Thread by @claire_roses, It’s been a tremendously bleak week. Well done for getting through it. [...]

Claire Symonds

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It’s been a tremendously bleak week. Well done for getting through it. Here are some ridiculous news stories about badgers. 1/7

This badger stole an entire crate of cheese from inside a woman’s house. 2/7 https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7290029/Hungry-hungry-badger-Cheeky-animal-steals-entire-crate-cheese-inside-womans-house.html

Badger steals an entire crate of cheese from inside woman's house

Three-year-old Humbug was given some grapes and cheese pieces, but decided it was not enough. The scene was filmed in the doorway of a house in Stockport, Greater Manchester.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7290029/Hungry-hungry-badger-Cheeky-animal-steals-entire-crate-cheese-inside-womans-house.html

This badger passed out on a beach surrounded by seven empty beer bottles. 3/7 https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/29/badger-recovering-in-shelter-after-being-found-drunk-on-polish-beach

Badger recovering in shelter after being found drunk on Polish beach

Party animal discovered surrounded by seven empty beer bottles, along with two more hidden in bushes, believed to have been stolen from beachgoers

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/29/badger-recovering-in-shelter-after-being-found-drunk-on-polish-beach

This badger wants to be a cat very badly. 4/7 https://metro.co.uk/2017/10/19/badger-breaks-into-cats-home-steals-his-food-and-sleeps-in-his-bed-7013392/

Badger breaks into cat's home, steals his food and sleeps in his bed

Cheeky.

https://metro.co.uk/2017/10/19/badger-breaks-into-cats-home-steals-his-food-and-sleeps-in-his-bed-7013392/

This badger got hammered on overripe cherries and ended up blocking a German road. 5/7 https://www.expatica.com/de/uncategorized/drunk-badger-blocks-german-road-92478/

Drunk badger blocks German road - Expat Guide to Germany | Expatica

After eating too many fermented cherries, the badger collapsed drunkenly in the middle in the road, impeding traffic.

https://www.expatica.com/de/uncategorized/drunk-badger-blocks-german-road-92478/

This badger is a seasoned bandit who has been sneaking into a house through the cat flap so it can steal food out of the fridge. 6/7 https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/13/badger-raids-womans-kitchen-sneaking-cat-flap-12846489/

Badger raids woman's kitchen after sneaking in through cat flap

'This one is a pretty smart badger.'

https://metro.co.uk/2020/06/13/badger-raids-womans-kitchen-sneaking-cat-flap-12846489/

And finally, this badger fell through the ceiling of a branch of Superdrug. (Apparently the badger is being honoured with a commemorative plaque, so that’s nice.) 7/7 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-51465756

Badger falls through shop ceiling

The animal was rescued from under the perfume counter of a Superdrug store in Northampton.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-northamptonshire-51465756

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