Hanging body prank branded thoughtless by police (From Daily Echo)
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Motorists feared body left hanging on bridge over M27
7:54am Tuesday 4th September 2012 in Travel
Hanging body prank branded thoughtless by police
MOTORISTS inundated police with reports that ‘a body’ was hanging from a footbridge over a Hampshire motorway.
Police received a number of calls from concerned drivers who saw the figure hanging from the bridge at Copythorne.
However, when police arrived just before 6am today they discovered it was a dummy that had been covered with a sheet in a suspected prank.
Inspector Bernadette Smith of Hampshire police described the prank as “thoughtless and irresponsible”
She said: “It was very distracting and distressing for the motorists on the M27 this morning and both thoughtless and irresponsible of the people who decided to place it there.”
No delays or accidents were reported as a result of the incident.
Comments(48)
bazzeroz
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9:47am Tue 4 Sep 12
ToastyTea wrote:You must be some sort of moron to be fair!
that's pretty funny to be fair.
hulla baloo
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9:49am Tue 4 Sep 12
ToastyTea wrote:Not if you were driving at 70mph and thought it was a real person, could have caused a serious accident and possible loss of life. To be fair.
that's pretty funny to be fair.
sparkster
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9:51am Tue 4 Sep 12
tiggerlou
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9:51am Tue 4 Sep 12
jonnyx
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9:52am Tue 4 Sep 12
ToastyTea wrote:i've followed your recent comments with interest toastytea, and i think it's clear that bazzeroz has hit the nail on the head in his above post.
that's pretty funny to be fair.
Georgem
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10:12am Tue 4 Sep 12
tiggerlou wrote:A fairly successful one, at that.
Well toastytea is a troll to be fair
ToastyTea
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10:17am Tue 4 Sep 12
Georgem wrote:Thanks George, appreciated.
tiggerlou wrote: Well toastytea is a troll to be fairA fairly successful one, at that.
Georgem
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10:19am Tue 4 Sep 12
ToastyTea wrote:You're most welcome.
Georgem wrote:Thanks George, appreciated.
tiggerlou wrote: Well toastytea is a troll to be fairA fairly successful one, at that.
rightway
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10:39am Tue 4 Sep 12
ToastyTea
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10:54am Tue 4 Sep 12
rightway wrote:Ok fair point.
Lets stop being fair, to be fair.
hulla baloo
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11:36am Tue 4 Sep 12
Georgem wrote:2 founder members of the mutual appreciation society?
ToastyTea wrote:You're most welcome.
Georgem wrote:Thanks George, appreciated.
tiggerlou wrote: Well toastytea is a troll to be fairA fairly successful one, at that.
Georgem
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11:47am Tue 4 Sep 12
hulla baloo wrote:No, that's been going for years. We're relative johnny-come-latelys.
Georgem wrote:2 founder members of the mutual appreciation society?
ToastyTea wrote:You're most welcome.
Georgem wrote:Thanks George, appreciated.
tiggerlou wrote: Well toastytea is a troll to be fairA fairly successful one, at that.
burgerboy
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2:38pm Tue 4 Sep 12
Georgem wrote:Why don't you two just get a room.!!!
hulla baloo wrote:No, that's been going for years. We're relative johnny-come-latelys.Georgem wrote:2 founder members of the mutual appreciation society?ToastyTea wrote:You're most welcome.Georgem wrote:Thanks George, appreciated.tiggerlou wrote: Well toastytea is a troll to be fairA fairly successful one, at that.
Georgem
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2:47pm Tue 4 Sep 12
burgerboy wrote:What are you talking about? We have! Get out of our room, pervert! We're paying for this by the hour.
Georgem wrote:Why don't you two just get a room.!!!
hulla baloo wrote:No, that's been going for years. We're relative johnny-come-latelys.Georgem wrote:2 founder members of the mutual appreciation society?ToastyTea wrote:You're most welcome.Georgem wrote:Thanks George, appreciated.tiggerlou wrote: Well toastytea is a troll to be fairA fairly successful one, at that.
burgerboy
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3:17pm Tue 4 Sep 12
Darren38400
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3:35pm Tue 4 Sep 12
Darren38400
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3:35pm Tue 4 Sep 12
Darren38400
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3:38pm Tue 4 Sep 12
Darren38400
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3:38pm Tue 4 Sep 12
BillyTheKid
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5:00pm Tue 4 Sep 12
100%HANTSBOY
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5:09pm Tue 4 Sep 12
Huffter
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5:15pm Tue 4 Sep 12
Georgem
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6:29pm Tue 4 Sep 12
BillyTheKid wrote:No different to commenting on nothing other than your distaste for other people's comments!
What a lot of mindless, pointless drivel you all write about a matter that is both serious and potentially hazardous.
