maybe this is the reason we're losing
by carlos marmol on Sep 10, 2008 9:11 AM CDT
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DR Congo frees goats from prison <!-- S BO --> <!-- S IIMA -->
It is not known what the goats' punishment might have been
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A minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo has ordered a Kinshasa jail to release a dozen goats, which he said were being held there illegally.
Deputy Justice Minister Claude Nyamugabo said he found the goats just in time during a routine jail visit.
The beasts were due to appear in court, charged with being sold illegally by the roadside.
The minister said many police had serious gaps in their knowledge and they would be sent for retraining. <!-- E SF -->
Mr Nyamugabo was conducting a routine visit to the prison when, he said, he was astonished to discover not only humans, but a herd of goats crammed into a prison cell in the capital.
He has blamed the police for the incident.
It is not clear what will happen to the owners of the goats, who have also been imprisoned.
BBC Africa analyst Mary Harper says that given the grim state of prisons in Congo, the goats will doubtless be relieved about being spared a trial.
There was no word on what their punishment would have been, had they been found guilty.
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is this sorta talk
even allowed here?? was this meant to be comical?? just asking?
from the mouth of Uecker:
"Am I the only one who’s glad it’s only a 4-game series? If was a 9-game series, I think the Cubs would win them all."
I'm going to cut carlos some slack because he just survived a hurricane.
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
Don't bring this Goat crap around...
Please. I don’t want to hear about any mystical reasons or curses- this is real life, curses are not real, the Cubs just need to get the job done.
Jimmyeatworld
How do you know for sure...
that curses aren’t real?
"I wouldn't be a part of any club that would have me as a member" : Groucho Marx
by Dave Pendleton on Sep 10, 2008 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Don't go there, Dave.
"I see the playoff schedule posted in the paper, and that stuff makes me nervous because you can't take anything for granted. We have a great team. We have a really good team. We're playing well, but we haven't won yet." - Jim Edmonds, 8/31/08
How about all that "Magic Number Talk"
and Jack asses that were talking about Play-off plans.
Theriot, Fonty, and Johnson = The Scrappy Pyramid of Victory
by BrewCrew'sPrinceofDarkness on Sep 10, 2008 12:18 PM CDT reply actions
That's funny
If it’s not mentioned here, it’ll certainly be mentioned somewhere, everywhere else. Besides this has nothing to do with Sianis and 1945…
Sweet Lou for Mayor in '11.
Someone should add Milton to the picture of the goats
Since it seems like he’s poping up every where
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