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Weirdest headline EVER
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 10:48 am
by Graham Kennedy
Gordon Ramsay Dwarf Porn Star Lookalike Found Dead in Badger Den
Percy Foster, a dwarf porn star who was a dead ringer for Gordon Ramsay, was found dead in a badger den in the U.K. Seriously, this is a real story.
The star of X-rated movie Hi-Ho Hi-Ho, It's Up Your A**e We Go (again, seriously) was discovered partially eaten "deep in an underground chamber." UK Ministry of Agriculture experts running a planned badger-gassing program near Tregaron, Wales, happened upon the 3'6" actor, reports indicate.
Investigators have not yet ruled out the possibility of suicide. "Percy was a little guy with big problems," said one producer. "He was doing well but under pressure like everyone else in this god damn industry." In a recent interview, the 35-year-old Percy revealed his delight at being compared to Ramsay. Alas, he won't get to live out his dream any longer.
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WTF hardly seems to cover it.
Re: Weirdest headline EVER
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 12:08 pm
by Mikey
That reads more like a random assembly of words than an actual headline.
Re: Weirdest headline EVER
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:23 pm
by Tyyr
On one hand, sorry about the dude dying.
On the other, most epic headline ever.
Re: Weirdest headline EVER
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 1:25 pm
by Graham Kennedy
It's one of those stories that really sucks in terms of what actually happened. Most especially given that suicide is being mentioned as a possible cause of death. I know many small people have difficult lives, and unfortunately suicide isn't uncommon for them.
That said... sorry, but I just can't read that headline without laughing my ass off. It's so surreal.
Re: Weirdest headline EVER
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 2:35 pm
by Mikey
I obviously can't truly understand the mindset of the victim, but I have to wonder - assuming that it was indeed a case of suicide - what exactly made him decide to do the deed inside a badger burrow.
Re: Weirdest headline EVER
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 4:37 pm
by Graham Kennedy
I can only guess, but my thinking is that he did the deed above ground. Presumably the Badgers came across the body and decided that it looked like a tasty snack, so they dragged it into their burrow.
Re: Weirdest headline EVER
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 5:36 pm
by Mikey
Hmm. I don't know enough about badger behavior to know if they bring food home with them, or eat it where they find it.
Re: Weirdest headline EVER
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:15 pm
by McAvoy
The headline does draw you in wondering what the hell the story is about. IMO
Re: Weirdest headline EVER
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:43 pm
by RK_Striker_JK_5
Oh, yeah. Mood whiplash here. Sad story, headline makes me grin and chuckle.
Re: Weirdest headline EVER
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:11 am
by Tinadrin Chelnor
GrahamKennedy wrote:It's one of those stories that really sucks in terms of what actually happened. Most especially given that suicide is being mentioned as a possible cause of death. I know many small people have difficult lives, and unfortunately suicide isn't uncommon for them.
That said... sorry, but I just can't read that headline without laughing my ass off. It's so surreal.
My sentiments exactly. I have close experience with suicide and attempted suicide, so the possibility of that being involved does hit somewhat...
But that aside, I did laugh my head off at the headline!
Are badgers meat eaters?
Re: Weirdest headline EVER
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 4:56 am
by Mikey
Badgers are omnivores, but are mostly interested in bugs and worms, small animals less than rabbit-size, and fruit. Their jaws don't have the same range of movement as other predatory mammals, though - I doubt they'd ever attempt to hunt something as large as an adult midget. They're generally considered pretty docile, but can be stubborn and vicious when defending their burrows.
Re: Weirdest headline EVER
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 5:16 am
by Tinadrin Chelnor
Ah, I had heard they could be vicious, but for some reason I had always thought they were herbivores.
Still, a badger sett is a bit of a strange place to find a deceased person.
Re: Weirdest headline EVER
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 7:27 am
by Griffin
Perhaps he anticipated the headline and wanted to go out with 'style'.
Re: Weirdest headline EVER
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 12:55 pm
by Mikey
Badgers? We don' need no stinkin' badgers.
Re: Weirdest headline EVER
Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2011 1:44 pm
by Tyyr
Badgers wouldn't kill him but they wouldn't be averse to chewing on the remains.