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A man dressed head to toe in black bondage gear is terrifying residents on the dark roads of a UK village, according to a new report. One of the alleged victims was a woman who told the BBC she was walking in Claverham, Somerset — about 2½ hours west of London — when she spotted “someone charging at me in a full black rubbery suit.” The woman, who did not want to be identified, told the outlet she opened her camera app after spotting a strange figure on the side of the street. “I was walking along with my [flashlight] and looked up to see someone charging at me in a full black rubbery suit and managed to take a picture,” she said. “He kept coming towards me and was touching his groin, grunting and breathing heavy.” “As I tried to take a step back, he was right in front of my face and he put his leg forward,” she recounted. “I was just trying to assess the situation in my head quickly.” She told the network that she immediately feared the worst. “Everything was running through my head,” she said. “I thought: ‘This is it, I’m going to get attacked.’” She pushed and screamed at the menace in black until he took off toward the main road, she recalled. The woman wasn’t the only victim, local police said. “We’re aware of concerns relating to a man acting suspiciously in the Claverham/Yatton area,” an Avon and Somerset police spokesperson told the outlet. “While we’re keeping an open mind about the motive for these incidents, it’s clear the individual responsible is deliberately attempting to cause alarm to the men and women he’s approaching.” “While no one has been hurt during the incidents, we fully appreciate the distress these actions have caused victims,” the spokesperson said, adding that local patrols have been increased. Meanwhile, the victim has been left traumatized and doesn’t want to go out. “It’s not just a man jumping out at me going boo,” she said. “Every time I close my eyes, I just see that face.”

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I moved back into the apartment I grew up in in 2003, after my mother died. I'm still looking for that $10,000,000.00 my parents stashed away somewhere.

Ask this lady... she seems knowledgeable about aviation A flyer tried to travel to new heights as a hilarious video showed her climbing onto a luggage conveyor belt at a Turkish airport, reportedly thinking it would take her to the plane. The first-time flyer checked in her bags at Istanbul Airport, but instead of heading to her terminal, she proceeded to climb onto the conveyor belt as terminal attendants and other passengers looked on. The woman stepped onto the belt and promptly fell on her backside as it rolled forward. Confused airport staff jumped up to help her before she ended up in a pile of checked luggage aboard the cargo carrier, but the woman said she thought the conveyor belt would conveniently transport her to the aircraft, according to reports by The Sun. The viral video garnered lots of jokes from viewers. One person asked, “Is this a shortcut to the plane?” “I think traveling with the cargo is cheaper,” another quipped.

He was ‘poultry’ in motion. When a 96-year-old Chick-Fil-A diehard showed up at his favorite Severn, Md. restaurant this week with a flat tire, the manager sprang into action. Daryl Howard, knew the customer only as Mr. Lee, a WWII veteran who usually ordered chicken biscuits and coffee, CNN reported. He arrived Thursday morning, and told Howard his dilemma. “As soon as he finished his sentence, Daryl informed me he needed to help this gentleman right now,” fellow manager Rudy Somoza told the outlet. “So, Daryl jumped into action without hesitation.” It took Howard about 15 minutes to change the flat. “His action of kindness was beautiful. Daryl has always been so helpful to anyone in need,” Somoza said.

Uhh... when you posted this, did you know...? Hall of Fame right-hander Bob Gibson, who won the Cy Young and National League MVP awards in 1968, sent a letter to living Hall of Famers informing them he is battling pancreatic cancer. Gibson, widely considered one of the greatest pitchers of all time, was diagnosed with cancer several weeks ago, his longtime agent, Dick Zitzmann, told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Zitzmann told the newspaper that he has spoken to Gibson and that chemotherapy is expected to begin Monday in Omaha, Nebraska, the pitcher's hometown. Gibson, who turns 84 in November, has been hospitalized in Omaha for the past two weeks. "We all know what a competitor he is," Zitzmann told the Post-Dispatch. Gibson went 22-9 and led the majors in ERA (1.12), shutouts (13) and strikeouts (268) in 1968 for the St. Louis Cardinals. The year before, he went the distance in three games, all wins, and St. Louis beat the Boston Red Sox in seven games in an epic World Series. In 1969, Major League Baseball lowered the pitcher's mound from 15 inches to 10 inches in hopes of boosting offense. Gibson remained dominant, winning 20 games for the fourth time and completing 28 games in 35 starts. Gibson, who spent his entire career with the Cardinals, won 251 games over 17 seasons. He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1981. The Cardinals offered their well wishes Saturday night, tweeting: "Get well soon, Bob. All of Cardinal Nation is behind you!"

