Can you solve the mystery of the abandoned paper donkey? (From The Argus)
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Can you solve the mystery of the abandoned paper donkey?
10:07am Tuesday 6th November 2012 in News By Kimberly Middleton, Acting chief reporter
The abandoned donkey
This homeless papier mache donkey has ended up sitting on its ass.
The newspaper-clad animal was spotted leaning against a bin in Lansdowne Street, Hove.
Vaguely resembling Winnie the Pooh’s friend Eeyore, the animal is sitting upright rather than standing on all fours. Perhaps once a piñata, the animal may have been the centre of attention at recent Halloween and firework revelries before being abandoned in the street.
Do you know where the donkey came from? Email kimberly.middleton@theargus.co.uk.
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Comments(23)
bluemonday
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11:39am Tue 6 Nov 12
Jo Wadsworth
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11:40am Tue 6 Nov 12
inadaptado wrote:Funnily enough, we had a bet in the office on how quickly a comment like this would appear.
Are you serious? Have you really written an article about, literally, a piece of garbage? Who the hell cares about that?
While we're under no illusions this will win any awards, it made us laugh, and so we thought it might also brighten some of our readers' days. I'm sorry you're not one of them.
Algeria Touchshriek
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12:00pm Tue 6 Nov 12
If people were kinder to donkey's perhaps they would be kinder to eachother so we wouldn't have to keep reading stories about stabbings and robberies.
Charismatic Andrew
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12:03pm Tue 6 Nov 12
Hopefully he's working on it as we speak!!
Hovite
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12:14pm Tue 6 Nov 12
lydz25
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12:51pm Tue 6 Nov 12
Cash Bull
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1:27pm Tue 6 Nov 12
Jo Wadsworth wrote:In that case we all lose out. Must try harder Kimberly, articles like this will follow you during your career long after the 'joke' time at the Argus is over for you.
inadaptado wrote:Funnily enough, we had a bet in the office on how quickly a comment like this would appear.
Are you serious? Have you really written an article about, literally, a piece of garbage? Who the hell cares about that?
While we're under no illusions this will win any awards, it made us laugh, and so we thought it might also brighten some of our readers' days. I'm sorry you're not one of them.
Hovite
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1:45pm Tue 6 Nov 12
Same old, same old, bitter and miserable self!
leobrighton
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2:07pm Tue 6 Nov 12
Dr Pork
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2:29pm Tue 6 Nov 12
bluemonday wrote:That donkey's not abandoned, it's waiting to pounce. Mark my words, that's no harmless piñata. That's a mindless killing machine.
mmm lets see now,abandoned,placed next to a bin,need anymore clues argus,
Hove used to be a safe place but now its citizens are afraid to walk its byways for fear of being brutally mauled by these feral, papier maché beasts. Someday a real rain will come and wash them all this scum off the streets.
ruberducker
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2:50pm Tue 6 Nov 12
nuff said
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5:15pm Tue 6 Nov 12
Hove Actually
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6:45pm Tue 6 Nov 12
Hove Actually
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6:46pm Tue 6 Nov 12
Hove Actually wrote:Seems you cannot say a double ss on this site but lying **** is OK
Newsflash. Argus made to look an **** again
Hove Actually
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6:47pm Tue 6 Nov 12
Hove Actually wrote:Or not............
Hove Actually wrote:Seems you cannot say a double ss on this site but lying **** is OK
Newsflash. Argus made to look an **** again
On_the_Level
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7:23pm Tue 6 Nov 12
worthingite
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7:33am Wed 7 Nov 12
Dolphin in puddle ?
Please please please some real journalism !
plantwoman
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9:14am Wed 7 Nov 12
Jo Wadsworth wrote:Brilliant! I love this story, thanks Argus. I do feel sorry for the donkey however, I think someone should give him a home.
inadaptado wrote:Funnily enough, we had a bet in the office on how quickly a comment like this would appear.
Are you serious? Have you really written an article about, literally, a piece of garbage? Who the hell cares about that?
While we're under no illusions this will win any awards, it made us laugh, and so we thought it might also brighten some of our readers' days. I'm sorry you're not one of them.
PorkBoat
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4:02pm Thu 8 Nov 12
inadaptado wrote:Miserable get. Lighten up, it's a bit of fun.
Are you serious? Have you really written an article about, literally, a piece of garbage? Who the hell cares about that?
shelleyb370
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12:43pm Fri 9 Nov 12
Mr_Tom
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12:41pm Mon 12 Nov 12
mictrix
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9:31pm Mon 12 Nov 12
Mr_Tom wrote:yes i like him too lovely little chap and a great story lol miserable old t**ts
ah but remember that the arseh*les who sit on here all day moaning about the city / crime / Journalism today / the NHS / the price of milk / blah blah blah.. have no sense of humor and a real dillusion of grandeur (trust me.. no-one gives a crap about some grumpy tw*t's opinion on the Argus website.. you may as well go shout at the wind :) ).. I like him! poor little chap.. he looks like I feel on this wet Monday!
inadaptado says...
11:25am Tue 6 Nov 12