Some of our favourite stories for week 7

OMG Watch this it's SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO funny :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X--WLz8MBQ

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X--WLz8MBQ

i think that the german 74 year old story is hillarious i wont spoil it for you but you've got to read it and i think you are really really cute.... x

Russell showed us unusual things to do with the election- a 'Shakeway' milkshake store in Crawley town centre is now selling 'election milkshakes'
A Gordon Brown milkshake includes 'skittles with fruit salad chews topped with free popping candy'
A David Cameron milkshake includes 'bubblegum millions with wham original and a free topping of marshmallows'
A Nick Clegg ("mr long legged cleggy weggy) milkshake includes 'refreshers with a shot of vanilla topped with free toffee popcorn'

Hi Russ!!

I thought this was quite nice.

Hundreds of people were singing in the rain on Sunday after breaking the record for the world's largest ever umbrella dance

www.telegraph.co.uk/topics/weather/7668911/Hundreds-singing-in-the-rain-break-world-record-umbrella-dance.html

sorry i dont think the link works but it was in the telegraph!

x cat x

Russ,

On one of your last shows you had a football freestyler called John Farnworth. He claimed that he was the best football freestlyer in the world and the best in the UK. Which hes not. A very good friend of mine who i go college with is one of the best football freestyler in the world coming 9th in the world championships about a week ago in south africa. Just wondering, do you comfirm this claims made by these people? or do you take their word for it? My friend Andrew Henderson is the guy who came 9th in the world champs just to prove my mate is real heres his link to his promo video on youtube have a look. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rob6bC4YlLY

Chris Lawrance

Hi, i have found a story about a man who is offering children as young as ten pole dancing lessons here's the link https://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Pole-dancing-classes-for-ten.6266239.jp

I love this story, it's so sweet!! I wish I'd been there to see it all happen and join in!

https://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011740342_electronboy30m.html

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100503/tod-blue-bucket-heads-arrested-in-moscow-870a197.html

'Blue Bucket Heads' Arrested In Moscow Rally
A group of demonstrators took to the streets of Moscow wearing blue buckets on their heads to protest at officials flouting traffic laws - before being arrested by police.
**It’s like a porn version of the Bill and Ben Flower Pot Men.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/18/20100502/tod-saudi-academy-to-offer-phd-in-dreami-7f81b96.html
Saudi academy to offer PhD in dreaming
Dreaming of an advanced degree? Try a doctorate in dreams, something which could soon become a reality in a new Saudi academy offering undergraduate and graduate degrees.
**If that had been available when I was at school I would have aced all my exams!

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100504/tod-electric-cars-to-use-star-wars-space-870a197.html
Electric Cars To Use Star Wars Space Noises
The sound of spaceships from science fiction films may soon blare out in the streets to stop pedestrians being run over by the new breed of quiet electric cars.
**Imagine waiting at traffic lights when suddenly, behind you, you hear Darth Vader wheezing “I feel your presence…”

https://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/New_pirate_gathering_record_set_in_Devon

New pirate gathering record set in UK
A new world record has been set in Brixham Devon in the UK for the largest gathering of pirates.
**But Somalia has demanded a recount.

https://uk.cars.yahoo.com/04052010/36/cctv-camera-earns-pound-1-million-year-mot-0.html

CCTV camera earning nearly £1m
A London CCTV camera is earning almost £1 million a year in fines from local motorists. The camera, located outside Clapham South underground station in south west London, has caught an average of 23 drivers a day, each of which have been fined £100 for pulling into a bus stop outside the station to drop off passengers.
**That’s more than a whole subscription porn channel makes – so I’m told

Hi Russell,

I've just been watching the celebrity come dine with me featuring Ulrika Jonsson. She is interviewed after dinner at Mica Paris house and turns into a Klingon before your very eyes. Hilarious, if a little disturbing, so I thought it would be perfect for the show.

Keep it up.

Big G

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hey, i found a video clip which would be excellent on the 'it's not all doom and gloom' section of the show.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YO3aXwDr00

it's basically a cat performing cpr on another cat after being run over, just watch it, it's so good!

p.s please russell wear your glasses on the show :D !!!!!

Hi Russell!

