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stone (35 kilo) mutt, up the hill, she was
given another chance with a lighter dog
called Fizz. But she dropped Fizz, too,
complaining that her legs had “turned to
jelly.” It didn’t help that during the exam
her dog got into a fight with another one
and bit a police officer.
Yet despite the fact that three other
women candidates passed the test
succesfully, Kim-Louise played the “sex
discrimination card” and a tribunal
agreed with her, ruling that the test must
be made easier and ordering instructors
to undergo “equality training.”
Vegans rise up!
Police officers in rural Wales have been
blasted for posting pictures of their
cooked breakfasts online because it’s
“offensive” to vegans.
The North Wales Rural Crime Team,
which has long been praised for its
pioneering use of social media, posted a
photo of a large pile of sausages, bacon,
eggs, beans and toast in support of the
Farmers’ Union of Wales Farmhouse
Breakfast campaign. The initiative
encourages agricultural workers to get
together over a cooked breakfast to
consider the pressures facing the food
and drink industry.
But one Twitter user was not impressed
when the force posted a picture of their
fry ups. She wrote, “Speaking as a tax
payer I’d prefer them to be less selective
when answering questions and perhaps
not post breakfast pics that offend
vegetarian/vegan followers - pretty
thoughtless considering the job title they
have.” However, others disagreed,
complaining that vegans “rule the roost.”
One wrote, “We as carnivores or
vegetarians don’t dictate about their
preferred diet so it’s time they stopped
trolling and whingeing.”
But it gets worse. During January, a
militant vegan launched into a bizarre
rant accusing a meat-eating 17-year-old
of cultural “appropriation” because the
teenager enjoys tofu, and claiming that
she was “stealing what we need for your
own selfish use.”
The vegan, who prefers to remain
anonymous (Wise move, ma’am!) even
claimed that tofu was “strictly” for
vegetarians and vegans, and implied that
the teenager was eating tofu, “because it’s
cool and in.”
The exchange on a vegan Facebook
group went viral with contributors
pointing out that tofu is sometimes eaten
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alongside meat in Asian countries.
White stuff
Authorities in Bristol warned in early
December that a section of the Metrobus
route would be closed if it snowed. The
stretch is an expensive elevated bus-only
section which goes over a railway line
and then under Brunel Way.
Unfortunately, when it was built, nobody
noticed that it was too narrow for
snowploughs.
When it snows in Montreal, it snows. So
the city authorities have a well-organised
snow removal plan to keep the roads
clear which involves clearing parked cars
so that the snow ploughs can get
through. In January, however, police
patrols were caught examining a snow-
covered car which was illegally blocking
the way and were apparently ready to
issue a hefty fine. However, they finally
realised that it was a snow sculpture,
created to look like a snow-covered
luxury limo by a local prankster.
They did ticket the “vehicle” though,
with a note that simply said, “You made
our night!” The sculpture was later
cleared away by the ploughs.
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