Tuesday, 12 September 2006

Irwin fans in revenge attacks?

Dead stingrays with their tails cut off have been found in Australia, sparking concern that fans of naturalist Steve Irwin may be avenging his death.

Mr Irwin, a TV personality known as the "Crocodile Hunter", was killed while diving in Queensland when a stingray's barb stabbed him in the chest.

Since then, 10 stingrays have been found mutilated on Queensland beaches.

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How bloody stupid can people get? If this is anything to go by --- really bloody stupid!

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Well actually --- really, really bloody stupid !!

A fish at a Scottish museum has undergone surgery after visitors complained it was too ugly.

.... and the fish wasn't too impressed by the visitors either!

A harmless but unsightly growth was removed from the goldfish, which was on show at the Royal Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh.

The operation was paid for using coins thrown into the fish pond at the popular visitor attraction.
A spokeswoman for the museum would not say how many complaints had been made about the fish. (Not many, obviously!)

Scientists decided to remove the unsightly growth after people expressed concern.
The lump, which did not seem to distress the fish in any way, was removed along with one of its eyes.

Why didn't they just remove the idiot visitors ?

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