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Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Actually, he looks a little like Bernard Hinault

Seen in the morning papers:




And here I'll show off my German heritage -- or at least my Babelfish bookmark -- by providing a highly entertaining and edifying translation!

Cyclist collides with wild pig

As if aggressive drivers were not be enough: Now cyclists must watch out for wild pigs in one Munich park.

Bike riders now have to yield not only to trucks and drunk pedestrians, but also to wild animals in the forest. A woman cyclist was injured recently when she collided with a wild pig in a city park. On Monday, police said the woman was riding Sunday afternoon in Forstenrieder Park. Suddenly, a wild pig crossed the way. "Holy shit!" said the Frau, "I'm being taken down by a fucking Schwein! I thought that sound was just badly adjusted XTR brakepads."* The woman fell from the bicycle and injured her shoulder. The wild pig however "vanished uninjured, " according to police.


*Editorial reconstruction for dramatic purposes.

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