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Honestly, I couldn't make this up!
« on: June 17, 2010, 08:46:24 PM »
http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE65E39Q20100615

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German student attacks Hell's Angels with puppy
BERLIN
Tue Jun 15, 2010 10:55am EDT

BERLIN (Reuters) - A German student created a major traffic jam in Bavaria after making a rude gesture at a group of Hell's Angels motorcycle gang members, hurling a puppy at them and then escaping on a stolen bulldozer.


German police said on Monday that after making his getaway from the Hell's Angels club, the 26-year-old dumped the bulldozer, causing a 5 km (3 miles) traffic jam near the southern town of Allershausen, local police said. He then fled to his home nearby where he was apprehended by the police.

"What motivated him to throw a puppy at the Hell's Angels is currently unclear," said a spokesman for local police, adding that the student had lately been suffering from depression.

The puppy was now in safe hands, the spokesman added.

(Reporting by Max Chrambach, editing by Paul Casciato)
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Re: Honestly, I couldn't make this up!
« Reply #1 on: June 17, 2010, 08:59:29 PM »
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the student had lately been suffering from depression.
Wait till the HA get ahold of him, he'll REALLY be depressed.
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Re: Honestly, I couldn't make this up!
« Reply #2 on: June 18, 2010, 08:58:55 AM »
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A German student created a major traffic jam in Bavaria after making a rude gesture at a group of Hell's Angels motorcycle gang members, hurling a puppy at them and then escaping on a stolen bulldozer.

Apparently he escaped from the Hell's Angels because they were so dumbfounded by his crazy, they just sat on their bikes, stunned.
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Re: Honestly, I couldn't make this up!
« Reply #3 on: June 18, 2010, 09:54:52 AM »
A German student created a major traffic jam in Bavaria after making a rude gesture at a group of Hell's Angels motorcycle gang members, hurling a puppy at them and then escaping on a stolen bulldozer.

Now THAT'S a solid attack plan!
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« Reply #4 on: June 18, 2010, 04:14:21 PM »
Now THAT'S a solid attack plan!

I love it when a plan comes together. 
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Re: Honestly, I couldn't make this up!
« Reply #5 on: June 18, 2010, 04:17:02 PM »
I love it when a plan comes together.  

Ahhhhh... Murdock got loose. It all makes sense now.
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Re: Honestly, I couldn't make this up!
« Reply #6 on: June 18, 2010, 06:15:10 PM »
Let me see.....biker on motorcycle vs. crazy guy on a puppy-launching bulldozer....

...I think the biker was smart to avoid that fight....  =D
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« Reply #7 on: June 18, 2010, 07:21:51 PM »
The phrase "Right turn Clyde!" just popped into my head.  =D
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« Reply #8 on: June 18, 2010, 07:50:00 PM »
Everyone knows the HA can't resist playing with cute puppies....

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Re: Honestly, I couldn't make this up!
« Reply #9 on: June 18, 2010, 08:42:00 PM »
I think you all are judging this gentleman too quickly.  After all, maybe it was a tactical puppy, and a tactical bulldozer.
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« Reply #10 on: June 18, 2010, 11:28:16 PM »
I think you all are judging this gentleman too quickly.  After all, maybe it was a tactical puppy, and a tactical bulldozer.

Coming from Mr. Tactical Pants, that makes some sense.
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« Reply #11 on: June 19, 2010, 12:01:28 AM »
You raise a crucial point.  Has anyone uncovered any information about this man's pants?
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« Reply #12 on: June 19, 2010, 09:15:01 AM »
By reading the article, one cannot confirm if he was wearing any....  =|
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« Reply #13 on: June 19, 2010, 09:56:05 AM »
Though it may offend some, the world needs brave pioneers to explore the frontier of tactical nudity. 
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« Reply #14 on: June 19, 2010, 09:57:33 AM »
So you can neither confirm or deny that the man was wearing pants. Is that your best recollection of the events as they transpired?
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« Reply #15 on: June 19, 2010, 10:11:41 AM »
Though it may offend some, the world needs brave pioneers to explore the frontier of tactical nudity. 

Not sure about tactical....but I've encountered many times when nudity was the most practical option....  =D
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Re: Honestly, I couldn't make this up!
« Reply #16 on: June 19, 2010, 01:32:14 PM »
But were trauma plates duct-taped to the puppy, so it could take multiple rounds to the back?
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« Reply #17 on: June 19, 2010, 02:52:56 PM »
Though it may offend some, the world needs brave pioneers to explore the frontier of tactical nudity. 

From cavemen to the Greeks to the Celts fighting naked was the way it was done.
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Re: Honestly, I couldn't make this up!
« Reply #18 on: June 19, 2010, 03:54:29 PM »
From cavemen to the Greeks to the Celts fighting naked was the way it was done.

Well, of course - they didn't have bulldozers  ;)
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« Reply #19 on: June 19, 2010, 07:11:45 PM »
Update: Apparently the initial reports neglected to mention that He mooned them before throwing the puppy. So he initially was, and then was not wearing tactical pants.  

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/world/europe/10333211.stm

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Puppy thrown at German biker gang

A German student "mooned" a group of Hell's Angels and hurled a puppy at them before escaping on a stolen bulldozer, police have said.

The man drove up to a Hell's Angels clubhouse near Munich, wearing only a pair of shorts and carrying a puppy.

He dropped his shorts and threw the dog, escaping on a bulldozer from a nearby building site.

He was arrested later at home by police. The 26-year-old is said to have stopped taking depression medication.

After making his getaway on the bulldozer, he had driven so slowly that a 5km tailback built up behind him on the motorway.

After driving about 1km, he had abandoned the bulldozer in the middle of the motorway, near Allershausen. He continued his journey by hitchhiking.

"What motivated him to throw a puppy at the Hell's Angels is currently unclear," a police spokesman said.

The puppy is now being cared for in an animal shelter.
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« Reply #20 on: June 19, 2010, 09:13:34 PM »
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"What motivated him to throw a puppy at the Hell's Angels is currently unclear," a police spokesman said.

How many times in a police spokesman's career does he/she get to say that particular phrase?....  :police:  :lol:  :police:
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« Reply #21 on: June 19, 2010, 09:29:23 PM »
From cavemen to the Greeks to the Celts fighting naked was the way it was done.

You forget General Joshua Blahyj
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Re: Honestly, I couldn't make this up!
« Reply #22 on: June 21, 2010, 02:37:41 AM »
And where would you store your Tactical Puppy tm, if you are not wearing pants ???


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Re: Honestly, I couldn't make this up!
« Reply #23 on: June 21, 2010, 02:59:19 PM »
You know, the more I see that avatar of yours the more I think maybe you COULD make this up.  :P

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« Reply #24 on: June 21, 2010, 05:33:28 PM »
That must have been quite a high speed pursuit  ;/
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