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Wild Boar on the Loose!

 
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periwinkle



Joined: 08 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:11 pm    Post subject: Wild Boar on the Loose! Reply with quote

Did you guys see the news last night? There was a wild boar that ventured into Seoul to forage for food. They traced the path he took, and man, did he ever cover some territory! He even swam across the Han River with a police boat in tow! Even went into a bar and knocked over some chairs! Poor guy, though- some special marksmen were called in to take him down, and some attack dogs were sicced on him. I wish they would've just tranquilzed him, but apparently the police considered him to be a menance to society, so they took him down. Crying or Very sad

Man, he gave the cops a run for his money! I was cheering that big pig on all the way!!
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red dog



Joined: 31 Oct 2004

PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:16 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It is terrible to hear this. It sounds as if the police weren't trained to handle situations like this and didn't know the right people to contact for assistance. Sad
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JongnoGuru



Joined: 25 May 2004
Location: peeing on your doorstep

PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 4:54 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

You should see the build-up of men and arms when one of them makes it up to the mountainous security area behind the Blue House. Talk about your assymetrical balance of forces. Shocked Looks like a Rambo movie set. You'd think they were chasing an elite NK hit squad (or, these days, a couple of drunk 18-yr-old American GIs). No, they don't tend to use tranquilisers. And I don't expect they'd even let the "right" people or agencies -- those prepared, trained and equipped to deal with these situations -- anywhere near the action. Or the TV cameras.
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periwinkle



Joined: 08 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's too bad... No wonder I never see any wildlife here, apart from the magpies and pigeons. Has anybody ever seen a squirrel here?
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skinhead



Joined: 11 Jun 2004

PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I see squirrels behind the temple at Naksongdae every time I go there. They're delicious with cajun seasoning.

This repeated occurance of wildlife running rampant through the streets of Seoul is hilarious. Anyone remember the elephants? A bit 'Jumanji' there these days, guys? Should I work on my fitness before I return?

Great av, JG. Outstanding.
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periwinkle



Joined: 08 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 5:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Damn, your avatar is dirty, skinhead....

J Lo was hot in that movie. Hands down one of the coolest movies I've ever seen.
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skinhead



Joined: 11 Jun 2004

PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 6:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

periwinkle wrote:
Damn, your avatar is dirty, skinhead....

J Lo was hot in that movie. Hands down one of the coolest movies I've ever seen.

hahaha
If you haven't experienced a day like Bobby Cooper's, yer doin' all right I reckon. Olly Stone punched out a great flick in U-Turn, but it missed most people by a mile.
"Y'got t' be more careful, bud. See hands is important."
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captain kirk



Joined: 29 Jan 2003

PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 9:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Damn, I see barrels of squirrels.
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Red



Joined: 05 Jul 2004

PostPosted: Thu Sep 29, 2005 10:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote



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Poor guy, though- some special marksmen were called in to take him down, and some attack dogs were sicced on him


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djsmnc



Joined: 20 Jan 2003
Location: Dave's ESL Cafe

PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 3:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

periwinkle wrote:
That's too bad... No wonder I never see any wildlife here, apart from the magpies and pigeons. Has anybody ever seen a squirrel here?


It's all pigeons and rats here girl...I do go Korean watching sometimes though. It's so cute when they scurry on the streets into subway tunnels and their mating habits are perhaps the most unusual of anything in nature!
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rapier



Joined: 16 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 6:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Last week while tramping through a swamp somewhere in rural korea i was delighted to see a Korean water deer run across my path. It was really great!



Other than that, I have seen 2 types of squirrel (red and Korean), the siberian chipmunk,a leopard cat, 2 finless porpoises, domesticated eastern roe deer 9on antler farms), and a manchurian weasel in 3 years of roaming the last remaining wilds of Korea. But strangely, no mice or rats.


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bosintang



Joined: 01 Dec 2003
Location: In the pot with the rest of the mutts

PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 6:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

skinhead wrote:


Great av, JG. Outstanding.


JG gets the golden award for avatars..his 'Whaddya looking at burger-flipper?' avatar made me nearly piss myself everytime i looked at it.
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vlcupper



Joined: 12 Aug 2004
Location: Gangnam

PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 2005 6:55 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

djsmnc wrote:
periwinkle wrote:
That's too bad... No wonder I never see any wildlife here, apart from the magpies and pigeons. Has anybody ever seen a squirrel here?


their mating habits are perhaps the most unusual of anything in nature!



Or the most hilarious. Korean porn is some of the greatest comedy on film.
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steroidmaximus



Joined: 27 Jan 2003
Location: GangWon-Do

PostPosted: Sat Oct 01, 2005 6:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

there are actually quite a lot of deer here, but they're small compared to what we see back home. I ran over and killed one about 2 months ago. Wanted to bring it home to make steaks, but couldn't think of a good place to butcher it. Still have some hair stuck in the headlight.

Lots of pheasant too, and wild boar. You folks need to get out of the city.
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