Chris Stratton wrote:
Well I guess it had to happen. It's not enough that the Japanese
are trying to take over the sports car market with Miatas, they're
going after the marmot market now!
Drew
BTW, I have nothing against Miatas. Would have had one years ago
if they had just made them big enough. Same for RX-7 :-(
Subject: Possum in a box
Date: Tue, 28 Apr 1998 19:52:00 GMT
From: Chris Stratton <stratton-at-netway.com@nospam.com>
Organization: BBN Corporation
Newsgroups: rec.crafts.metalworking>
CARLSTADT, N.J. (AP) -
A New Jersey company got something extra in a shipment of ball
bearings from Japan: a furry little marmot.
The creature popped out of a box to Nachi America Corp. on Monday,
police Sgt. Richard Berta said. The workers named the creature
``Hector'' after the man who opened the box.
The ``groundhog-type animal'' had been inside the sealed container
since it was shipped from Osaka three weeks ago, Berta said.
The 15-pound marmot ate a carrot and drank some water at the Bergen
County Animal Shelter, then tried to attack shelter director Mary
Ellen Stout. ``I guess he's feeling better,'' Ms. Stout said.
Hector will be quarantined for 10 to 14 days, then released into
the wild
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Drew Rogge
drew@pixar.com
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