Single man’s sofa dubbed Site of Special Scientific Interest
A bachelor’s bedsit in Witney has become the unlikely focus for nature conservation after a hitherto unknown ecosystem was discovered in his sofa and it has been designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Following a health and safety inspection by the local council a colony of unique micro-organisms spawned from pools of dried beer was discovered under the cushions, feeding off discarded crisps and pizza remnants. Rare bacteria were also detected, concentrated around buttock depressions and kept alive by flatulent gasses.
The sofa’s owner, singleton Nigel Crosby, is rightly proud of this settee-bound micro environment and his role as progenitor, despite the fact that his sofa’s new status means that, under the Countryside and Rights of Way Act 2000, he now needs planning permission to sit on it.
Posted: Jul 8th, 2009 by jp1885
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