Cryptomundo reports that Zebastian, a zebra/horse hybrid, went missing from an Alberta farm around the beginning of December and is believed to still be at large. Imagine finding this critter in your backyard one frosty morning! (but if you do, call the RCMP and don’t try to catch him; he’s said to be unpredictable)
Check out Tinselman’s hilarious post on “long horses”, and be sure to read all the comments.
(For the irony-impaired: it’s a JOKE, son)
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A vintage Sheboygan photo, taken before the turn of the 20th century, has sparked some conversation in the community since its inclusion in The Sheboygan Press‘ 2007 calendar.
The photo, which is inside the calendar’s front cover, shows a scene at Eighth Street and Indiana Avenue, looking north toward the Eighth Street bridge.
In the photo, a dead horse lies in the street, roped off with string tied to stakes in the dirt road. A man in a top hat, bow tie and jacket sits on top of the horse, and people in the background are standing still, looking toward the camera.
Very strange. Why the top hat? How did the horse die? Why the stakes and string around it? Read more at the newspaper’s website. (Link via BoingBoing)
Update Jan 5 2007: CNN just reported on this story, and said that people were required to stay with their dead animals until they (the dead animals, not the owners) were picked up. CNN Link Nice to see CNN pick up the story, several weeks later. 
Have been insanely busy lately, so no time to update. Isn’t that lame?! I hate abandoned blogs. 
Normal service will resume shortly. In the meantime, I’ve done a little judicious pruning of the blogroll, as it was getting truly ridiculous. (If your link is gone, it’s probably either a) you haven’t updated in months b) you asked me for a link, then never reciprocated. Yeah, I’m cracking down on that)
Hope the season isn’t driving anyone TOO crazy!
Bridlepath
