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Dragon attack enquiry tops bizarre FOI list

By T.K. Randall
August 19, 2014 · Comment icon 19 comments

Dragons are not a common sight in Wigan. Image Credit: CC BY-SA 3.0 Anand
A new list has been compiled detailing some of England's strangest Freedom of Information requests.
The Freedom of Information Act has opened up the opportunity for people to ask for data pertaining to some of the most bizarre things imaginable as evidenced by a recent compendium of requests compiled by the Local Government Association.

At the top of the list was a request by a person in Wigan who wanted to know the local council's emergency plans in the unlikely event of a dragon attack.
Another asked the Cambridge council how many animals had been frozen in the area while the Rossendale council in Lancashire was asked how many times it had paid for psychic services.

Elsewhere there were requests for asteroid impact mitigation procedures, tiger and panther license statistics and a tally of the total number of roundabouts in Leicestershire County.

Requests for figures on the total number of holes discovered in the walls between toilet cubicles and the number of children implanted with microchips in Southend both served to round off the list.

Source: Indepdent | Comments (19)




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Comment icon #10 Posted by paperdyer 10 years ago
I wonder if anyone asked for info on "The Doctor"?
Comment icon #11 Posted by HMS Dreadnought 10 years ago
When was the last time someone was attacked by a dragon in England? Probably right around the time the zombie virus first showed up. St George sorted the last one
Comment icon #12 Posted by Silent Trinity 10 years ago
Strange what sits at the forefront of peoples minds when able to ask the council to reveal anything...or some people just have such a poor grasp on reality and / or too much time on their hands....
Comment icon #13 Posted by Ryu 10 years ago
It's easier to blubber about possible attacks from imaginary things than it is to concern oneself over real problems apparently.
Comment icon #14 Posted by :PsYKoTiC:BeHAvIoR: 10 years ago
6. How many holes in privacy walls between cubicles have been found in public toilets and within council buildings in the last 10 years? (Rossendale Council) Whaaat?!?
Comment icon #15 Posted by Rose-Red Howler 10 years ago
People have been watching too many horror films.
Comment icon #16 Posted by Mikko-kun 10 years ago
It's easier to blubber about possible attacks from imaginary things than it is to concern oneself over real problems apparently. Oh, it didn't take me a minute to come up with that, and minimal use of my brain. And I ain't no Einstein. Here's how you concern yourself with real problems like these: war. To enlist or not to enlist. Or if you're in a country like Finland, to go to war like they order (if war comes of course) or to escape going to the front (deserter) and be an outlaw and possibly exercuted without trial if they find you. Rintamakarkuri (those who run from the frontier) are treate... [More]
Comment icon #17 Posted by Ryu 10 years ago
Oh, it didn't take me a minute to come up with that, and minimal use of my brain. And I ain't no Einstein. Nice to know you are so much more intelligent than I am. Here's how you concern yourself with real problems like these: war. To enlist or not to enlist. Or if you're in a country like Finland, to go to war like they order (if war comes of course) or to escape going to the front (deserter) and be an outlaw and possibly executed without trial if they find you. Rintamakarkuri (those who run from the frontier) are treated like that here if I'm not mistaken, if it's a real war. There's nothing... [More]
Comment icon #18 Posted by Ralaman 10 years ago
This is very simple. If you think your the victim of a dragon attack, then your a dumb ass. Thank you.
Comment icon #19 Posted by StRoostifer 10 years ago
Eh, the dragon problem isn't a problem because I know this guy so I'm safe.


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