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Norwegian boy

POSTED BY: Niki2
UPDATED: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 20:50
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NIKI2

Saturday, January 22, 2011 12:00 AM

Stupid, stupid, stupid; given the option, wolves do NOT attack humans!

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Luckily for Walter Eikrem, it does not appear Norwegian wolves care for Creed.

The 13-year-old was walking home from the school bus stop in the town of Rakkestdad this week when he noticed something on the hillside near his family’s farmhouse, according to Germany’s Der Spiegel magazine.

At first he thought they were dogs, but he soon realized they were wolves – four of them – the magazine said, citing Norway’s TV2.

The boy, remembering that his mother had told him never to run from wolves, pulled the headphones out of his mobile phone and cranked up the volume on the tiny speakers.

He was listening to “Overcome” by Creed, an arguably Christian rock band, and apparently, the wolves were not fans.

(Initial reports indicated Walter shooed the wolves away with a Megadeth song, but the blog at Gibson guitars cleared up the confusion.)

“They just turned around and simply trotted away,” he told the TV station, according to Der Spiegel. “The worst thing you can do is run away because doing so just invites the wolves to chase you down ... but I was so afraid that I couldn't even run away if I'd wanted to.”

To be fair, Walter was yelling at the top of his lungs and wildly flailing his arms, so it’s tough to say exactly what made the wolves decide the boy might not be delicious.

Silly story, in my opinion, as it was obviously that last paragraph which caused the wolves to retreat, but funny.

I'm not sure if I even believe the story; Norway has virtually wiped out their wolf population several times, and their annual wolf hunt is a controversy that goes on and on. Plus, wolves rarely attack humans; I can't find a single story of a human being attacked by wolves in Norway.

The truth is

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A wolf attack is an attack on a human by a wolf or wolves. Under normal circumstances, wild wolves are generally timid around humans. Wolves usually try to avoid contact with people, to the point of even abandoning their kills when an approaching human is detected, though there are several reported circumstances in which wolves have been recorded to act aggressively toward humans.

Compared to other carnivorous mammals known to attack humans in general, the frequency with which wolves have been recorded to kill or prey on people. Man-eater is a colloquial term for an anmal that preys upon humans. This does not include scavenging. Although human beings can be attacked by many kinds of animals, man-eaters are those that have incorporated human flesh into their usual diet. Though potentially dangerous, wolves are among the least threatening for their size and predatory potential.

In fact, as of 2003

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There is only one case that has contemporary documentation. This concerns a 6-8-year-old girl who was killed in Sorum, Akershus County (southern Norway) on 28 December 1800. Records exist from local and national newspapers and from the parish register.

I hate that we've made The Big Bad Wolf (and snakes) the bad guys everywhere. Humans. Bah...

Hippie Operative Nikovich Nikita Nicovna Talibani,
Contracted Agent of Veritas Oilspillus, code name “Nike”,
signing off

FREMDFIRMA

Saturday, January 22, 2011 2:52 AM

Maybe they were just appalled at his taste in music ?

-F

PHOENIXROSE

Saturday, January 22, 2011 2:54 AM

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Originally posted by Fremdfirma:

Maybe they were just appalled at his taste in music ?

-F

I certainly would have been...

I do not need the written code of a spiritual belief to act like a decent human being.

LILI

Saturday, January 22, 2011 3:04 AM

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Originally posted by Niki2:
The boy pulled the headphones out of his mobile phone and cranked up the volume on the tiny speakers.

I know that canines have superior hearing, but really? The range of cell phone speakers, even good ones, is probably twenty feet. At any distance at all, sound is tinny and indistinguishable, and at high volume there's usually static on top of that.

This is ludicrous on several levels.

Facts are stubborn things.

DREAMTROVE

Saturday, January 22, 2011 3:40 AM

Lili,

I'm not sure you grasp the power of Creed.

LILI

Saturday, January 22, 2011 3:50 AM

Ha! You are correct, I really don't. I always found the vocals to be intolerable. Perhaps I'm part wolf and don't know it.

Facts are stubborn things.

DREAMTROVE

Saturday, January 22, 2011 5:43 AM

Possibly. How are you on Nightwish?

LILI

Saturday, January 22, 2011 6:02 AM

I've only heard what was posted in the music threads. The vocals were impressive, to say the least. Bit heavier sound than I generally listen to, but I certainly wouldn't run away from it.

Facts are stubborn things.

PHOENIXROSE

Saturday, January 22, 2011 6:09 AM

Comparing Nightwish to Creed is like... comparing the full moon to a rotting apple or something. Tarja Turunen can blow most singers out of the water, but she wouldn't even need to try with a muffled nasally hack who has very little range and trouble enunciating.

I do not need the written code of a spiritual belief to act like a decent human being.

KWICKO

Saturday, January 22, 2011 11:47 AM

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Originally posted by PhoenixRose:
Comparing Nightwish to Creed is like... comparing the full moon to a rotting apple or something. Tarja Turunen can blow most singers out of the water, but she wouldn't even need to try with a muffled nasally hack who has very little range and trouble enunciating.

I do not need the written code of a spiritual belief to act like a decent human being.

Spoken like a true Nickelback fan!

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