Inform Al
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7:18pm Tue 4 Sep 12
sparkster
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8:48pm Tue 4 Sep 12
Sir Ad E Noid
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9:12pm Tue 4 Sep 12
Darren38400 wrote:A retard.
I appreciate it must have been distressing for those who drove under this but it is a bit funny.
Sir Ad E Noid
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9:14pm Tue 4 Sep 12
ToastyTea wrote:And a relative of yours Darren, exhibiting the same symptoms as your good self.
that's pretty funny to be fair.
BillyTheKid
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9:49pm Tue 4 Sep 12
Georgem wrote:My comment on the article : it is a "matter that is both serious and potentially hazardous", ie not funny.
BillyTheKid wrote:No different to commenting on nothing other than your distaste for other people's comments!
What a lot of mindless, pointless drivel you all write about a matter that is both serious and potentially hazardous.
Tracykelisha
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12:36am Wed 5 Sep 12
Sed a crash toastytea u werido grow up
Georgem
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8:49am Wed 5 Sep 12
BillyTheKid wrote:Cherry-pick words from your post all you like; you're still - as ever - only interested in telling others how they should be commenting.
Georgem wrote:My comment on the article : it is a "matter that is both serious and potentially hazardous", ie not funny.
BillyTheKid wrote:No different to commenting on nothing other than your distaste for other people's comments!
What a lot of mindless, pointless drivel you all write about a matter that is both serious and potentially hazardous.
burgerboy
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9:26am Wed 5 Sep 12
Georgem wrote:Well said Georgem,Go and get a life and a sense of humour,"Billy the Flid".
BillyTheKid wrote:Cherry-pick words from your post all you like; you're still - as ever - only interested in telling others how they should be commenting.Georgem wrote:My comment on the article : it is a "matter that is both serious and potentially hazardous", ie not funny.BillyTheKid wrote: What a lot of mindless, pointless drivel you all write about a matter that is both serious and potentially hazardous.No different to commenting on nothing other than your distaste for other people's comments!
rightway
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9:42am Wed 5 Sep 12
burgerboy wrote:I for one would never defend Billy the kid, but to refer to someone as a "flid" shows what a small minded, nasty little boy you are. Go sit alone in a dark room when you sneer at those born this way through no fault of their own.
Georgem wrote:Well said Georgem,Go and get a life and a sense of humour,"Billy the Flid".BillyTheKid wrote:Cherry-pick words from your post all you like; you're still - as ever - only interested in telling others how they should be commenting.Georgem wrote:My comment on the article : it is a "matter that is both serious and potentially hazardous", ie not funny.BillyTheKid wrote: What a lot of mindless, pointless drivel you all write about a matter that is both serious and potentially hazardous.No different to commenting on nothing other than your distaste for other people's comments!
CruelDevil
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10:15am Wed 5 Sep 12
Tracykelisha wrote:Want to try that again in English?
Ur bloody sad I fink this is sick ok as yes it cud of caue Sed a crash toastytea u werido grow up
ilogik_23
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12:57pm Wed 5 Sep 12
CruelDevil wrote:To be fair toasty tea that's quite funny you pointed out about the spelling, Hilarious! However must agree with Bazzeroz and say it's not funny at all really, although not going to call you a moron, but I will say ' just think a little ' ...
Tracykelisha wrote: Ur bloody sad I fink this is sick ok as yes it cud of caue Sed a crash toastytea u werido grow upWant to try that again in English?
ilogik_23
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1:06pm Wed 5 Sep 12
CruelDevil
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2:20pm Wed 5 Sep 12
ilogik_23 wrote:thank you!
And even funnier is that it was actually CruelDevil that pointed it out! But again, reading all the stupid comments there are some right berks around who fill their time slating and being immature about these things. I guess these people haven't experienced anything tragic yet in their lives, maybe that'll change their views when they do, but who knows.....
BillyTheKid
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2:31pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Georgem wrote:Basseroz, hulla baloo, sparkster, jonnyx, ilogik, Inform Al, Sir Ad E Noid, and Tracykelisha all indicate disapproval of the stunt, and some criticise those who think it funny, as I did.
BillyTheKid wrote:Cherry-pick words from your post all you like; you're still - as ever - only interested in telling others how they should be commenting.
Georgem wrote:My comment on the article : it is a "matter that is both serious and potentially hazardous", ie not funny.
BillyTheKid wrote:No different to commenting on nothing other than your distaste for other people's comments!
What a lot of mindless, pointless drivel you all write about a matter that is both serious and potentially hazardous.
As a rule, nobody responds to your posts, Georgem, so you deliberately misinterpret or provoke people to elicit some reply.
Until about a week ago, I have challenged you at every opportunity to highlight your sad activities here. You, together with Lone Ranger, clausentum, rightway, stillness and one or two others have been responsible for some very unpleasant trolling in the past, where you have all collectively victimised me. In fighting back, my own credibility has been compromised a little, but time is a great healer.
