Great examples of irony …
Here are some examples of ironic happenings in the environmental world.
1. Washington State. An environmental activist who had chained herself to a tree that was scheduled to be cut down and replaced was killed when the disease weakened tree blew over in a windstorm and crushed her to death.
2. The Pacific Ocean. A Greenpeace ship was repeatedly rammed by a large whale as the GP ship stalked two Japanese whalers. The rudder of the Greenpeace ship was so damaged by the whale that the GP ship had to be towed to port by one of the whaling ships she was stalking.
3. Montana. A bear lover who called himself the "Bear Whisperer" claimed he could talk to wild bears. He was conversing with a 500 lb wild black bear when the animal attacked and severely mauled him. Evidently it was something the "Bear Whisperer" said.
4. Virginia. A bull attacked four bird watchers who ignored three warning signs, climbed over two barbed wire fences and trespassed on a farmer’s pasture. One bird watcher was butted to the ground and stomped by the thousand pound bull while the others ran for their lives. The injured bird watcher was taken to the hospital where he was treated and later released.
5. Oregon. A boatload of whale watchers was capsized by a small whale. Evidently, the whale watchers were harassing the young whale by chasing it with their boat. The whale was uninjured. The whale watchers were rescued by the Coast Guard.
6. New York City. An angry squirrel attacked a group of protesters in Central Park biting and scratching one protester. The squirrel ran into a group of five chanting enviro-protesters and chased the protesters away from a large tree under which they were sitting. It is thought the squirrel was irritated by the protester’s singing.
7. London. Four people were injured when an abandoned building near the Thames River collapsed on them. The building was scheduled for demolition due to its dilapidated condition. The injured people were protesting the building’s destruction because, they said, the building served as shelter for homeless people.
8. Brazil. Antonia Varga, a university student from Rio, climed into to a tree in the Brazilian Rain Forest to protest the local indian farmers slash and burn method of clearing land for agriculture. The farmers burned Miss Varga along with the tree. She suffered second and third degree burns to her legs and arms.
9. The Arctic. While measuring a floe of pack ice, a University of North Dakota professor noticed a baby polar bear that the professor thought was stranded on an ice floe. The professor tried to rescue the little bear but the bear jumped into the water and swam to shore. Meanwhile, the ice floe on which the professor stood broke away from the main body of ice and floated away with the professor still attached. He was rescued the next morning approximately thirty-five miles away. At last report the baby bear had rejoined its mother and was doing fine.
10. The Netherlands. Borgern Vascklsk was seriously injured when the stork he was trying to remove from a factory chimney decided that it did not want to be removed and turned on Mr. Vascklsk. Mr. Vascklsk fell approximately 35 feet to the factory roof. He suffered numerous broken bones, cuts and bruises. The stork eventually flew away.
The above are gleened from various sources, print, radio, television, and others.
Here are some examples of ironic happenings in the environmental world.
1. Washington State. An environmental activist who had chained herself to a tree that was scheduled to be cut down and replaced was killed when the disease weakened tree blew over in a windstorm and crushed her to death.
2. The Pacific Ocean. A Greenpeace ship was repeatedly rammed by a large whale as the GP ship stalked two Japanese whalers. The rudder of the Greenpeace ship was so damaged by the whale that the GP ship had to be towed to port by one of the whaling ships she was stalking.
3. Montana. A bear lover who called himself the "Bear Whisperer" claimed he could talk to wild bears. He was conversing with a 500 lb wild black bear when the animal attacked and severely mauled him. Evidently it was something the "Bear Whisperer" said.
4. Virginia. A bull attacked four bird watchers who ignored three warning signs, climbed over two barbed wire fences and trespassed on a farmer’s pasture. One bird watcher was butted to the ground and stomped by the thousand pound bull while the others ran for their lives. The injured bird watcher was taken to the hospital where he was treated and later released.
5. Oregon. A boatload of whale watchers was capsized by a small whale. Evidently, the whale watchers were harassing the young whale by chasing it with their boat. The whale was uninjured. The whale watchers were rescued by the Coast Guard.
6. New York City. An angry squirrel attacked a group of protesters in Central Park biting and scratching one protester. The squirrel ran into a group of five chanting enviro-protesters and chased the protesters away from a large tree under which they were sitting. It is thought the squirrel was irritated by the protester’s singing.
7. London. Four people were injured when an abandoned building near the Thames River collapsed on them. The building was scheduled for demolition due to its dilapidated condition. The injured people were protesting the building’s destruction because, they said, the building served as shelter for homeless people.
8. Brazil. Antonia Varga, a university student from Rio, climed into to a tree in the Brazilian Rain Forest to protest the local indian farmers slash and burn method of clearing land for agriculture. The farmers burned Miss Varga along with the tree. She suffered second and third degree burns to her legs and arms.
9. The Arctic. While measuring a floe of pack ice, a University of North Dakota professor noticed a baby polar bear that the professor thought was stranded on an ice floe. The professor tried to rescue the little bear but the bear jumped into the water and swam to shore. Meanwhile, the ice floe on which the professor stood broke away from the main body of ice and floated away with the professor still attached. He was rescued the next morning approximately thirty-five miles away. At last report the baby bear had rejoined its mother and was doing fine.
10. The Netherlands. Borgern Vascklsk was seriously injured when the stork he was trying to remove from a factory chimney decided that it did not want to be removed and turned on Mr. Vascklsk. Mr. Vascklsk fell approximately 35 feet to the factory roof. He suffered numerous broken bones, cuts and bruises. The stork eventually flew away.
The above are gleened from various sources, print, radio, television, and others.
Labels: bear, environment, irony, protester, squirrel, stork, trees, whale
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