Punderdome spotlights Post editors who play — and slay — with words Outrageous headlines? Pun-derful! The fifth annual New York Post Edition of the Punderdome, hosted by funny father-daughter duo Fred and Jo Firestone, is set for Thursday at Littlefield in Brooklyn. Winners of the wordplay com-pun-tition will be decided through the Firestones’ proprietary “Human Clap-O-Meter.” Prepare for four rounds of witty wordsmithing (the ‘Dome is a serious spectator sport, according to the event’s website) from the writers and editors who brought you the likes of “Headless Body Found in Topless Bar” and “Osama Bin Wankin!” Pun-in-cheek prizes will be awarded throughout the night — blenders, Snuggies and other “As Seen on TV” were among years’ past trophies — not to mention tabloid glory. Tickets are $12 to watch Post vets take on the city’s (second) best punsters.

Two Detroit city workers on a bathroom break were reportedly injured when firecrackers exploded as they sat down on toilets inside their fire truck repair shop Wednesday. The stunt left one of the men with injuries to his leg and scrotum, according to the Detroit Metro Times. The victims are employees of the city’s General Services Department, an agency that repairs city fire trucks and other equipment, the report said. The city’s deputy fire commissioner, Dave Fornell, told the paper the incident “was a prank gone bad.” President of the Detroit Fire Fighters Association, Mike Nevin, insisted his members were not to blame. “This is an absolute embarrassment,” Nevin told the paper. “It is important for the public to know that no DFFA employees were involved in this incident.” Detroit police are working to determine who’s behind the prank.

But how's the Burger King $1 taco?

The story behind Giannis Antetokounmpo’s first Nike signature sneaker After sharing a pair of shoes with his brother as a kid, the NBA MVP now has his own — the Nike Zoom Freak 1 https://theundefeated.com/features/the-story-behind-giannis-antetokounmpos-first-nike-signature-sneaker/ Interesting bulge on the guy to Giannis' right...

The Los Angeles Angels honored their late teammate, Tyler Skaggs, in the best way possible Friday night. They all wore his No. 45 jersey onto the field, played a video montage on the giant video board, brought his mother out to the pitcher's mound, then put together one of the most impressive and inspired performances of the 2019 season. Two pitchers, Taylor Cole and Felix Pena, teamed up to no-hit the Seattle Mariners in a 13-0 victory at Angel Stadium in the Angels' first home game since Skaggs died in his hotel room in Texas on July 1. Cole worked two perfect innings to open the game, and Pena dominated through the final seven, allowing just one fifth-inning walk. They each pitched with the comfort of a massive lead, the product of a seven-run first inning that saw Mike Trout drive in four runs by himself -- two on a home run, then two on a double. After Seattle's Mallex Smith grounded out to second base to end it, the Angels took off their jerseys with Skaggs' name and number on the back and arrayed them on the pitcher's mound. When players returned from the All-Star break on Friday, they saw the shrine that was built by fans in front of the main gate of Angel Stadium now filled with caps and candles and hand-written letters. They saw images of Skaggs everywhere, including on the center-field wall. They saw his locker preserved in its usual spot. They saw his No. 45 painted behind the pitcher's mound. And they found their own No. 45 jersey hanging in their own locker. Trout ultimately reached base five times and drove in six runs. He is batting .407 with seven home runs and 16 RBIs in the seven games he has played since the death of one of his closest friends. In that time, Angels general manager Billy Eppler has seen Trout emerge as a leader. "His shoulders are broad because he carries around a lot," Eppler said prior to the game. "This kid -- or this young man -- has just continued to be there for everybody." Before the game, Debbie Skaggs was noticeably anxious as she boarded the elevator that would take her to the field for the heart-wrenching ceremony to honor her son. She was to deliver the ceremonial first pitch to Andrew Heaney, her son's best friend on the team. "I hope I make him proud," Debbie, a longtime high school softball coach who in many ways inspired Tyler's love of baseball, said from the suite level of Angel Stadium. She threw a perfect strike, without hesitation, then took four steps to the edge of the mound, brought her hands together and looked up to the heavens. Minutes later, she watched as Skaggs' teammates honored him in the best way possible.

