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-Lurid Crime Tales-
Parachuting donkey shocks Russian beachgoers
2010-07-20
I've heard of Democrats doing bailouts before, but this . . . .
Russian beachgoers got a shock when they saw a donkey soaring in the blue skies over the balmy beaches on the Sea of Azov in southern Russia last week, police said on Tuesday.

Attached to a parachute, the animal screamed in fear as it circled over heads of holidaymakers sunbathing on a beach in the Cossack village of Golubitskaya in the Krasnodar region.
Probably did a bit more than scream, being a mere animal and all. As it circled over the heads of holidaymakers. Ick.
A regional police spokeswoman said the donkey ended up in the skies as a result of an impromptu advertising campaign by several Russian entrepreneurs to attract beachgoers to their private beach. Instead, they attracted the attention of regional police who learned of the flying donkey earlier this week and launched a probe....
Posted by:Mike

#4  D *** NG IT, RUSSIA can't do that - thats JAPAN's JOB!

Of course you know this means War, or in the alternat JAPANESE NUKES!
Posted by: JosephMendiola   2010-07-20 20:21  

#3  That's just rong.

Sad memories of the aborted Cats-In-Space spring to mind. I still have PTSDOcituah), well hell, it was for our country, they were young, strong, and frankly, they needed a bath anyway.
Posted by: Shipman   2010-07-20 18:39  

#2  "as God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly"

Some people should have a mandatory viewing of WKRP
Posted by: Cheaderhead   2010-07-20 17:12  

#1  "and launched a probe"

I looked at that picture at the link. I could see the donkey but you can't make out the probe.

Posted by: crosspatch   2010-07-20 17:02  

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