Hampshire 'tiger sighting' causes major alert

[muriel_volestrangler]

A stuffed toy animal led to a large-scale police operation in Hampshire and stopped play at the Rose Bowl cricket ground.

The alarm was first raised by a concerned member of the public who believed there was an escaped white tiger hiding in a field near Hedge End.

Officers were sent to the scene along with a helicopter and thermal imaging cameras, at about 1600 BST on Saturday.
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"They had seen it through the zoom lens of a camera," a police spokesman said.

"We sent some local officers to the field and they confirmed they were looking at it and it was was looking at them.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-13486698

Fuckwits. :banghead:

[struggle4progress]

1. This is exactly why I haven't visited Hedge End

[Brigid]

4. John Oliver must do a skit about this on "The Daily Show."

:spray:

[grasswire]

2. and this is what makes Monty Python so believeable

The skits just write themselves over there.

[freshwest]

3. Yes, and they have some remarkable festivals there. Living puns.

[grasswire]

5. I have a book called "Old English Customs"...

...that details real local traditions and events, with photos.

Crazy, crazy stuff, like throwing pans full of hot pence at groups of students, and rolling giant cheeses down hills.

Just crazy stuff.