# News that makes you say WTF?!?! **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Created:** [March 24, 2021, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422 "2021-03-24T19:35:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 161
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422/3256 "2024-09-29T19:29:57Z")
haha I remember that show from Canada (Alf) Very 80s and 90s ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2024, 9:38pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422/3257 "2024-09-29T21:38:10Z")
Sounds like fake news. Probably in the car the whole time. Probably thought about making up the story on the drive home as a prank. ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2024, 9:49pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422/3259 "2024-09-29T21:49:06Z")
Yes, you have to preface these stories by saying “If true”. I am surprised it wasn’t eaten by one of the demonized groups in the USA. ---
**Author:** ![YankeeTripper](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/yankeetripper/32/946_2.png) [@YankeeTripper](https://community.goactuary.com/u/YankeeTripper)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2024, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422/3260 "2024-10-04T20:36:47Z")
> **[Woman who lay dead in flat for three years wrote 'I'm starving' in diary entry](https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/uk-world-news/woman-who-lay-dead-flat-33818397?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark)** > > Laura Winham's "mummified and almost skeletal" body was discovered by her brother in her Woking, Surrey flat on May 24, 2021, after she lay dead in her home for three years. I have questions. ---
**Author:** ![Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/cooke/32/15467_2.png) [@Cooke](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Cooke)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 4:31am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422/3261 "2024-10-05T04:31:59Z")
Less WTF than the previous post but I was surprised by the renaissance of photo booths with young people. [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/style/old-friend-photo-booth-nyc.html?unlocked\_article\_code=1.P04.58bU.FJjEZ9K25\_Bq&smid=url-share](https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/26/style/old-friend-photo-booth-nyc.html?unlocked_article_code=1.P04.58bU.FJjEZ9K25_Bq&smid=url-share) ---
**Author:** ![PatientZombie](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/patientzombie/32/391_2.png) [@PatientZombie](https://community.goactuary.com/u/PatientZombie)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 8:38am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422/3262 "2024-10-05T08:38:18Z")
a fun novelty at weddings ---
**Author:** ![Triweasel](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/triweasel/32/159_2.png) [@Triweasel](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Triweasel)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422/3263 "2024-10-05T15:46:42Z")
My girls love to do photo booths with their friends. It’s fun, and they each get a keepsake. ---
**Author:** ![Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/breadmaker/32/83065_2.png) [@Breadmaker](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Breadmaker)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422/3264 "2024-10-08T20:42:59Z")
> **[OPP investigating after stunt driving, fireworks set off on Hwy. 401 in...](https://toronto.citynews.ca/2024/10/07/opp-investigating-after-stunt-driving-fireworks-set-off-on-hwy-401-in-mississauga/)** > > Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers are investigating after some wild scenes on parts of Highway 401 in Mississauga early Sunday morning that included street racing, stunt driving and even fireworks being set off. OPP officers first responded to... I hope there are lots and lots of arrests and impoundings on this one. 😡 ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [October 8, 2024, 8:44pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422/3265 "2024-10-08T20:44:50Z")
This is a frequent occurrence in SoCal. Not close to me, but I did experience a delay while driving home one night while jackholes commandeered the freeway. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 1:16am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422/3266 "2024-10-10T01:16:16Z")
> **[More than 100 raccoons besiege house of woman who had been feeding them](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/oct/09/washington-woman-raccoons)** > > The woman, who has not been named, near Poulsbo, Washington, called the county sheriff, who sent deputies ---
**Author:** ![ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/arthuritas/32/63_2.png) [@ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ArthurItas)\ **Post date:** [October 10, 2024, 3:34am UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422/3267 "2024-10-10T03:34:20Z")
[https://media1.tenor.com/m/EZtOA2gY9VIAAAAd/find-out-fuck-around.gif(image larger than 3 MB)](https://media1.tenor.com/m/EZtOA2gY9VIAAAAd/find-out-fuck-around.gif) ---
**Author:** ![The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/the_polymath/32/83081_2.png) [@The\_Polymath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/The_Polymath)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422/3268 "2024-10-11T12:52:49Z")
This story has been making the rounds in the City. If you want to see what HR over-reach looks like…this is a perfect example. The employment tribunal judge in London completely exonerated the UK-based Canadian employee. That Canadian HR drone should have been seriously reprimanded for her behavior. [https://on.ft.com/3Y61CeL](https://on.ft.com/3Y61CeL) ---
