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Vigilante attack sheep guard British village - Ruthless 'pack' trained and ready to kill
The Register UK ^
| Friday 23rd March 2007
| By Lester Haines
Posted on 03/27/2007 4:29:06 PM PDT by SubGeniusX
Anyone among you thinking of paying a visit to the Gloucestershire village of Leighterton with the intention of burgling the good burghers of that little piece of rural England might want to pick another target, The Sun suggests.
That's because Leighterton is protected by 60-year-old retired farmworker Keith Clifford and his herd of "highly-trained" attack sheep. And in case you're willing to laugh off the threat posed by the 24 ovine vigilantes, bear in mind that Keith has raised them from birth to strike without mercy - a fact attested by The Sun's promotion of the woolly Ninjas from "flock" to ruthless wolf-style "pack".
Keith's dog Birdie does the recon work, then orders in the pack to eliminate the threat. Keith said: "Normally sheep run away if they are frightened, but these don't. They are more than capable of handling themselves."
Mercifully, the sheep-pack has not yet been used in anger. The thought of a couple of behoodied ne'er-do-wells being torn limb from limb in a lanoline-lubricated killing frenzy is too horrible to contemplate
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: attacksheep; chat; ionlyhaveeyesforewe; ithadtobeewe
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a fact attested by The Sun's promotion of the woolly Ninjas from "flock" to ruthless wolf-style "pack".
To: ABG(anybody but Gore); Bitwhacker
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posted on
03/27/2007 4:31:35 PM PDT
by
Dog
( Residing somewhere in Eeyore's Gloomy Place...)
To: humblegunner
Just what you need out in the country. Guard your precious belongings with a pack of attack sheep.
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posted on
03/27/2007 4:32:57 PM PDT
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: thackney
Wonder if they do borders...we have one that needs protecting.
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posted on
03/27/2007 4:33:51 PM PDT
by
Dog
( Residing somewhere in Eeyore's Gloomy Place...)
To: SubGeniusX
I( can't scan one now, but for years I have been giving away bumper stickers that say
CAUTION: Trained Attack Sheep!
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posted on
03/27/2007 4:34:20 PM PDT
by
Mad Dawg
(Tactical shotty, Marlin 1894c, S&W 686P, Sig 226 & 239, Beretta 92fs & 8357, Glock 22, & attitude!)
To: SubGeniusX
Democrats trained to attack and not run? Nope. Don't believe it. Never will.
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posted on
03/27/2007 4:34:43 PM PDT
by
Viking2002
(Fred Thompson in '08, baby!)
To: SubGeniusX
I would be laughing at this except that back in the late sixties my mother was attacked and almost killed by a pet ram. Sheep can be deadly, most just never see them in action.
To: SubGeniusX
I only have eyes for ewe!
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posted on
03/27/2007 4:37:14 PM PDT
by
SmithL
(si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: SubGeniusX
muslims are aghast at this.
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posted on
03/27/2007 4:38:19 PM PDT
by
CzarNicky
(The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
To: SubGeniusX
More on the Story from: THE SUN ---
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2007130576,00.html
Do ewe want an attack sheep?
VIGILANT Keith Clifford guards his village with a pack of highly-trained team of attack SHEEP.
The 60-year-old retired farmworker has reared his flock of 24 from birth and trained them to charge and attack with their impressive horns.
His patrols began after a spate of burglaries in Leighterton, Gloucs, near Prince Charles’s Highgrove estate.
Keith’s dog Birdie sniffs out anything suspicious and the sheep prepare to pounce.
So far the only “suspects” have been the odd stray cat or fox, but Keith is confident they would take on any challenge.
He said: “Normally sheep run away if they are frightened, but these don’t. They are more than capable of handling themselves.”
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posted on
03/27/2007 4:38:47 PM PDT
by
SubGeniusX
("Bob" Sold it! I Bought it! That Settles it!)
To: SubGeniusX
Ewe always hurt the one ewe love.
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posted on
03/27/2007 4:41:31 PM PDT
by
SmithL
(si vis pacem, para bellum)
To: SmithL; All
BEWARE!! WOOLEY NINJAS!!
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posted on
03/27/2007 4:46:21 PM PDT
by
SubGeniusX
("Bob" Sold it! I Bought it! That Settles it!)
To: SubGeniusX; All
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posted on
03/27/2007 4:51:58 PM PDT
by
SubGeniusX
("Bob" Sold it! I Bought it! That Settles it!)
To: Dog
Where can I get some for my granny? She has a farm, and the bulls are all gone now that my grandfather has passed...
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posted on
03/27/2007 5:03:32 PM PDT
by
ABG(anybody but Gore)
("We're Living In A Twilight World..."- Swingout Sister)
To: SubGeniusX
Has to be better than the attack Gold fish warning I saw on one apartment door in San Diego once upon a time.
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posted on
03/27/2007 5:21:51 PM PDT
by
Quix
(GOD ALONE IS WORTHY; PAID THE PRICE; IS ABLE; LOVE GOD WHOLLY, HIM & HIS KINGDOM 1ST)
To: SubGeniusX
It only gets better!!!
"Get Ready for the Violence of the Lambs"
LMAOROTF!
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posted on
03/27/2007 5:39:19 PM PDT
by
Caramelgal
(I am Zelda - Queen of the Viking Kitties!)
To: SubGeniusX
Pink Floyd warned us this would happen.
To: SubGeniusX
The thought of a couple of behoodied ne'er-do-wells being torn limb from limb in a lanoline-lubricated killing frenzy is too horrible to contemplateSomething wrong with this sentance.... Oh, I know!
The thought of a couple of behoodied ne'er-do-wells being torn limb from limb in a lanoline-lubricated killing frenzy is too horrible to contemplate a total hoot. Hope the sheep are fitted out with cam-corders!
There, all fixed!
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posted on
03/27/2007 7:58:38 PM PDT
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(Mobile phones kill more people than exploding cupboards, ironing boards and and Godzilla.)
To: SubGeniusX; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ...
o/~ Baaaa-ad boys, baaaa-ad boys, whatcha gonna do... o/~
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posted on
03/27/2007 8:04:44 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("By the way... who is Ben Dayho?" --60Gunner)
To: SubGeniusX
"Documentary footage"ROFL ROFL ROFL!!!
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posted on
03/27/2007 8:15:02 PM PDT
by
KoRn
(FRED THOMPSON FOR PRESIDENT!)
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