Basingstoke Gazette: Mum disgusted after finding dead bug in packet of loom bands
Loom bands? It could have been in there for years.
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Mouldy house anger
Basingstoke Gazette: Angry residents line up to slam housing association over damp in their homes
A veritable gallery of fury.
A veritable gallery of fury.
Kitchen fall anger
Dundee Telegraph: Man loses court case after claiming he slipped on onions at work
With a picture of onions, just in case your entire diet consists of Pot Noodles and you've never seen one before.
The story's no longer on the DT website, so here it is via Scottish Legal News with a nice picture of Lord Turnbull.
Spotter's Badge: Michael
With a picture of onions, just in case your entire diet consists of Pot Noodles and you've never seen one before.
The story's no longer on the DT website, so here it is via Scottish Legal News with a nice picture of Lord Turnbull.
Spotter's Badge: Michael
Cloned number plates anger
Sunshine Coast Daily: Biker getting speeding fines caused by hoon sporting fake number plates
Nice wheels
Spotter's Badge: Rob J
Nice wheels
Spotter's Badge: Rob J
Wednesday, March 30, 2016
Big hole in the road anger
Huddersfield Examiner: Huge pothole right outside driving test centre angers driving instructor
DONE A POO (and measured it)
Spotter's Badge: Andy
DONE A POO (and measured it)
Spotter's Badge: Andy
Pub quiz anger
St Alban's Review: Old boys told to take a break from pub quiz because they keep winning
Come on, chaps. Hustle the other pubs instead.
Spotter's Badge: Christina
Come on, chaps. Hustle the other pubs instead.
Spotter's Badge: Christina
Blocked-off light anger
Cambridge News: 'Horrendous' building blocking off light to woman's garden
That's unfortunate. Let's see how much light, eh?
Hmm...
Spotter's Badge: Claire
That's unfortunate. Let's see how much light, eh?
Hmm...
Spotter's Badge: Claire
Nocturnal smells anger
Kent Messenger: Woman tapes bin liners over all her windows to keep strange night time smell out, and she's not even going to murder anyone
Look, ask your neighbours about drugs. It's drugs.
Spotter's Badge: Jessie
Look, ask your neighbours about drugs. It's drugs.
Spotter's Badge: Jessie
Tuesday, March 29, 2016
Poo in the park anger
Dundee Courier: Quite a lot of turds found in local park clean-up
Quality nose-holding by girl in blue, purple girl seems rather less committed. Almost as if she had already touched brown.
Quality nose-holding by girl in blue, purple girl seems rather less committed. Almost as if she had already touched brown.
"Naughty" parking fine anger
Barnet and Potter's Bar Times: Former policeman upset over £100 fine for parking in private car park during the evening
Not sure which bit of "Private Property" this ex-copper doesn't understand
Spotter's Badge: Neil
Wearing slippers anger
Kent Messenger: Patient "forced" to wear slippers for two years because orthopedic shoes wore out
Aaaaaaaand, of course, the hospital tells a different story entirely.
Spotter's badge: Neil
Aaaaaaaand, of course, the hospital tells a different story entirely.
Spotter's badge: Neil
Can't drive to his own pub anger
Eastern Daily Press: Landlord at The Murderers upset that roadworks mean his pub is currently almost impossible to access by car
Still, good work on the product placement: Pride on tap, plus free room hire.
Spotter's Badge: George
Still, good work on the product placement: Pride on tap, plus free room hire.
Spotter's Badge: George
Monday, March 28, 2016
Something about Welsh schools anger
Llanelli Star: People angry about Welsh language teaching. Don't ask me, I've no idea
Also, that's not a priest, it's actually three small boys hiding under an old curtain.
Spotter's Badge: Rob J
Also, that's not a priest, it's actually three small boys hiding under an old curtain.
Spotter's Badge: Rob J
Yellow line anger
Bradford Telegraph and Argus: Workmen leave gap in yellow line due to close harmony act singing in the road
If you want to sing, go on the X Factor, you nerks.
Spotter's Badge: Neil
If you want to sing, go on the X Factor, you nerks.
Spotter's Badge: Neil
Woodland hermit anger
Watford Observer: Hermit builds house out of clay in woods, is told to leave by The Man after four years
Awww, give him a break, The Man.
Spotter's Badge: TRT
Awww, give him a break, The Man.
Spotter's Badge: TRT
Exploding tumble dryer anger
Plymouth Herald: Our tumble dryer hasn't exploded yet, but we fear it is only a matter of time
Yeah, yeah. Come back when you and your house are a raging inferno
Spotter's Badge: Ed
Yeah, yeah. Come back when you and your house are a raging inferno
Spotter's Badge: Ed
Sunday, March 27, 2016
Probably something to do with the Tories (but other parties are available) anger
Clacton and Frinton Gazette: Florist upset at rise to business rates
"Smiles and Tears and Arses and Things"
"Smiles and Tears and Arses and Things"
Speed gun anger
Burton Mail: Local speeding activist calls it a day
Nothing - NOTHING - to do with the fact that he's been told there's no great speeding problem in his village, yet he's been turning in 1,000 tickets to the police a day.
