On 20/08/14 00:34, Dimitri John Ledkov wrote: > I think Portland is just strange, at times, and all incidents are > one-offs. E.g. the news that got reported by sub-prime news agencies > around US and UK this May: > > " > High Elf, High on Acid, Attacks Woman's BMW With a Sword > Portland, Ore. police responded to a 911 call at around 7 a.m. Tuesday > morning from a woman who believed her car was under attack by a > pirate. But instead of a routine pirate attack—oh, Portland—they > discovered an armored man who claimed he was a High Elf. > " > > http://gawker.com/high-elf-high-on-acid-attacks-womans-bmw-with-a-sword-1579493237 > > With many other sources on the interwebs (e.g. metro.co.uk time.com > etc, more or less recycled story). > > My impression of Portland is that it's a charming little place, who > take a little bit of pride in the unusual.
My post wasn't meant to be a criticism of Portland at all, just a bit of excitement about US wildlife. We don't have bears in Australia or any of the other places I've lived. Last October we visited California and a few weeks later we saw this and wondered how many bears we had walked past without noticing them: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-25892733 _______________________________________________ Debconf-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.debconf.org/mailman/listinfo/debconf-discuss
