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A different kind of bike thief
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3742957.stm "Swedish elk steals bicycle A hungry elk already known to raid rose bushes has stolen a bicycle from a garden in Sweden. Bjoern and Monica Helamb, of Vuoggatjalme, said the elk had regularly visited their garden to eat their roses over the last decade. Fed up with the intrusion, and blooming destruction, the couple decided to take action. They placed a bicycle in front of the flowers as their front line of defence. "We thought we would at least protect our favourite roses from her appetite by making it harder for her to get to them," Bojern Helamb told the Associated Press. But their efforts were to no avail. Chase The elk, dubbed Droopy Ear, leaned through the bike frame to get to the roses and ate away as usual. "Then she disappeared, with the bike hanging around her neck," Mr Helamb said. The couple found the bicycle about 500 metres (1,640 feet) from the house, bent and damaged beyond repair. Following the bicycle incident last week, the Helambs employed a different tactic when Droopy Ear made a return visit over the weekend: they chased her away themselves." Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune **$om $ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- |
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On 24 May 2004 11:08:06 -0800, "Garrison Hilliard"
wrote: I'd just like to clarify for some... in Europe, moose are called elk, elk are called wapiti (or red deer), and carybou are called reindeer. OK, so was the bike a bike? Curtis L. Russell Odenton, MD (USA) Just someone on two wheels... |
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Curtis L. Russell wrote: On 24 May 2004 11:08:06 -0800, "Garrison Hilliard" wrote: I'd just like to clarify for some... in Europe, moose are called elk, elk are called wapiti (or red deer), and caribou are called reindeer. OK, so was the bike a bike? No, it was a "Fury Roadmaster" ;-) p.s. Take it, Carl... |
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OK, so was the bike a bike?
Nope. It was a recumbent. (Relax, 'bent riders. It's a joke.) Regards, Bob Hunt Well it was most certainly bent after the elk had finished with it ;-) Cheers, helen s --This is an invalid email address to avoid spam-- to get correct one remove fame & fortune **$om $ --Due to financial crisis the light at the end of the tunnel is switched off-- |
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