Sound hi-viz jacket work, a step up from the usual tabard-clad fools.
Spotter's Badge: Norbet
Nothing - NOTHING - to do with the fact that he's been told there's no great speeding problem in his village, yet he's been turning in 1,000 tickets to the police a day.
Sound hi-viz jacket work, a step up from the usual tabard-clad fools.
Spotter's Badge: Norbet
Green chicken anger
Hull Daily Mail: Family clearly not happy with £5 compo after green chicken nightmare
Also, good to see Commander Ryker from Star Trek settling down in the Hull area.
Spotter's Badge: L0wey, Ian
Also, good to see Commander Ryker from Star Trek settling down in the Hull area.
Spotter's Badge: L0wey, Ian
Saturday, March 26, 2016
Didn't win a fortune on the lottery anger
Wirral Globe: Woman matches five numbers on the lottery, only wins £15
That is why it's called a lottery. It's a lottery.
Spotter's Badge: Mal
That is why it's called a lottery. It's a lottery.
Spotter's Badge: Mal
No phone signal for three weeks anger
Dundee Courier: No phone signal for three weeks after mast develops fault
I see your problem. You're trying to phone the 1990s.
Spotter's Badge: Neil
I see your problem. You're trying to phone the 1990s.
Spotter's Badge: Neil
Aussie hooning anger
Dandenong Leader: Police launch task force to crack down on hoons and drag racers
Another attempt in my doomed campaign to introduce the word hoon into British English.
Spotter's Badge: Rob J
Another attempt in my doomed campaign to introduce the word hoon into British English.
Spotter's Badge: Rob J
Students want salad anger
Hackney Gazette: Students furious after leisure centre that hosts their favourite salad bar introduces £1.30 entry charge
Salad? SALAD? You're students - get down to Asda NOW and stock up on Pot Noodles and cheap lager.
Spotter's Badge: Neil
Salad? SALAD? You're students - get down to Asda NOW and stock up on Pot Noodles and cheap lager.
Spotter's Badge: Neil
Friday, March 25, 2016
Muddy grass verges anger
Sunderland Echo: Residents want the council to concrete over their grass verges
A petition. That'll help*
*No it won't.
A petition. That'll help*
*No it won't.
American pothole anger
Boston Universal Hub: Pothole destroys drivers' tyres
This is what passes for angry people photography in America under Obama. What a shambles. No pose. No crossed arms. No face like you're sucking a lemon.
That's why we need Donald Trump now*, to restore proper fury to American newspapers and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN
Spotter's Badge: Matthew
* No we don't
This is what passes for angry people photography in America under Obama. What a shambles. No pose. No crossed arms. No face like you're sucking a lemon.
That's why we need Donald Trump now*, to restore proper fury to American newspapers and MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN
Spotter's Badge: Matthew
* No we don't
Had a fight with Asda anger
Manchester Evening News: Mum walks into supermarket and takes her shopping from the shelves after home delivery cock-up
I must say, Kerry Katona's looking smashing these days.
Spotter's Badge: Mal, Everybody
I must say, Kerry Katona's looking smashing these days.
Spotter's Badge: Mal, Everybody
Australia crimewave anger
Centralian Advocate: Don't make it easy for hoons to steal ya cars, you drongoes
Translation: Don't make it easy for hoons to steal your cars, you drongoes
You're welcome.
Translation: Don't make it easy for hoons to steal your cars, you drongoes
You're welcome.
Thursday, March 24, 2016
Refugee donations anger
Swindon Advertiser: Refugees up to their ankles in mud at the Calais Jungle camp really don't need sexy Ann Summers lingerie, thank you very much
How do they know? A bit of the sexy stuff might be quite welcome. GIVE THEM THE FRILLIES.
Spotter's Badge: Craig, Everybody
How do they know? A bit of the sexy stuff might be quite welcome. GIVE THEM THE FRILLIES.
Spotter's Badge: Craig, Everybody
Headteacher think of the kiddiewinks anger
Lancashire Telegraph: Cool headteacher whose job it is to think of the kiddiewinks forced to go to the papers to convince rubbish parents to also think of the kiddiewinks before a kiddiewink is KILLED TO DEATH
THINK OF THE KIDDIEWINKS
Spotter's Badge: Karen
THINK OF THE KIDDIEWINKS
Spotter's Badge: Karen
Blocked drain parking anger
Worcester News: Traffic wardens hand parking ticket to engineers unblocking a drain
Behold! A whole gallery featured angry bearded men with crossed arms.
Spotter's Badge: Sally
Behold! A whole gallery featured angry bearded men with crossed arms.
Spotter's Badge: Sally
Bad parking cowboy anger
Dorset Echo: Man gets parking ticket, will pay up
Smart work getting the double V-sign past the editor.
Also: I lived there for ten years. That's perfectly normal Dorset fashion.
Spotter's Badge: Christina
Smart work getting the double V-sign past the editor.
Also: I lived there for ten years. That's perfectly normal Dorset fashion.