Recently, you have complained about me hounding you. Last week, to bring these altercations to an end, I said I would no longer respond to any of your posts, and asked you to do the same with mine. You had already stated you would ignore mine in future anyway.
Yet, this is the third time since last week you have attempted to provoke a reaction from me.
I'm just letting you know that I recognise your strategies, and that ignoring them is not an admission that you are right.
You spend all day every day posting shallow, insignificant comments on this forum, most of the time trying to get other people to engage with you. And you know I am not the first to mention this.
There is no need for you to reply to this post. Let's see if you have the self-control to make this the very last communication between us.
Georgem
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2:46pm Wed 5 Sep 12
BillyTheKid wrote:As I've said in the past, Billy, you seem to think every reply is some sort of attempt to provoke you. I must say, conversations with you in real life must be rather dull if this is how you react. All your friends and family must be creeping around you on conversational eggshells, lest you accuse them of attacking you all the time.
Georgem wrote:Basseroz, hulla baloo, sparkster, jonnyx, ilogik, Inform Al, Sir Ad E Noid, and Tracykelisha all indicate disapproval of the stunt, and some criticise those who think it funny, as I did.
BillyTheKid wrote:Cherry-pick words from your post all you like; you're still - as ever - only interested in telling others how they should be commenting.
Georgem wrote:My comment on the article : it is a "matter that is both serious and potentially hazardous", ie not funny.
BillyTheKid wrote:No different to commenting on nothing other than your distaste for other people's comments!
What a lot of mindless, pointless drivel you all write about a matter that is both serious and potentially hazardous.
As a rule, nobody responds to your posts, Georgem, so you deliberately misinterpret or provoke people to elicit some reply.
Until about a week ago, I have challenged you at every opportunity to highlight your sad activities here. You, together with Lone Ranger, clausentum, rightway, stillness and one or two others have been responsible for some very unpleasant trolling in the past, where you have all collectively victimised me. In fighting back, my own credibility has been compromised a little, but time is a great healer.
Recently, you have complained about me hounding you. Last week, to bring these altercations to an end, I said I would no longer respond to any of your posts, and asked you to do the same with mine. You had already stated you would ignore mine in future anyway.
Yet, this is the third time since last week you have attempted to provoke a reaction from me.
I'm just letting you know that I recognise your strategies, and that ignoring them is not an admission that you are right.
You spend all day every day posting shallow, insignificant comments on this forum, most of the time trying to get other people to engage with you. And you know I am not the first to mention this.
There is no need for you to reply to this post. Let's see if you have the self-control to make this the very last communication between us.
Why is it, every time someone responds to your posts, you find it necessary to reply with a billion paragraphs on why they're such a terrible person? Did it ever occur to you to just reply to the post? Give it a go.
Georgem
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2:49pm Wed 5 Sep 12
BillyTheKid
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3:02pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Georgem wrote:Your post, as I expected, is nothing but provocative fiction.
BillyTheKid wrote:As I've said in the past, Billy, you seem to think every reply is some sort of attempt to provoke you. I must say, conversations with you in real life must be rather dull if this is how you react. All your friends and family must be creeping around you on conversational eggshells, lest you accuse them of attacking you all the time.
Georgem wrote:Basseroz, hulla baloo, sparkster, jonnyx, ilogik, Inform Al, Sir Ad E Noid, and Tracykelisha all indicate disapproval of the stunt, and some criticise those who think it funny, as I did.
BillyTheKid wrote:Cherry-pick words from your post all you like; you're still - as ever - only interested in telling others how they should be commenting.
Georgem wrote:My comment on the article : it is a "matter that is both serious and potentially hazardous", ie not funny.
BillyTheKid wrote:No different to commenting on nothing other than your distaste for other people's comments!
What a lot of mindless, pointless drivel you all write about a matter that is both serious and potentially hazardous.
As a rule, nobody responds to your posts, Georgem, so you deliberately misinterpret or provoke people to elicit some reply.
Until about a week ago, I have challenged you at every opportunity to highlight your sad activities here. You, together with Lone Ranger, clausentum, rightway, stillness and one or two others have been responsible for some very unpleasant trolling in the past, where you have all collectively victimised me. In fighting back, my own credibility has been compromised a little, but time is a great healer.
Recently, you have complained about me hounding you. Last week, to bring these altercations to an end, I said I would no longer respond to any of your posts, and asked you to do the same with mine. You had already stated you would ignore mine in future anyway.
Yet, this is the third time since last week you have attempted to provoke a reaction from me.
I'm just letting you know that I recognise your strategies, and that ignoring them is not an admission that you are right.
You spend all day every day posting shallow, insignificant comments on this forum, most of the time trying to get other people to engage with you. And you know I am not the first to mention this.
