Animals escape from Dublin zoo???

Jet Black

I got a text from a friend saying the animals have escaped from Dublin zoo and the army are out in Phibsboro?

Could just be taking the piss? Anyone from there?

amdublin

All of them or just some of them?

I'd be surprised if this was true.

But, hey stranger things have happened I guess!

Jet Black

Dont know. Text just said 'Im down in Phibsboro, army down here, was told animals escaped from the zoo?'

Still waiting on reply from my 'What?'

Whippersnapper

Unlikely but yeah, this is Dublin after all. Wouldn't surprise me!

Whippersnapper

Talking about this on the Phoneshow on FM104 now.

krankykitty

And?........

Gaspode

Jet Black wrote: »

I got a text from a friend saying the animals have escaped from Dublin zoo and the army are out in Phibsboro?

Could just be taking the piss? Anyone from there?

Thanks OP, just sprayed my wine all over the place laughing at that!!

Everyone knows the animals would head due east, bypassing Phibsboro by at least 2 miles.

Jenroche

Why would they head due east? Animal instinct?

Jen ;->

Esel

Whippersnapper wrote: »

Talking about this on the Phoneshow on FM104 now.

C'meah Adrian, me an' Steo seen a bleedin' tiger ten minutes ago on de canal bank! I legged it like, but Steo's crutch slipped on de ice when he was pickin' up his bag o' gargle.... Jaysus, I neerly shat meself! Wear are de cops when yew need dem, dat's wor I wanna know, Adrien, yanoworramean like?

Whippersnapper

They haven't mentioned it since that guy called in earlier. Are there no forumites in Phibs then?

lightening

From what I can remember reading, the last time an animal escaped from the zoo was when the lake froze over. The monkey walked across the ice. This was in the early sixties or maybe the late fifties.

Agent Smith

i've been to Phibsboro



Have they escaped?

ToniTuddle

Army could be there for some other maybe serious reason...?
But just throwing out the ole "The animals have escaped!" line. >.>

Darlughda

Hilarious. I'm goin to be laughing about the animals on the run from the zoo for days.:D


Best avoid Phibsboro.

Dub13

Even if something did escape why would they call the Army..?

Quality

Maybe he is speaking a bit of slang

and by animals he means scumbags and by zoo he means jail?

ToniTuddle

Dub13 wrote: »

Even if something did escape why would they call the Army..?

Army have guns to shoot a crazy animal heading towards a group of bystanders?
Guards don't have guns.

They should be armed with those tranquilser thingys though and not kill any animals if there are any!

pebbles21

Apparently a Giraffe and Penguin escaped !!

The Army is looking high and low for them!


/gets very heavy coat

Esel

Just back from a stalk in Phibsborough - anyone know a good taxidermist on the northside? I'm going to have to move me 42" from over the fireplace!

ToniTuddle

Awww bless!

What an odd couple...they must be trying to elope as the other animals cannot accept their forbidden love!!

mdebets

A big ape escaped from Dublin Zoo. It first went to Phibsborough, but soon realised that it was the wrong place, so it went to Leinster House, kidnapped Mary Harney and is now sitting on top of Liberty Hall.
Here is the latest picture from RTE.

BOHSBOHS

hopefully they were towing the buses that were blocking up the berkeley road earlier!

North_West_Art

apparently a couple of cougars escaped from the zoo, and were last seen in McGowans of Phibsboro chatting up a few army guys (north Americans more likely to get this joke)

ToniTuddle

North_West_Art wrote: »

apparently a couple of cougars escaped from the zoo, and were last seen in McGowans of Phibsboro chatting up a few army guys (north Americans more likely to get this joke)

And NZ folk

Jet Black

Whippersnapper wrote: »

Talking about this on the Phoneshow on FM104 now.

Thats probably where she heard it. Dont know about Phibsboro? Unless they got a taxi down I dont think the buses were running.

In other more reliable news its feckin cold out.

stovelid

Did they escape last weekend as well?

I spotted some pretty rough animals drinking in Phibsboro too but thought little of it.

arybvtcw0eolkf

Dub13 wrote: »

Even if something did escape why would they call the Army..?

Maybe an armourdillo escaped

Gaspode

Eric Uneven Web wrote: »

Maybe an armourdillo escaped

Grooaan!

I'll get your coat for you!

Dub13

ToniTuddle wrote: »

Army have guns to shoot a crazy animal heading towards a group of bystanders?
Guards don't have guns.

They should be armed with those tranquilser thingys though and not kill any animals if there are any!

Loads of guards in Dublin have guns.

CrazyRabbit

Jet Black wrote: »

I got a text from a friend saying the animals have escaped from Dublin zoo and the army are out in Phibsboro?

Could just be taking the piss? Anyone from there?

Ah please....don't refer to the visitors from the Northside as 'animals'. They had to be let out at some time.

Aussie Sean

pebbles21 wrote: »

Apparently a Giraffe and Penguin escaped !!

The Army is looking high and low for them!


/gets very heavy coat

I heard a Monkey married a Giraffe! Apparently his friends put him up to it!!:D


Sean

stovelid

Eric Uneven Web wrote: »

Maybe an armourdillo escaped

Reported. Twice.

humberklog

Eric Uneven Web wrote: »

Maybe an armourdillo escaped

Penguns?

CreepingDeath

Apparently 2 rabbits escaped.

So far 8 have been caught, and 6 are still at large.

humberklog

Guerrillas?