# This Week’s WTF Story Award Goes to… (2023 edition) **URL:** \ **Category:** Fun & Games\ **Tags:** wtf-news, 2023\ **Created:** [January 11, 2023, 6:33am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606 "2023-01-11T06:33:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![finley](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/57b2e6/32.png) [@finley](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/finley)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2023, 9:31am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606/41 "2023-06-22T09:31:57Z")
_“I have this great move that I call “The Walrus”, where I just lie on top of my opponent & do nothing.”_ The guy does at least have a sense of humour. As usual, he seems to be just trolling. I can’t believe the BBC actually ran that as a serious story. It’s more _Babylon Bee_ material. ---
**Author:** ![yyy](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/yyy/32/12085_2.png) [@yyy](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yyy)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 4:07am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606/42 "2023-06-28T04:07:11Z")
> **[Spanish civil servant off work unnoticed for six years](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-35557725)** > > A Spanish civil servant is fined after not going to work for at least six years, which was only noticed when he became eligible for a long service award. That’s it, I’m moving to Spain! 🇪🇸 🙂 🐂 Wait, no… > **[Italian hospital employee accused of skipping work for 15 years](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-56822571)** > > The hospital worker in southern Italy earned €538,000 while not going into work, media say. > **[Italian teacher sacked for 20 years of absence vows to defend herself](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-66028403)** > > The Italian teacher has promised to "reconstruct the truth" after a court confirmed her dismissal. 🇮🇹 😃 🍕 ---
**Author:** ![ChewDawg](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/chewdawg/32/174179_2.png) [@ChewDawg](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/ChewDawg)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 7:46am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606/43 "2023-06-28T07:46:41Z")
> [@Dr\_Milker](#): > > ![image](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/f/a/fa70c0732eaa92247e8ad57b649d28c25c4fab1f.jpeg) Yikes > Yesterday, the news broke that millionnaire Ehsan Abdulaziz was cleared of a rape charge because the jury accepted that the teenage girl took Abdulaziz’s hands (which were covered in his semen), and forced one of his hands onto her vagina. It was also accepted that he may have tripped while his penis was hanging out of his boxers, and fell onto an 18 year old - possibly penetrating her in the process. And it was ruled that he was innocent of sexual assault. [Ehsan Abdulaziz: Tripped And Fell Rape Verdict | Marie Claire UK](https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/news/ehsan-abdulaziz-tripped-and-fell-rape-verdict-27918) ![image](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/2/4/24a94a60405544a061eab93f14c234f8da18f1f4.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Milker](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/dr_milker/32/181996_2.png) [@Dr\_Milker](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Dr_Milker)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 7:48am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606/44 "2023-06-28T07:48:45Z")
This is why you should never walk around with hard, sharp objects like scissors or uh… ---
**Author:** ![tempogain](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tempogain/32/264650_2.png) [@tempogain](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tempogain)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 9:12am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606/45 "2023-06-28T09:12:23Z")
I hate when that happens. ---
**Author:** ![SuperS54](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/supers54/32/137985_2.png) [@SuperS54](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/SuperS54)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2023, 4:02pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606/46 "2023-06-28T16:02:41Z")
> [@ChewDawg](#): > > > [@Dr\_Milker](#): > > > > ![image](https://forumosauploads-12829.kxcdn.com/original/3X/f/a/fa70c0732eaa92247e8ad57b649d28c25c4fab1f.jpeg) > > Yikes Surely a scandal even back in those days! ---
**Author:** ![tempogain](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/tempogain/32/264650_2.png) [@tempogain](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/tempogain)\ **Post date:** [June 30, 2023, 2:51pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606/47 "2023-06-30T14:51:46Z")
> **[Thailand: Woman charged with killing 14 using cyanide – DW – 06/30/2023](https://amp.dw.com/en/thailand-woman-charged-with-killing-14-using-cyanide/a-66080922)** > > A 36-year-old woman is believed to be the worst serial killer in Thailand's history, according to police. The suspect denies the murders but admits to using cyanide. ---
**Author:** ![chilifries](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/chilifries/32/182980_2.png) [@chilifries](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/chilifries)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2023, 12:42am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606/48 "2023-07-26T00:42:46Z")
> **[Whales bunch together before 'horrific' mass stranding](https://www.bbc.com/news/av/world-australia-66298711)** > > Authorities race to save a pod of pilot whales stranded on an Australian beach. ---
**Author:** ![yyy](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/yyy/32/12085_2.png) [@yyy](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yyy)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 10:59pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606/49 "2023-08-08T22:59:47Z")
If you laugh while reading this, does that mean you’re a horrible person? Asking for a friend. 😶 > **[Italian cheesemonger crushed to death by avalanche of falling cheese wheels](https://www.insider.com/italian-factory-owner-killed-cheese-avalanche-in-warehouse-2023-8)** > > A shelf collapse in the man's factory caused a domino effect of falling cheese wheels weighing nearly 90lbs each. > A warehouse employee who heard the crash alerted authorities. Firefighter Antonio Dusi said it took responding rescuers about 12 hours to find the man because they “had to move the cheeses and the shelves by hand,” [Barron’s](https://www.barrons.com/news/italian-man-crushed-to-death-by-falling-cheese-wheels-f439fd77?refsec=topics_afp-news) reported. ---
