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Drunk Badger Blocks German Road
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| 7/8/09
Posted on 07/08/2009 12:34:23 PM PDT by nickcarraway
German police called to clear a road of a dead badger found the animal in question had in fact gorged itself on over-ripe, fermented cherries and, blind drunk, staggered out into the middle of the road.
"The animal's stomach had turned the fruit to alcohol and the badger was, to put it crudely, drunk as a skunk," said a police statement on Wednesday. "In addition, the badger was suffering from diarrhoea studded with cherry stones."
Prodding the reluctant beast with a stick, officers managed to persuade it to leave the road near the town of Goslar in northwestern Germany and to sleep off his night of excess in a nearby meadow.
"It could not immediately be established whether the badger got into trouble with his wife when he came home in such a state,"
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TOPICS: Pets/Animals; Travel; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: badger; fermentation; germany; napl
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To: nickcarraway
Not very much, I usually just like the same old things.
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posted on
07/08/2009 9:20:36 PM PDT
by
count-your-change
(You don't have be brilliant, not being stupid is enough.)
To: All
To: nickcarraway
Looks like a job for for some badger hounds.
To: Slings and Arrows
"German police called to clear a road of a dead badger found the animal in question had in fact gorged itself on over-ripe, fermented cherries and, blind drunk, staggered out into the middle of the road."Ah those were the days. My misspent youth...
To: Allegra
Anyone questioning the sanity of those of us who stuck around long enough to see the snake?
Twice?
To: TheOldLady
Those over-ripe, fermented cherries will do it every time.
To: Red Badger
Anything happened in K-town recently?
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posted on
07/09/2009 3:48:27 PM PDT
by
darkwing104
(Lets get dangerous)
To: darkwing104
LOL!...Sounds like one of my erstwhile relatives , especially my brother in law......
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posted on
07/10/2009 5:04:57 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Inquiring minds want to know, but American Idol minds could care less...)
To: VRWCmember
NOT EVEN FALLING DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DRUNK!...............................
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posted on
07/10/2009 5:06:21 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Inquiring minds want to know, but American Idol minds could care less...)
To: John123
I hate it when THAT happens!................
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posted on
07/10/2009 5:06:49 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Inquiring minds want to know, but American Idol minds could care less...)
To: savedbygrace
When I drinks, I falls asleep..................
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posted on
07/10/2009 5:07:34 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Inquiring minds want to know, but American Idol minds could care less...)
To: KarlInOhio
How did they know he was drunk? Did they do a breathalyzer test?...........
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posted on
07/10/2009 5:08:28 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Inquiring minds want to know, but American Idol minds could care less...)
To: Tijeras_Slim
I’ve never been THAT drunk in my life!.........
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posted on
07/10/2009 5:09:16 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Inquiring minds want to know, but American Idol minds could care less...)
To: ScottinVA
Losing to Ohio, winning against Ohio, what’s the diff?................
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posted on
07/10/2009 5:10:32 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Inquiring minds want to know, but American Idol minds could care less...)
To: Allegra
Hey! That wasn’t me BTW!...............
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posted on
07/10/2009 5:11:11 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Inquiring minds want to know, but American Idol minds could care less...)
To: Red Badger
Drinking makes me sleepy. Sleeping makes me thirsty. Life is good.
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posted on
07/10/2009 5:19:21 AM PDT
by
savedbygrace
(You are only leading if someone follows. Otherwise, you just wandered off... [Smokin' Joe])
To: Red Badger
Hey! That wasn’t me BTW!............... Oh? Are you sure you're not on a nice summer vacation in Germany? And maybe you just don't remember the road incident? ;-)
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posted on
07/10/2009 5:23:05 AM PDT
by
Allegra
( Socks)
To: Allegra
I’ve been to Germany twice and both times were in the winter! I have no idea what Germany looks like with leaves on the trees...................
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posted on
07/10/2009 6:09:07 AM PDT
by
Red Badger
(Inquiring minds want to know, but American Idol minds could care less...)
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