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Oddly Enough - Reuters

Army Joins Struggle to Save Beer
Tue Jan 20, 8:59 AM ET

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia has sent in the army to bolster a week-long struggle to rescue 10 tons of beer trapped under Siberian ice, Itar-Tass news agency said Tuesday. A lorry (a large truck designed to carry heavy loads) carrying the beer sank when trying to cross the frozen Irtysh river, and a rescue team of six divers, 10 workers and a modified T-72 tank from the emergencies ministry have so far failed to save the load.


"The situation hasn't developed according to our ideal scenario," the deputy head of the Cherlaksky region, told the agency. Temperatures were around minus 27 degrees Celsius (minus 17 degrees Fahrenheit) in the region, near the Siberian city of Omsk and around 1,400 miles from Moscow.


A week-long effort to cut a 100 yard corridor to the river bank to pull the truck to dry land failed when the vehicle was swept away from the rescue site, Tass said.


But it said the soldiers were confident it would take them just a day to retrieve the beer.

Funny. Lorry was a word that was on the way out when I was a small child. It just means "truck" - the size is immaterial.

Anyway, when I was learning to talk, I had great problems with the letter combination "TR" and I always used to say it as an "F" sound. So, my parents taught me that trains were "fains", tractors were "factors" and trucks were "Lorries".

But I always like the word TRUCK.

Anyway, one afternoon, downtown, I was riding on my Dad's shoulders, and we walked past a construction site with a six foot fence. I could see over the fence, and in the crowded street, I couldn't contain my enthusiasm, because I shouted out:

"Hey Dad, look down there, there's three BIG F*CKS!"

True story!

Thats it with allot of kids I imagine. I know the ones I babysit from time to time say that too.

But on topic, God save us all if they dont get the beer.

Is it wrong that I'm more interested in the T-72 then the beer?

Yes Mr Perfect, you have a real problem and you need serious counseling.
Whats that? Oh....sorry Perfect, scratch the counsling as I have been informed you are beyond redemption.

I too am more interested in the T-72, simply because I have no interest in any drink that one of the main ingredients is used in my RC's fuel.

I dunno, main battle tanks are just more fun...

Mmmmm.... ice cold beer....

Or.... look at this scenerio.... you could shoot at the beer with the battletank!!

I like that one
(mmmm, pretty flames)