A man, aged 43 from Basingstoke, came fifth in his local hedge trimming contest, it emerged yesterday.

 

 

 

The competition, which has run annually for seven years, attracts crowds of around 140 people each year, prompting a wave of public interest across the globe.

 

 

 

Derek Smith, the man who came fifth, can't understand why Basingstoke is thrust into the limelight during the early weeks of September.

 

 

 

"I thought my hedge was good, but not great. I think the best shears won." He continued: "But this whole pullava with the media and me talking to you seems a bit odd. I mean, it's only Basingstoke"

 

 

 

Jacob Bridges of the World Telecommunication Federation puts the increase in coverage down to the rise of the internet. He commented: "With Google Earth and up to date RSS feeds, literally every corner of the world is covered. Well, it would if it was flat."

 

 

 

Samantha Ball, founder of the 1999 organisation Sanity Please Against Media, added: "I think this increase can be very detrimental to communities. People are constantly bombarded with information that's trivial to them." She went on to explain how this information leaves no room for discussion and even lacks humour. "I just don't know what to tell my kids when they come out with these stories" she complained.

 

 

 

Derek Smith is currently enjoying his red and white rosette, with a hint of green, in his back garden. He has yet to announce if he'll be entering the contest this year.

 

 

 

What do you guys think of this? I think there are some things in it that could mean stuff. But then again, it might not mean that at all, but something else. I don't know.

 

 

 

 

 

I was so tempted to Bel-Air this. Hope some of you enjoy the hidden semantics.

....? :-s ?....

Support me Bubsa... I think we fight for the same cause.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On a more related note, I think this is excellent news and deserves full attention of tip.it.

Bubsa, I call hax. I don't believe this at all and need a link for it. Although, If you can support it, I hope you know it made my life complete :wink:

Pics or it didn't happen. :P

Bubsa, I call hax. I don't believe this at all and need a link for it. Although, If you can support it, I hope you know it made my life complete :wink:

 

 

 

Pics or it didn't happen. :P

 

 

 

Here you are:

 

Bubsa, I call hax. I don't believe this at all and need a link for it. Although, If you can support it, I hope you know it made my life complete :wink:

 

 

 

Pics or it didn't happen. :P

 

 

 

Here you are:

 

 

 

 

Excellent my life is complete!

 

 

 

Although I feel I have failed as the master of rick roll... it never happens to me :(

hmmm, this seems to be a new happening...we could formulate lots of these together and call them "news".

 

 

 

We could record these on some kind of material and sell them to the public....paper. Yes a paper of news! A "Newspaper"!

 

 

 

By Jove I think we've got it!

Bubsa, I call hax. I don't believe this at all and need a link for it. Although, If you can support it, I hope you know it made my life complete :wink:

 

 

 

Pics or it didn't happen. :P

 

 

 

Here you are:

 

 

 

 

Awesome hard-core hedge trimming action there.

 

 

 

edit: say that five times fast :P

I see...

4th mother freeking time this week i got rick roll'd

 

 

 

i hate you bubsa

 

 

 

i hate you.

"Man gets tired of 'Man blanks blank' threads" :P

Woah, that dude has some crazy skills. I better start training. :shock:

I have no clue what the article is getting at. . .

 

 

 

BTW, there are currently 5 "Man [insert verb] [insert rest of sentence]" threads at the top of the first page.

I have no clue what the article is getting at. . .

 

 

 

BTW, there are currently 5 "Man [insert verb] [insert rest of sentence]" threads at the top of the first page.

 

 

 

Uhh.... thats exactly what he's getting at...

I have no clue what the article is getting at. . .

 

 

 

BTW, there are currently 5 "Man [insert verb] [insert rest of sentence]" threads at the top of the first page.

 

 

 

Uhh.... thats exactly what he's getting at...

 

 

 

I know what Bubs is getting at, I meant. . . I. . .

 

 

 

#-o Wow. Thanks for making me feel not worth my intelligence, Bubs.

 

 

 

Hey, I'm tired. . .

 

 

 

See? I put a hide closing tag instead of a size. . . #-o

That's alright, we all make mistakes - as my parents like to tell me at every chance.

4th mother freeking time this week i got rick roll'd

 

 

 

i hate you bubsa

 

 

 

i hate you.

I saw that Lionheart got your third this week. :lol:

 

 

 

That is incredible Bubs. I can't imagine how this wasn't on national news!

 

That's alright, we all make mistakes - as my parents like to tell me at every chance.

 

 

 

Your self esteem must be very low.

Your self esteem must be very low.

 

Yeah...yeah, apart from the whole running the world's biggest marathon in a thong, thing. Terrible.

Yeah...yeah, apart from the whole running the world's biggest marathon in a thong, thing. Terrible.

 

 

 

Exactly what I'm talkin about.

My... god...

 

 

 

Bubsa, ask yourself this question: is the world really ready for this kind of news?

 

 

 

THINK OF THE CHILDREN!

Noo, we need hedges for hedge-trimming competitions :(

People are constantly bombarded with information that's trivial to them." She went on to explain how this information leaves no room for discussion and even lacks humour.

 

Well it's nice to see some people agree, good one Bubsa.

I am interested in this story. Who got 3rd? :)