She Thought She Was A Rail Sleeper
A Belarus woman survived being run over by a 90 mph train when she fell asleep between the tracks after celebrating her birthday. The 32-year-old said: "I'd had a few drinks and felt sleepy and just lay down on what I thought was the ground. It felt very comfortable, but I later found out it was between two rail tracks and an express train went over me during the night. I didn't even hear it." Emergency services were summoned by people who were convinced she was dead.
FOOTNOTE: Dead tired, almost.
Showing posts with label Belarus. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Belarus. Show all posts
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Polly Gone (And That Ain't Geometry)
Like All Crime Waves, These Take Place In Cycles
Border guards in Belarus said they had foiled an attempt to smuggle 277 parrots into the ex-Soviet state - aboard a bicycle. Spokesman Alexander Tishchenko said the smuggler abandoned his bicycle and cargo - contained in six cages - and fled back over the border into Ukraine. "The cages were fixed to an ordinary bicycle. The parrots were stuffed inside like sardines, 40 to 50 to a cage," he said. The birds were handed over to veterinary inspectors.
FOOTNOTE: Parrot fashion.
Border guards in Belarus said they had foiled an attempt to smuggle 277 parrots into the ex-Soviet state - aboard a bicycle. Spokesman Alexander Tishchenko said the smuggler abandoned his bicycle and cargo - contained in six cages - and fled back over the border into Ukraine. "The cages were fixed to an ordinary bicycle. The parrots were stuffed inside like sardines, 40 to 50 to a cage," he said. The birds were handed over to veterinary inspectors.
FOOTNOTE: Parrot fashion.
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