Forum » Topic: The urbanisation of the Worrall-Thompson

Forum » Topic: The urbanisation of the Worrall-Thompson http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37188 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Sat, 25 May 2013 19:48:12 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php Newsquelch on "The urbanisation of the Worrall-Thompson" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37188#post-104603 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:11:15 +0000 Newsquelch 104603@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Occasionally the press reports Worrall-Thompson attacks on children, and even sometimes on domestic cats, but very often the bite wounds do not appear to be typical Worrall-Thompson bites. In comparison, the risk of injury from a cornered Richard Madeley is very much higher. For example, in the west country about 5 thousand people, mostly shop security staff, are bitten by Richard Madeley each year and 15 to 20 people die from Madeley bites yearly. waylandsmithy on "The urbanisation of the Worrall-Thompson" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37188#post-104578 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:09:48 +0000 waylandsmithy 104578@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Very nice! Doesn't he eat cats? Newsquelch on "The urbanisation of the Worrall-Thompson" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37188#post-104530 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:03:11 +0000 Newsquelch 104530@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Thank you Major! Glad you liked it! Major Clanger on "The urbanisation of the Worrall-Thompson" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37188#post-104466 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:01:23 +0000 Major Clanger 104466@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Great laugh! Thanks! Newsquelch on "The urbanisation of the Worrall-Thompson" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37188#post-104463 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:48:48 +0000 Newsquelch 104463@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Thanks Scroat :D Members of the public are reminded that Worrell-Thompsons, while not considered endangered, are subject to laws governing wild animals and some may be carrying the collywobbles, so it is unwise to approach them. They normally congregate in damp, affluent areas but if you suspect one has set up a nest (‘restaurant’) on your property give it a wide berth and call for professional exterminators. Scroat on "The urbanisation of the Worrall-Thompson" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37188#post-104452 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:26:27 +0000 Scroat 104452@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ <blockquote>often blighted by hideous mange</blockquote> Love this bit especially!!! FP anyone? Newsquelch on "The urbanisation of the Worrall-Thompson" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37188#post-104450 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:23:14 +0000 Newsquelch 104450@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Thanks DVO - amended accordingly. dvo4fun on "The urbanisation of the Worrall-Thompson" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37188#post-104447 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:15:51 +0000 dvo4fun 104447@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Still works as 'news' I'd have thought; would make it 'current' if the W-T was captured yesterday, rather then last week perhaps. But great work either way News. Newsquelch on "The urbanisation of the Worrall-Thompson" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37188#post-104440 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:58:44 +0000 Newsquelch 104440@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Well spotted Scroat! Scroat on "The urbanisation of the Worrall-Thompson" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37188#post-104437 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:51:27 +0000 Scroat 104437@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Henley, please! ***** Newsquelch on "The urbanisation of the Worrall-Thompson" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37188#post-104436 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:50:13 +0000 Newsquelch 104436@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Thanks! Shame there is no NewsBiscuit area for environmental news! Sinnick on "The urbanisation of the Worrall-Thompson" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37188#post-104395 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:57:36 +0000 Sinnick 104395@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ I enjoyed this a lot, particularly if I imagined David Bellamy's voice. Not sure it reads as a news story, though, but what the hell. Newsquelch on "The urbanisation of the Worrall-Thompson" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=37188#post-104392 Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:43:39 +0000 Newsquelch 104392@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Usually a nocturnal creature, often blighted by hideous mange. The Worrall-Thompson has begun to spread into urban areas in the UK. We’ve all become used to coming home to find our bins in disarray and see the shiny white coat of a Worrell-Thompson scampering off into the distance. But now it seems they are becoming even more used to mixing with humans and yesterday one was captured whilst attempting to steal food from a Tesco’s store in Henley-on-Thames. “We weren’t sure what it was to begin with” said the store manager “There was some flashes of white coat and a hairy little gremlin face, but he was moving too quickly, darting from place to place clutching a bag of basmati rice with his little tail hanging out” The store security captured the Worrall-Thompson in a cardboard box, after luring it with a tin of corned beef. It is now awaiting re-housing at a Worrall-Thompson sanctuary in Norfolk. "We're glad the little fella is going to be OK, but it's going to take weeks to get rid of the smell in the store"