In 1934, Herman Goering had raccoons introduced into German forests from North America to “enrich the local fauna” and give hunters something new to shoot at. However, they quickly became a pest. With no natural predators in their new home, and with pest control not being seen as a priority during World War II (who would have thought?) they started spreading rapidly.
The result? Nazi raccoons, not content with the forests of the German Fatherland, have invaded all their neighbours looking for their Lebensraum. They have been spotted as far away as Chechnya and are expected to launch an invasion of Britain soon.
History repeats, I guess.
(Hat-tip to politburo diktat 2.0)
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May 27, 2007 at 12:18 pm
Ryan Shamus
LOL!
That’s too funny. Raccoons invading Britain! I wonder if they have special forces units.
May 27, 2007 at 12:33 pm
markk
What we need now is Allied forces to invade from Britain, driving the raccoons out of occupied France and back to where they belong!
A squadron of badgers should do the trick.
May 28, 2007 at 9:59 am
themolk
Just don’t mention the war - I mentioned it once, but I think I got away with it.
May 28, 2007 at 4:06 pm
Alofat
“back to where they belong!”
Uhm, America?! D-Day in Florida, count me in!
May 28, 2007 at 9:00 pm
markk
Hmm, how best to invade the States? Through Canada perhaps? I wouldn’t try and invade through Florida; too heavily populated.