Spotter's Badge: Christina
Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Drug alley anger
Maribyrnong Leader: Alley is full of used drug syringes
You know what else it's full of? DONE A POO.
You know what else it's full of? DONE A POO.
Graveyard health and safety checks anger
Kent Messenger: Old boys left fuming after council safety checks in cemetery result in muddy mess and toppled grave stones
DONE A POO SENIOR EDITION
Spotter's Badge: Neil
DONE A POO SENIOR EDITION
Spotter's Badge: Neil
AC/DC concert anger
Hartlepool Mail: Man who has waited to see AC/DC all his life angry that AC/DC have cancelled their tour
I don't usually comment on the people in the photos, but you could face-swap this pair and not notice the difference.
Spotter's Badge: Ross
I don't usually comment on the people in the photos, but you could face-swap this pair and not notice the difference.
Spotter's Badge: Ross
Insomniac boxer anger
Brent and Kilburn Times: Former boxer kept awake at night by road noise from pothole
Just do as she says before she shits someone up.
Spotter's Badge: Seamus
Just do as she says before she shits someone up.
Spotter's Badge: Seamus
Not a terrorist anger
Manchester Evening News: You know that box on the US Customs form that asks 'Are you planning to commit an act of terrorism while in the United States?' - Guess who ticked 'Yes'
*slow handclap*
Spotter's Badge: Charlotte
*slow handclap*
Spotter's Badge: Charlotte
Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Dad football ban anger
Sevenoaks Chronicle: Kids want school to lift ban on their dad coming onto school premises so he can watch them play football
I mean, it's political correctness gone mad. All he did was take the head teacher hostage, quite possibly by mistake. Once. And who hasn't?
Best quote from the aggrieved dad: "I took valuable time out of cheesemaking to try and represent the community". And once again we ask: Who hasn't?
Spotter's Badge: Rob C
I mean, it's political correctness gone mad. All he did was take the head teacher hostage, quite possibly by mistake. Once. And who hasn't?
Best quote from the aggrieved dad: "I took valuable time out of cheesemaking to try and represent the community". And once again we ask: Who hasn't?
Spotter's Badge: Rob C
Post Office closure anger
Border Mail: Residents upset as their post office closes
The nearest one's only 25 miles away, just round the corner in Australian terms
Spotter's Badge: Meredith
The nearest one's only 25 miles away, just round the corner in Australian terms
Spotter's Badge: Meredith
Save Our Green anger
Watford Observer: Residents object to plans to build on their green space
"Green" in green lettering. I see what you did there.
Spotter's Badge: TRT
"Green" in green lettering. I see what you did there.
Spotter's Badge: TRT
Scumbags beat up my owl anger
Western Gazette: Owl wrangler upset that idiots terrorised his owl
I'll lend him my Japanese Face Eating Owl if it's revenge he wants.
Spotter's Badge: Chris
I'll lend him my Japanese Face Eating Owl if it's revenge he wants.
Spotter's Badge: Chris
Monday, March 21, 2016
Bowling club toilets anger
Norwich Evening News: Bowling club's future in doubt over dispute over £5 charge to use the toilets at the local community centre
Just wee behind the pavilion like football teams immemorial have done.
Spotter's Badge: Maire
Just wee behind the pavilion like football teams immemorial have done.
Spotter's Badge: Maire
Needly cheesecake anger
Manchester Evening News: Family claim they found a needle in their Asda strawberry cheesecake
Comment were closed on this one, I imagine the discussion got a fit - oh-ho! - fruity
Spotter's Badge: Charlotte
Comment were closed on this one, I imagine the discussion got a fit - oh-ho! - fruity
Spotter's Badge: Charlotte
Second hand iPhone anger
Enfield Independent: Bloke taking electronics store to court claiming they sold him a second hand iPhone as new
It's worse than you think. They also told him that his adopted son Henry is a real boy.
Spotter's Badge: Neil
It's worse than you think. They also told him that his adopted son Henry is a real boy.
Spotter's Badge: Neil
Sunday, March 20, 2016
Angry bus driver anger
New Zealand Herald: Family left distraught after bus driver threatens to "wipe them out"
And the best bit is that they were in the right all along
And the best bit is that they were in the right all along
Doing The Thingy in public anger
Derby Telegraph: People in Derby are still having sex, and it MUST CEASE IMMEDIATELY
Otherwise, the council will send this chap round to stare at you.
Spotter's Badge: Andrew
Otherwise, the council will send this chap round to stare at you.
Spotter's Badge: Andrew
Letter from Australia not really much help anger
Lancashire Telegraph: Former resident of Darwen pens letter from the other side of the world attacking decision to close market
A regular customer then. That'll help.
Spotter's Badge: Karen
A regular customer then. That'll help.
Spotter's Badge: Karen
Saturday, March 19, 2016
Leaky pipe pothole anger
Oxford Times: Leaky pipe is causing road to become potholed mess, says old chap
All very well, but what the devil is going on with his trousers?
Spotter's Badge: Suzanne
All very well, but what the devil is going on with his trousers?
Spotter's Badge: Suzanne