**Author:** ![knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/knoath/32/65607_2.png) [@knoath](https://community.goactuary.com/u/knoath)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422/3269 "2024-10-11T13:24:27Z")
Can’t help but think that his divorce is due to him spending too much time with his “daughter”. ---
**Author:** ![1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/1695814/32/38506_2.png) [@1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/u/1695814)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2024, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422/3270 "2024-10-11T13:41:29Z")
> “There is no suggestion that he attempted to gain an advantage by using the corporate card,” Judge Davidson added. Further, by using the corporate card, he completely gave up the double miles he would’ve earned on his personal card, so he’s clearly not an actuary. ---
**Author:** ![ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/arthuritas/32/63_2.png) [@ArthurItas](https://community.goactuary.com/u/ArthurItas)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422/3271 "2024-10-12T14:55:10Z")
![20241012_104958](https://community.goactuary.com/uploads/default/original/3X/d/9/d944c220adbf6774c0709e23f79d8062a34286c8.jpeg) There is a few minutes of body cam footage available, but the picture tells the story. Footage shows deputies coming with sirens going through traffic as it apparently was an emergency. ---
**Author:** ![Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/jasper07734/32/24056_2.png) [@Jasper07734](https://community.goactuary.com/u/Jasper07734)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422/3272 "2024-10-14T19:27:00Z")
> **[Airline passenger says she received 'creepiest' text from stranger who saw...](https://www.foxnews.com/travel/airline-passenger-says-received-creepiest-text-stranger-saw-phone-number-luggage-tag)** > > A woman on TikTok claims she was waiting for her flight when she received a text from a stranger after he saw her number on her luggage tag. She turned the experience into a travel PSA. 😬 😬 😬 Sounds like one of those fake-nice guys who get all mad when girls don’t just fall at him just for being “nice.” Getting her number off an AIDS-walk list would’ve been less creepy. ---
**Author:** ![NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/nerdalert/32/683_2.png) [@NerdAlert](https://community.goactuary.com/u/NerdAlert)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 7:30pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422/3273 "2024-10-14T19:30:32Z")
She should have worn the ribbon. ---
**Author:** ![1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/1695814/32/38506_2.png) [@1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/u/1695814)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 7:50pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422/3274 "2024-10-14T19:50:45Z")
She didn’t _want_ to wear the ribbon! ---
**Author:** ![1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/user_avatar/community.goactuary.com/1695814/32/38506_2.png) [@1695814](https://community.goactuary.com/u/1695814)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422/3275 "2024-10-14T19:53:47Z")
If you’re having trouble with that link, this one will take you there: [https://archive.ph/Qt0Vq](https://archive.ph/Qt0Vq) Or here’s the text > **text** > > An airline passenger is claiming that her private information was compromised after being seen by a stranger. > > A woman named Kirsten took to TikTok where she said that she received a text message from someone while she was waiting for a fight. > > “I’m at the airport and the creepiest thing just happened to me,” she said in her video. > > [**FLIGHT ATTENDANT ON TIKTOK REVEALS LUGGAGE TAG SAFETY TIP SHE WISHES MORE FLYERS KNEW ABOUT**](https://archive.ph/o/Qt0Vq/https://www.foxnews.com/travel/flight-attendant-tiktok-reveals-luggage-tag-safety-tip-wishes-more-flyers-knew) > > “I’m sitting there on my layover and I get this text.” > > ![luggage tag for traveling](https://archive.ph/Qt0Vq/38eda70b65eb9887e41421d01bb7625bb0f4d194.webp) > > The woman said that she was waiting for a flight at the airport when a text from a stranger was sent to her cell phone. (iStock) > > The video shows her walking through [the airport](https://archive.ph/o/Qt0Vq/https://www.foxnews.com/category/travel/general/airports) talking about the text that might have been sent moments before. She then proceeds to read what the message said. > > “Hi Kristen, My name is Nate. I saw you and thought you were so beautiful so I had to find a way to talk to you. I saw your number on your luggage tag and decided to text you. I promise this isn’t as weird as it seems! Give a guy a chance,” the message said, according to the video. > > She first corrected the stranger, noting that her name is “Kirsten,” not “Kristen.” > > [**FLIGHT ATTENDANT GOES VIRAL ON TIKTOK FOR ATTEMPTING TO EASE COMMON FLYING FEAR**](https://archive.ph/o/Qt0Vq/https://www.foxnews.com/travel/flight-attendant-goes-viral-tiktok-attempting-ease-common-flying-fear) > > She then went on to say that if the stranger, Nate, wanted to talk to her so badly he