Huh.

[niwandajones]

Life imitates art.

(Thanks, monstrousform, for the heads-up on this one.)

Comments

[tidewatcher]

"We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area."

That's got to be one of the more pleasant things the British military gets to say about Iraq these days...I give Bush 2 days to work it into his speeches!

[niwandajones]

This is the kind of idea that inspires this administration. I smell a new surge coming on, and it smells like badgers.

/gallowshumor

[tidewatcher]

I think you're right. Furthermore, I predict we'll be using river otters as our new marine assault force.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XsxHbJ-5Mew

(You'll need to go to about 3:30 to see why)

[jccohen]

Reminds me of this Urban semi-legend from a while back:

http://www.snopes.com/humor/nonsense/kangaroo.asp

[jccohen]

You know, it occurs to me that this is a perfect scenario for the old TMNT role playing game.

Mutant badgers, created by the British Government, unleashed upon the hapless middle-east... having escaped their handlers, can they now find their way through this crazy world at war?