Killer Kangaroos
Just to prove our earlier post warning of the danger posed by an escaped kangaroo in Ireland wasn't just irrational hysteria or the medication talking, we present the following proof. The kangaroos have gathered together and come up with a fiendish plot to kill Irish actors. That's right, now maybe people will pay attention! Hollywood will definitely get interested!
SYDNEY, Australia - Gabriel Byrne has been killed off in movies. He didn't expect it to nearly happen during filming. The 56-year-old Irish actor came Down Under to work for several months, only to find himself getting into two near-misses, right after three scary experiences during his previous film in Africa.
"I have done two films that I have hugely enjoyed but I have almost been killed five times," Byrne said. "So I don't know what the lessons there are in that."
His first dangerous incident in Australia came while driving in the Snowy Mountains, when a kangaroo jumped onto the road and landed on his car windshield. Then during a break from shooting, he was taking a relaxing walk through the bush when he stepped on a venomous brown snake sunning itself.
Yeah, sure. As if the snake being right in that exact spot was an accident. The reptile was a backup plan in case the krazed kamikaze kangaroo didn't finish Byrne off. Now do you believe us? (Now if we could just get that nice man to untie the sleeves of the white sport coat, we wouldn't have to type with our nose).
By the way, Mr. Byrne, we don't advise you to be in a big hurry to get home to Ireland. There's someone waiting for you!
By Scott W. Somerville, Wednesday, 19 July , 2006 @ 12:27 pm
I haven’t been following the Animal Uprising nearly as much as I should. Have you documented the Most Dangerous Animal in America–the Virginia Whitetail Deer? These antlered assassins have obviously been taking tips from Al Qaeda–and it doesn’t take 18 deer with box cutters to take out a minivan, either.
By Gaius, Wednesday, 19 July , 2006 @ 12:44 pm
There are some deer stories under the animal section, I think. The deer regularly attack my son’s car, I can tell you that. We affectionately call him ‘Deerslayer’…