Deadly dolphins dastardly darts
And now something from the weird and wacky section of the Grauniad:
Leo Sheridan, 72, a respected accident investigator who has worked for government and industry, said he had received intelligence from sources close to the US government’s marine fisheries service confirming dolphins had escaped.
‘My concern is that they have learnt to shoot at divers in wetsuits who have simulated terrorists in exercises. If divers or windsurfers are mistaken for a spy or suicide bomber and if equipped with special harnesses carrying toxic darts, they could fire,’ he said. ‘The darts are designed to put the target to sleep so they can be interrogated later, but what happens if the victim is not found for hours?’
Shades of Douglas Adams here methinks.
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Who leaves their dolphin armed when they flee a hurricane anyway? How did that scenario go.
Chuck - So you lock up the dolphins before we left?
Rick - Yep.
Chuck - You leave ‘em plenty of fish?
Rick - Yep.
Chuck - You turn off the refrigerator?
Rick - Yep
Chuck - The lights?
Rick - Yep.
Chuck - You remove the top secret flipper operated poison dart guns strapped to the dolphin’s blow holes?
Rick - Ye..dang!
Comment by Donal — September 27, 2005 @ 5:20 pm
Thanks for stopping by the blog the other day, and sorry if I gave out any spoilers!
Comment by Brian — September 30, 2005 @ 4:08 am