Happy, Funny and Positive News Stories Options

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I think you have completely missed the point of this thread BL. I don't see how that story could possibly be viewed as positive.

If you can't post something upbuilding, please don't post in here at all.

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Nigerian police detain goat over armed robbery

POLICE in Nigeria are holding a goat on suspicion of attempted armed robbery.
Vigilantes took the black and white beast to the police saying it was an armed robber who had used black magic to transform himself into a goat to escape arrest after trying to steal a Mazda 323.

"The group of vigilante men came to report that while they were on patrol they saw some hoodlums attempting to rob a car. They pursued them. However one of them escaped while the other turned into a goat," Kwara state police spokesman Tunde Mohammed said.

"We cannot confirm the story, but the goat is in our custody. We cannot base our information on something mystical. It is something that has to be proved scientifically, that a human being turned into a goat," he said.

Belief in witchcraft is widespread in parts of Nigeria, Africa's most populous nation.

Residents came to the police station to see the goat, photographed in one national newspaper on its knees next to a pile of straw.

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Cow Tips Woman

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) -- It's not another instance of cow-tipping. In this case, it was the cow that did the tipping.

A woman riding her bike on a Boulder, Colo., trail was bowled over by a bovine. Boulder park rangers report the cow knocked the woman off her bike and stepped on her legs.

She wasn't seriously hurt and refused medical treatment. Officials say the woman had stopped to let the cow cross the trail.

Rangers haven't be able to find the bike-bruising cow.

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^ ^ Revenge!

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Didnt say i thought it was positive or funny- I thought it was interesting. Removed the story. Havent missed the point at all Afterglow, ppl do have different views on things I guess.

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Didnt say i thought it was positive or funny- I thought it was interesting. Removed the story. Havent missed the point at all Afterglow, ppl do have different views on things I guess.

Maybe you can start a thread for news stories that you find interesting then, and put the deaths / murders / underage prostitutes in there.

Havent missed the point at all Afterglow, ppl do have different views on things I guess.

Actually, you have missed the point of this thread... see below

So I thought this might be a good spot to share some good news stories, whether they be funny, something that made you happy or just a positive story that brightened your day a bit (nothing vindictive please).

Couldn't be much clearer.

[*Butterfly Dreams*]

I think this is an inspiring uplifting story.

7/7 survivor to give birth on July 7
One of the victims of the July 7 bomb attacks on London is due to give birth to her first child on the anniversary of the day that she nearly lost her life.

By Roya Nikkhah
Last Updated: 9:02AM GMT 01 Feb 2009

Martine Wright, who lost both her legs in the 2005 terrorist attacks, has been told by doctors that she is expecting her first child and that her due date is July 7.

Miss Wright, 36, was the last person to be pulled out of the wreckage of the tube at Aldgate, east London, after four British Islamic terrorists detonated a series of bombs across London's transport network.

Miss Wright, a former marketing manager, had to be revived by doctors five times after losing 90 per cent of her blood and suffering a fractured skull during the bomb attack. She has spoken of her surprise and delight at her pregnancy, after doctors feared she would never be able to walk again.

In an interview with the News of the World, Miss Wright, who lives in Hertfordshire, said: "When they gave me the news it was due on 7/7. I said, 'Are you joking?'

"I was so shocked. It's such a powerful date, it's great to think that something so joyful could happen on the anniversary."

Miss Wright and her husband Nick Wiltshire, a photographer, married last year after she learnt to walk again after being fitted with prosthetic legs and following a course of intense physiotherapy.

Since losing her legs in the 2005 attacks, she has also learnt to fly a plane and ski.

"For three years it felt like everything was on hold," she said. "But first the wedding and now this mean Nick and I feel we are finally living life like other people. This is a dream come true. I can't wait to be a mummy."

Maybe you can start a thread for news stories that you find interesting then, and put the deaths / murders / underage prostitutes in there.

Hmmm - Unfortunately these are things that happen everyday - But i dont think there should be a thread dedicated to them, so that wont happen and Ill certainly keep them out of here

[L's Angel]

This is an old story, but it came up when I was looking at a current one - And it did make me giggle.

http://www.news.com.au/story/0,,23851569-1702,00.html

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dogs dressed up as children

that made me literally LOL!

[L's Angel]

I liked this bit

For a while some enterprising students charged a small fee to get driven past the enforcement officers, before running back up the road to repeat the trick.

And they say Gen Y don't know a hard days work!

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I'm sorry if anyone found my bush fire drama to be negative or offensive. I was just so worried, I guess I was looking for reassurance. My apologies if that upset anyone.

Here is my contribution to the more funny, positive stories
Naked Couple greeted with applause

A COUPLE treated open air diners to a 15-minute naked parade in Singapore, triggering both embarrassment and applause for a scene almost unheard of in the conservative city-state.
Pub manager Terence Chia told the Straits Times newspaper he saw the couple taking off their clothes on Saturday night at a staircase in a block of flats in Holland Village, known for its popular nightspots.

