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Russian Vagrant Eats Zoo's Rare Bird
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| FR Post 3-23-02
| AFP
Posted on 03/22/2002 2:25:35 PM PST by vannrox
Russian Vagrant Eats Zoo's Rare Bird
MOSCOW -- A 50-year-old tramp has been arrested in the western Siberian city of Novosibirsk on suspicion of eating a rare Japanese bird belonging to the local zoo, Ria Novosti reported Monday. The bird, a male Japanese crane worth around seven thousand dollars, disappeared last week shortly after it was transferred with its mate to a summer cage, local authorities told the news agency. The homeless man is accused of breaking into the cage and stealing the Japanese crane, with its distinctive white body and red head, one of only 200 such birds held in European zoos, AFP reported.
TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: 911; bird; eat; iran; iraq; rare; russia; starvation; wtc; zoo
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Amazing and a good read.
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posted on
03/22/2002 2:25:36 PM PST
by
vannrox
To: vannrox
I bet it tasted like chicken.
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posted on
03/22/2002 2:27:02 PM PST
by
jurisdog
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To: vannrox
No, no, he's not dead. He's resting.
To: jurisdog
I bet it tasted like chicken. No.....
It actually tasted more like Spotted Owl.
The critters are easier to recognize now too, since the touchie-feelie morons made such a stink about them.
To: vannrox
"A 50-year-old tramp" Please. Homeless person.
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posted on
03/22/2002 2:36:36 PM PST
by
boris
To: Publius6961
The Russians can't even keep track of their homeless.
To: Publius6961
Spotted Owl Once you pluck all the feathers off, it looks just like any other owl on the grill. </sarcasm>
To: boris
Residentially challeged.
To: vannrox
well, perhaps the colonel was closed.
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posted on
03/22/2002 2:41:42 PM PST
by
scott91
To: farmfriend
challeged.That is the second time in less than a minute that I left the "n" out of something. I guess I'm "n" challenged
To: boris
"A 50-year-old tramp"
"Please. Homeless person." 50 yr old Home-challenged person
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posted on
03/22/2002 2:42:54 PM PST
by
SunnyUsa
To: boris
Outdoorsman.
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posted on
03/22/2002 2:46:12 PM PST
by
choirboy
To: boris
Uh, try Urban Outdoorsman.
To: vannrox
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The very least you could do is post the recipe. |
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posted on
03/22/2002 2:48:28 PM PST
by
Fintan
To: vannrox
OH NO, you didn't eat that bird! It could speak 50 languages!
(the vagrant)- So, why didn't it say something?
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posted on
03/22/2002 2:49:54 PM PST
by
Nachum
To: choirboy
Just when I think there is no hope for the human race, I read a story like this and I breathe easy once more.
Must have tasted like teryaki bowl.
To: vannrox
Today's ingredient is... JAPANESE CRANE!
To: jrherreid
Bwhahahahahahahahha
The funny thing about a homeless person attacking a cage and eating a rare bird is the fact that there are so many other animals in the zoo that are much tastier. Japanese Crane is a little stringy. I myself would have went for a Koala Bear or something harmless like that. Heck, I bet Chimpanzees taste pretty good. Like I always say, "That which doesn't kill you, tastes pretty good on a stick."
To: vannrox
I hate it when this happens...
sw
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posted on
03/22/2002 3:03:19 PM PST
by
spectre
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