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Re: Anyone We Know??
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Tue, 20 Jul 1999 09:30:22 GMT
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Know which? The rat or the man?
I've known a few monster rats in my time.
-- Terry K --
On Tue, 20 Jul 1999 01:40:45 GMT, "Rob Doucette"
<rob.doucette@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
> from:
> http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/od/story.html?s=v/nm/19990719/od/rat_1.
> html
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> Monday July 19 8:27 AM ET
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> Police Shoot Monster Rat
> FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German police killed a dog-sized rat which attacked a
> 59-year-old man outside his home near Frankfurt, Bild newspaper reported
> Monday.
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> The mass-selling tabloid quoted police as saying the half meter (20
> inch)-long rat was as vicious as a fighting dog and as big as a dachshund.
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> It said the rodent's intended victim, identified only as Horst L., heard
> something rustling in a bush and then a sharp hissing. He turned around and
> saw the rat, ready to pounce at him.
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> ``I was rigid with fear,'' said Horst. ``I just had time to grab a wooden
> plank to fend it off.''
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> The rat sank its teeth into the plank and Horst ran inside his home to call
> the police. Officers tried to grab the animal with thick gloves but it
> attacked them so they shot it.
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| Horst L., alleged trading partner of one Larry P., slayer of rats, trader of Lego... Terry K wrote in message <37944186.3909797@lu...et.com>... (...) a (...) and (...) call (...) (27 years ago, 20-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| from: (URL) July 19 8:27 AM ET Police Shoot Monster Rat FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German police killed a dog-sized rat which attacked a 59-year-old man outside his home near Frankfurt, Bild newspaper reported Monday. The mass-selling tabloid quoted (...) (27 years ago, 20-Jul-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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