Scaring bears with folk music

Subject: Scaring bears with folk music
From: GUEST,Gerry
Date: 19 Mar 08 - 11:03 PM

http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/03/14/2189099.htm

The article begins,

A Macedonian court convicted a bear of theft and damage for stealing honey from a beekeeper who fought off the attacks with thumping "turbo-folk" music.

"I tried to distract the bear with lights and music because I heard bears are afraid of that," Zoran Kiseloski told top-selling daily Dnevnik after the year-long case of the bear vs the beekeeper ended in the beekeeper's favour.

"So I bought a generator, lit up the area and put on songs of (Serbian 'turbo-folk' star) Ceca."

Subject: RE: Scaring bears with folk music
From: michaelr
Date: 20 Mar 08 - 12:50 AM

Turbo-folk! There's the next level!!

Subject: RE: Scaring bears with folk music
From: The Fooles Troupe
Date: 20 Mar 08 - 01:58 AM

Turbo-folk!   GGAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

Subject: RE: Scaring bears with folk music
From: Richard Bridge
Date: 20 Mar 08 - 04:10 AM

No idea of the basic principles of criminal law then. Actus non facit reus nisi mens sit rea.

Subject: RE: Scaring bears with folk music
From: Folkiedave
Date: 20 Mar 08 - 04:43 AM

No idea of the basic principles of criminal law then. Actus non facit reus nisi mens sit rea.

They speak of little else in Serbia.

Subject: RE: Scaring bears with folk music
From: GUEST,Shimrod
Date: 20 Mar 08 - 05:44 AM

I once saw the footprints of a European Brown Bear in the snow on a Macedonian mountain. On the same mountain I also heard folk musicians playing gaida (bagpipes) and kaval (shepherd's flute) - perhaps that's why I didn't see the actual bear ... ?

Subject: RE: Scaring bears with folk music
From: GUEST,leeneia
Date: 20 Mar 08 - 12:52 PM

Surely it's the bees, not the beekeeper, who should be the plaintiff in this case.

Next we will hear that the bees are suing the beekeeper for disturbing the peace and degrading the environment with loud music.

Subject: RE: Scaring bears with folk music
From: GUEST,The Mole Catcher's unplugged Apprentice
Date: 20 Mar 08 - 01:14 PM

'Turbo-folk!   GGAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!'
actually I quite like the term... having The Prospect Before Us -The Albion Dance Band in the CD player...one very fine and very danceable record...turbo folk!!

Charlotte (never one to stand still)