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Jun 16, 2022
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A wheelie bin from Hampshire has been found more than 1,200 miles away in Ukraine and people are confused.
The bin was spotted by journalist Philip Crowther (you know, the bloke who is super good at languages) on the Polish border, but it is unclear how it got there.
He tweeted:
\u201cHey @TestValleyBC, how did one of your wheelie bins make it all the way to Ukraine, and when is pick-up? @hantschronicle and @BBC_Hampshire, all yours to investigate. #testvalley\u201d— Philip Crowther (@Philip Crowther) 1654919854
And a spokesperson for the council replied:
\u201c@PhilipinDC @hantschronicle @BBC_Hampshire Hi Philip, umm, hmm. I've checked the notebook, but we don't seem to have a stock answer for this query...\n\nCan I ask where in Ukraine this is? I'd just to make sure this collection address is added to our fortnightly rounds and not reported as missed \ud83d\ude09\u201d— Philip Crowther (@Philip Crowther) 1654919854
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People on social media loved it and joked the bin was going to support the war in Ukraine. There were also a lot of "wheelie" puns.
\u201cIt had gone a wheelie long way\u201d— Alex (@Alex) 1655370142
\u201c*feels strangely proud*\u201d— lauren jones \ud83c\udfcf\ud83e\uddc0 (@lauren jones \ud83c\udfcf\ud83e\uddc0) 1655370446
\u201c@BBCSouthNews Where's it bin?\u201d— BBC South (@BBC South) 1655369261
\u201cour brave boys\u201d— Rosie Fletcher \ud83c\udf42 (@Rosie Fletcher \ud83c\udf42) 1655370277
\u201cOur brave lads\u201d— Nathan (@Nathan) 1655372005
The world works in mysterious ways.
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