 | |  |
|
| |||||||
|
Welcome to the scubish.com - Scuba Diving Forum forums. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact contact us. |
 |
| | LinkBack | Thread Tools | Display Modes |
|
#1
04-26-2007, 08:34 PM
| |||
| |||
 OT Sheep Poodles and the Japanese ( on topic for NZers as sheep are involved ) 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  |
|
#2
04-27-2007, 08:36 AM
| |||
| |||
| Re: OT Sheep Poodles and the Japanese ( on topic for NZers as sheep are involved ) "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message news:4631450e$0$17256$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >I just find this very funny for some reason > > http://www.smh.com.au/news/unusual-t...459927942.html Total bullshit apparently. Michael |
|
#3
04-27-2007, 08:36 AM
| |||
| |||
| Re: OT Sheep Poodles and the Japanese ( on topic for NZers as sheep are involved ) "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message news:4631450e$0$17256$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >I just find this very funny for some reason > > http://www.smh.com.au/news/unusual-t...459927942.html Total bullshit apparently. Michael |
|
#4
04-27-2007, 08:36 AM
| |||
| |||
| Re: OT Sheep Poodles and the Japanese ( on topic for NZers as sheep are involved ) "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message news:4631450e$0$17256$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... >I just find this very funny for some reason > > http://www.smh.com.au/news/unusual-t...459927942.html Total bullshit apparently. Michael |
|
#5
04-27-2007, 10:58 AM
| |||
| |||
| Re: OT Sheep Poodles and the Japanese ( on topic for NZers as sheep are involved ) "Michael C" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:4631ee24$0$22843$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u... > "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message > news:4631450e$0$17256$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... > >I just find this very funny for some reason > > > > http://www.smh.com.au/news/unusual-t...459927942.html > > Total bullshit apparently. Shouldn't that read total sheepshit? |
|
#6
04-27-2007, 10:58 AM
| |||
| |||
| Re: OT Sheep Poodles and the Japanese ( on topic for NZers as sheep are involved ) "Michael C" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:4631ee24$0$22843$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u... > "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message > news:4631450e$0$17256$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... > >I just find this very funny for some reason > > > > http://www.smh.com.au/news/unusual-t...459927942.html > > Total bullshit apparently. Shouldn't that read total sheepshit? |
|
#7
04-27-2007, 10:58 AM
| |||
| |||
| Re: OT Sheep Poodles and the Japanese ( on topic for NZers as sheep are involved ) "Michael C" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message news:4631ee24$0$22843$afc38c87@news.optusnet.com.a u... > "dechucka" <dechucka@vomithotmail.com> wrote in message > news:4631450e$0$17256$5a62ac22@per-qv1-newsreader-01.iinet.net.au... > >I just find this very funny for some reason > > > > http://www.smh.com.au/news/unusual-t...459927942.html > > Total bullshit apparently. Shouldn't that read total sheepshit? |
|
#8
04-27-2007, 08:43 PM
| |||
| |||
| Re: OT Sheep Poodles and the Japanese ( on topic for NZers as sheep are involved ) "chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote in message news:rcoYh.134519$6m4.120006@pd7urf1no... > Shouldn't that read total sheepshit? Oh yes, my mistake  Here's the snopes article:http://www.snopes.com/critters/lurkers/poodlesheep.asp > > |
|
#9
04-27-2007, 08:43 PM
| |||
| |||
| Re: OT Sheep Poodles and the Japanese ( on topic for NZers as sheep are involved ) "chilly" <slarson@shaw.canada> wrote in message news:rcoYh.134519$6m4.120006@pd7urf1no... > Shouldn't that read total sheepshit? Oh yes, my mistake Here's the snopes article:http://www.snopes.com/critters/lurkers/poodlesheep.asp > > |
|
#10
04-27-2007, 08:43 PM
| |||
| |||
| Re: OT Sheep Poodles and the Japanese ( on topic for NZers as sheep are involved ) news:rcoYh.134519$6m4.120006@pd7urf1no... > Shouldn't that read total sheepshit? Oh yes, my mistake Here's the snopes article:http://www.snopes.com/critters/lurkers/poodlesheep.asp > > |
|
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
| |
Similar Threads | ||||
| Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
| OT -- It's hard to believe that alcohol *wasn't* involved in this one | Grumman-581 | Divers Hangout | 9 | 01-01-2008 07:01 PM |
| OT Sheep Poodles and the Japanese ( on topic for NZers as sheep are involved ) | dechucka | Divers Hangout | 4 | 04-27-2007 08:43 PM |
| OT Sheep Poodles and the Japanese ( on topic for NZers as sheep are involved ) | dechucka | Australia | 4 | 04-27-2007 08:43 PM |
| Re: A sheepish apology OT Sheep Poodles and the Japanese ( on topic for NZers as sheep are involved ) | dechucka | Divers Hangout | 3 | 04-27-2007 05:16 AM |
Linear Mode
