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Teenager finds baby bat in her bra
The Telegraph ^ | 08/07/2008 | Laura Clout

Posted on 07/08/2008 5:23:24 AM PDT by Daffynition

A teenager was stunned to find that a baby bat had been curled up inside her bra for five hours - as she was wearing it.

Abbie Hawkins, a hotel receptionist, thought her mobile phone was ringing when she felt vibrations coming from her clothes.

But she later discovered the tiny creature tucked away in the padded pocket of her underwear.

As staff and colleagues crowded around, Miss Hawkins, 19, produced the frightened bat, which was the size of her hand.

She said: "Once I realised it was a bat I was shocked, but then I felt quite sorry for it really.

"It looked very snug in there and I thought how mean I was for disturbing it."

Miss Hawkins said she got dressed at 7.30am and arrived for work at the Holiday Inn Norwich North, near Norwich International Airport without noticing anything unusual.

"When I was driving to work I felt a slight vibration but I thought it was just my mobile phone in my jacket pocket," she said.

It was not until her lunch break, at midday when she felt a strange movement inside her bra, which had been hanging on her washing line the previous night.

"I plucked up the courage to investigate and I pulled out a little baby bat. I just lost my breath when I saw it and I did not know what it was at first," she said.

The teenager's general manager freed the bat in the hotel garden.

"I keep thinking how could I have not known it was there?" Miss Hawkins said. "I will certainly be checking my bras every morning from now on."

(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...


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1 posted on 07/08/2008 5:23:25 AM PDT by Daffynition
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To: Daffynition

That’s not a baby bat, nor is it real.

I’m not casting doubt on the story itself, just that picture.

The wing is clearly shiny and rubber, and the bat is too big to be the “tiny creature” and “baby” as described in the article.


2 posted on 07/08/2008 5:25:58 AM PDT by MrB (You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
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To: Daffynition
She said: "Once I realised it was a bat I was shocked, but then I felt quite sorry for it really.

Kids these days.

And to think, they get to vote. SCARY!

3 posted on 07/08/2008 5:26:11 AM PDT by unixfox (The 13th Amendment Abolished Slavery, The 16th Amendment Reinstated It !)
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To: MrB

Hope it was weened.


4 posted on 07/08/2008 5:28:10 AM PDT by Bertha Fanation
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To: Daffynition

OK, I admit it!! I often keep my cell phone in my bra. There, I’m glad I finally let that vital piece of information out.


5 posted on 07/08/2008 5:29:10 AM PDT by Mercat (For if their purpose or activity is of human origin, it will fail.)
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To: Mercat
OK, I admit it!! I often keep my cell phone in my bra.


6 posted on 07/08/2008 5:35:01 AM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: MrB
Well, duh. The story said they freed the bat that morning.

This is just a pic to draw the reader in.

7 posted on 07/08/2008 5:35:25 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux -- The Ultimate Windows Service Pack)
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To: Daffynition

Batman! Stop that!


8 posted on 07/08/2008 5:36:44 AM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: MrB; mikrofon; martin_fierro
That’s not a baby bat, nor is it real.

No, you're right. The real visitor had already escaped:

BAT BOY SHOCKER:
'I WAS TRAPPED
IN A TEENAGE BRA!'

9 posted on 07/08/2008 5:36:56 AM PDT by Charles Henrickson (EXCLUSIVE PHOTOS!)
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To: Daffynition

Does this mean she can sue the bat for sexual harassment?

On the other hand, if I claim to self-identify as a baby bat, does that mean I can climb into a young woman’s bra while she is wearing it and be free from prosecution?


10 posted on 07/08/2008 5:39:02 AM PDT by nhoward14
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To: Daffynition
"I will certainly be checking my bras every morning from now on."

Words to live by.

11 posted on 07/08/2008 5:39:30 AM PDT by Charles Henrickson (Holy Batcave!)
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To: Larry Lucido

I sure British Muslims are somehow offended.


12 posted on 07/08/2008 5:42:33 AM PDT by Dr. Ursus (( commander of the simian host))
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To: unixfox

At least she didn’t squeal, run around in circles, and scream, “IS IT IN MY HAIR????”


13 posted on 07/08/2008 5:43:14 AM PDT by arderkrag (Libertarian Nutcase (Political Compass Coordinates: 9.00, -2.62 - www.politicalcompass.org))
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To: Daffynition
Is she absolutely certain it wasn't a Tufted Titmouse?


14 posted on 07/08/2008 5:43:36 AM PDT by PBRSTREETGANG
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To: PBRSTREETGANG
Or a Blue-footed Booby.


15 posted on 07/08/2008 5:47:37 AM PDT by andy58-in-nh (A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves.)
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To: MrB

You seemed to have missed the more important data point in that photo......

With that cup size, she could have lost a small dog in there!!!!


16 posted on 07/08/2008 5:51:58 AM PDT by G Larry (Fight B.O. with RIGHT GUARD! Vote McCain!)
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To: Snardius

Ping


17 posted on 07/08/2008 5:59:30 AM PDT by Chanticleer (I want God, I want Poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom, I want goodness, I want sin.)
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To: G Larry

More evidence is required before forming a conclusion.


18 posted on 07/08/2008 5:59:59 AM PDT by MrB (You can't reason people out of a position that they didn't use reason to get into in the first place)
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To: MrB

I’m sure you are absolutely correct ... but the Telegraph just had to have some sort of a picture to go with VS appliance. ;-D


19 posted on 07/08/2008 6:18:19 AM PDT by Daffynition
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To: Larry Lucido

LOL ... are you glad it wasn’t a beaver?


20 posted on 07/08/2008 6:23:33 AM PDT by Daffynition
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