To ask why people are so utterly bonkers?

Oh, yuck. I hate it when people have big picnic meals on trains, but the smelly fish is something else!

I was once on an underground train and a woman next to me opened a tin of tuna and started eating it with her fingers. At that point I'd lived in the city long enough to brush it off and assume she was either nuts or deliberately doing a "bit" for a magazine or something.

It wasn’t IN the lasagna, just with at the side like chips can be? Am I losing my mind that this is so outrageous, it’s bizarre

It’s not 😩 why would it be

FFS It is not made up!!

Lasagna with boiled potatoes is not that shocking or interesting or odd enough to be made up. What is so weird about it, it’s truly crazy 🤷🏻‍♀️

I agree that there have always been fantasists. Social media and its various echo chambers are driving some more gullible people quite bonkers and I think that mainstream media and GB news are making things worse. Worked outside London recently and I’m shocked by the stuff people believe about Sadiq Khan - critical thinking needs to be taught in schools……

Has the lasagne thread been taken down?! (And if so, why?) I can't find it and really want to read it on the back of these comments!

I’ve seen footage of yeti’s on tv and such like.
Bigfoot always looks like a person dressed up , but who knows? I’m sure not all of it is fake ..

@the80sweregreat hey I'm in Essex

If we had actual yeti, I would be delighted! 😂

@MarxistMags that's fun stuff to be obsessed about though, isn't it? Must google Wolf man...

As long as the yeti’s and what not stay away from me I don’t mind them having their own community.
( As I live in Essex, I need to beware human kind most of the time tbf)

Agreed!! I don’t think it’s fake though.

but even if it was it was lighthearted and fun - a nice change from the craziness and nastiness

You should see how Americans make lasagne - I make my husband call it American pasta pie when he makes it because it bears no resemblance to the lasagne made by people in the UK.

It’s apparently down to different immigrants from parts of Italy importing the two versions into the UK and the US.

My friend is obsessed with Big Foot, the Yeti, Wolf Man etc etc. In fact she tells me there is a tribe of them living in the Scottish Highlands....
There are also aliens living near the Earth's Core. Sigh.

It has to be made up surely 😂

Oh dear 😂

A couple of my exes were in the forces, so I hope I'd be able to spot an SAS liar 😂

Norma , that’s so funny !
Probably ex SAS gone to seed eh?

Fortunately, the Walt that I worked with is no longer working with young people.

We found out that he was giving boys advice about joining the armed forces...

We are in the era of post-truth.

My neighbour did! She moved him in too!

I have honestly never seen anyone less likely to be in the SAS 😂.

I thought she brought a case for online bullying

I don't blame her. I'm slightly puzzled at the description of the charge, but I don't have information about the technicalities

I'm surprised it wasn't defamation of character or something like that - though I suppose somebody accusing you of being a man doesn't count as defamation! 😂

I don't think people should go around just talking complete shite about people... that's not what free speech is about.

so if somebody has put it out there in writing, something completely untrue about you, you should have the right to sue them ... but whether that counts as a private matter, private litigation, who pays for it, I don't really know.

Who is that crazy footballer who said weird things about Jeremy Vine? I think the free speech thing gets a bit complicated here. I'm not going to repeat some of the things I think was said because I'm not clear on the facts. I do remember looking at Twitter at the time and thinking that the footballer in question must've have had his account hacked - but no, he really said those things

Again, what the hell are these people on?!

Absolutely OP…what’s that old saying: ‘Ain’t nowt as queer as folk’. People are bizarrely fascinating for sure!

I sometimes put a bit of cheese in the bechamel … 😬

It is an offence to wear a uniform you are not entitled to, and that is why he was charged @LuckyingameHe was also wearing medals, although that does not appear to be an offence. It shows massive disrespect to those who did serve, those who lost their lives. He has been doing it for years, and he centres himself into what is meant to be a service commemorating those who have served, been injured or died. So, you might not see it as anyone being hurt, but what would be the point of holding these ceremonies if anyone could just turn up after raiding the dressing up box. Would you say the same about someone pretending to be a fake police officer?

I have skim read the link I posted about the Walter Mitty hunters. There are loads of these guys being exposed, lots of them involved in scams.

They were prosecuted for cyberbullying. The man who wrote the book that started the rumours about Brigitte Macron has never been sued by them. I'm not saying his claims are correct but it's interesting.

The idiot at my work used to use his fake military credentials to try to impress vulnerable young women.

I can't say much more than that, but it came back to bite him on the bum.

As soon as I read your post I recited my dad’s service number in my head!