Quirky News / 29 May 2024
A cheesy Aussie champ, a tribute to a stayer of the skies, and Lizzo’s clap back…
Congrats to Perth man Dylan Twiss, who’s been crowned a cheesy champ after narrowly beating a British man – dressed in a gorilla costume, no less – in one of the Gloucestershire Cheese Rolling Festival races. His message to mates back home? “Fellas, I told you I’d win it”.
American Airlines has paid tribute to its longest-serving flight attendant, Bette Nash, who has died at 88yo. Nash held a Guinness World Record for her stint in the skies after she began flying in 1957. “Fly high, Bette,” the airline says.
South Park’s probably not best known for helping with positive PR, but singer Lizzo isn’t complaining… She’s the most recent celebrity featured on the long-running cartoon series – and in the ultimate clap back, she says she’s happy that it depicts how she’s “showed the world how to love yourself”.
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