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| British farmer discovers WOT ultimate bio-engineered living weapon, lives to tell the tale |
| 2006-06-01 |
| A north Wales farmer is recovering in hospital after he was mauled by a 47-stone (298 kg) pig. Geraint Roberts, 49, was trying to move the Landrace boar into its pen in Brynsiencyn, when it attacked him. The pig pinned him against a tractor and bit him on the legs, back and left arm. One bite nearly severed an artery. The farmer's wife Nerys stopped the attack by turning a hose on the pig. Mr Roberts has undergone seven hours of surgery at Ysbyty Gwynedd, Bangor. He remains in hospital, four days after the attack on Sunday evening. Son Gwyn, 19, said: "My father is lucky to be alive. "I think if he had been on his own, or my mother had not thought to use the hose, he would probably be dead. "I had a pitchfork and was trying to shout at the boar, to get him away, but it was no use. "We've no idea why he turned violent. We've had him for about a year and he's normally quite placid, but you can never really trust a boar, just like you can never trust a bull." He added: "My father has worked with pigs all his life and this is the first time anything like this has happened." |
| Posted by:anonymous5089 |
| #12 Porcine special paratrooper brigade over Mecca! Now that's an idea which time has come! (and if not, please remember it for time of need). Imagine... ;-) |
| Posted by: twobyfour 2006-06-01 22:39 |
| #11 47 stone? I'd kicked his ass with a Rod and Chain. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-06-01 19:08 |
| #10 Booaaarrring ... |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-06-01 18:18 |
| #9 Excellent title...airlift him to Iraq...turn him loose and pass the popcorn |
| Posted by: Warthog 2006-06-01 17:43 |
| #8 My question is, can I buy some of this thing in the form of sizzling bacon? and if not, Why is it still alive? |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2006-06-01 16:07 |
| #7 My little sister has a 18" scar on her leg from being attacked by a sow when she was 14. Boars or sows, they are all mean. |
| Posted by: Formerly Dan 2006-06-01 15:37 |
| #6 Domsetic Boar or wild Boar they are dangeerous beasties. Someone was not paying attention. |
| Posted by: Sock Puppet of Doom 2006-06-01 15:27 |
| #5 Are you insulting my sister's honor? You're really lucky I'm a wuss behind a computer screen. |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-06-01 15:01 |
| #4 Oink, I once bit a middle sister. rim shot. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2006-06-01 14:45 |
| #3 My middle sister was once bitten by a pig (no, this ISN'T a Monty Python joke). |
| Posted by: anonymous5089 2006-06-01 13:49 |
| #2 this is why grand daddy carried a tire iron into the pen with him. pigs are mean, mean creatures. |
| Posted by: psychohillbilly 2006-06-01 13:42 |
| #1 Mmm... Bacon. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-06-01 13:26 |