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Animals escape from Dublin zoo???

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  • 06-01-2010 10:55pm
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    Jet Black
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    I got a text from a friend saying the animals have escaped from Dublin zoo and the army are out in Phibsboro?

    Could just be taking the piss? Anyone from there?


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    amdublin
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    All of them or just some of them?

    I'd be surprised if this was true.

    But, hey stranger things have happened I guess!


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    Jet Black
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    Dont know. Text just said 'Im down in Phibsboro, army down here, was told animals escaped from the zoo?'

    Still waiting on reply from my 'What?'


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    Whippersnapper
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    Unlikely but yeah, this is Dublin after all. Wouldn't surprise me!


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    Whippersnapper
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    Talking about this on the Phoneshow on FM104 now.


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    krankykitty
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    And?........


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    Gaspode
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    Jet Black wrote: »
    I got a text from a friend saying the animals have escaped from Dublin zoo and the army are out in Phibsboro?

    Could just be taking the piss? Anyone from there?


    Thanks OP, just sprayed my wine all over the place laughing at that!! :D

    Everyone knows the animals would head due east, bypassing Phibsboro by at least 2 miles.


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    Jenroche
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    Why would they head due east? Animal instinct?

    Jen ;->


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    Esel
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    Whippersnapper wrote: »
    Talking about this on the Phoneshow on FM104 now.
    C'meah Adrian, me an' Steo seen a bleedin' tiger ten minutes ago on de canal bank! I legged it like, but Steo's crutch slipped on de ice when he was pickin' up his bag o' gargle.... Jaysus, I neerly shat meself! Wear are de cops when yew need dem, dat's wor I wanna know, Adrien, yanoworramean like?

    Not your ornery onager



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    Whippersnapper
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    They haven't mentioned it since that guy called in earlier. Are there no forumites in Phibs then?


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    lightening
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    From what I can remember reading, the last time an animal escaped from the zoo was when the lake froze over. The monkey walked across the ice. This was in the early sixties or maybe the late fifties.


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    Agent Smith
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    i've been to Phibsboro



    Have they escaped?


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    ToniTuddle
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    Army could be there for some other maybe serious reason...?
    But just throwing out the ole "The animals have escaped!" line. >.>


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    Darlughda
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    Hilarious. I'm goin to be laughing about the animals on the run from the zoo for days.:D


    Best avoid Phibsboro.


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    Dub13
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    Even if something did escape why would they call the Army..?


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    Quality
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    Maybe he is speaking a bit of slang

    and by animals he means scumbags and by zoo he means jail?


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    ToniTuddle
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    Dub13 wrote: »
    Even if something did escape why would they call the Army..?

    Army have guns to shoot a crazy animal heading towards a group of bystanders?
    Guards don't have guns.

    They should be armed with those tranquilser thingys though and not kill any animals if there are any!


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    pebbles21
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    Apparently a Giraffe and Penguin escaped !!

    The Army is looking high and low for them!


    /gets very heavy coat


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    Esel
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    Just back from a stalk in Phibsborough - anyone know a good taxidermist on the northside? I'm going to have to move me 42" from over the fireplace!

    Not your ornery onager



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    ToniTuddle
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    Awww bless!

    What an odd couple...they must be trying to elope as the other animals cannot accept their forbidden love!!


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    mdebets
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    A big ape escaped from Dublin Zoo. It first went to Phibsborough, but soon realised that it was the wrong place, so it went to Leinster House, kidnapped Mary Harney and is now sitting on top of Liberty Hall.
    Here is the latest picture from RTE.


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    BOHSBOHS
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    hopefully they were towing the buses that were blocking up the berkeley road earlier!


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    North_West_Art
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    apparently a couple of cougars escaped from the zoo, and were last seen in McGowans of Phibsboro chatting up a few army guys (north Americans more likely to get this joke)


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    ToniTuddle
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    North_West_Art wrote: »
    apparently a couple of cougars escaped from the zoo, and were last seen in McGowans of Phibsboro chatting up a few army guys (north Americans more likely to get this joke)

    And NZ folk :D


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    Jet Black
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    Whippersnapper wrote: »
    Talking about this on the Phoneshow on FM104 now.

    Thats probably where she heard it. Dont know about Phibsboro? Unless they got a taxi down I dont think the buses were running.

    In other more reliable news its feckin cold out.


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    stovelid
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    Did they escape last weekend as well?

    I spotted some pretty rough animals drinking in Phibsboro too but thought little of it.


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    arybvtcw0eolkf
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    Dub13 wrote: »
    Even if something did escape why would they call the Army..?


    Maybe an armourdillo escaped :D


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    Gaspode
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    Eric Uneven Web wrote: »
    Maybe an armourdillo escaped :D


    Grooaan!

    I'll get your coat for you! ;)


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    Dub13
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    ToniTuddle wrote: »
    Army have guns to shoot a crazy animal heading towards a group of bystanders?
    Guards don't have guns.

    They should be armed with those tranquilser thingys though and not kill any animals if there are any!

    Loads of guards in Dublin have guns.


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    CrazyRabbit
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    Jet Black wrote: »
    I got a text from a friend saying the animals have escaped from Dublin zoo and the army are out in Phibsboro?

    Could just be taking the piss? Anyone from there?

    Ah please....don't refer to the visitors from the Northside as 'animals'. They had to be let out at some time.


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    Aussie Sean
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    pebbles21 wrote: »
    Apparently a Giraffe and Penguin escaped !!

    The Army is looking high and low for them!


    /gets very heavy coat

    I heard a Monkey married a Giraffe! Apparently his friends put him up to it!!:D


    Sean


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