Texas Down Under
Maynard went marauding in Lewisville, Texas, leading various bystanders and police on a merry chase before finally being recaptured. Yep, Maynard sure had folks hopping. How else would you capture a kangaroo?
LEWISVILLE, Texas - Lewisville police had to hop to it to catch a kangaroo that fled from a veterinarian's yard. Maynard the red kangaroo is now back at an animal hospital, after his frolicking chase videotaped by a patrol car's camera.
Police joined animal control officers Sunday after getting a call about a kangaroo dashing around a neighborhood. The animal was bouncing around as people scampered after the 3-foot-tall critter.
Maynard, who's being treated for a respiratory ailment, was finally cornered and caught.
The video of the mayhem caused by the marauding Maynard is hysterical. But the website for the television station is hopelessly crippled by it's overabundance of advertising pop-ups. I'm hoping I can get it off YouTube at some point. Meanwhile, there is a long history of kangaroos gone wild in Texas. Here's a 911 call from Plano. Of course, it could be worse, Texas could have V-8 kangaroos. (Kangaroo was not injured.)
By NortonPete, Tuesday, 4 December , 2007 @ 1:17 pm
the television station is hopelessly crippled by it’s overabundance of advertising pop-ups.
This is an interesting comment. I will tolerate a reasonable amount of ads and displays and even patronize the website’s advt. But recently many of the newspaper sites have gone over the top with loud audio and popups or just aggressive displays that become so distracting that I will not go to that website again. Seems the MSM has found a way to get declining page views along with declining circulations.
By feeblemind, Tuesday, 4 December , 2007 @ 1:54 pm
In case you missed it, Gaius, over at the UK Telegraph, there is a molar grinding article titled ‘Climate Conference’s Impact on Climate’. For instance 15000 people will attend the conference and the CO2 foot print for their trip will be larger than the annual out put of the African nation of Chad. And then there is the debate over the appropriate offsets for the conference….. and on it goes.
By Gaius, Tuesday, 4 December , 2007 @ 2:19 pm
I’ve been having one of my recurring arguments with my website today, so I’m behind.