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Monster fish killed after terrorising Swiss swimmers
Breitbart.com ^
| 07/13/2009
| bb
Posted on 07/13/2009 9:45:04 AM PDT by kenth
Police divers have ended the reign of terror of a huge fish that was attacking swimmers in a Swiss lake.
The zander, which was 70 centimetres (two feet three inches) long and weighed eight kilos (17.5 pounds), was harpooned on Sunday after it bit six swimmers over the weekend, fish warden Fabio Croci told local media.
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TOPICS: Local News; Miscellaneous; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: monster
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:45:04 AM PDT
by
kenth
To: kenth
What is a zander? Looks like a walleye.
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:46:31 AM PDT
by
kenth
To: kenth
Wow, over two feet long! No wonder they had to harpoon it.
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:47:14 AM PDT
by
Sender
(It's never too late to be who you could have been.)
To: kenth
It’s not that big of a pike.
To: kenth
Two feet, three inches?!? Wow, that’s HUGH!
(speeling intentional)
To: Two Kids' Dad
OMG, I misspelled spelling! What a dork I am.
To: kenth
Two whole feet? No wonder the Swiss are “neutral”. They’re pansies.
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:48:50 AM PDT
by
OldDeckHand
(No Socialized Medicine, No Way, No How, No Time)
To: kenth
Zander (pike-perch)
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:48:56 AM PDT
by
savedbygrace
(You are only leading if someone follows. Otherwise, you just wandered off... [Smokin' Joe])
To: kenth
Not the fish in the article but the same species. I guess I wouldn't want it chowing down on my toes.
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:50:09 AM PDT
by
JimSEA
To: Two Kids' Dad
Actually I thought it werked goood!!
10
posted on
07/13/2009 9:50:32 AM PDT
by
Osage Orange
(There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. - Will Rogers)
To: kenth
Could this be the beginning of a whole new genre of monster movies? Instead of Godzilla destroying Tokyo, we could have “The Zander zat ate Zurich.”
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:51:43 AM PDT
by
Dr. Sivana
(we also have the duty to avoid prostituting our Catholic identity by appeals to phony dialogue)
To: kenth
A man, flanked by a policeman, nets a 70 centimeter long pike perch (or Zander)
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:51:43 AM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: kenth
Two feet long? We call that “bait” down here in Florida.
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:52:23 AM PDT
by
mbynack
(Retired USAF SMSgt)
To: kenth
Mmmmmm........zander
To: SeanOGuano
Shoulda gotten an Oklahoma noodler in there...
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:52:51 AM PDT
by
ErnBatavia
(Impeach now....not next month... now)
To: kenth
Lol. Dam, I thought they were gonna talk about a Wels.
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:53:23 AM PDT
by
BGHater
(Insanity is voting for Republicans and expecting Conservatism.)
To: kenth
now police are killing fish! did they already shoot all the dogs in town?
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:53:35 AM PDT
by
thefactor
(yes, as a matter of fact, i DID only read the excerpt)
To: kenth
2 feet 3 inches????? a 27” fish???? I have caught pike wayyyyyy bigger than that, and they have big teeth....boy these euroweenies panic over everything except muslim takeovers....
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:53:50 AM PDT
by
joe fonebone
(When you ask God for help, sometimes he sends the Marines.)
To: SeanOGuano
They should release a few muskey in there they’ll fix that critter up real good.
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posted on
07/13/2009 9:54:23 AM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(The poor bastards have us surrounded.)
To: Two Kids' Dad
I thought you were being funny. Should not have admitted a mistake.
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