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| 800.1 | | COMICS::FISCHER | Life's a big banana sandwich | Fri Sep 23 1994 12:28 | 8 |
| > Is it real or just an elaporate wind-up ?
What the hell kind of a word is elaporate then? Is that some
form of scouse?
As for the lioness, where did it escape from? I can't think of
many zoos very close to Bramley, or did it hitch from
Marwell?
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| 800.2 | | KERNEL::COFFEYJ | The Uk CSC Unix Girlie. | Fri Sep 23 1994 12:35 | 10 |
| I heard it was seen around Black Dam area.
Other details that police have been instructed to shoot to kill it. :-(
Anyone else know where else it's been spotted?
Jo - wondering how much a good photo of it would fetch from the press....
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| 800.3 | Spotted?-it's all one colour ! :-} | COMICS::MACLEAN | A Pure Dear in a Wicked World | Fri Sep 23 1994 13:24 | 13 |
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>>heard it was seen around Black Dam area
Have you been out in your all-in-1 - or is it Allin1 ? -
Catsuit recently Jo ? :-}
Has this beastie killed or mauled anything/anyone then to
prompt this shoot-to-kill attitude or is it just generally
the scary factor ?....
interested of Brighton-Hill (near to Black Dam) ..../
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| 800.4 | move to purrfect devon! | UBOHUB::DADDSL | PAULA STAFF | Fri Sep 23 1994 13:47 | 11 |
| It hasn't hurt anyone and has been sighted in rural areas around here
for the last 2 years.....
No idea why they wanna shoot it?
There's one roaming around Devon that's supposed to have been around
for about 15 years but they're not gonna shoot that one.
So if you wanna prowl around in your cat suit... do it in Devon!
Lynn
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| 800.5 | | YUPPY::RAVEN | | Fri Sep 23 1994 14:22 | 15 |
| I found a SAD..SAD... radio station this morning called Radio Berkshire
that was covering this story .....
And a Vet from Marwell (?) zoo , says that trying to put the animal to
sleep would take 5-15 mins....by then it could have roamed into nearby villages .
and eaten/attacked a few locals .....
So shooting was the only option.
I would go for the option of not shooting it myself.
KR
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| 800.6 | | COMICS::SHELLEY | Always with the -ve waves | Fri Sep 23 1994 14:23 | 7 |
| The reason I heard for the 'shoot to kill' is that there is no
zoo that wants it.
There are apparently teams of Police marksman assigned to hunt down
the poor beastie.
Royston
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| 800.7 | | VESSA::WATTERSON | | Fri Sep 23 1994 14:29 | 6 |
|
Roy,
couldn't they find a job for it in the VMS group ?
Paul
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| 800.8 | Mais oui.... | COMICS::MACLEAN | A Pure Dear in a Wicked World | Fri Sep 23 1994 15:25 | 8 |
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I believe they interviewed it for the VMS unit but they
discovered that the "fondness for 'Internals' " detailed
on the CV wasn't quite the Vms internals that they had
expected
Sandie../ :-}
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| 800.9 | shoot to kill policy | VESSA::MICHAELSONJ | Dedicated Bugger | Fri Sep 23 1994 17:38 | 13 |
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About 2 mins before a policeman on the news said that they had to shoot
to kill the "beast", an 'expert' said that it would be unwise to shoot
the animal because if the marksman only wounded the it, it was much
more likely to go around attacking people and if they darted the lion
it would take only about 3 minutes for it to be drugged during which
time it would become more passive not aggressive.
Anyway, I thought Tony Nash was the Beast of Basingstoke - scouring
the streets late at night for poor unsuspecting victims.
Jonathan.
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| 800.10 | | VESSA::WATTERSON | | Fri Sep 23 1994 17:40 | 2 |
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Get off my node Mr Michaelsonj, sensible noters only please !!
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| 800.11 | | KERNEL::COFFEYJ | The Uk CSC Unix Girlie. | Fri Sep 23 1994 18:28 | 15 |
| > Has this beastie killed or mauled anything/anyone then to
> prompt this shoot-to-kill attitude or is it just generally
> the scary factor ?....
> No idea why they wanna shoot it?
Cheaper than catching it I guess.
>And a Vet from Marwell (?) zoo , says that trying to put the animal to
>sleep would take 5-15 mins....by then it could have roamed into nearby villages .
if it will maim people in 15 minutes how come the hospital isn't full from
the number of 15 minutes intervals there've been since it was first spotted...
sigh....
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| 800.12 | | COMICS::FISCHER | Life's a big banana sandwich | Mon Sep 26 1994 10:23 | 4 |
| I think I saw thins thing outside Lloyds Bank on Saturday.
