Maybe a Dingo ate your baby

http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2008/10/18/10365_ntnews.html

A DARWIN man woke yesterday to discover dogs had eaten his car.

And he says it's not the first time it has happened.

Clayton Dwyer, 47, of Millner, thought his girlfriend was kidding when she woke him up and told him his work ute had been gnawed by a pack of savage dogs. But when he walked outside his Beetson Place home he discovered this was no joke.

His front bumper had been ripped from the car and chewed to bits by the dogs. They had even tried to munch on the front panels.

"You can see the teeth marks," he said.

Asked what he thought when he first saw the damage, Mr Dwyer said: "Doggone it! That's a bit ruff."

The landscape gardener said the pack of wild dogs had been lurking around his neighbourhood for months.

"My girlfriend's car got eaten about three months ago," he said. "At first we thought it had been attacked with a hammer, but we took it to the panel beaters and he said it was dogs. You could see the teeth marks on it."

Mr Dwyer said his neighbours had seen the dogs early yesterday and had chased them away by throwing mangoes at them.

He said he was unsure if his insurance company covered dog attacks.

"I hope they do," he said.

"It's actually a new bumper. I only bought it a couple of months ago.

"I know it isn't the prettiest car, but it didn't deserve that."

I never realized how tasty new car bumpers were.

Another use for a shotgun

iceracer wrote: Another use for a sniper rifle

Fixed that for ya.

Wally wrote: "My girlfriend's car got eaten about three months ago," he said. "At first we thought it had been attacked with a hammer, but we took it to the panel beaters and he said it was dogs. You could see the teeth marks on it." Mr Dwyer said his neighbours had seen the dogs early yesterday and had chased them away by throwing mangoes at them.

Nowhere but Australia. I have to get there one day.

me too. I'd like to go to Perth on the western coast, I hear it's almost like Mad Max out there. Maybe a bit more civilized.

Was the vehicle an Isuzu Pup?

Kramer wrote: Was the vehicle an Isuzu Pup?

That would just be delicious irony right there.

Cue Modest Mouse's Wild Pack of Family Dogs

Made me think of this:

Pitbull vs. S2000

J

DirtyBird222 wrote: me too. I'd like to go to Perth on the western coast, I hear it's almost like Mad Max out there. Maybe a bit more civilized.

Perth didn't strike me that way at all. Basically, just another big city.

Though as an American, using just the barest of basic manners, will get you far with the women.

Perth was the one city in the world where I thought it would pay off well to wear a t-shirt proclaiming "I am an American".

I hail from Perth. I think it's actually the most isolated city in the world. No wonder your American charms payed off, you would have seemed like an exotic foreigner from a far away land to them.

For the Mad Max experience, you want to stay in the West, but head inland.

One day I want to ride a big ol' dual sport across Australia. I'll make sure to go to Perth and then pack dingo repellent.

Come to think of it, after a couple days in full riding gear and no bath, I won't need the dingo repellent.

The vehicle in question appears to be a VP Commodore Ute.

Jay wrote: Made me think of this: Pitbull vs. S2000

Why do people own those things? Pitbulls, I mean, not S2000s.

Dog fighting.

Edit: I just realized that I am at 1008 posts. I don't do nearly enough work while I'm at work.

Duke wrote:

Jay wrote: Made me think of this: Pitbull vs. S2000

Why do people own those things? Pitbulls, I mean, not S2000s.

I also find it strange. Was in an animal shelter last week - mostly pit bulls in the cages.