Cows

On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 22:23:07 +0100, Shiver Me Timbers wrote
(in message ):

More More More...... We want more

How about the fishing boat (Japanese IIRC). The insurance claim was that a
cow had fallen from the sky and gone through the boat, sinking it.

The insurance company were 'a tad sceptical', but it turned out that some
Russian air force personnel figured that the transport plane they were flying
would make a handy means of taking some fresh meat home. They rustled some
cattle and herded them up the ramp.

Unfortunately, the cattle weren't seasoned flyers and became 'restless', and
fearing for the safety of the plane, the crew lowered the ramp and herded the
cattle out. The fishing boat was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time
!

But back to the original story ...

I can tell you that cattle just LOVE anything that's chewy or good for
rubbing against - you imagine having all that skin and no means to scratch an
itch ! They are very adept at getting their long tongues round just about
anything (there's many a tractor with no wiring left intact !).

Add to that the fact that they are actually quite inquisitive as well, and
something new and strange would certainly have them investigating.

Simon

On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 11:42:38 +0100, Simon Hobson
wrote:


How about the fishing boat (Japanese IIRC). The insurance claim was that a
cow had fallen from the sky and gone through the boat, sinking it.

I liked this one:

A partially burnt burnt body was found by a search and rescue crew
after a forest fire. The body was believed to be wearing a
scuba-diving wet suit.

A scuba-diver had recently been reported missing having been scuba
diving in a near-by lake.

A fire helicopter with a massive water scoop had scooped up the diver
when collecting water from the lake and dumped the poor diver on the
fire.

Graham

"Graham Wilson" wrote

I liked this one:

A partially burnt burnt body was found by a search and rescue crew
after a forest fire. The body was believed to be wearing a
scuba-diving wet suit.

A scuba-diver had recently been reported missing having been scuba
diving in a near-by lake.

A fire helicopter with a massive water scoop had scooped up the diver
when collecting water from the lake and dumped the poor diver on the
fire.

Graham

That has to be the oldest urban legend in the book. It never happened.
--
Jim in NC

Graham Wilson wrote:

On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 11:42:38 +0100, Simon Hobson
wrote:

How about the fishing boat (Japanese IIRC). The insurance claim was that a
cow had fallen from the sky and gone through the boat, sinking it.

I liked this one:

A partially burnt burnt body was found by a search and rescue crew
after a forest fire. The body was believed to be wearing a
scuba-diving wet suit.

A scuba-diver had recently been reported missing having been scuba
diving in a near-by lake.

A fire helicopter with a massive water scoop had scooped up the diver
when collecting water from the lake and dumped the poor diver on the
fire.

Is there any truth to that ?

This tale ( as urban myth ) cropped up in the TV series CSI a while back.


Graham

"Pooh Bear" wrote in message
...
Graham Wilson wrote:

On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 11:42:38 +0100, Simon Hobson
wrote:

How about the fishing boat (Japanese IIRC). The insurance claim was
that a
cow had fallen from the sky and gone through the boat, sinking it.

A fire helicopter with a massive water scoop had scooped up the diver
when collecting water from the lake and dumped the poor diver on the
fire.

Is there any truth to that ?

Of course not, no more than there is to the cows story (some joker invented
the cows story and put it on the internet, then journalists reprinted it
from there in newspapers, in the days when journalists were daft enough to
believe what they read on the internet, which is why you can probably find
references to this story being printed in newspapers "proving" that it must
be true).

--
Tim Ward - posting as an individual unless otherwise clear
Brett Ward Ltd - www.brettward.co.uk
Cambridge Accommodation Notice Board - www.brettward.co.uk/canb
Cambridge City Councillor

That's an urban legend, and it is a false one.

Check out: http://www.snopes.com/critters/farce/cowtao.htm

Simon Hobson wrote in message . net...
On Fri, 3 Sep 2004 22:23:07 +0100, Shiver Me Timbers wrote
(in message ):

More More More...... We want more

How about the fishing boat (Japanese IIRC). The insurance claim was that a
cow had fallen from the sky and gone through the boat, sinking it.

The insurance company were 'a tad sceptical', but it turned out that some
Russian air force personnel figured that the transport plane they were flying
would make a handy means of taking some fresh meat home. They rustled some
cattle and herded them up the ramp.

Unfortunately, the cattle weren't seasoned flyers and became 'restless', and
fearing for the safety of the plane, the crew lowered the ramp and herded the
cattle out. The fishing boat was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time
!

But back to the original story ...

I can tell you that cattle just LOVE anything that's chewy or good for
rubbing against - you imagine having all that skin and no means to scratch an
itch ! They are very adept at getting their long tongues round just about
anything (there's many a tractor with no wiring left intact !).

Add to that the fact that they are actually quite inquisitive as well, and
something new and strange would certainly have them investigating.

Simon

On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 20:12:02 GMT, "G.R. Patterson III"
wrote:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...28X00418&key=1

NTSB Identification: SEA02LA058.
The docket is stored in the Docket Management System (DMS). Please contact
Public Inquiries
14 CFR Part 91: General Aviation
Accident occurred Monday, March 25, 2002 in Fort Peck, MT
Probable Cause Approval Date: 9/9/2002
Aircraft: Piper PA-18-150, registration: N22EV
Injuries: 2 Serious.

The pilot was conducting a predator (coyote) control flight over private
rangeland. During the flight, at a reported altitude of approximately 40 feet
above ground level (AGL), the passenger inadvertently discharged a semiautomatic
12-gauge shotgun. The pilot, who was seated in the forward seat, reported that
the gun fired 3-4 times, striking the right wing, fuel tank and aileron
assembly. He reported that the damage resulted in a loss of aileron and elevator
control. The airplane entered a descending turn to the right and subsequently
impacted terrain in a nose-low attitude. The pilot reported the aircraft was on
fire upon touchdown and continued to burn after the impact. The pilot reported
that there were no preexisting mechanical malfunctions or failures that
contributed to the accident.

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s) of
this accident as follows:
The pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control and foreign object damage to
the aileron and wing. The restricted movement of the flight controls was a
factor.

"G.R. Patterson III" wrote in message ...
Paul Sengupta wrote:

Imagine putting this on an insurance claim...

I don't remember what happened to the goat.

I suspect the pilots introduced it to the fine sport of skydiving.

For sheer stupidity and embarassment value nothing beats shooting
yourself in the foot. Or the wing:

http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?e...28X00418&key=1

-cwk.

wrote in message
...
On Fri, 03 Sep 2004 20:12:02 GMT, "G.R. Patterson III"

wrote:

The National Transportation Safety Board determines the probable cause(s)
of
this accident as follows:
The pilot's inability to maintain aircraft control

Typical. The NTSB concludes that it's the pilot's fault. :-)

--
Bob (Chief Pilot, White Knuckle Airways)

I don't have to like Bush and Cheney (Or Kerry, for that matter) to love
America

Pooh Bear opined

Graham Wilson wrote:

On Sun, 5 Sep 2004 11:42:38 +0100, Simon Hobson
wrote:

How about the fishing boat (Japanese IIRC). The insurance claim was that a
cow had fallen from the sky and gone through the boat, sinking it.

I liked this one:

A partially burnt burnt body was found by a search and rescue crew
after a forest fire. The body was believed to be wearing a
scuba-diving wet suit.

A scuba-diver had recently been reported missing having been scuba
diving in a near-by lake.

A fire helicopter with a massive water scoop had scooped up the diver
when collecting water from the lake and dumped the poor diver on the
fire.

Is there any truth to that ?

This tale ( as urban myth ) cropped up in the TV series CSI a while back.

Mythbusters busted this one recently.



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