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Hippos terrorise Siberian fishermen ("Two Russian anglers quietly sharing a vodka...when")
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| August 4, 2004
| From correspondents in Moscow
Posted on 08/07/2004 8:24:12 PM PDT by yankeedame
Hippos terrorise Siberian fishermen
From correspondents in Moscow
August 4, 2004
TWO Russian anglers quietly sharing a vodka as they waited for fish to bite in a Siberian river fled for their lives when two hippos broke the surface and shattered the peace of a summer day, Itar-Tass news agency has reported.
Malvina, the female hippo, and her companion Kenigs had escaped from a zoo at Bolshaya Rechka, about 200km north of Omsk, it said.
The terrified anglers sped to the village, one on foot, the other by bicycle, and alerted zoo keepers, who found the animals quietly grazing in a field.
Agence France-Presse
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Russia
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Suspects giving each other the "High five"?
To: yankeedame
Even in August, a Siberian river is supposed to be on the cold side. Could hippopotamuses have survived there after escaping?
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posted on
08/07/2004 8:27:57 PM PDT
by
GSlob
To: yankeedame
Very few animals in the wild mess with hippos.
Even 15 foot crocodiles keep their distance from baby hippos.
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posted on
08/07/2004 8:29:39 PM PDT
by
Guillermo
(It's the 99% of Mohammedans that make the other 1% look bad.)
To: yankeedame
Hippos in Siberia? More proof of global warning. Just forget to mention that they escaped from a zoo.
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posted on
08/07/2004 8:29:52 PM PDT
by
PAR35
To: mhking
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posted on
08/07/2004 8:30:43 PM PDT
by
Springman
To: yankeedame
Yet another hippo attack in Siberia. When will the madness ever end?
("Pass the vodka, Ivan, and yeah, I see it too...")
To: yankeedame
To: catpuppy; null and void; Darksheare
That would make me swear off drinking
So9
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posted on
08/07/2004 8:38:03 PM PDT
by
Servant of the 9
(Screwing the Inscrutable or is it Scruting the Inscrewable?)
To: yankeedame
I read a story the other days about hippies terrorizing Norwegian miners.
To: yankeedame
Hippos kill more people in Africa than any other animal (except møøselimbs)...
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posted on
08/07/2004 9:36:05 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Who crys for the krill???)
To: yankeedame
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posted on
08/07/2004 9:45:50 PM PDT
by
Bernard Marx
(Is Karl Marx's grave a Communist plot?)
To: yankeedame
LOL... Hippo attack in Siberia, that's a different one.
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posted on
08/07/2004 9:48:16 PM PDT
by
StoneColdGOP
(Nothing is Bush's fault... Nothing is Bush's fault... Nothing is Bush's fault...)
To: yankeedame
Watch out for the Hippo-Hurricane Holler!
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posted on
08/07/2004 10:22:55 PM PDT
by
Gigantor
(You can't trust democrats with national security.)
To: yankeedame
I thought this was another Rosie O'Donnell thread. ;-)
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posted on
08/08/2004 12:09:11 AM PDT
by
ARCADIA
(Abuse of power comes as no surprise)
To: yankeedame
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posted on
08/08/2004 12:15:13 AM PDT
by
The KG9 Kid
(Semper Fi)
To: null and void
Okay, I'll do it....My sister was bitten by a moose...
To: Servant of the 9
I SWAER I didn't release them..
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posted on
08/08/2004 6:33:16 AM PDT
by
Darksheare
("No Hamster Aspirators Here!" -Vote Dubya, he doesn't artificially aspirate hamsters.)
To: Servant of the 9
"That would make me swear off drinking"
Wuss! I bet you they added more as soon as they got to their village - just to calm the nerves.
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posted on
08/08/2004 9:53:08 AM PDT
by
GSlob
To: Frumious Bandersnatch
Better watch out for that guy thinking by the Tumtum tree.
:-)
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posted on
08/08/2004 10:01:22 AM PDT
by
pax_et_bonum
(Sometimes these brain cells have a mind of their own.)
To: pax_et_bonum
Sounds rather cheesy to me.. :)
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