwise (and we hope the photographer had to climb out of the window to get the picture)
Spotter's Badge: Barry
Top quality pointing. We might have missed it otherwise (and we hope the photographer had to climb out of the window to get the picture)
Spotter's Badge: Barry
Friday, April 24, 2015
Childcare centre anger
Sunshine Coast Daily: Residents furious over plans to build 150-place day care centre
...right in the middle of the heritage site that is the 'I'm A Celebrity...' camp, it seems.
Spotter's Badge: Rob J
...right in the middle of the heritage site that is the 'I'm A Celebrity...' camp, it seems.
Spotter's Badge: Rob J
Streetlight replacement anger
Bath Chronicle: Residents not too keen on new LED streetlights
"They are also worried about the increase of light pollution in the city and health problems connected to the LED lights, including lower melatonin levels."
What the what now?
Spotter's Badge: Saki
"They are also worried about the increase of light pollution in the city and health problems connected to the LED lights, including lower melatonin levels."
What the what now?
Spotter's Badge: Saki
Cow before people anger
Cambridge News: I don't care what the story's about. JUST LOOK AT THEIR FACES
And also: Excellent jacket
Spotter's Badge: Kate
And also: Excellent jacket
Spotter's Badge: Kate
Thursday, April 23, 2015
Noisy library NIMBY anger
Edmonton Journal: Neighbours don't like the idea of a library opposite their homes, and who can blame them?
"But Joanne Groot worries the facility will bring noise, traffic and troublemakers into what she says is a peaceful community."
I believe she's got the word "library" mixed up with "ninja training school for mad criminal genius sidekicks". Easy mistake to make.
Spotter's Badge: Cailynn
"But Joanne Groot worries the facility will bring noise, traffic and troublemakers into what she says is a peaceful community."
I believe she's got the word "library" mixed up with "ninja training school for mad criminal genius sidekicks". Easy mistake to make.
Spotter's Badge: Cailynn
Expensive grazing anger
Slough Express: Woman forced to move her horses because her grazing licence is too much
...after the council forgot to charge her for 24 years.
...after the council forgot to charge her for 24 years.
Snappy Tory-hating dog anger
Bromley News Shopper: Dog bites politician
Wait... you called an ambulance for a minor injury? No matter what your party - bad councillor.
Spotter's Badge: Rob
Wait... you called an ambulance for a minor injury? No matter what your party - bad councillor.
Spotter's Badge: Rob
Narrow road anger
Eastern Daily Press: Locals upset about the amount of traffic parking outside hospital
Yeah, stupid ill people.
And while we're here, let's see him facing the other direction, because the internet is magic.
There.
Spotter's Badge: Dave
Yeah, stupid ill people.
And while we're here, let's see him facing the other direction, because the internet is magic.
There.
Spotter's Badge: Dave
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Parking court case anger
Portsmouth News: Man who didn't read the sign properly is shocked - SHOCKED - to be taken to court for refusing to pay parking fine
And let's go the extra mile and take a look at the sign he didn't read. Surely it's tiny.
Ah.
Spotter's Badge: Jonathan
And let's go the extra mile and take a look at the sign he didn't read. Surely it's tiny.
Ah.
Spotter's Badge: Jonathan
General Election anger
Bromley News Shopper: One-man political party tries to get General Election cancelled because he wasn't allowed on the TV debate
Yeah, good luck with that, mate.
Yeah, good luck with that, mate.
Bike theft anger
Portsmouth News: Spate of bike thefts on the south coast
We don't see nearly enough glum faces on these pages. Fixed.
Spotter's Badge: Jonathan
We don't see nearly enough glum faces on these pages. Fixed.
Spotter's Badge: Jonathan
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Brick thrown at car anger
Kent Online: Driver 'lucky to be alive' after brick thrown at car window
From the comments: "Blimey, the years have not been kind to Rick Parfitt have they?"
Spotter's Badge: Neil
From the comments: "Blimey, the years have not been kind to Rick Parfitt have they?"
Spotter's Badge: Neil
Strange definition of the word 'overlooked' anger
Bucks Free Press: Windowless Tesco store totally overlooks my house
...says woman from window totally overlooking new Tesco
...says woman from window totally overlooking new Tesco
Flag pole anger
Bromley News Shopper: Ex-copper told he can't have two flagpoles in his garden
It's all about planning rules, but this has the Far Right spitting nails. Mainly because they're arseholes. My name's Ben Elton, goodnight.
It's all about planning rules, but this has the Far Right spitting nails. Mainly because they're arseholes. My name's Ben Elton, goodnight.
Fly-tipping anger
Mansfield Chad: Residents may be forced to pay for fly-tipping clean-up and they're not pleased
Wheelbarrow, dump it in the next alley along. Sorted.