**Author:** ![RickRoll](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/rickroll/32/180921_2.png) [@RickRoll](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/RickRoll)\ **Post date:** [August 8, 2023, 11:57pm UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606/50 "2023-08-08T23:57:58Z")
> [@yyy](#): > > If you laugh while reading this, does that mean you’re a horrible person? Asking for a friend. 😶 Yes. Unless you are a space octopus. Then you are a horrible space octopus. ---
**Author:** ![MikeN1](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/e19adc/32.png) [@MikeN1](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/MikeN1)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2023, 5:34am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606/51 "2023-08-09T05:34:07Z")
[https://genius.com/Graham-greene-a-shocking-accident-annotated](https://genius.com/Graham-greene-a-shocking-accident-annotated) ---
**Author:** ![yyy](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/yyy/32/12085_2.png) [@yyy](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yyy)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 2:08am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606/52 "2023-08-10T02:08:08Z")
Then it’s a good thing I’m not a space _octo_-pus! 😁 (I’ll leave it to your imagination how many tentacles I have, as well as whether or not I laughed at the cheese thing.) ---
**Author:** ![bz](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/ec9cab/32.png) [@bz](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/bz)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2023, 3:55am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606/53 "2023-08-10T03:55:37Z")
> [@yyy](#): > > whether or not I laughed at the cheese thing. I always laugh at cheesy jokes! 🕶 [![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e2/03/c7/e203c7a7f44761c0751d15d8b164aa56.gif) ](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/e2/03/c7/e203c7a7f44761c0751d15d8b164aa56.gif) ---
**Author:** ![QuaSaShao](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/quasashao/32/220200_2.png) [@QuaSaShao](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/QuaSaShao)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 3:04am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606/54 "2023-08-11T03:04:14Z")
“Congratulations! It’s twins.” This week’s winner: > **[Doctor’s negligence led to baby’s decapitation during birth at Georgia...](https://news.yahoo.com/doctor-negligence-led-baby-decapitation-161250108.html)** > > The parents claim medical staff at Southern Regional Medical Center initially forbade them from holding the baby, instead showing them \[…\] The post Doctor’s negligence led to baby’s decapitation during birth at Georgia hospital, lawsuit says appeared... ---
**Author:** ![RickRoll](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/rickroll/32/180921_2.png) [@RickRoll](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/RickRoll)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 4:05am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606/55 "2023-08-11T04:05:40Z")
😱 This one wins the year! ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Milker](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/dr_milker/32/181996_2.png) [@Dr\_Milker](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Dr_Milker)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 4:12am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606/56 "2023-08-11T04:12:19Z")
Jesus Christ. “Well, I’m afraid there’s been a slight complication. We seem to have, uh…decapitated your baby.” ---
**Author:** ![QuaSaShao](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/quasashao/32/220200_2.png) [@QuaSaShao](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/QuaSaShao)\ **Post date:** [August 11, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606/57 "2023-08-11T04:30:15Z")
> Our heartfelt thoughts and prayers are with the family and all those impacted by this tragic event. Our prayers also remain with the dedicated team of physicians, nurses, and staff at Southern Regional Medical Center who cared for this patient. Our commitment is to provide compassionate, quality care to every single patient, and this loss is heartbreaking. > – Southern Regional Medical Center statement > . . . the couple claims the medical staff forbade them from holding the baby after he passed, showing them the infant firmly wrapped in a blanket with the head raised to hide the decapitation. The parents also assert in the lawsuit that staff members told them an autopsy wasn’t necessary and pressured them to cremate the remains. Hospital also up for Cognitive Dissonance of the Year award. ---
**Author:** ![yyy](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/yyy/32/12085_2.png) [@yyy](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yyy)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2023, 12:51am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606/58 "2023-08-16T00:51:24Z")
> Data from the [Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences](https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.1913405117#:~:text=Under%20the%20care%20of%20White,births%20(0.290%20%2B%200.604).) shows that Black newborns are three times more likely to die in hospitals than white newborns when treated by white doctors. The neonatal death rate among white patients under the care of white doctors is 290 per 100,000 births, while the Black infant mortality is 894. The data further notes a significant decrease in Black infant numbers when a Black physician is in charge. 😶 ---
**Author:** ![yyy](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/yyy/32/12085_2.png) [@yyy](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/yyy)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 2:39am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606/59 "2023-08-22T02:39:54Z")
> **[Microsoft pulls article recommending Ottawa Food Bank to tourists | CBC News](https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/artificial-intelligence-microsoft-travel-ottawa-food-bank-1.6940356)** > > "Consider going into it on an empty stomach," said a Microsoft Travel article written using "algorithmic techniques." ---
**Author:** ![chilifries](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/user_avatar/tw.forumosa.com/chilifries/32/182980_2.png) [@chilifries](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/chilifries)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2023, 6:26am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/this-week-s-wtf-story-award-goes-to-2023-edition/226606/60 "2023-08-22T06:26:20Z")
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