Re: OT Sheep Poodles and the Japanese ( on topic for NZers as sheep are involved )

This had to be posted in MFW

On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:34:25 +1000, "dechucka"
<dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in rec.scuba:

>I just find this very funny for some reason
>
>http://www.smh.com.au/news/unusual-t...459927942.html
>
>Japanese sold sheep instead of poodles
>April 27, 2007 - 9:06AM
>
>Thousands of Japanese have been swindled in a scam in which they were sold
>Australian and British sheep and told they were poodles.
>
>Flocks of sheep were imported to Japan and then sold by a company called
>Poodles as Pets, marketed as fashionable accessories, available at $1,600
>each.
>
>That is a snip compared to a real poodle which retails for twice that much
>in Japan.
>
>The scam was uncovered when Japanese moviestar Maiko Kawamaki went on a
>talk-show and wondered why her new pet would not bark or eat dog food.
>
>She was crestfallen when told it was a sheep.
>
>Then hundreds of other women got in touch with police to say they feared
>their new "poodle" was also a sheep.
>
>One couple said they became suspicious when they took their "dog" to have
>its claws trimmed and were told it had hooves.
>
>Japanese police believe there could be 2,000 people affected by the scam,
>which operated in Sapporo and capitalised on the fact that sheep are rare in
>Japan, so many do not know what they look like.
>
>"We launched an investigation after we were made aware that a company were
>selling sheep as poodles," Japanese police said, the The Sun reported.
>
>"Sadly we think there is more than one company operating in this way.
>
>"The sheep are believed to have been imported from overseas - Britain,
>Australia."
>
>Many of the sheep have now been donated to zoos and farms.
>
>AAP
>

John Hanson wrote:
> This had to be posted in MFW
>
> On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:34:25 +1000, "dechucka"
> <dechu...@vomithotmail.com> wrote in rec.scuba:
>
> >I just find this very funny for some reason
>
> >http://www.smh.com.au/news/unusual-t...pan-scam/2007/...
>
> >Japanese sold sheep instead of poodles <snip>

Ever have an incredible feeling of déjà vu?

--
Curt

On 26 Apr 2007 19:18:58 -0700, Curt <curtjames@gmail.com> wrote in
misc.fitness.weights:

>John Hanson wrote:
>> This had to be posted in MFW
>>
>> On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:34:25 +1000, "dechucka"
>> <dechu...@vomithotmail.com> wrote in rec.scuba:
>>
>> >I just find this very funny for some reason
>>
>> >http://www.smh.com.au/news/unusual-t...pan-scam/2007/...
>>
>> >Japanese sold sheep instead of poodles <snip>
>
>Ever have an incredible feeling of déjà vu?

Yeah, well, I don't read this group much since the likes of you and
Davidson showed up. rec.scuba has far more affluent, decent and gun
loving people in it.

I do believe I was at the last MFW get together. I've been to two
such get together's since on rec.scuba and they all took umbrage of
me, for the most part, when I started posting there, but were more
than willing to invite me to put up or shut up, which I did. I'm now
a regular, not because of posting, but from actual dives done with
those folks on these get together's.

It was you, Hudson, David the sheep fucker, OM and Davidson that
wrecked this group. That's okay as I certainly don't need it as I
train with the best masters team in the world. I'm off next week to
get my ass kicked by the most elite masters lifters in the country and
then I will fly down to Florida and spend some quality time diving
with some of the most elite divers around, namely, some of the folks
from rec.scuba. Good luck masturbating in the mirror.

John Hanson <jhan...@northernlinks.com> wrote:
> Curt <curtja...@gmail.com> wrote
[...]

> >Ever have an incredible feeling of déjà vu?
>
> Yeah, well, I don't read this group much si<snip!>

Oh, never mind. Not déjà vu! That feeling was sleepiness brought on by
the expectation of your boring whining. My bad.

--
Curt

In article <f1r23312ncjji95jhei8slg99t4bgecvsc@4ax.com>,
John Hanson <jhanson@northernlinks.com> wrote:

> On 26 Apr 2007 19:18:58 -0700, Curt <curtjames@gmail.com> wrote in
> misc.fitness.weights:
>
> >John Hanson wrote:
> >> This had to be posted in MFW
> >>
> >> On Fri, 27 Apr 2007 10:34:25 +1000, "dechucka"
> >> <dechu...@vomithotmail.com> wrote in rec.scuba:
> >>
> >> >I just find this very funny for some reason
> >>
> >> >http://www.smh.com.au/news/unusual-t...pan-scam/2007/...
> >>
> >> >Japanese sold sheep instead of poodles <snip>
> >
> >Ever have an incredible feeling of déjà vu?
>
> Yeah, well, I don't read this group much since the likes of you and
> Davidson showed up. rec.scuba has far more affluent, decent and gun
> loving people in it.
>
> I do believe I was at the last MFW get together. I've been to two
> such get together's since on rec.scuba and they all took umbrage of
> me, for the most part, when I started posting there, but were more
> than willing to invite me to put up or shut up, which I did. I'm now
> a regular, not because of posting, but from actual dives done with
> those folks on these get together's.
>
> It was you, Hudson, David the sheep fucker, OM and Davidson that
> wrecked this group. That's okay as I certainly don't need it as I
> train with the best masters team in the world. I'm off next week to
> get my ass kicked by the most elite masters lifters in the country and
> then I will fly down to Florida and spend some quality time diving
> with some of the most elite divers around, namely, some of the folks
> from rec.scuba. Good luck masturbating in the mirror.

Me???

I'm hardly a frequent poster. ;-)

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