Baker confuses request for ‘Moana’ birthday cake with ‘marijuana’ A confused birthday girl got a cake with a marijuana theme instead of her favorite Disney character, Moana. Kensli Davis’ mom had asked the Atlanta, Georgia, bakery staff to decorate it with images of the Hawaiian princess — but they misheard. She ended up blowing out the candles on a cake emblazoned with a giant cannabis leaf, green icing and a My Little Pony-style character with red eyes and a puff of smoke from its snout. Luckily, Kensli, 25, and her mom found the mix-up hilarious, and she shared a picture of the druggy dessert on social media. “I haven’t had a chance to tell y’all about our experience this weekend with my birthday cake,” she wrote. “So my mama called and ordered me a cake telling them how much I loved Moana. (Because really I do) Well needless to say these people thought she said marijuana.” Kensli’s post has been shared 11,000 times — with social media users finding the mix-up as funny as she did. Luckily, the birthday girl still got to have her cake and eat it. She wrote: “That ice cream cake was still good though.” Her mom ordered the cake because she is a huge fan of the 2016 Disney film “Moana.”

Equinox co-founder lists bonkers Westchester mansion Vito Errico, who co-founded the high-end gym brand Equinox with his siblings in 1991, hasn’t lost his flair for the fancy. Now, a custom-built contemporary stone home in Armonk, NY, that he co-designed is on the market for $8.88 million. The 11,423-square-foot “hotel at home” at 21 Sterling Road South is an assemblage of smaller buildings connected architecturally, notes broker Lesli Hammerschmidt, of Houlihan Lawrence, notes. “It wasn’t about building a grand, in-your-face mansion, but a home where my family and friends can enjoy their surroundings and one another,” Errico tells Gimme Shelter. The six-bedroom property, which dates back to 2006, was designed in collaboration with Carol Kurth Architects and Five Star House, the team that also originated Equinox’s designs. Highlights include an indoor pool and a spa area that is covered by a retractable glass A-frame roof. There’s also a billiards room, a home theater, a wine room and a recreation room including a “commercial-grade” gym with an indoor sports court. Outside, there’s a stone terrace with an outdoor barbecue and a fire pit.

Why mountain goats are being airlifted from Olympic National Park to Cascade Mountains For the second straight summer, mountain goats are flying in Olympic National Park. Officials this week began rounding up the sure-footed but non-native mammals from remote parts of the park where humans introduced them in the 1920s, to relocate them to the Cascade Mountains, where they do belong. Animal capture specialists called “gunners” and “muggers” sedate the animals with darts or capture them in nets, blindfold them, pad their horns and fly them – on slings dangling from a helicopter – to a staging area. There, they’re looked over by veterinarians and outfitted with tracking collars before being trucked to the Cascades and once again flown by helicopter, this time into their new alpine habitats. The relocations began last year, following a years-long stretch of planning and public comment, with 115 of the roughly 725 mountain goats in the Olympics being moved to the Cascades. Officials captured 17 Monday and Tuesday at the start of a two-week goat relocation period, including a kid about 6 weeks old, which got a ride on a mugger’s lap inside the helicopter instead of hanging beneath it. The Olympics have few natural salt licks. That makes it more likely goats there will be attracted to the sweat, urine and food of hikers, potentially endangering the hikers. One goat fatally gored a hiker in 2010. A coalition of state and federal agencies and American Indian tribes is behind the effort, which involves closing parts of the park, including the Seven Lakes Basin and Klahhane Ridge. A second two-week closure period is planned for August. “Mountain goat relocation will allow these animals to reoccupy historical range areas in the Cascades,” Jesse Plumage, a U.S. Forest Service wildlife biologist, said in a news release. The capture of the goats was contracted out to Leading Edge Aviation, a company that specializes in animal capture and relocation. The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife plans to release the goats at six sites in the Cascades. They include the Chikamin area in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest, Preacher Mountain in the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, Hardscrabble Ridge and mountain peaks south of Darrington. Rich Harris, the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife biologist leading the agency’s work to move the goats, told The Seattle Times this month that of those relocated last year, about 65 to 70 survived the winter. Half of the 10 relocated kids survived, he said.

My childhood memory of a fun park: I was quite a young'n and my parents had taken us somewhere (Hershey Park?) that had little antique cars for kids to drive around a track. They were gas powered. Mine ran out of gas midway around the track & the attendant had to come out with a gas can. I have no idea what he looked like.

Who knew Rita could boogie like this?

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They couldn't pull it off... demolition has started.