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| India-Pakistan |
| Wild boars terrorize Islamabad |
| 2012-02-25 |
| Karma, dudes! Pakistan's capital is fighting a hairy invader: the wild boar, which has taken over Islamabad in ever increasing numbers. The wild pigs, which feast on rubbish outside homes and restaurants, are said to be a major cause of traffic accidents, and will charge if frightened or injured. The animals can weigh up to 220 pounds, have sharp teeth, and adult males have tusks. The Associated Press reported that city authorities are using poison and allowing free hunting permits to try and cut down on the wild boar population, but few Pakistanis are interested. "Hunters are wary of getting arrested by the police, or even worse — getting mistaken for a terrorist," the AP reported. AyPee has better article, but... |
| Posted by:Glenmore |
| #10 If it was DARPA, we can but hope that the pigs are all conditioned to respond to Muezzin calls as "feeding time at the mosque! The pigs who get their first get the most!" They could even be trained to savagely bite dummies on the floor to make their food come faster. Imagine the hilarity as they just started to pray when a hundred, hundred-pound pigs came tearing through, biting everyone they met. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2012-02-25 16:53 |
| #9 Begs the question - in the land of the pure how does one dispose of a bagged pig? Or is that what the slaves are for? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2012-02-25 15:32 |
| #8 Well, think of all the food they could get. Wait.... Never mind. |
| Posted by: Ducatisti 2012-02-25 15:13 |
| #7 Ever think of getting rid of the "rubbish outside homes and restaurants"? Maybe their constant provoking of India is a plan to "get rid of the rubbish". |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2012-02-25 13:09 |
| #6 No food, maybe they'd go away. Ever think of getting rid of the "rubbish outside homes and restaurants"? Then where will they get their customers? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2012-02-25 12:35 |
| #5 Can't see 200-lb. pigs climbing into those Don't know about that Barb. There's a heap of 2 legged pigs round about there too. |
| Posted by: AlanC 2012-02-25 11:23 |
| #4 "The wild pigs, which feast on rubbish outside homes and restaurants" No food, maybe they'd go away. Ever think of getting rid of the "rubbish outside homes and restaurants"? Probably not. (And I doubt this stuff is in industrial dumpsters like we're used to seeing out back of restaurants in the Western world. Can't see 200-lb. pigs climbing into those.) |
| Posted by: Barbara 2012-02-25 10:59 |
| #3 Hopefully, "boer maak 'n plan" [The Boar has a plan] |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2012-02-25 10:46 |
| #2 Wild bacon - is there anything it can't do? |
| Posted by: Raj 2012-02-25 10:43 |
| #1 It sounds rather...Biblical. Hey, you don't suppose DARPA is behind this? Lately, we've seen BigDog and his even bigger brother, Legged Squad Support System. Maybe they have been working on This Little Piggy. Time to go watch Screamers" again! (good crocodile story at the link, btw) |
| Posted by: SteveS 2012-02-25 10:30 |