Sam Sideways
Sam covers the stories that make you check the date. Sam has checked the date. It did not help.
Streaming Guide Ends Fragmentation By Becoming Another Streaming Service
JustWatch TV promises to simplify streaming, then immediately hands viewers a second remote and a form requiring three forms of identification.
Cryptic Crossword Victory Prompts Immediate Unionisation Of All Clues
After AI program Darmok solved the Times competition's final puzzle, the clues formed a bargaining unit and demanded weekends off.
Parrot Bypasses Airport Security To Challenge Everyone In The Terminal
A green bird turned an O’Hare terminal into a one-beak martial arts tournament before airport staff restored order.
Chocolate Cookies Reclassified As Luxury Assets After Crumb Market Surges
A grocery-price analysis sends Lower Wombley’s biscuits into financial orbit, where they immediately demand better lighting.
Batteries Asked To Reduce Emissions By Taking More Time Off
A study finds that using fewer, longer-lasting batteries could cut emissions, prompting the batteries to demand weekends and tiny hats.
World Series Guarantees One Fanbase A Championship, And Several Objects A Nervous Breakdown
The Rays' 7-3 win over the Guardians sent Tampa Bay to face Milwaukee, where even the stadium furniture is preparing for history.
Eight Capybara Pups Bring Isle Of Man To A Complete Standstill
Record crowds have reportedly halted normal island activity while eight baby rodents sit motionless and reconsider the concept of movement.
Bank Notes To Feature Animals, Mainly To Distract People From Their Balances
The Bank of England has unveiled four creatures for its nature-themed redesign, prompting the animals to demand better lighting and dental cover.
Beauty Spots Form Union After Visitors Start Looking At Them
Hotels and scenic destinations restrict photoshoots, prompting local scenery to demand lighting, breaks and the right to be admired directly.
Anthropic Pledges 5% Of Shares, Prompting Immediate Unionization Of Office Plants
A public benefit fund intended to address AI's impact on jobs has reportedly created several new jobs for filing cabinets.
Lower Wombley Gadget Lets Users Turn Any Room Into A Different Weather
The DrizzleClick 9000 promises instant indoor weather, provided users are prepared to apologise to the furniture.
Bus DJs Offered £100 Fine Waiver If They Can Name Their Own Song
A new scheme in Lower Wombley will distinguish antisocial noise from a legally recognised mobile nightclub.
Bus Passengers Told To Prove Their Tinny Music Is An Intentional DJ Set
Proposed £100 fines for loud phone music on buses could force commuters to submit playlists, stage names and a convincing bass drop.
Bus Inspectors Demand Proof That Loud Music Is A Deliberate DJ Set
Passengers face £100 fines unless they can prove their tinny phone audio is an intentional public performance with emotional depth.
Peace Breaks Out After Fish Discover Mushrooms And A Grievance Procedure
A study found calmer mangrove rivulus fish, prompting Lower Wombley’s aquarium to prepare for the first aquatic labour dispute.
Wikipedia Layout Declares Independence From Every Sensible Design Principle
As an author examines Wikipedia’s human history and fragile future, its 2001 layout reportedly begins demanding rent and emotional support.
Small AI Models Threaten To Make History Uncomfortably Efficient
A low-connectivity chatbot has reportedly begun organising centuries of economic development into folders marked ‘Skip’ and ‘Do Later’.
Wigan Victory Ends With League Table Declaring Itself Load-Bearing
A 1-0 win over Reading briefly lifted spirits, before the League One table revealed it had become legally and emotionally attached to the bottom.
Nightjars Form Union After Discovering They Cannot Sprint
A migratory bird's aerodynamic compromise has triggered an imaginary labour dispute involving speed limits, snack breaks and one furious clipboard.
Bike Shop’s Sewer Stench Promoted To Permanent Department
A south London bicycle shop is working outdoors while the smell establishes a union, requests office space and begins issuing permits.
Budget Wedding Cake Declares Independence From The Reception
As couples trim dessert costs, supermarket sheet cakes form a union and demand equal frosting for every guest.
Shrivelled Vegetables Form Union After Pumpkin Harvest Falls
Drought-hit growers suggest painted root vegetables, prompting turnips to demand wages, dental cover and a seat at the Halloween table.
Supermarket Freezers Demand Recognition After Being Turned Into Slow Cookers
A cyberattack raised refrigeration temperatures across hundreds of French supermarkets, prompting the appliances to form a surprisingly organised labour movement.
British Forecasters Alarmed By Suspiciously Pleasant Autumn
With no named storms yet this season, weather experts have begun preparing emergency complaints and a ceremonial wind sock.