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2007-07-10 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Rumors of Strange Creatures Abound in Basrah

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Posted by anonymous5089 2007-07-10 09:21|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 Welcome to the future: a sea of graduated-from-kindergarten urban peasants who whisper horrified nightmares to each other over the trash fire about what turns out to be badgers. Oh, and police officials who twist the knife in their allies' back by saying that abandonment is their preferred retirement option for expensively-trained explosive-hunting dogs.

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2007-07-10 10:10|| 2007-07-10 10:10|| Front Page Top

#2 Yeah, but they're wild honey-badgers!

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-07-10 10:24|| 2007-07-10 10:24|| Front Page Top

#3 And for crying it out loud, they eat scrotums!

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-07-10 10:29|| 2007-07-10 10:29|| Front Page Top

#4 We appreciate the comments, especially about the snakes, sea lions, and dolphins. We'll have to readjust the badger release program though.

Posted by Halliburton - Wildlife Restoration Division 2007-07-10 10:40|| 2007-07-10 10:40|| Front Page Top

#5 a5089: I'm taking this seriously enough as a _phenomenon_ that I'm not making a we-don't-need-no-stinking-badgers quip, ok?

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2007-07-10 10:45|| 2007-07-10 10:45|| Front Page Top

#6 And I'm not talking about the badgers, I'm talking about the people.

Posted by Abdominal Snowman 2007-07-10 10:46|| 2007-07-10 10:46|| Front Page Top

#7 The video is just too horrible for words.

Posted by Mike 2007-07-10 11:29|| 2007-07-10 11:29|| Front Page Top

#8 a5089: I'm taking this seriously enough as a _phenomenon_ that I'm not making a we-don't-need-no-stinking-badgers quip, ok?

AS, I understand your point, though this was posted for its tongue-in-cheek value (hence the pic); regarding the potency of that uneducation/non-cartesian mindset mix, let me remind you of those famous fallujah spiders.

Posted by anonymous5089 2007-07-10 11:43|| 2007-07-10 11:43|| Front Page Top

#9 el chupagabra baby!

Possibly a Reed Cat - we had them in TQ along the water. Some can get up to 50-55 lbs. Though they are nocturnal and stay away from humans whenever possible.

Posted by Broadhead6 2007-07-10 14:05|| 2007-07-10 14:05|| Front Page Top

#10 AS, at least they let the dogs go! There is a SE Asia country that the handlers ate the dogs when they ran out of US supplied dog food!

Posted by 49 Pan">49 Pan 2007-07-10 18:54|| 2007-07-10 18:54|| Front Page Top

#11 Smithers! Released the giant microchipped squirrels.

Posted by Montgomery Burns 2007-07-10 19:04|| 2007-07-10 19:04|| Front Page Top

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