Purrfect silly season story.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-19388301
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 27 August 2012 08:16 (fourteen years ago)
"We've only seen one police car bombing it down the road. We had a fishing trip planned for tomorrow but we're now debating whether to carry on."
keep calm...
― second only to popcorn (or something), Monday, 27 August 2012 08:22 (fourteen years ago)
http://lockerz.com/s/238695846
That's the alleged lion. Allegedly. If the photo's real, I'd bet my left leg on it being an actual lion.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 27 August 2012 08:24 (fourteen years ago)
"She also said one reported sighting had turned out to be a cat."
Oh phew, just a cat.
― save the game like a memory card (cajunsunday), Monday, 27 August 2012 08:34 (fourteen years ago)
I thought Essex was full of cougars!
(coat... got..)
― frances boredom coconut (Trayce), Monday, 27 August 2012 08:38 (fourteen years ago)
Q: what did the man who got bitten by the essex lion say?
A: (t)owie!!!!
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 27 August 2012 09:30 (fourteen years ago)
The Only Prey is Essex
― ailsa, Monday, 27 August 2012 09:37 (fourteen years ago)
i'm "feline" that joke, ailsa!
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Monday, 27 August 2012 09:59 (fourteen years ago)
roaring with laughter
― wise men farting over you (snoball), Monday, 27 August 2012 10:13 (fourteen years ago)
If I could find a decent pun like the rest of you, I'd post it with pride.
― Architecture & Immorality: The Mr Kelly Story (King Boy Pato), Monday, 27 August 2012 10:16 (fourteen years ago)
This situation certainly gives paws for thought.
― wise men farting over you (snoball), Monday, 27 August 2012 10:17 (fourteen years ago)
so i guess is the mane news story of the day then ?
― mark e, Monday, 27 August 2012 10:20 (fourteen years ago)
^^ .. guess this is ..
― mark e, Monday, 27 August 2012 10:21 (fourteen years ago)
If so, it was probably written by a cub reporter.
― wise men farting over you (snoball), Monday, 27 August 2012 10:22 (fourteen years ago)
I'd be lion if I said I wasn't too.
― ailsa, Monday, 27 August 2012 10:41 (fourteen years ago)
Che Kevlin, 40, who lives nearby the scene of the drama, described hearing the lion roar.
He said: 'I was sitting with my wife in the front room playing backgammon at around 10pm when I heard this very loud roar.
― Nilmar Honorato da Silva, Monday, 27 August 2012 10:46 (fourteen years ago)
Yeah, the backgammon touch is awesome.
On a serious note, aside from the sighting and photo, there's apparently no physical evidence of a lion in the area - no droppings, trails, etc etc - so I kind of sadly expect that this is just an elaborate bank holiday hoax or drunken misunderstanding.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 27 August 2012 10:56 (fourteen years ago)
What? Doesn't everyone play backgammon of an evening with their life partner? *hides multiple boards*
― emil.y, Monday, 27 August 2012 10:56 (fourteen years ago)
Looks like that photo might be a fake: http://twitter.com/DaveJBurgess/status/239995352957202432/photo/1/large
Still hoping for a lion.
― Sick Mouthy (Scik Mouthy), Monday, 27 August 2012 13:23 (fourteen years ago)
The cropping on that image is rather close, in fact it's a Tight Fit...
― wise men farting over you (snoball), Monday, 27 August 2012 13:28 (fourteen years ago)