News of the weird

[chelidon]

I'm rather used to strange science stories, as nature sends us a long string of unmistakable distress calls. But this one...I have no response to this:

Exploding toads baffle scientists

Except that reading this was an odd, odd way to start my day, so I thought I'd share it with you. The last line of the story is absolutely classic journalism. And please..let's be careful out there. Ya never know what's next -- fragmentation pigeons? Cluster squirrels? Precision-guided snakes? Gosh. I think Mom is pissed... (and I'm guessing the frogs aren't too happy about this, either)

(EDIT -- The Register says the cause has been discovered, and it is... crows. No kidding. Leave it to trixy crows to generate international news about exploding frogs... ::peers over his glasses at morrigandaughtr::)

Comments

[eeedge.livejournal.com]

Aha! It hit another of my word-use peeves: "really unique." Also seen in many places as "very unique."

Sheesh, I need to get off my high horse!

This is certainly a strange phenomenon they are reporting. Um. Thanks for sharing?

[chelidon.livejournal.com]

Yer welcome ;>

[k-navit.livejournal.com]

"fragmentation pigeons? Cluster squirrels? Precision-guided snakes?

omg. That sounds like a story waiting in the wings. You should write it!

[chelidon.livejournal.com]

heh. Yeah, but that would tip people off to the...experiments. *wild cackle*

[christeos-pir.livejournal.com]

Omlagus Garfungiloops!

[chelidon.livejournal.com]

hee hee. Gotta love Coil.