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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: Krusher on July 08, 2005, 08:57:55 AM
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450 Sheep Jump to Their Deaths in Turkey
The Associated Press
Friday, July 8, 2005; 9:30 AM
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- First one sheep jumped to its death. Then stunned Turkish shepherds, who had left the herd to graze while they had breakfast, watched as nearly 1,500 others followed, each leaping off the same cliff, Turkish media reported.
In the end, 450 dead animals lay on top of one another in a billowy white pile, the Aksam newspaper said. Those who jumped later were saved as the pile got higher and the fall more cushioned, Aksam reported.
"There's nothing we can do. They're all wasted," Nevzat Bayhan, a member of one of 26 families whose sheep were grazing together in the herd, was quoted as saying by Aksam.
The estimated loss to families in the town of Gevas, located in Van province in eastern Turkey, tops $100,000, a significant amount of money in a country where average GDP per head is around $2,700.
"Every family had an average of 20 sheep," Aksam quoted another villager, Abdullah Hazar as saying. "But now only a few families have sheep left. It's going to be hard for us."
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I think a memorial volcano dive should be planned by HTC in tribute to the sheep. :D
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So that's where all the sheep went...:lol
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Damn. Late again.:D
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sounds like the Rooks to me
I hear victims of rape simetimes commit suicide.
Wonder if there is a connection
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im guessing that the sheep discussed having a group "hug" but one didnt like it and ran... the others were excited and followed.
splat splat splat puff puff puff
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The big question is, will JOC be able to handle such an event as this emotionaly?
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Joc was at the bottom of the pile
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Joc likes his sheep over the edge of a cliff..cause they push back..:rofl
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I hope JOC does not see this thread. It'll kill him, unless he really was at the bottom of that pile.