News·Posted on 12 Dec 201919 Bizarre Stories That Have Nothing To Do With The UK ElectionLet's focus on some real news, like Dave the sex-mad duck having his penis removed.by Hannah Al-OthmanBuzzFeed News ReporterLinkFacebookPinterestTwitterMail 1. "Swindon schoolboy discovers huge Hula Hoop." Alastair Jamieson @alastairjam https://t.co/q5DmZeFm4h 06:35 PM - 07 Dec 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Via swindonadvertiser.co.uk 2. "Plymouth mum 'shamed' for calling Santa 'Father Christmas'." Plymouth Live @Plymouth_Live People say it's not gender neutral https://t.co/gEGpZh25sy 06:35 PM - 06 Dec 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Via plymouthherald.co.uk 3. "Sex-mad Dave the Duck has penis removed after mating 30-plus times a day." Devon Live News @DevonLiveNews Oh Dave 😳🦆https://t.co/9Uij0uqbBa 08:34 AM - 07 Dec 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Via devonlive.com 4. "Mad dash for mulled wine as Darwen Christmas event runs dry." DarwenToday @DarwenToday Mad dash for mulled wine as Darwen Christmas event runs dry https://t.co/X7z9tkdKp8 /via @lancstelegraph 08:05 AM - 05 Dec 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk 5. "Howls of laughter greet Kilkeel Christmas tree 'disaster'." Belfast Telegraph @BelTel Howls of laughter greet Kilkeel Christmas tree 'disaster' https://t.co/HBZnU9zFY9 02:31 PM - 02 Dec 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Via belfasttelegraph.co.uk A very important update to this story followed later. 6. "'It's ruined my son's day, if not his life': Parents fume after some Cadbury’s advent calendars found to be empty." Angry People in Local Newspapers @angrypiln HIS WHOLE LIFE https://t.co/C9fNmxu7ds 02:49 PM - 05 Dec 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Via thestar.co.uk 7. "Naked man 'puts testicles on car bonnet' stopping Merseyside Derby traffic." Jonathan Humphries @JHumphriesEcho Someone's had quite an afternoon: Naked man puts 'testicles on car bonnet' stopping Merseyside Derby traffic https://t.co/Wa3jzcKNQo @livechonews 05:56 PM - 04 Dec 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Via liverpoolecho.co.uk 8. "Vandal 'threw ferrets at cars' in Harrogate." BBC Yorkshire @BBCLookNorth Vandal 'threw ferrets at cars' in Harrogate https://t.co/07WwBFWPuE 11:39 AM - 03 Dec 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Via bbc.co.uk 9. "Marsden's amazing 2019 Christmas lights include wheelie bin, walrus, and festive toilet." ExaminerLive @Examiner Highlights include a toilet, a wheelie bin... and a festive walrus! @MarsdenHub https://t.co/9JRsR7DufN 08:08 PM - 09 Dec 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Via examinerlive.co.uk 10. "Shoppers slam Accrington Arndale Centre Christmas decorations." View this post on Facebook Facebook: lancashiretelegraph / Via lancashiretelegraph.co.uk 11. "Woman 'starved of sex' ends three-year drought by dyeing hair blue and confessing to three affairs." Neil Arliss @GrimsbyAirlie Stay classy @GrimsbyLive 👌🙄🤣 https://t.co/mXxnvtITP3 04:26 PM - 22 Nov 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Via grimsbytelegraph.co.uk 12. "Monifieth residents angry at ‘awful’ Christmas tree, with claims it is ‘Dundee cast-off’." Evening Telegraph @Evening_Tele ICYMI: Monifieth residents angry at 'awful' Christmas tree, with claims it is 'Dundee cast-off' https://t.co/UKXwqRUxvk 07:00 PM - 24 Nov 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Via eveningtelegraph.co.uk 13. "Locals fume after council spends £20,000 on 'Christmas rodent'." The Scotsman @TheScotsman A council has sparked confusion by creating a 16ft ski-ing marmot, nicknamed "Marmite", as the centre of its Christmas lights display. https://t.co/vbx0ljli50 11:56 PM - 21 Nov 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Via scotsman.com 14. "'Black market' of wheelie bins as thousands reported stolen in Norfolk." Great Yarmouth Mercury @GYMercury ‘Black market’ of wheelie bins as thousands reported stolen in Norfolk https://t.co/HMVOWKbL6P 06:14 AM - 03 Dec 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Via greatyarmouthmercury.co.uk 15. "Redditch residents angry with 'ridiculous' Christmas tree." Redditch Advertiser @Redd_Advertiser Redditch residents angry with "ridiculous" Christmas tree https://t.co/JAr0NhC3WX 06:50 AM - 27 Nov 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Via redditchadvertiser.co.uk 16. "Anger as Wetherspoon pub unable to offer Christmas dinner after running out of turkey." Mike Taylor @JournoMikeT Possibly the most disappointing time I've had at Spoons. Still can't knock its cheap coffees. https://t.co/TQI5utyklf 07:16 PM - 10 Dec 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Via somersetlive.co.uk 17. "'I could've been killed' says driver after Range Rover pelted with a large vegetable." Devon Live News @DevonLiveNews 'I could've been killed' says driver after Range Rover pelted with a large vegetable https://t.co/fCQcwj2ECM 04:52 PM - 02 Dec 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Via ?fbclid=IwAR1aFy_VCO37wMh39i58_4oMkVcUy5SZ7RsAslx8SdRwG8mtCXmjSBanRvM 18. "Half-naked man filmed with pants and trousers at his ankles on roof of Aberdeen bus shelter." The Daily Record @Daily_Record This is the moment a man was caught exposing himself on top of a bus shelter in Aberdeen while on a night out. https://t.co/WsDKnCMioB 12:49 PM - 04 Dec 2019 Reply Retweet Favorite Via dailyrecord.co.uk 19. "'Alien' man caught on Google Street View in Birmingham — leaving German Christmas Market visitor horrified."