maryportfuncity 10,655 Posted May 23, 2010 GORE blimey! Bull bites back, or summat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted June 8, 2010 Why did the Chicken hop across the road? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted July 13, 2010 I'm not fond of dogs, but this one from New Zealand I rather like. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted July 14, 2010 Crocodile Dundee - not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Godot 149 Posted August 15, 2010 Is the dog helping a friend in need or does it think it's found a week's worth of pedigree chum? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,400 Posted August 18, 2010 I wonder if this should be in the economy section: UK's biggest fish dies. regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achelous 61 Posted August 19, 2010 Rampaging bull wounds 40 in Spain. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-11022260 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,655 Posted August 20, 2010 Two Tone tugs on the line, are a thing of the past. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,655 Posted October 6, 2010 Charlie the smoking chimp. Dead at 52. Also worthy of a BBC News write up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VSBfromH 74 Posted October 9, 2010 Tamworth Butch Bacon butty, anyone? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Vinegar Tits 606 Posted October 9, 2010 Tamworth Butch Bacon butty, anyone? I went to the Rare Breeds Centre back in June and saw the Tamworth Two and managed to stroke them both - this was shortly before I was nibbled at by a pygmy goat - so it's rather sad news that one of them has now gone. RIP sweet porker. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Memento Mori 12 Posted October 15, 2010 Gerald the giraffe finally finds love.. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-bristol-11549129 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted October 16, 2010 Jilloch, one of the PG Tips chimps, has died at Twycross zoo, aged 34. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Memento Mori 12 Posted October 17, 2010 Massacre at London Zoo! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13...rt-reveals.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted October 17, 2010 Massacre at London Zoo! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-13...rt-reveals.html Just another article as part of the fox-hunting agenda. Hey, if it's urban foxes, why not do the hunt through the back streets of London? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Memento Mori 12 Posted October 18, 2010 OAPs attacked by goat. http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/Strange-N...ple_In_Hospital Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Windsor 2,233 Posted October 18, 2010 It is with deep regret that the Royal Navy announces the death of Bostie the Budgie who died on Monday due to a suspected heart attack. He was buried at sea. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
honez 79 Posted October 18, 2010 It is with deep regret that the Royal Navy announces the death of Bostie the Budgie who died on Monday due to a suspected heart attack. He was buried at sea. ... Pining for the Fjords, he was... (and by "buried at sea," does that mean he was flushed down the toilet? Poor 'lil fella.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,618 Posted October 19, 2010 Tie me Kangaroo Down - sport? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,655 Posted October 25, 2010 Britain's largest wild animal shot dead by licensed deer hunter. Still weighed much less than Paul Mason in his prime, mind. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,538 Posted October 26, 2010 Paul the Psychic Octopus RIP Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TAFKAG 70 Posted October 26, 2010 Paul the Psychic Octopus RIP England has been robbed of its most intelligent and credible 2018 World Cup bid ambassador. But we still have Beckham and Graham Taylor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,655 Posted October 26, 2010 Long live Paul the Calimari rings! Died - apparently - because he tapped a box marked 'Liverpool.' I'm on a roll today........just like Paul the Octopus. Etc etc................aye, the black one, that's my coat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rotten Ali 600 Posted November 2, 2010 Cut & Paste Luminous cells from jellyfish can be used to diagnose cancers deep inside the body, scientists have said. The process uses the green fluorescent protein (GFP) which enables jellyfish to glow in the dark. Researchers have found it can be targeted at cancer cells, allowing them to be spotted using a special camera. A team from the Yorkshire Cancer Research Laboratory at York University has developed the procedure and its leader, Professor Norman Maitland, believes it will revolutionise the way some cancers are diagnosed. Prof Maitland said: "Cancers deep within the body are difficult to spot at an early stage, and early diagnosis is critical for the successful treatment of any form of cancer. "What we have developed is a process which involves inserting proteins derived from luminous jellyfish cells into human cancer cells. "Then, when we illuminate the tissue, a special camera detects these proteins as they light up, indicating where the tumours are." The process is an extension of the work done by American chemist Dr Roger Y Tsien who won a Nobel Prize in 2008 for taking luminous cells from the crystal jelly species of jellyfish and isolating the GFP. A United States company is the only one which has so far designed and built a camera system which allows the jellyfish proteins to be seen with the desired resolution so deep in the body. This kit costs around £500,000 and Prof Maitland said he is currently raising the funds to buy one. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