There is no need for you to reply to this post. Let's see if you have the self-control to make this the very last communication between us.
Why is it, every time someone responds to your posts, you find it necessary to reply with a billion paragraphs on why they're such a terrible person? Did it ever occur to you to just reply to the post? Give it a go.
BillyTheKid
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3:04pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Georgem wrote:Ya-da ya-da ya-da............evi
Billy, if you think pulling the "poor victim" card out for the eight-hundredth time is going to allow you to troll and insult people with impunity, think again. You might have said you were going to ignore Evil GeorgeM(tm)'s posts, but you've said that before, and failed. Your ego won't allow you to stop trying to treat everyone like your former pupils.
l george, former pupils, ego.........ya-da, ya-da, ya-da.......
Georgem
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3:16pm Wed 5 Sep 12
BillyTheKid wrote:*sigh* tragic, really.
Georgem wrote:Your post, as I expected, is nothing but provocative fiction.
BillyTheKid wrote:As I've said in the past, Billy, you seem to think every reply is some sort of attempt to provoke you. I must say, conversations with you in real life must be rather dull if this is how you react. All your friends and family must be creeping around you on conversational eggshells, lest you accuse them of attacking you all the time.
Georgem wrote:Basseroz, hulla baloo, sparkster, jonnyx, ilogik, Inform Al, Sir Ad E Noid, and Tracykelisha all indicate disapproval of the stunt, and some criticise those who think it funny, as I did.
BillyTheKid wrote:Cherry-pick words from your post all you like; you're still - as ever - only interested in telling others how they should be commenting.
Georgem wrote:My comment on the article : it is a "matter that is both serious and potentially hazardous", ie not funny.
BillyTheKid wrote:No different to commenting on nothing other than your distaste for other people's comments!
What a lot of mindless, pointless drivel you all write about a matter that is both serious and potentially hazardous.
As a rule, nobody responds to your posts, Georgem, so you deliberately misinterpret or provoke people to elicit some reply.
Until about a week ago, I have challenged you at every opportunity to highlight your sad activities here. You, together with Lone Ranger, clausentum, rightway, stillness and one or two others have been responsible for some very unpleasant trolling in the past, where you have all collectively victimised me. In fighting back, my own credibility has been compromised a little, but time is a great healer.
Recently, you have complained about me hounding you. Last week, to bring these altercations to an end, I said I would no longer respond to any of your posts, and asked you to do the same with mine. You had already stated you would ignore mine in future anyway.
Yet, this is the third time since last week you have attempted to provoke a reaction from me.
I'm just letting you know that I recognise your strategies, and that ignoring them is not an admission that you are right.
You spend all day every day posting shallow, insignificant comments on this forum, most of the time trying to get other people to engage with you. And you know I am not the first to mention this.
There is no need for you to reply to this post. Let's see if you have the self-control to make this the very last communication between us.
Why is it, every time someone responds to your posts, you find it necessary to reply with a billion paragraphs on why they're such a terrible person? Did it ever occur to you to just reply to the post? Give it a go.
Georgem
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3:17pm Wed 5 Sep 12
BillyTheKid wrote:Now you're getting the idea! Just shrug it off! Ditch the old "Poor Billy, victim" act! It was a bit pathetic, and nobody was buying it anyway.
Georgem wrote:Ya-da ya-da ya-da............evi
Billy, if you think pulling the "poor victim" card out for the eight-hundredth time is going to allow you to troll and insult people with impunity, think again. You might have said you were going to ignore Evil GeorgeM(tm)'s posts, but you've said that before, and failed. Your ego won't allow you to stop trying to treat everyone like your former pupils.
l george, former pupils, ego.........ya-da, ya-da, ya-da.......
I'll just remind you, you actually admitted to troll-like behaviour in your most recent faux truce. Just sayin'
Georgem
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3:48pm Wed 5 Sep 12
BillyTheKid wrote:Archive whatever you want, Billy, creepy though it may be. Make sure you archive your own posts as well. I know you think you're beyond reproach, and that your endless diatribes qualify as some Hannibal Lecter-type insight into the mind of Evil Georgem(tm), but they are, in fact, designed exactly to inflame another user. Pretty much a troll, by definition.
I say, I say, I say. How do you get half a ton of sh** into something the size of a small football ?
Dunno.
Ask Georgem. He's managed it with his head !
Before you report this, remember I have archived what you have just said to provoke it !
Georgem
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3:51pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Georgem
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4:30pm Wed 5 Sep 12
BillyTheKid
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6:44pm Wed 5 Sep 12
Georgem wrote:The only reason you are commenting now is because I have fed you material to attack. When the material dries up, you'll dry up.
Billy, at no point have you torn me to shreds. Seriously, give up. You and I see this entire set of incidents entirely differently.
ToastyTea says...
9:36am Tue 4 Sep 12