"Then, clothes in hand, they coolly walked in their flip-flops towards the market," he said, adding when the couple did a U-turn a sea of spectators was ready and poised with cameras.

"There were more than 200 people and everyone was taking pictures," the newspaper today quoted Chia as saying.

"Even women were busy clicking and people were cheering, whistling and applauding like crazy."

Police said the couple, a Caucasian man and an ethnic Chinese woman in their 20s, had been arrested and released on bail. If convicted under Singapore law, they could face a fine of maximum fine of S$2000 ($1995), up to 3 months in jail, or both.

Protests are rare in Singapore and only made legal last year in a designated area called "Speakers' Corner", modelled on London's Hyde Park.


"They looked really comfortable walking down the street, which led to many curious stares," wrote blogger Leonard Tan.

"Singapore is getting more and more exciting."

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[quote name='TrippyTaco' date='Feb 2 2009, 08:22 PM' post='2484678']
I'm sorry if anyone found my bush fire drama to be negative or offensive. I was just so worried, I guess I was looking for reassurance. My apologies if that upset anyone. [quote]

Don't be stupid! They were not offensive at all.

This new one is hilarious though - Glad you can have a laugh now

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Here Comes the Snow Patrol

By CHARLOTTE SPRATT

POLICE in Surrey have a new weapon in the fight against youth crime – snowballs.

Cops out on the beat yesterday confronted hoodies who were throwing snowballs at cars with a pelting of their own.

The officers in their high visibility jackets were hit by the teenagers who were only too delighted to sock snowballs to the cops.

So the officers responded in turn.

A resident living nearby shot the video and said: "They have an interesting approach!"

Guildford Safer Neighbourhood Inspector Julie Murray said: "The officers in the video were not responding to a call, but came across the young people while walking the beat in Ash.

"They took part in a good-spirited snowball fight with the youngsters, which they are adamant they won.

"We have received unanimous support from local people and on YouTube for still getting involved in our communities - and effectively responding to emergencies - despite the extreme weather conditions.

"This is exactly what neighbourhood policing is all about."

It has been watched hundreds of times since it was posted yesterday on video sharing site YouTube.

Gleeful viewer "Krrgdck" said: "Best video of you tube LOL" and Tommyod commented: "Just a better world".

View the youtube clip here

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Well, A+ for persistence! I would have given up after number three.

ETA: Four million won is about AUD$4,500.

Aspiring South Korean motorist hopes its 772nd time lucky

4:00AM Friday Feb 06, 2009

Strange but true

A woman in South Korea who has taken the written exam required for a driver's license nearly every day since 2005 has failed again - but is hoping attempt No. 772 will be the charm.

The aspiring driver took her first test in April 2005, according to Choi Young-chul, an official at the North Jeolla Province driver's license agency in Jeonju, 240 kilometres south of Seoul.

She has taken the test a record 771 times, most recently on Monday, but has yet to pass. She said she plans to take the test again but did not say when, he said Thursday.

The 68-year-old has spent 4 million won on fees for the test, he said. Applicants must score at least 60 on the written exam before they can get behind the wheel for a driving test. Choi says she's scored as high as 50.

"I feel sorry every time I see Cha fail. When she passes, I'll make a memorial tablet myself and give it to her," Park Jung-seok, a traffic police officer at the agency, told the Korea Times newspaper.

hee hee, this'll learn 'im.

Sticky end to French bank robbery

Tuesday Feb 03, 2009

A hapless thief drilled his way into a French bank but missed the safe and instead found himself in a toilet where he was promptly arrested, La Provence reported. The 21-year-old Belgian broke into the building adjoining a branch of Banque Populaire in Marseille.

[L's Angel]

Hmm...this is one strange mystery...Not sure anyone will be changing their address labels too soon...

From news.com.au:

RESIDENTS in a rural area of Darwin have renamed their street "Dildo Boulevard" after 30 sex toys were found lying in front of a house on Friday morning.

Robert Johns and Laurelle Bates discovered the mysterious toys as they left for work in the morning.

"It's a real mystery. We have no idea where they came from," Ms Bates told The Northern Territory News.

"I know they aren't new. They look used."

Mr Johns said he counted the sex toys on Friday morning, and the number had decreased within 24 hours.

"Yeah, some of the bigger ones are gone," he said.

Many of the devices are still lying outside the Osbeck Rd home - most crushed under the wheels of passing cars.

Within hours of the sex toys appearing, a resident replaced the street sign - changing it to "Dildo Boulevard".

"I just cracked up. It was very entertaining," Ms Cappa said.

"I don't know where they came from. This is the strangest thing."