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Under the heading of 'you couldn't make it up,' I give you:

"Fidget spinner injury forces actress to withdraw from festival"

From the Irish Examiner,

"A talented actress has been forced to withdraw from her biggest Irish stage role after suffering a concussion in a freak fidget spinner accident, writes Eoin English.

Doctors have ordered West Cork-raised, London-based, Ayoola Smart, 22, to rest for up to two weeks after diagnosing the head injury after last week’s incident at the Wilton shopping centre in Cork. She was standing in a shop when a child standing nearby lost control of the gadget and she was struck behind one of her ears."

Full story here.
 
Bigphoot2 said:
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/new...oween-party-ordered-to-carry-out-unpaid-work/
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The Courier has a thing about zombies as this reassuring headline from a few years back shows.
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"Cement, glue and metal fastenings were used . . . "

I prefer to retain a certain mystique about the whole business, myself . . . :rolleyes:
 
JamesWhitehead said:
"Cement, glue and metal fastenings were used . . . "

I prefer to retain a certain mystique about the whole business, myself . . . :rolleyes:
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The lingerie page of his aunt's Grattan catalogue was used...
 
Well, I've just learned 2 new terms.
 
They likely kick em in the stones and if they don't collapse in a heap they pass.
 
Swifty said:
If Mr Flood is telling the truth, I feel this is unfair treatment .. unusual circumstances of course but what else was he supposed to do ? (apart from remembering that he'd shat into a high tec tupperware container) .
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He was rather careless and had a crap excuse.
 
I do feel sorry for him. I suffer a bit from IBS myself, but I'm usually careful not to make it obvious.
He did let himself down, though. What else could his employer do?
 
Swifty said:
If Mr Flood is telling the truth, I feel this is unfair treatment .. unusual circumstances of course but what else was he supposed to do ? (apart from remembering that he'd shat into a high tec tupperware container) .
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There's more to this story than meets the eye.

Mr Flood was himself a director and shareholder of Limerick Pharma Logistics.
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A boardroom feud? Industrial sabotage?
 
escargot1 said:
Yup, more or less.
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I've only found 4 people called John Flood that seem to be based in Ireland on Facebook .... and then I found this comic book character called John Flood .. so this story might be false/a prank/publicity stunt to sell comic books ? ..

https://www.facebook.com/search/?q=John Flood Cavan, Ireland&searchtype=people

https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=john flood comic&sa=X&dcr=0&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&ved=0ahUKEwiNtLG8gZTWAhXMalAKHU0vA_YQsAQIMg&biw=1242&bih=557
 
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Nope, I believe it was the kid trying to steal the poodles bike
 
So cute! Obviously set up.
 
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