Weird News III - Beyond the Bizarre

[Broken_Erika]

Namibia: Man named after Adolf Hitler wins local election

A Namibian politician named after Adolf Hitler says he has no plans for world domination after winning a sweeping victory in local elections.

Uunona Adolf Hitler was elected last week as councillor for the Ompundja constituency.

In an interview with German newspaper Bild, he insisted he had "nothing to do" with Nazi ideology.

Adolf, like other Germanic first names, is not uncommon in the country, which was once a German colony.

Mr Uunona admitted that his father had named him after the Nazi leader, but said "he probably didn't understand what Adolf Hitler stood for".

"As a child I saw it as a totally normal name," said Mr Uunona, who won his seat with 85% of the vote, on the ticket of the ruling Swapo party.

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"It wasn't until I was growing up that I realised: This man wanted to subjugate the whole world," he said, adding. "I have nothing to do with any of these things."

Mr Uunona said his wife calls him Adolf and he goes by the name in public, and has no plans to change it.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-55173605

 

[Kyriakos]

[...]evidence of pottery, roads [...], a weird inscription with the words: "HITLER WILL RISE AGAIN"

/play civ1 epilogue.mid

 

[The_J]

Well, the obelisk is gone again.

But in non-obelisk news:
https://www.theguardian.com/environ...mily-finds-live-koala-in-their-christmas-tree

Family in South Australia find live koala in their Christmas tree
When the McCormicks came home on Wednesday, the Christmas tree in their Adelaide house had acquired a new ornament

With video, so cute.

 

[Kyriakos]

Well, the obelisk is gone again.

But in non-obelisk news:
https://www.theguardian.com/environ...mily-finds-live-koala-in-their-christmas-tree


With video, so cute.

Whatever they do, they should not feed it after midnight nor have water fall on it.

 

[The_J]

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo...-stolen-fruit?t=1607079021667&t=1607079069482

Mango Alert: Australians Puzzle Over Huge Stolen Fruit
It's 33 feet tall and 26 feet wide; it weighs seven tons. And as of last night, it's missing: a giant mango vanished from its perch in Bowen, Australia, where it was erected in tribute to the region's mango industry. Some say it could be a p.r. stunt; others are having fun with "Mango Gate" on Twitter.

This is from 2014, but I think it fits to the recent news too .

 

[Samson]

Well, the obelisk is gone again.

I am standing by my robbed for the stolen art market theory.

But in non-obelisk news:
https://www.theguardian.com/environ...mily-finds-live-koala-in-their-christmas-tree


With video, so cute.

<Bad Aussie accent>Good job it was not a drop bear, could have been nasty mate.</Bad Aussie accent>

 

[Kyriakos]

Wouldn't it sort of have been easy to know who stole the latest alien monoliths?
More so if it is observable on GoogleEarth.

My bet is it wasn't green cephalopods at all.

 

[r16]

said snipers already , they are waiting .

 

[Kyriakos]

North Korea executed someone because he broke covid-19 rules.

https://www.npr.org/sections/corona...s-rule-breaker-says-south-korean-intelligence

 

[Valka D'Ur]

If you live in Ottawa and are missing your outdoor Christmas lights, this could be why.



The squirrels are stealing them. Nobody knows why, though one theory is that they taste good.

 

[Samson]

If you live in Ottawa and are missing your outdoor Christmas lights, this could be why.



The squirrels are stealing them. Nobody knows why, though one theory is that they taste good.

Eco protest direct action!!!

 

[Valka D'Ur]

Well, the obelisk is gone again.

But in non-obelisk news:
https://www.theguardian.com/environ...mily-finds-live-koala-in-their-christmas-tree


With video, so cute.

Aww, poor baby. At least they were able to get it back into the wild.

An owl had a similar idea, though not indoors: Owl I want for Christmas: tiny bird found in Rockefeller Center tree

 

[AmazonQueen]

This is why you should restrict your Xmas decor to the bear necessities.

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/worl...ristmas-decorations/ar-BB1bGuK1?ocid=msedgdhp

 

[Zardnaar]

At least he's not drink driving.

https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/123619512/cops-nab-9yearold-driving-drunk-dad-to-bottle-store

 

[Samson]

At least he's not drink driving.

https://i.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/123619512/cops-nab-9yearold-driving-drunk-dad-to-bottle-store

Who would have commited a crime here? Possibly no one:

Bond said the investigation was ongoing and no infringements or charges had been brought at this stage

 

[The_J]

More of the same: The obelisk has arrived in the Netherlands:
https://dutchreview.com/news/mystery-metal-monolith-arrives-in-the-netherlands/

 

[Kyriakos]

More of the same: The obelisk has arrived in the Netherlands:
https://dutchreview.com/news/mystery-metal-monolith-arrives-in-the-netherlands/

This is what would be called "jumping the shark" :/
Ie if you actually want any semblance of credibility, you don't overdo it.

Although maybe it is only that the dutch are crude copycats, while the original US blocks are authentic and by aliens.

Or aliens placed this new dutch one, to dissuade more humans from looking into this.

 

[Samson]

More of the same: The obelisk has arrived in the Netherlands:
https://dutchreview.com/news/mystery-metal-monolith-arrives-in-the-netherlands/

And the Isle of Wight (I think we need a thread for this):

 

[AmazonQueen]

This is what would be called "jumping the shark" :/
Ie if you actually want any semblance of credibility, you don't overdo it.

Although maybe it is only that the dutch are crude copycats, while the original US blocks are authentic and by aliens.

Or aliens placed this new dutch one, to dissuade more humans from looking into this.

Or rival aliens are (rather unimaginatively) competing for our attention. The Truth is out there!

 

[r16]

yeah , they just learned Bruce Wayne is not he is reported to be .

needs some other silly post already made to make sense .