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General Topics => All things that have nothing to do with Turkey => Topic started by: tiggsy on August 27, 2012, 08:55:18 AM
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Police in Essex are investigating reports that a lion has been spotted in a field near St Osyth.
Residents have been advised to stay indoors after a large cat, believed to be a lion, was seen in fields off Earls Hall Drive just before 19:00 BST.
Essex police are working with experts from Colchester Zoo who believe the reports to be genuine after being shown a photograph by a member of the public.
Armed police have been drafted into the area, along with uniformed police.
A police helicopter is searching the area where it was spotted and anyone who sees the animal is advised to call 999.
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A lion in Essex ? That'll be the mane attraction. I bet it'll be a roaring success.
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Bit too close for comfort for me! Watched the helicopter circling last night. What with escaped lions here and earthquakes there, no wonder I am a nervous wreck!!! :o
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Be careful !
It's a jungle out there. ;)
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a few cougers in essex
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Orange, big hair, long claws..................it's gonna be difficult to pick it out. : :)
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Dave Sparks, who runs the Red Lion pub in St Osyth, said ... "No one really felt there was any immediate danger in the village - a couple of families with young children were a bit worried but after a while they were okay." (BBC News website).
And this is because lions only eat young children and anyway a fully grown adult could easily fend one off if attacked? Must make 'em tough in Essex - or something else.
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He knows what he is talking about, he is the boss of the Red Lion.
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Surely you start by asking the question 'has anyone lost a lion?'!
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A lion in Essex ? That'll be the mane attraction. I bet it'll be a roaring success.
KKOB really have you no Pride?
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Further to the report of the lion on the loose, Essex Police are also said to be hunting for a Witch and a Wardrobe.
: :)
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I think Dermot Brown is working in Essex this week ! ;) :)
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Bit too close for comfort for me! Watched the helicopter circling last night. What with escaped lions here and earthquakes there, no wonder I am a nervous wreck!!! :o
Not to mention the bear in the hut! ;)
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Panic over. Paul Gascoigne has just arrived with some sandwiches and a few beers.
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What's the betting that John Terry's going to claim that he's the one who spotted the lion ?
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Essex Police have called in specialist reinforcements.
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(http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a138/ColwynJones/LionTamer.jpg)
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Their Press Office has just released a brief statement in an effort to allay the fears of local residents.
"Hakuna Matata"
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The owner of Colchester Zoo has said the photo which was taken of the animal is so blurry it would be impossible to confirm it was a lion or not. The photo cannot be shown on TV as the Sun has apparently got exclusive rights on the photo !
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Well, they've called the hunt off now after admitting it was probably just a large domestic cat. It also emerged that a picture, believed to be of the lion which sparked the police hunt, was in fact a fake.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2193984/Essex-police-large-scale-search-lion-admit-numerous-sightings-probably-large-domestic-cat.html
It was an easy mistake to make because apparently there are a lot of large pussies in Essex. : :)
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Not to mention the bear in the hut! ;)
Or was it a wardrobe
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Well, they've called the hunt off now after admitting it was probably just a large domestic cat.
Judging by the photo, I think they might be right
(http://www.webwombat.com.au/entertainment/humour/images/370lion.jpg)
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Great photojournalism from the Daily Mail. Instead of publishing the actual fuzzy photo of the cat taken at a distance, they publish an example of what a fuzzy photo of a cat taken at a distance would like. That helped me a lot. Nearly as good as Colin Powell's famous UN picture of an aerial shot of a model of what WDM might look like if Iraq had any. A great classic.
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(http://i163.photobucket.com/albums/t301/KayaKoyuWalker/article-2194298-14B5D882000005DC-35.jpg)
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i saw the helicopters around all day and i didnt know what was it for till i got home and watch bbc essex.
i dont know what the person was drinking or smoking when he made the call but i would like the same please