Wheelbarrow, dump it in the next alley along. Sorted.
Monday, April 20, 2015
Stoned dog anger
Bournemouth Echo: Warning as dog gets off its face on cannabis
Not entirely sure what the random box of fire lighters has to do with this, but everybody's clearly very happy.
Not entirely sure what the random box of fire lighters has to do with this, but everybody's clearly very happy.
Paving stone theft anger
Lancashire Telegraph: Fury over theft of paving slabs
An object lesson in quality angry person posing, from the place with the most northern name, ever.
Spotter's Badge: Karen
An object lesson in quality angry person posing, from the place with the most northern name, ever.
Spotter's Badge: Karen
Toilet demolition anger
York Press: Area man furious that public toilets are to be demolished
Look fella - what do you think empty one-litre milk containers are for?
Look fella - what do you think empty one-litre milk containers are for?
Roadworks CHAOS anger
Dover Express: Woman predicts CHAOS as roadworks start down her road
It's a rare photographic skill to turn the standard angry person into a ball of anger and rage. This is somebody's granny, but on this evidence you're certain she could kill and not bat an eyelid.
It's a rare photographic skill to turn the standard angry person into a ball of anger and rage. This is somebody's granny, but on this evidence you're certain she could kill and not bat an eyelid.
Sunday, April 19, 2015
UKIP General Election anger
Oxford Mail: UKIP official claims offensive Facebook posts are fake
And who are we to disbelieve him? (This is my cop-out comment. There's an election on)
While we're here...
Northampton Chronicle: Candidate quits party after colleague turns out to be an enormous racist
He's from the 'lovable eccentric' fringe of the party, no doubt.
Spotter's Badge: Mike
And it goes on...
Southern Daily Echo: Waaaargh! Who broke my lovely, lovely sign?
Yep, it's sign-smashing season.
Spotter's Badge: Chnnyhill
OTS News: SIIIIIIIIGN!
Still sign-smashing season. Stop smashing signs, people.
Spotter's Badge: Neil
And who are we to disbelieve him? (This is my cop-out comment. There's an election on)
While we're here...
Northampton Chronicle: Candidate quits party after colleague turns out to be an enormous racist
He's from the 'lovable eccentric' fringe of the party, no doubt.
Spotter's Badge: Mike
And it goes on...
Southern Daily Echo: Waaaargh! Who broke my lovely, lovely sign?
Yep, it's sign-smashing season.
Spotter's Badge: Chnnyhill
OTS News: SIIIIIIIIGN!
Still sign-smashing season. Stop smashing signs, people.
Spotter's Badge: Neil
Nightclub bouncer anger
NT News: Man denied entry to night club because of his purple shoes
That's his sister, by the way, who DID get in, despite wearing leopard-skin flip-flops.
That's his sister, by the way, who DID get in, despite wearing leopard-skin flip-flops.
Narrow road anger
Hull Daily Mail: 'When we all park in the road, the road's not wide enough'
Well... err... Nice tape measure work.
Spotter's Badge: Ian
Well... err... Nice tape measure work.
Spotter's Badge: Ian
Saturday, April 18, 2015
Non-stick car parking ticket anger
Portsmouth News: First trip out with new baby results in £400 parking fine
They are guilty of the worst crime imaginable, according to one commenter, of being "attention seekers". As a fan of irony, I voted that comment down, as he's clearly an attention seeker.
Spotter's Badge: Jonathan
They are guilty of the worst crime imaginable, according to one commenter, of being "attention seekers". As a fan of irony, I voted that comment down, as he's clearly an attention seeker.
Spotter's Badge: Jonathan
Lord of the Manor anger
Brighton Argus: Man who bought 'peerage' over the internet for £2,000, is shocked - SHOCKED - to find out it's not the real thing
Well played, commenter: "The Lord Gullible title is still available. I can do you a deal."
Well played, commenter: "The Lord Gullible title is still available. I can do you a deal."
Public toilet anger
Border Mail: Pharmacy owner can't wait a minute longer, campaigns for public loos to be re-opened
NONE SHALL PASS (water)
Spotter's Badge: Meredith
NONE SHALL PASS (water)
Spotter's Badge: Meredith
Friday, April 17, 2015
Boundary dispute anger
Bournemouth Echo: Long-running dispute over a gate ends up in court
There's nothing like falling out with your neighbours to make people behave like total maniacs, as this case proves.
There's nothing like falling out with your neighbours to make people behave like total maniacs, as this case proves.
Didn't get planning permission anger
South Wales Evening Post: Hairdressing salon forced to move after failing to get planning permission
Look at the anger in those eyes. Some pencil-necked desk-jockey is going to get theirs.
Look at the anger in those eyes. Some pencil-necked desk-jockey is going to get theirs.