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‘Poo runner’s’ weird explanation

A man claiming to be the “spokesman” of a jogger dubbed the “Mad Pooper” — who was caught on camera publicly defecating on the lawns of Colorado homes — says the woman has no choice after a botched gender assignment surgery. In a now deleted YouTube video, the “spokesman” said the jogger is also suffering from a traumatic brain injury.

Iconic Coast cafe forced from site

One of the Gold Coast’s most iconic cafes has been forced out of its Broadbeach location to make way for a 27-storey highrise. Elk Espresso, which has attracted a legion of fans including Orlando Bloom and Margot Robbie, is on the hunt for a new location. The popular cafe on Chelsea Ave is to be replaced by a proposed 27-storey tower put forward by developer Morris Property Group.

Brace for ‘tsunami’ of snakes on Coast

Snake catchers say they are dealing with a “tsunami” of reptiles as temperatures soar on the Gold Coast and males aggressively pursue a mate. The warning comes after a person was hospitalised following a snake bite and footage surfaced of two male pythons locked in battle on the deck of a Mt Tamborine home on the weekend. Snake catcher Tony Harrison said he was being called out 10 times a day on average as hot weather sent reptile activity into overdrive.

You shouldn’t make coffee at work

Up to 90 per cent of mugs in office kitchens are coated in germs, research has shown, and 20 per cent of those cups actually carry faecal matter. University of Arizona environmental microbiology professor Dr Charles Gerba, who carried out the 1997 study, said rarely changed kitchen sponges were the key culprit.