Chinese Depicted on Indonesian Banknote – Construction Sacrifice (Borneo) – Fireworks Used by Dognappers (Ireland)

 

https://coconuts.co/jakarta/news/bi-denies-hoax-that-slant-eyed-boy-wearing-traditional-chinese-costume-in-new-idr75k-bill-not-indonesian/

 Coconuts Jakarta [Indonesia], 18 August 2020

 BI denies hoax that ‘slant-eyed’ boy wearing ‘traditional Chinese costume’ in new IDR75K bill not Indonesian

[…] A hoax that has been circulating on social media claims that a young boy featured on the new bill ⁠— one of nine children dressed in traditional costumes from across Indonesia ⁠— is wearing a “traditional Chinese costume.” The boy also happens to have slanted eyes, further fuelling the racist claim touted by anonymous users on Twitter." […]

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https://www.theborneopost.com/2020/09/01/story-of-pengait-targeting-children-untrue/

The Borneo Post [Malaysia], 1 September 2020

 Story of “pengait” targeting children untrue

LAHAD DATU: Police warn the public to stop spreading rumours that can cause unnecessary panic and chaos. District police chief ACP Nasri Mansor said this in response to rumour that “pengait” (headhunters) were targeting children for their heads for building construction. This rumour began spreading for the past two weeks in social media reminding parents to be cautious. […]

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https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/fireworks-dublin-dogs-dognapping-scary-18857874

 Dublin Live [Ireland], 1 September 2020

 Fireworks Dublin: Sinister and worrying reason behind loud banging noises as new dognapping method feared

Most of Dublin has been plagued with loud banging noises believed to be fireworks for the month of August. […] Dublin Live understands that these sounds may be the newest method by dognappers to mark houses around the capital for potential thefts. Cable ties, balloons and eerie markings had been used by the dog thieves over the summer months to mark a house with dogs so that they could come back at a quieter time to carry out the steal. But it is believed that the dognappers find this method more effective as the fireworks set off a sea of barking with the thieves able to quickly go from house to house by following the dogs' wails. […]

 

STD Caught from Face Mask – Blank Town Clock Face (Kingsbridge, UK) – Elephant Sits on Car (Australia)

https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/26/woman-believed-husbands-claim-caught-chlamydia-face-mask-12908829/

 

Metro [UK], 26 June 2020

 

Woman believed husband’s claim he’d caught chlamydia from face mask

 

A woman believed her husband’s claim that he’d caught chlamydia from a face mask. The woman responded to a Facebook commenter moaning about a new law ordering residents of Columbia, South Carolina, to wear the face coverings at all times while in public. She commented on the page of local TV news station WIS on June 25, and replied to another commenter who had moaned about how a mask had given her a skin infection by saying: ‘My husband had to where (sic) a mask on a business trip and now he has clamedia (sic).’ […]

 

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https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/heartbreaking-local-legend-behind-devon-4268246

 

Devon Live [UK], 28 June 2020

 

Heartbreaking 'local legend' behind a Devon town's faceless clock

 

[…] The residents within Kingsbridge are all too familiar with one tale that has been resonating within the community for many years based around the town's cuboid clock, which is missing the fourth face. Nicola Fox of Kingsbridge Cookworthy Museum said: "Local legend has it that the clock's western face was left blank so that the workhouse inmates wouldn't be able to see it." The workhouse located on Union Road is only minutes away from the location of where the clock was built in 1837. […]

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https://www.smh.com.au/national/nsw/an-age-adjustment-for-this-unused-year-20200625-p5569r.html

 

Sydney Morning Herald [Australia], 28 June 2020

 

Column 8

 

[…] John Swanton of Coogee relates a tale from the 1980s when a travelling circus was passing through Keith in South Australia. "The small town had an overzealous young policeman from Adelaide, who drove his highway patrol Commodore into the arena with lights flashing and blasts of the siren during the grand parade at the showground. One elephant (C8) took offence and broke away, strolled over and sat on the bonnet of the police car, causing considerable damage. A standing ovation was given by the whole town." […]

 

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“The Chosen One.” Maniac, episode 1, Netflix, 21 Sep. 2018. A convenience store clerk says to a customer, “Did you know that most quarters have been swallowed and defecated by a human?”