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You can't make this stuff up: Crazy stories ripped from the headlines

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Ulmerhutte said:
Did not even lose his cigar. A boss!
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I saw this on the news the other day. The guy has guts, even a small alligator is dangerous and he is lucky that there wasn't a bigger one in the same pond.
 
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Hunter in Europe startles a buck deer which charges and rips away his rifle.
Deer then leaves with the rifle stuck in it's antlers ! Karma bit him !
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Startled deer steals hunter's rifle, absconds with firearm stuck in antlers

A hunter in the Czech Republic suffered a strange encounter with a deer last Friday when the animal managed to abscond with a rifle that was slung over his shoulder.
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An older one, but I just saw it...

"Iceland tourist unwittingly joins search for HERSELF after failing to recognise tour group’s description of 'missing woman'"

www.dailymail.co.uk

Iceland tourist unwittingly joins search for HERSELF

The woman, described as Asian, around 160cm, in dark clothing, was declared missing from a party touring the Eldgja volcanic region in south Iceland.
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Post #121 here has a man rescuing his dog from an alligators mouth.

A similar crazy thing happened here just 5 miles from my house !! :geek:
Man tackles a 350lb bear to get his dog from its mouth.
1. Hardly in the news here.
2. in Yahoo news 3 days ago.
3. reported 5 days ago in England -insane !
4, UK article says he got $2700 on goFundMe for vet bills.
news.yahoo.com

A man grabbed a 350-pound bear by the throat and punched it in the face to save his pitbull dog from an attack

Kaleb Benham told CBS Sacramento that he "tackled it and grabbed it by the throat and started hitting it in the face and the eye until it let go."
news.yahoo.com news.yahoo.com


www.dailymail.co.uk

California man punches 350lb bear in the face to save his rescue dog

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT. Kaleb Benham, from Grass Valley, Nevada County, fought off a 350lb black bear by punching it in the face after it attacked his rescue pitbull, Buddy.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk
 
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I'll just leave this hear without comment.
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Glittery Scrotums Are The Latest Dog Grooming Trend And Why Not?

Groomers have been using corn syrup to apply the edible glitter, which most will eventually lick off.
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John Webb said:
Post #121 here has a man rescuing his dog from an alligators mouth.

A similar crazy thing happened here just 5 miles from my house !! :geek:
Man tackles a 350lb bear to get his dog from its mouth.
1. Hardly in the news here.
2. in Yahoo news 3 days ago.
3. reported 5 days ago in England -insane !
4, UK article says he got $2700 on goFundMe for vet bills.
news.yahoo.com

A man grabbed a 350-pound bear by the throat and punched it in the face to save his pitbull dog from an attack

Kaleb Benham told CBS Sacramento that he "tackled it and grabbed it by the throat and started hitting it in the face and the eye until it let go."
news.yahoo.com news.yahoo.com


www.dailymail.co.uk

California man punches 350lb bear in the face to save his rescue dog

WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT. Kaleb Benham, from Grass Valley, Nevada County, fought off a 350lb black bear by punching it in the face after it attacked his rescue pitbull, Buddy.
www.dailymail.co.uk www.dailymail.co.uk
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Wow. That’s an owner of serious brass ones!
 
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Just Wow!
 
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dbostedo said:
Given that "dog groomers" are people, I'm not sure you phrased that the way you meant to... :ogcool:
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You never know..there were two guys walking down the street in Suds...and they saw a dog licking his balls on the side of the road..and the one guy says to the other "Gee I wish I could do that.." and the other guy says "You could try but he'd probably bite you..." :roflmao:
 
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scott43 said:
You never know..there were two guys walking down the street in Suds...and they saw a dog licking his balls on the side of the road..and the one guy says to the other "Gee I wish I could do that.." and the other guy says "You could try but he'd probably bite you..." :roflmao:
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:roflmao: :roflmao: :roflmao: :golfclap::golfclap::golfclap:
 
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dbostedo said:
Wait... are you referring to the bear story, the santa cop, or the dog testicles.... I can't tell! :huh::P
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I was referring to the guy who saved his dog from the bear, and trust me when I say, I scrolled past the dog testicles.
 
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