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Posted on 09/12/2010 9:46:20 PM PDT by nickcarraway
There's deputies in Orange County who will never, ever live this down
Does Homeland Security's terror alert system have a Code Glue?
Orange County sure does.
Charred pavement and bits of plastic are all that remains of a stuffed toy pony found in a culdesac outside an elementary school there after it was blown to bits by a very, very serious bomb squad.
The pony, posthumously identified as a Hasbro "FurReal" toy, was examined by a robot as a possible explosive device while students inside Waterbridge Elementary were placed under a "modified lockdown" and no one was aloud to enter or leave.
In video captured by local news outlets, the robot placed explosives alongside the toy and rolled away as they were detonated, blowing some poor kid's special friend to bits.
Parent at the school noticed the abandoned pony when dropping off children that morning, but found nothing sinister about the toy said to provide "realistic, nurturing animal experiences."
"When I saw it this morning, I thought it was funny," said mom Shanie Lucas, who assumed it had been placed in the street to prevent double parking. "The kids were laughing, the adults were smiling."
But a short time later, someone reported it to deputies, and parents received a text alert about a possible explosive device.
"I was scared at first," parent Heather Mazza told the Orlando Sentinel, "but then when I saw the news, I was like, 'A pony? What?'"
An Orange County Sheriff's spokesman later reported the pony was declared "non-threatening."
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When will moderate ponies speak up?
Was it an arabian pony?
I suppose that was the most economical approach, knowing that the toy could always be replaced. I would have wanted to find out if the toy actually had any explosives in it.
This action is halfway to a dog and pony show.
"It blowed up REAL good!"
I guess Richard Stamos finally hit that high note from "Loving You."
And, apparently, no one who writes or edits at NBC Miami could rightfully graduate from this elementary school.
What a great toy set this would make for kids. A pony and a cop robot that comes up and destroys it.
Aloud? Was it the hush-a-boom bomb from Rocky & Bullwinkle?
You noticed.
Prefect. Something for the girls, something for the boys...
There were afraid loud noises might scare the pony and set it off.
Could they do so quietly?
Won’t be long before stuffed toy ponies will be banned from schools. Any child that brings one to school will be suspended for violating the “zero tolerance” stuffed toy pony ordinance.
They were afraid it might Trigger an explosion.
He was just getting his life together.
He turned over a new leaf, and was only using rechargable batteries.
Product Features:
* Butterscotch Pony fulfills every little girl's dream of owning their own pony.
* Butterscotch moves its head, blinks, swishes its tail, and responds when spoken to or touched.
* Over 3 feet tall and can support up to 80 pounds, so your little girl can even sit on Butterscotch.
* Contains three pounds of C4 plastic explosive.
* Carrot detonator and red brush timer included.
Sounds like a name for a rock band.
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