I just stumbled across the story of James Harrison on cracked.com, here's a link to the article:
https://www.cracked.com/article_18519_6-people-youve-never-heard-who-probably-saved-your-life.html (he's #5 in the list).

Basically he's a man with magic blood that's saved the lives of at least a bazillion babies (Daily Mail says it's 2 million. TWO MILLION BABIES!) who would otherwise have died from Rhesus disease. Not to be confused with the American footballer of the same name. Here's some Wikipedia to prove he is real:
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And here's the Daily Mail article:
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1259627/Man-golden-arm-James-Harrison-saves-2million-babies-half-century-donating-rare-blood.html

Happy times =)

Could you track him down with the power of the BBC and send him a cake or something?

Last series you had clips of a guy trying to get in the background of news broadcasts (think it was this show). swear to god he appeared on antiques roadshow this week

Speaking of 70something year olds making the news...
A 72 year old grandmother is in love own grandson — and the pair are set to have a baby via a surrogate mother:
https://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/2954310/Gran-and-grandson-to-have-baby.html

And a fantastic video of a drunk guy freaking out after thinking they've been buried alive: [Unsuitable/Broken URL removed by Moderator]

Hi Russell

Good News for you about my 7 year old son overcoming a rare anxiety disorder called Selective Mutism and speaking to his teacher ...

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/7676909/Boy-speaks-to-teacher-for-first-time-after-selective-mutism-therapy.html

Hi Russ,
Saw this and thought of you! Dogging in Gloucestershire much this year? There is now a signpost just for you.. :)

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/gloucestershire/8660449.stm

Did anyone see the Antiques Roadshow on Sunday 2nd May 2010?

The return of that guy who likes to be in every camera shot going!

Was amazing to see him randomly pop up again, its like Wheres Wally, where will he pop up next!



Check it out on the iPlayer - https://bbc.kongjiang.org/www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b00sbvg7/Antiques_Roadshow_Series_32_Greenwich_2/

I loved your micro-animal rant last year. The world's smallest horse has been born in America, it's sooooooo cute!!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gxq3ZrlG804

x

I am SO laughing at the following story:
https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/s/1238787_pigeon_fanciers_slam_city_plan

Reason: the mass protest releasing pigeons... (and the comments!)

Somehow, you know you'd pay good money to see that!

all you need to know is 1 man, 1 boat (bought online) 1 very small engine, 1 very small fuel tank, 1 road map of the uk, 1 island and one dream - to sail around the uk - oh yeah and no food.



https://www.kentonline.co.uk/kentonline/news/2010/april/28/sheppey_sailor_uk.aspx

I second the Electron Boy story - I'm quite a stony-hearted person, but this nearly made me cry. At work.
https://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2011740342_electronboy30m.html

https://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2010/may/04/philippa-stroud-gay-prayer-cure

Phillippa Stroud trying to cure people of being gay by exorsizing the demons they are posessed by....a bizzare belief, do we want this woman in government?

A German man marries his cat, need i say more,
https://web.orange.co.uk/article/quirkies/German_postman_marries_his_cat?sid=a1623a4cbef2

a terible injustice has occured...

https://www.metro.co.uk/news/824705-fitfinder-blocked-mobile-internet-revolution-mooted

just read the story about the boy with lung cancer AMAZING how all those people got involved to give him his wish, also watched the cat one last night was actually crying at it.

*sam*

Hi all if you enjoyed the youtube clip of the guy asleep on the minibus check out our facebook page....we have been collating loads of similar videos our fav is currently this one -
Click to watch the first GARRY! video

the craze of shouting at people when they are asleep is spreading for more see our facebook group, if any of the production team wanna spread the craze feel free to use our footage if u so wish...
Click to visit our facebook group, join and spread the word :)


peace and love xxx

I don't even know if this counts as a news story but it was on a Morning TV show in America and they were having a discussion about what to call Soy Milk since it doesn't come from an animal. One of them had an interesting suggestion.

https://www.thefrisky.com/post/246-if-it-doesnt-come-from-an-animal-can-we-call-it-milk/

Ooooh that awkward moment! this is FOX too! land of the right wing over-the-top news reports!

This is Sorta messed up Giant balloons of gordon brown, nick clegg and david cameron =]


https://web.orange.co.uk/gallery/1955?gallery_id=1955&image_position=10

After watching that american get scared awake, I had to share the new phenomenon of 'Garying' with you.

