Star of the week

[IbrahimAbi]

To go alongside the idiot of the week, I would like this to be a thread to celebrate brave and courageous people that we read about.

A nudist bather who chased a wild boar near a Berlin lake after it stole his laptop was applauded by onlookers after a successful pursuit.
Link contains mild nudity
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...wild-boar-that-stole-laptop-berlin-teufelssee

 

[enoch]

What a sight they should look in a mirror.

 

[IbrahimAbi]

What a sight they should look in a mirror.

He obviously does not care about other people's opinions, and I admire him for it. Having said that I did not eat any cake tonight!

 

[IbrahimAbi]

I suspect this one may be contentious, but I admire this chap for sticking to his principles.
Dr Dominic Pimenta resigned from his cardiology post after Boris Johnson’s chief advisor made his controversial car journey. Was it the right decision?
https://www.theguardian.com/politic...ciple-the-covid-doctor-who-quit-over-cummings

 

[Kanga]

He obviously does not care about other people's opinions, and I admire him for it. Having said that I did not eat any cake tonight!

Having seen the physique of the original streaker I reckon he would get a round of applause running up stairs in an empty house. . .

 

[IbrahimAbi]

Having seen the physique of the original streaker I reckon he would get a round of applause running up stairs in an empty house. . .

There was certainly more than one 'porker' in the photo in the article!

 

[IbrahimAbi]

An absolute gentleman.
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/e...ss-playing-kidnapped-woman-role-on-set-158788

 

[IbrahimAbi]

Nice one Captain
https://www.independent.co.uk/trave...aptain-sexism-troll-tiktok-video-b806321.html

 

[IbrahimAbi]

A star of the North
https://www.thelondoneconomic.com/p...ak-for-life-over-free-school-meal-snub/23/10/

 

[429nufc]

They used to do good lunches , and possibly still do!

Stokesley’s a lovely small town, well worth a visit

 

[IbrahimAbi]

Two young Austrians have been hailed for their courage following the deadly gun attack in the capital, Vienna, after footage of them intervening to aid wounded people including a policeman spread across social media.
Mikail Ozen and Recep Tayyip Gultekin, both Austrian citizens from Turkish backgrounds, had planned to “drink a last coffee” together at bustling Schwedenplatz before the country’s coronavirus lockdown came into effect, they said in a video posted online immediately after the attack.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...-of-turkish-origin-hailed-for-helping-wounded

 

[Kanga]

This parrot is a star too!

https://news.google.com/articles/CB...yYWxpYS0xMjEyMzIyMQ?hl=en-GB&gl=GB&ceid=GB:en

 

[IbrahimAbi]

Money returned to owner
https://www.hurriyetdailynews.com/money-scattered-by-wind-returned-to-owner-159820

 

[Kanga]

For me, the star of this week is the beeb for putting up this amazing story/report about naughty orcas (killer whales) off the Spanish and Portuguese coasts.
It's a fascinating read with some fabulous photography, and worth anyone's time.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/extra/buqvasp1rr/orcas-spain-portugal?xtor=ES-208-[37844_NEWS_NLB_ACT_WK47_Fri_13_Nov]-20201113-[bbcnews_w

 

[IbrahimAbi]

Hold my beer

'Hold my beer': Australian surfer Mikey Wright charges into Hawaii surf to rescue struggling swimmer

Wright himself was filming the incident, then jumped a fence, dived into the water and pulled the woman to safety

www.theguardian.com

 

[IbrahimAbi]

A police officer is being hailed for his role steering an angry mob away from the Senate chambers during Wednesday’s deadly storming of the US Capitol by a pro-Trump mob.

Capitol police officer who steered mob away from Senate chambers hailed a hero

Officer identified as Eugene Goodman induced the crowd to chase him toward officers and away from the Senate chambers

www.theguardian.com

 

[IbrahimAbi]

No competition this week.

'Superhero' delivery driver catches toddler falling from 12th-floor balcony in Vietnam

‘Luckily, the baby fell into my lap,’ says 31-year-old in Hanoi who climbed on to a roof to get closer to dangling child

www.theguardian.com

 

[Hilsjw]

I think you've started something here I.A. Well done !

 

[IbrahimAbi]

I think you've started something here I.A. Well done !

We hear so much bad and negative news. It is good to share some positivity