From a distance it did look very much like a lion, but as
I bravely moved towards it, I realised it was, in fact, a
man dressed up in a teddy outfit frightening all the children
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| 800.13 | | COMICS::SHELLEY | Always with the -ve waves | Mon Sep 26 1994 10:30 | 4 |
| Any update on the beastie over the weekend ? I haven't heard anything
on the news.
Royston
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| 800.14 | | COMICS::FISCHER | Life's a big banana sandwich | Mon Sep 26 1994 12:08 | 2 |
| I just gave you an update, but I made a spelling mistake
in it.
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| 800.15 | | KERNEL::COFFEYJ | The Uk CSC Unix Girlie. | Mon Sep 26 1994 12:10 | 3 |
| I'm rapidly concluding that it's a big wind up as there's been naff all on the
tv or radio news and no-one outside of digital has heard of it.
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| 800.16 | Just a thought | VESSA::WATTERSON | | Mon Sep 26 1994 13:59 | 8 |
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Maybe it only lurks round here during the week and goes home at
weekends ?
I'm sure I saw some beasts on the M40/M6 on Friday evening/ Monday
morning.
Paul
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| 800.17 | | KERNEL::COFFEYJ | The Uk CSC Unix Girlie. | Mon Sep 26 1994 16:05 | 2 |
| So, do you like irish stew then Watty?
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| 800.18 | | VESSA::WATTERSON | | Mon Sep 26 1994 16:20 | 4 |
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Only with human remains - why ?
Paul
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| 800.19 | | KERNEL::COFFEYJ | The Uk CSC Unix Girlie. | Wed Sep 28 1994 10:40 | 2 |
| Just wondering for the lamb population of Basingstoke, then again
I guess casseroles are the least of their worries....
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| 800.20 | He likes his girlfriends young | YUPPY::PANES | Surly to bed, surly to rise | Wed Sep 28 1994 13:27 | 7 |
| <<< Note 800.19 by KERNEL::COFFEYJ "The Uk CSC Unix Girlie." >>>
>Just wondering for the lamb population of Basingstoke, then again
Is this another oblique comment about Tony Nash?
Stuart
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| 800.21 | lion around somewhere | VESSA::MICHAELSONJ | Dedicated Bugger | Thu Sep 29 1994 14:57 | 12 |
| This story has gone a bit quiet - I don't know if there is a link, but
there don't appear to have been any further sitings of the "beast"
since Tony Nash has been on holiday !
Maybe he is dry-cleaning his animal-skin jock strap.
Jonathan.
P.S what are my chances at contract renewal ?
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| 800.22 | | COMICS::FISCHER | Life's a big banana sandwich | Fri Sep 30 1994 17:30 | 2 |
| It also hasn't been seen since Watty started growing mould
on his face. Or is it just dirt sticking to the chip fat?
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| 800.23 | | MANTA::WATTY | Don't believe the rumours | Fri Sep 30 1994 18:05 | 3 |
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Actually, it's called a goaty beard - you'll learn about them when you get
old enough to start shaving...
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| 800.24 | | COMICS::FISCHER | Life's a big banana sandwich | Fri Sep 30 1994 18:17 | 2 |
| I thought it was an attempt to look like Take That, only they're all
quite slim!
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| 800.25 | MUS' TRIM MY BEARD!!!! | KERNEL::CLARK | STRUGGLING AGAINST GRAVITY... | Tue Oct 04 1994 11:36 | 1 |
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| 800.26 | | KERNEL::COFFEYJ | The Uk CSC Unix Girlie. | Mon Oct 10 1994 15:57 | 2 |
| Is it a kind of end of a lionesses tail coloured "goatee"?
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| 800.27 | More like St. Nicholas! | KERNEL::CLARK | STRUGGLING AGAINST GRAVITY... | Mon Oct 10 1994 18:43 | 1 |
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| 800.28 | beast in barn | KERNEL::FREKES | Like a thief in the night | Fri Nov 22 1996 15:47 | 6 |
| Did anyone see Soldier Soldier a few weeks ago. The entire program was
based around a beast in the woods.
Just thought I would ask.
Steven
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| 800.29 | | 45480::SIMON | Semper in Excernere | Fri Nov 22 1996 15:51 | 1 |
| Yes.
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| 800.30 | | KERNEL::DAVIDC | Ahhh, Grasshopper... | Fri Nov 22 1996 17:02 | 1 |
| No.
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| 800.31 | | COMICS::SUMNERC | OpenVMS Counter Intelligence | Fri Nov 22 1996 17:19 | 4 |
| Yes. But some lanky south-african gibbering fool spoilt my enjoyment.
8^)
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