should’ve approached her “like a normal human being.” > > ![woman looks at phone in shock](https://archive.ph/Qt0Vq/094fe1678820026d0ce9c92ee89311561cd5bceb.webp) > > The woman said she was bothered by the text message she received, calling it an “invasion of privacy.” (iStock) > > Kirsten called the moment an “invasion of privacy.” > > “And I’m extra weirded out because I have my address on my luggage tag so he could potentially know where I live now,” Kirsten added. > > She finished her video with her own safety announcement for people who are traveling. > > [**MOM’S VIRAL AIRPLANE SEATING HACK STIRS DEBATE; SOLO FLYERS ‘CAN’T STAND’ IT**](https://archive.ph/o/Qt0Vq/https://www.foxnews.com/travel/moms-viral-airplane-seating-hack-stirs-debate-solo-flyers-cant-stand) > > “PSA to everyone out there: Turn your luggage tag inside out so that your personal information isn’t visible,” Kirsten said on TikTok. > > ![private information on luggage tag](https://archive.ph/Qt0Vq/b435de53d0b6511533afce2675a19a5f598169e4.webp) > > Kirsten turned the moment into a PSA for all travelers, telling them to “turn your luggage tag inside out so that your personal information isn’t visible.” (iStock) > > “And PSA to all creepers: do better.” > > Kirsten responded to one of the comments on her video, which suggested she purchase a luggage tag with a cover. > > “Yep ordered new luggage tags immediately,” Kirsten wrote. > > [**AIRLINE PASSENGER’S ‘AWKWARD’ SEATING ARRANGEMENT GOES VIRAL: ‘NEVER GOING TO RECOVER’**](https://archive.ph/o/Qt0Vq/https://www.foxnews.com/travel/airline-passengers-awkward-seating-arrangement-goes-viral-never-going-recover) > > A flight attendant named Ally Case recently went viral on TikTok for sharing her top safety tips, which included a luggage tag hack. > > ![woman-unhappy-on-phone-at-airport-with-luggage](https://archive.ph/Qt0Vq/bf279b1911b99ed23093bada2154f9a8370f4302.webp) > > A flight attendant on TikTok shared her safety tips for luggage tags and the comments were filled with others sharing their own travel bag hacks. (iStock) > > Case, who said she works for American Airlines, [recommends travelers](https://archive.ph/o/Qt0Vq/https://www.foxnews.com/travel) turn over the insert within the tag, so that it is available when needed and their personal information is not on display for anyone to see. > > “I don’t even like strangers to know my name — no chance am I going to have my phone number and home address on display,” Case captioned her video. > > Other social media users shared their own personal hacks to avoid their private information getting into the wrong hands. > > [_ **For more Lifestyle articles, visit www.foxnews.com/lifestyle** _](https://archive.ph/o/Qt0Vq/https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle) > > One social media user said that instead of using their [home address,](https://archive.ph/o/Qt0Vq/https://www.foxnews.com/category/house-and-home) they write their work address on their tag and another person said they write the address of their trip destination, not their home. > > ![text from stranger after seeing luggage tag](https://archive.ph/Qt0Vq/376c620ba5d1f747fae35df7d8f6b2e395b0b7db.webp) > > A woman on TikTok said she received a text message after a man saw her number on her luggage tag and “had find a way to talk to [her].” The woman’s story has people sharing their own personal safety hacks on social media. (iStock) > > “I’ve set up a dedicated email address instead,” another user wrote. > > The company [security.org](http://security.org) advises people to secure their ["travel itineraries,](https://archive.ph/o/Qt0Vq/https://www.foxnews.com/travel/visit-5-destinations-inspired-americas-favorite-songs-books-movies) passports, car rental documents, airline tickets and boarding passes" when traveling. > > “These documents contain confidential information that you won’t want a stranger stumbling across. For your safety, scan a copy of your passport and keep that in a secure place,” the website says. > > [**CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER**](https://archive.ph/o/Qt0Vq/https://www.foxnews.com/newsletters?cmpid=fnfirstnl) > > “Keep your passport locked in a safe area along with your mobile devices. Do not leave it in plain sight. If you bring it along with you (and choose not to leave it behind in a hotel for example), make sure that it is close to your body as you would with your devices and wallet.” The Fox News commentators at the bottom are something else. ---
**Author:** ![dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@dr\_t\_non-fan](https://community.goactuary.com/u/dr_t_non-fan)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2024, 7:59pm UTC](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422/3276 "2024-10-14T19:59:17Z")
Shitty tag design. Should NOT have easily-seen info. Get better tags, with the info hidden. The Google is your friend, pick your billionaire to enrich: > **[Robot or human?](https://www.walmart.com/ip/Luggage-Tags-4PCS-Leather-Labels-Name-ID-Card-Easy-to-Attach-Baggage-Tags-Adjustable-Strap-Privacy-Cover-Travel-Bag-Suitcase/5057225500?classType=REGULAR&selectedSellerId=101043428)** [https://www.amazon.com/Shacke-Luggage-Privacy-Cover-Steel/dp/B019JK41FQ](https://www.amazon.com/Shacke-Luggage-Privacy-Cover-Steel/dp/B019JK41FQ) [Previous page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422.md?page=160) [Next page](https://community.goactuary.com/t/news-that-makes-you-say-wtf/2422.md?page=162)