At the Police press conference today for missing businessman Mike Hunt, proceedings had to be adjourned after fits of giggles erupted. Policewoman Janice Smith was repeatedly asked to repeat her appeal to the general public for "anyone who has seen Mike Hunt to come forward." A number of her colleagues were due to be quizzed over prank calls later in the day.
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Appeal for missing Derbyshire man decends into farce...
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waylandsmithy
offlineMemberffs...
Posted 6 months ago # -
arthurminnit
offlineMemberNOBODY in derbyshire is called MIKE!
mick is the preferred form of the name, and the locals pronounce MY as MI, and H's are routinely dropped altogether;
so she would ask for "anyone who has seen Mick Hunt to come forward."however, this one has been done to death in pubs, clubs and anywhere two men can converse together without using clubs.
Posted 6 months ago # -
arthurminnit
offlineMembernothing wrong with that, (just remember in derbyshire it is mick, not mike), but if you fall foul of the nb massif you will never get a star for anything you write, ever again, be warned!
a vile and vicious cartel, they are.
where only certain posters are deemed to be any good, if you are outside this cadre, well, lets just say there are other sites you could use!Posted 6 months ago # -
Oxbridge
offlineMemberActually, there's no NB massive and long-established writers are just as likely to be harsh on each other as someone new - and very welcoming to new people who come up with good stuff. We were all new once. But just redoing very old gags will never cut it.
If you could somehow turn this on its head (e.g. 'No, I meant it as you heard it,' added WPC Smith. 'I really have lost my vagina. Has anyone seen it? About 30-35 years old, clean shaven, last seen proceeding in a southerly direction...' etc. etc.), there might be some mileage in it.
Posted 6 months ago # -
steve_l
offlineMemberThe local bog-paper rag, the bristol evening post, fell for the "Jenna Talwart" nickname from a blog comment and pulled it up into a story they actually printed
Posted 5 months ago # -
Squudge
offlineMember@Yikes - well the picture is real in that it was published ...however, there are a number of theories:
1. The someone at the TV station doctored the chap's name and had a little fun.
2. The chap gave a false name to have a little fun with the reporter/TV station
3. The picture, was doctored AFTER it was broadcast (too disappointing a theory)
4. it really is his nameI favour theory #2 because if it is true, 'Mike' is an even greater legend than if it is true name. Better still, a variant on #4, if he changed it by deed poll and tells people he moved to the mid-West to 'find himself' - he is a god.
Posted 5 months ago #
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