Offbeat

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Tanks containing ‘large quantity of cattle semen’ stolen in burglary (www.independent.co.uk)

submitted 1 year ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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Beer-belly wrestling and 'mud duel' to feature in first 'Florida man' games (news.sky.com)

submitted 1 year ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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The Truth Behind ‘GiantCockNYC’ (www.404media.co)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/offbeat

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Giraffe poop seized at Minnesota airport from woman planning to make necklace out of it (www.cbsnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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Man accused of posing as a mannequin until closing to burglarize mall (www.abcactionnews.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/offbeat

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Man arrested for faking heart attack 20 times at restaurants to avoid paying bill (www.ktvu.com)

submitted 1 year ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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Black bear walks into a gas station bar, takes a pack of gummy bears and leaves (www.cbc.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by TotallyHuman to c/offbeat

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Zurich opens drive in "sex boxes". (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/offbeat

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Three Amish Men Get Shunned After The Emergency Alert System Sounds (original.newsbreak.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/offbeat

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A woman riding a lawnmower is struck and killed by the wing of an airplane (apnews.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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Canadian man eats 135 Carolina reaper peppers in one sitting (www.upi.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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Emotional support alligator named Wally denied entry into Phillies stadium (6abc.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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This (bonkers batshit billionaire who sleeps with a jet pack on his penis) thinks he can live forever. (time.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/offbeat

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Boy, 16, arrested over felling of iconic ‘Robin Hood tree’ next to Hadrian’s Wall (www.standard.co.uk)

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Four injured after miniature steam train derails at Canberra attraction (www.abc.net.au)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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Charges filed against DoorDash driver who allegedly followed GPS into body of water (www.boston25news.com)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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Philly thief steals a shop-vac filled with hundreds of giant hornets (www.inquirer.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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Canadian Air Force Investigating After Fighter Jet Uses Call Sign ‘DICK69' (themessenger.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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Shirtless suspect leads LA police on bizarre slow-speed chase in golf cart with dog in lap (abc7.com)

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Police warn of 20 naked, garter-wearing men spotted in Fukuoka suburb (mainichi.jp)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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Crocodiles save dog stranded in river instead of eating it - in possible case of 'emotional empathy' (news.sky.com)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/offbeat

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GoFundMe refunds donations to poker player who admits to lying about cancer for tournament buy-in (apnews.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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Palm Springs residents complain about proposed AIDS memorial “anus” statue (www.lgbtqnation.com)

submitted 2 years ago by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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[MOD POST] Seeking feedback on the direction of this community [Updated with results] (self.offbeat)

submitted 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) by TheWaterGod to c/offbeat

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UPDATE: Looks like the voting is evenly split (3 vs 2, but one of those 3 was me). As a result, I'll keep things mostly the same for this community. No big changes coming. We'll keep this community focused on weird stories/events but I'll give the "news" part a little bit of wiggle room.

-----Original Post-----

Good evening guys, gals, and non-binary pals -

I know this isn't the biggest community on Lemmy, but I would love to hear your feedback on the future direction of this place. I've been thinking about this for a while and @BlameThePeacock's recent post inspired me to actually post about it.

The original idea for this community was to be a Lemmy equivalent of /r/offbeat on Reddit. A place for weird, strange, and offbeat things that happen in the news. Kind of like nottheonion, but with a broader scope.

I've been noticing that sometimes people post things that are interesting and very much offbeat, but not what you would traditionally consider as news. I haven't been removing these posts, but I have been aware of them. I've even got a report about one of them not being news. Examples: 1, 2, 3, 4

So I guess what I'm asking, would you rather that we stick more to strictly being "Offbeat News" or broaden our horizons to being just "Offbeat". "Offbeat" would still include weird things that happen in the news but also include other weird but interesting things out in the world that aren't strictly news articles. I personally feel like the latter would be an interesting direction to take, but ultimately I'm not looking to alienate the people that enjoy this community.

Cheers,

TWG

EDIT: If you'd rather vote instead of leaving a comment, here's a poll: https://strawpoll.com/GeZAOpGVJnV

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Milking spiders to make guitar strings in Madagascar (www.youtube.com)

submitted 2 years ago by BlameThePeacock to c/offbeat

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I love Mattias Krantz and his wacky music projects.