This was started late last year by a group of boys with too much time on their hands!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyJ4anuxaXI

It's the fear i nhis face followed by the falling back to sleep that gets me.

There are loads of these on their facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/index.php?lh=a4a53925a7e5fc6629b60cfc90a14618&#!/group.php?gid=109246715771474&ref=ts

and loads more on you tube. Could it be the newest craze?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iHLo8KhtRes

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZiqqkZxgew

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-AQOEnRtl0

hey ahhh something sad happened in the news paper it was in the Bolton news on April the 30th... this is an extract-strapline- thieves break windows,ransack building-and steal sweets. ''a nursery has been ransacked by 'despicable' thieves who caused thousands of pounds worth of damage-and then stole a hand full of children's sweets.''

they put a lot of emphasis on the sweet stealing!!! but how would they know if it was only a hand full?

This article is priceless : https://www.aolnews.com/world/article/women-with-suntans-face-arrest-in-iran/19457436

I especially love the comment: an Iranian cleric declared that scantily clad women were to blame for an increase in earthquakes around the world

Hahaha

I was playing the game "Heavy Rain" on my PlayStation 3, and was surprised to see Russel making a Cameo during the graveyard level

https://i492.photobucket.com/albums/rr282/Johnick/Russel_Howard.jpg

My condolences :-P

Something I found out about the school I go to in the evening post today not sure if you can do anything with it but...

[url]https://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/news/School-lane-haven-rats-sex-bullies/article-2122855-detail/article.html%5B/url]

Hey!! There was a man walking behind the reporter yesterday (06/05/2010) on Newsnight doing very strange walks and pulling faces, Walking from one side to the other.. Very Funny at the time. and you should have seen Jeremy Paxman's reaction getting very angry calling the man a imbecile.

Found this Track by bob marley, seems he had Gorden Brown pegged from the start the words say it all!! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amGI5T0JGDc&feature=related

OMG there's an app for nokia phone users where they personally record their own voices for the Ovi Maps Sat-Nav app whenever they need to use the sat-nav on the go. It's called Own Voice. Unfortunately I only found one video review on youtube. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcWLvWDMDJk
Here's the link to the app itself: https://www.comms.ovi.com/m/p/ovi/01%20SITE/
You not only record your voice for the sat-nav but you can also share it! When recording, the on-screen instructions will tell you what to say but you can say the instruction in ANY way!

i heard about this amazing story about a 6 year old chinese boy who fell from eight floors only to be saved by his ears read more at

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/5/20100506/twl-six-year-old-s-ears-save-him-from-de-3fd0ae9_1.html

This a rather amusing picture a friend took on polling day;

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Worth a look, honestly.

look at this https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-481601/The-abandoned-monkey-love-pigeon.html

Russell you have to, have to use this story on your next show (i know the series has finished now :( but this story is too beautiful not to be featured in your 'its not all doom and gloom' section) it needs to be showcased and more men need to be like this. hope you agree :) https://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=108534272523669
p.s. you're amazing

Hi, Just seen the background guy on bbc news at ten stro;;ing along behind the melee following William Hague as they passed downing street. This is definately the same guy that was on Antiques roadshow the other day and that you featured on your show a few weeks ago. Best mullet have seen for ages!!!

https://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/8678196.stm this link is David Cameron admiting to calling Nick Clegg a joke, I found it quite funny :)

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I love Russell howard so much and think he is such a brilliant comedian and a very smart person I would love to meet him. Can I just say Roisin Conaty was brilliant it is so great to see a GOOD girl comedian!

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6ev6MlDpi0&feature=channel_video_title

This is hilarious Russel :L!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6ev6MlDpi0&feature=channel_video_title

This vid is sooooo funny, "Darth Vader Prank". Some guys go in a shop and do a Darth Vader scene thing then get shouted at and thrown out by the manager! :L

Hello!
:) This needs to be watched as it is very very very very funny. Watch all of it, this is a Tour Guide that loves Bob Marley alot!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MorR04iLtMw

Also another video I find insanely funny is
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=muc0kaQtCMU
A girl finds her webcam effects a little too funny!