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Monday 8 April 2013
Silly Billy
In January 2009,
police in Kwara State in Nigeria astounded local journalists by solemnly parading
before them, as the chief suspect in the attempted theft of a Mazda car ... a
goat - one handed in to them by a gang of vigilantes who claimed it was a actually
a man who turned himself into the animal after they caught him trying to steal
the vehicle. The police eventually decided not to charge the goat, instead
sensibly cashing in on its celebrity status by selling it for 300 Nigerian
dollars. And if you don't believe me, see
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Impressed by your daily blogging - but it's probably a very helpful practice. And you have so many interesting stories to tell - presumably ones that didn't make it into the book.
ReplyDeleteThanks, B. I may have made a rod of my own back by committing to a daily posting, but as you say it is good practice. As for 'interesting stories,' I cut more out of my book than I left in, but not all of it passed muster!
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