The Badgers are coming! The Badgers are coming!

Today I’ve spent some time catching up on the news and NPR shows I missed while in Narrows last week. While listening to Wait, Wait…..Don’t Tell Me, I heard a question about man-eating badgers being released in Iraq by the British. This caught my attention for a number of reasons (as I’m sure it has caught yours), but mainly because I have a brother-in-law who enjoys stories about badgers. I quickly Googled “man eating badgers” and found a good story from the BBC. I’m going to tease you with a couple of quotes from the story.

First, from a woman who was attacked by one of the beasts.

“My husband hurried to shoot it but it was as swift as a deer,” she said. “It is the size of a dog but his head is like a monkey,”

Next from the UK military spokesman, Major Mike Shearer:

“We can categorically state that we have not released man-eating badgers into the area.”

My head is full of endless jokes right now.

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