Friday, August 31, 2007

Fun & Frivolity: Stupid Sailors And Muck Spreader Madness

Two fun stories to usher in the weekend.

Stupid Sailors
Vietnamese poachers flying a Malaysian flag as a decoy while sailing in Malaysia's northeastern waters gave the game away by mistakenly flying it upside down. Locals became suspicious and called in the authorities. Oops.

Muck Spreader Madness
A farmer in Germany attacked police officers for trying to confiscate his tractor. He "[made] full use of its attached muck spreader and hydraulic fork", wrecking three patrol cars. There are two funny parts in this story. First is the fact that after wrecking those patrol cars, he drove into a forest and eluded pursuit involving two helicopters and an armored car for 7 hours! I'm thinking those Germans need a little bit of training on how to track (have you ever seen the trail left by tractor tires?). The second funny thing is that a police spokesman said about the incident, "In the countryside we're used to people going at police with muck spreaders, but this was something else." What? Police get attacked by muck spreaders a lot over there??

Have a great (and safe) holiday weekend!

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