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IN THE NEWS
EDINBURGH DRIVER ENTERTAINS PASSENGERS IN NOVEL WAYS
An Edinburgh taxi driv- er has turned YouTube sensation after his in- cab comedy routine clocked up thousands of views online. Kenny “The Shuffler” Taylor has been dubbed Edinburgh’s funniest cabbie after a two-minute video clip - that sees him handle puppets, don a false nose and do comedy voices - went viral. The footage sees the stand-up cabbie play- ing imaginary drums and
dancing to
Queen’s You’re My Best Friend while driv- ing down Princess Street. He then sur- prises his backseat audience by popping on a novelty flashing
nose before entertain- ing passers-by at traffic lights on Lothi- an Road with two colourful hand-pup- pets. He tells his passen- gers: “I’m known as the Shuffler. Mental, mental, chicken orien- tal. Psycho, psycho chicken in the micro.” Sean Horsburgh, one of those in the cab who uploaded the clip to the web, posted the caption: “So jumped in this cab yesterday hungover... And this is what happened haha best taxi ride ever!” According to the Scotsman, the clip has been viewed more than 5,600 times. One admiring former
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passenger told how the comic cabbie’s high jinks had made his night. Thomas Figg, 29, stepped into Mr Tay- lor’s taxi on a recent Thursday evening. “It was pretty much the most interesting taxi ride I have ever been on,” he said. “My friend didn’t know what to make of it. I felt like I had walked right
into a Fringe
show. “The puppets were amazing. “He told jokes, then when the taxi stopped, his pup- pet would suddenly appear next to him. It was almost tempting to keep going on down the road, just to see what he did next.”
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OLDHAM DRIVER FINED FOR SMOKING AND LITTERING
A cabbie has been prosecuted for smok- ing in his taxi - and then throwing the cig- arette butt on the floor when council officers stopped him. Environmental health staff at Oldham Coun- cil spotted the driver parked up having a cigarette in his Toyota Avensis. They went
over to give him a fixed penalty notice of £50 - but while they were talking to him he threw the finished butt on the floor, earning him an £80 fine for lit- tering. According to the Man- chester Evening News, the driver, 45, did not pay either fine - so legal
proceedings
were then started against him by the council. The case went
to
court, and at a hearing at Oldham Magistrates he was ordered to pay the £130 for both fines and £250 costs. The driver, who did not attend the hearing, submitted a guilty plea by post.
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A man accused of rob- bing a cab driver in Daytona Beach, Flori- da might have got away if he hadn’t left his wallet in the taxi, according to local police. Officials at the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office say Terry Smith, 42, got into a taxi early on a recent Sunday morn- ing with an intricate plan for robbing the driver that included
asking to sit in the front seat because he was feeling sick. The unsuspecting cab driver, later identified as Marc Bruzzese, allowed the seat switch. During the ride, Smith reportedly asked the driver if business was good. Then, at the end of the ride, he reached over and tried to grab Bruzzese’s wallet and cellphone, the Sun-
Sentinel newspaper reported. Although the driver managed to hang onto his belongings, Smith was able to get away. Initially,
Bruzzese
decided not to report the crime because he couldn’t identify his attacker. Then,
the
cabbie found a wallet belonging to Smith on the floorboard, ac- cording to the Orlando Sentinel.
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