Best news story EVAH

[moopy]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/middle_east/6295138.stm

UK military spokesman Major Mike Shearer said: "We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area."

[Elly]

phew. Well that's a relief.

[Kalos]

So much for advanced weapons and munitions research. Why spend billions of dollars on things like Patriot and Raptor when a couple of badgers appear to have a greater effect upon the theatre? :grin:

[moopy]

Of course, in a roundabout and Nostradamus-like fashion, Penny-Arcade predicted it all years ago:

http://www.penny-arcade.com/images/2002/20020621h.gif

[odinsnephew]

"It tore the cow up piece by piece. I tried to shoot it with my gun but it ran away into the orchards," he said.

Happened to me last night at some farm in Elwynn - pesky Tauren. Very funny piece btw Moopy.

[Valas Azuviir]

I thought that bit about them not releasing any poisonous snakes into the river was also quite amusing then again, I get the following image in my head..

British Commander: We have not released giant badgers in Basra, and nor have we been collecting eggs and releasing serpents into the Shatt al-Arab river

Locals: We didn't say anything about no serpents..

British Commander: Oops...

:tongue:

Look at the time(s) (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/iraq/article2062085.ece).

[snowieken]

“If you cornered it and poked it with a stick, the smart money would be on the badger.”Hilarious news item indeed! :laugh:

[odinsnephew]

Hilarious news item indeed! :laugh:

It is indeed! I want one those Honey badgers as a pet for my hunter - vicious beasts :grin:

[Telic]

Love the descriptions in the last paragraph. I couldn't help but summarise them in my head :
"Swift as a deer, size of a dog, head of a monkey !!!" :shocked:

Obviously Winnie the Pooh was mis-classified !

[KingTurtle]

I'm sure some old lady had a pet badger that ran away near the area, and started mating with a random badger and made babies.