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February 12, 2007

You Dirty Rat

Well, I'm really not surprised they found Meth on him

EUGENE, Oregon (AP) -- A snorkeler who was shot in the face after he was apparently mistaken for a swimming rodent was in good condition after surgery, a hospital said Saturday.

...William Roderick, 60, of Reedsport, has been charged with assault, being a felon in possession of a firearm, and possession of methamphetamine and marijuana. He was being held in the county jail.

Roderick told deputies he thought Cheesman was a nutria swimming in the Smith River near Reedsport, about 90 miles southwest of Eugene, and shot him with a .22-caliber rifle, police said.

A nutria is a water-dwelling South American rodent species that is larger than a muskrat but smaller than a beaver. It was introduced to U.S. waters in the 1940s, according the National Wildlife Federation.

I at least hope the guy who got shot has a full beard...

"Don't Shoot!"

Posted by Mr. Bingley at February 12, 2007 08:17 AM

Comments

Love the picture. From "Home Alone", isn't it?

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at February 12, 2007 09:08 AM

Hehe, we just watched that last night, actually! Daughter had never seen it.

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at February 12, 2007 09:35 AM

Varmit Cong.

Posted by: tree hugging sister at February 12, 2007 09:47 AM

Clearly, it's not safe to go into the water anymore.

And snorkeling in February???? The guy is avid indeed.

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at February 12, 2007 09:53 AM

"Avid" is really not the word I'd have chosen...

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at February 12, 2007 10:16 AM

THS beat me to the obligatory Caddyshack reference.

Posted by: Dave J at February 12, 2007 10:41 AM

Who says we only need one Caddyshack reference?

"No! Not the snorkelers! The nutrias! The wee brown beasties."

"Yeah - we can do that! We don't even need a reason..."

Posted by: Nightfly at February 12, 2007 12:28 PM

I meant "avid" in a sense of "insane devotion to a hobby", but I neglected to add the appropriate HTML tags.

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at February 12, 2007 11:46 PM