Offbeat

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Post your funny, weird, strange, or quirky news stories here!

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No politics
Submissions must be no older than 2 months (i.e. the article should be "recent" news)

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TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca

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Zurich opens drive in "sex boxes". (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 years ago by BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

9 comments fedilink

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Three Amish Men Get Shunned After The Emergency Alert System Sounds (original.newsbreak.com)

submitted 2 years ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@startrek.website to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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A woman riding a lawnmower is struck and killed by the wing of an airplane (apnews.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Archive: https://archive.ph/MVHnu

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Canadian man eats 135 Carolina reaper peppers in one sitting (www.upi.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Archive: https://archive.ph/Cpk16

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Emotional support alligator named Wally denied entry into Phillies stadium (6abc.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Archive: https://archive.ph/cii4h

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This (bonkers batshit billionaire who sleeps with a jet pack on his penis) thinks he can live forever. (time.com)

submitted 2 years ago by BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Boy, 16, arrested over felling of iconic ‘Robin Hood tree’ next to Hadrian’s Wall (www.standard.co.uk)

submitted 2 years ago by BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Four injured after miniature steam train derails at Canberra attraction (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Archive: https://archive.ph/wwkmk

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Charges filed against DoorDash driver who allegedly followed GPS into body of water (www.boston25news.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Archive: https://archive.ph/LXaHE

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Philly thief steals a shop-vac filled with hundreds of giant hornets (www.inquirer.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Archive: https://archive.ph/rCRap

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Canadian Air Force Investigating After Fighter Jet Uses Call Sign ‘DICK69' (themessenger.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Shirtless suspect leads LA police on bizarre slow-speed chase in golf cart with dog in lap (abc7.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Archive: https://archive.ph/GEJFP

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Police warn of 20 naked, garter-wearing men spotted in Fukuoka suburb (mainichi.jp)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Archive: https://archive.ph/St6m4

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Crocodiles save dog stranded in river instead of eating it - in possible case of 'emotional empathy' (news.sky.com)

submitted 2 years ago by Raisin8659@monyet.cc to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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GoFundMe refunds donations to poker player who admits to lying about cancer for tournament buy-in (apnews.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Archive: https://archive.ph/H61Sj

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Palm Springs residents complain about proposed AIDS memorial “anus” statue (www.lgbtqnation.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Archive: https://archive.ph/bkKSn

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[MOD POST] Seeking feedback on the direction of this community [Updated with results] (lemmy.ca)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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UPDATE: Looks like the voting is evenly split (3 vs 2, but one of those 3 was me). As a result, I'll keep things mostly the same for this community. No big changes coming. We'll keep this community focused on weird stories/events but I'll give the "news" part a little bit of wiggle room.

-----Original Post-----

Good evening guys, gals, and non-binary pals -

I know this isn't the biggest community on Lemmy, but I would love to hear your feedback on the future direction of this place. I've been thinking about this for a while and @BlameThePeacock's recent post inspired me to actually post about it.

The original idea for this community was to be a Lemmy equivalent of /r/offbeat on Reddit. A place for weird, strange, and offbeat things that happen in the news. Kind of like nottheonion, but with a broader scope.

I've been noticing that sometimes people post things that are interesting and very much offbeat, but not what you would traditionally consider as news. I haven't been removing these posts, but I have been aware of them. I've even got a report about one of them not being news. Examples: 1, 2, 3, 4

So I guess what I'm asking, would you rather that we stick more to strictly being "Offbeat News" or broaden our horizons to being just "Offbeat". "Offbeat" would still include weird things that happen in the news but also include other weird but interesting things out in the world that aren't strictly news articles. I personally feel like the latter would be an interesting direction to take, but ultimately I'm not looking to alienate the people that enjoy this community.

Cheers,

TWG

EDIT: If you'd rather vote instead of leaving a comment, here's a poll: https://strawpoll.com/GeZAOpGVJnV

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Milking spiders to make guitar strings in Madagascar (www.youtube.com)

submitted 2 years ago by BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

2 comments fedilink

I love Mattias Krantz and his wacky music projects.

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Indiana woman admits to mistakenly stabbing baby niece instead of dog that ate her sandwich (www.centralillinoisproud.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Archive: https://archive.ph/Jizkh

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Indonesian TikToker with more than 2 million followers jailed after saying Islamic phrase before eating pork (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by BuddyTheBeefalo@lemmy.ml to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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250,000,000 IDR = 16,250 USD

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A (US) federal agency wants to give safety tips to young adults. So it's dropping an album. (www.npr.org)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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News story archive: https://archive.ph/wxi2F

Direct link to album: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gozH72CON5s

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Michigan woman pulled from outhouse toilet after climbing in for Apple watch (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Archive: https://archive.ph/Cwjvz

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High school band director arrested after refusing to end performance (abcnews.go.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Danish artist who submitted empty frames as artwork told to repay funding. (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 2 years ago by BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

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Australian man fined for taking pet snake surfing (www.bbc.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod@lemmy.ca to c/offbeat@lemmy.ca

1 comments fedilink