Tastes Like Chicken!

More must-read news out of Turkey today. In an urgent warning to residents of Ankara, the Environment Minister has advised residents to stop eating shish kebab. At least until the python is found. The 20-foot long, 154 pound deli snack was apparently stolen from the Ankara zoo, possibly with inside help. (Gee, ya think? It's not like that particular reptile could be hidden under your coat).

The python, which is six meters (20 feet) long and weighs about 70 kilograms (154 pounds), has been missing since June 10, but the zoo management alerted the authorities only Monday, triggering a criminal investigation into the incident, newspapers reported.

"I am responsible for the protection of animal rights…. My biggest concern is the possibility that the python might have become shish-kebab," Environment Minister Osman Pepe was quoted as saying by the mass-circulation daily Hurriyet.

"I advise citizens not to eat shish kebab until the python is found," he said, presumably tongue-in-cheek.

Meanwhile, word is that Krazy Kemal's Kebab Korner is running a special on chicken shish kebob. While supplies last, of course.

categories Weird Stuff, World news | Gaius June 21, 2006

  • By Blackhawk, June 21, 2006 @ 7:12 pm

    I warned Black Jack about ‘Commando’ BBQ…

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