Indeed, as Roman historian Pliny the Elder said way back in 1st Century: ?Ex Africa simper aliquid novi? (?Always something new out of Africa?). ...
In a bizarre case of overloading, two policemen in northern KwaZulu-Natal impounded a blue Fiat Uno on Thursday that was being used to transport two cows and two goats.
Police spokesperson Captain Jabulani Mdletshe said two off-duty policemen were informed by residents of the Phelindaba area near Emanguzi that they had seen a man loading a cow into the small vehicle.
By the time the two officers arrived, the driver had loaded his vehicle and attempted to speed away. Realising that he was not losing the police, he stopped his car and fled into the bushes.
The police officers discovered that the Fiat Uno had not one unwilling passenger, but four -- two cows and two goats.
The animals were later handed over to the Hluhluwe stock-theft unit.
Police were investigating. -- Sapa
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How do we know the guy hadn't been taken hostage and made a run for it when he saw an opportunity ?
The article does not say who was in the drivers seat, those cows can be crafty pink fluffy dice...especially when they are showing off in front of the goats.
Edited by Dynamic Dave on 26/10/2007 at 11:33
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Why is burger (as in beef burger) a pink fluffy dice ?
Because in the context you were using it for, it was slang for a swear word (and not as in a meat product - as well you know)
Questions, with regard to moderation, should be addressed to the moderators by email and not raised in the forum DD
Edited by Dynamic Dave on 26/10/2007 at 13:44
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Nice one, gmac!
(And I won't point out the typo in the OP's Latin. Just one letter wrong. It's amazing what a difference one letter makes, isn't it, gmac?)
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(And I won't point out the typo in the OP's Latin.)
Romanes eunt domus, perhaps?
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I`ve always known Fiats are tougher than BR`s give them credit for!
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hurrying on- to a receding future
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Two cows and two Goats shouldn't be any problem! the Uno is a designated four-seater! so maybe squeezed two goats and a cow in the back, other cow as front passenger, that would leave room for the driver! ;-)
Billy
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I had four bales of hay in the back of my Uno!
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Wasn't there a family of, I believe, Irish origin that kept ponies in its flat on one of the upper floors of an inner-city tower block, taking them up and down in the lift (mechanically-propelled transport connection)?
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Possibly - but certainly nawt to do with motoring......and nowhere near the OP's post by way of topic ! :-)
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"Attempted to speed away"
*Sniggers*.
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I used a Panda to take a three-piece-suite to the tip.
Three trips!
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bt, you did mean suite and not suit didn't you ?
When I got divorced I got all my worldly posessions into a FIAT Coupe and I didn't have to fold the rear seat.
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Two cows up front and two goats in t'back. Not mooch room there then.
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Toss up between the Silly Thread and Locking, only out of total respect to the OP that it isn't being consigned to the silly thread. He started a genuine thread and it degenerated through no fault of his own. Locked.
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