Tuesday, October 12, 2004
Strange in Scotland
Two brief stories out of Scotland today courtesy of The Scotsman.....
A Flamingo with an identity crisis is ruffling a few feathers at a nature reserve, it was revealed today. Andy, a 40-year-old male Andean flamingo, has spent the last fortnight incubating a pebble he has mistaken for an egg.
Wardens at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, are baffled by his behaviour, as it is female flamingos which traditionally sit on the nest to hatch eggs. Experts say they have never seen such behaviour before.
And as Monty Python used to say, "And now for something completely different...."
Authorities at National Car Rental in Edinburgh report that a vehicle was returned damaged to the agency yesterday morning. The person renting the car was a cross-dresser who claimed that he wasn't used to wearing high heels and had terrible difficulties driving while wearing them, and that is why the accident occurred.
A Flamingo with an identity crisis is ruffling a few feathers at a nature reserve, it was revealed today. Andy, a 40-year-old male Andean flamingo, has spent the last fortnight incubating a pebble he has mistaken for an egg.
Wardens at the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust in Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, are baffled by his behaviour, as it is female flamingos which traditionally sit on the nest to hatch eggs. Experts say they have never seen such behaviour before.
And as Monty Python used to say, "And now for something completely different...."
Authorities at National Car Rental in Edinburgh report that a vehicle was returned damaged to the agency yesterday morning. The person renting the car was a cross-dresser who claimed that he wasn't used to wearing high heels and had terrible difficulties driving while wearing them, and that is why the accident occurred.
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