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| Africa: Subsaharan |
| Sniffing Out Land Mines - RATS |
| 2004-05-19 |
| GONDOLA, Mozambique — Just about every method of detecting land mines has a drawback. Metal detectors cannot tell a mine from a tenpenny nail. Armored bulldozers work well only on level ground. Mine-sniffing dogs get bored, and if they make mistakes, they get blown up. . . |
| Posted by:BigEd |
| #8 Shamu can take care of the larger mines. :-) |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-05-19 10:38:47 PM |
| #7 You know, when the dolphins were sent to the gulf to look for seamines, somebody suggested using them for landmines. Just throw a dolphin in mine field, then release a couple greenpeace members. With luck you can use the dolphin over and over again. |
| Posted by: bruce 2004-05-19 8:18:38 PM |
| #6 or use lawyers? People develop more affection for the rats.... |
| Posted by: Frank G 2004-05-19 8:12:51 PM |
| #5 There they go offshoring jobs again - this time to a different species. Why can't they hire some of the homeless to do this type of thing? |
| Posted by: JohnKerryForPresident 2004-05-19 7:35:30 PM |
| #4 I can walk meine fuhrer! |
| Posted by: Shamu 2004-05-19 7:21:08 PM |
| #3 At least they aren't using simians anymore. The only place I want to see flying monkeys is in the Wizard of Oz. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-05-19 5:08:47 PM |
| #2 You just know where this is going to lead: "Private Willard, I told you to take those rats and clear that minefield" "I'm not doing that, Sergeant." "Well, then, you're looking at a court martial for insubordination and--hey, wait a minute, what are you doing?" "Remember when you chewed me out in basic training? You made a fool of me in front of everybody. You made me hate myself. I thought about it a lot, hating myself. Well right now, at this moment, I LIKE myself." "No, Willard, no, call 'em off, please!" "Tear 'im up!" "No, Willard, no! . . . No, Willard, no, no, NOOOOOOOOOOOO!" |
| Posted by: Mike 2004-05-19 4:58:06 PM |
| #1 I forgot to ask. Can they be trained to sniff out Sarin and Mustard gas? |
| Posted by: BigEd 2004-05-19 4:48:14 PM |