Power of the veggie

[Rich66]

LINK (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100923/ap_on_fe_st/us_odd_bear_attack_zucchini_1)
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[Jackie07]

– Thu Sep 23, 11:19 am ET
FRENCHTOWN, Mont. – Police say a Montana woman fended off a bear attack with an unlikely weapon — a zucchini.

Missoula County Sheriff's Lt. Rich Maricelli says a 200-pound black bear attacked one of the woman's dogs just after midnight Wednesday on the back porch of her home about 15 miles west of Missoula.

When the woman, whom police did not name, tried to separate the animals, the bear bit her in the leg.
Maricelli says the woman reached for the nearest object at hand on the porch's railing — a large zucchini that she had harvested from her garden.

The woman flung the vegetable at the bear, striking it and forcing it to flee.

Maricelli says the woman did not need medical attention. Wildlife officials were trying to locate the bear on Thursday.

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Very funny story. I missed the 'link' when I first glanced at Rich's 2nd post. So I thought I would copy the article here - in case there are others who also have the 'tunnel vision' like me. :) [And memory problem in the 'short-term' region = chemo brain?]

[Laurel]

Another "Veggie Tale!" I love Larry the Cucumber. Maybe Phil Vischer will add a Zucchini to the series in honor of the famous bear beating zucchini of Missoula County!

[Jackie07]

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This is interesting - I'm learning something everyday. Thanks.