Flock of sheep bursts into flames

[snopes]

A flock of sheep burst into flames and was incinerated after a methane gas leak exploded in the desert in northern Jordan.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/news...in-Jordan.html

[Malruhn]

I'm not one that enjoys the suffering of animals, but I burst out in a fit of laughter envisioning the look of horror on the face of the shepherd.

I'm a bad man.

[Eddylizard]

From the headline I thought this was going to be just another case of spontanious ovine combustion. Methane in the digestive tract and static buildup on the wool, sheep farts and and kaboom. Although the article is a bit wooly as to exactly what happened, I'm a bit disappointed that it appears to be an explainable event.

[BoKu]

I'll look for video on EweTube.

[snopes]

Originally Posted by BoKu

I'll look for video on EweTube.

I think you need extra RAM to view it.

[llewtrah]

Originally Posted by Eddylizard

From the headline I thought this was going to be just another case of spontanious ovine combustion. Methane in the digestive tract and static buildup on the wool, sheep farts and and kaboom. Although the article is a bit wooly as to exactly what happened, I'm a bit disappointed that it appears to be an explainable event.

I thought it might be freak wether or a journo trying to pull the wool over my eyes A baaad day for the poor sheep though.

[Ieuan ab Arthur]

Hi All:

At the risk of sounding insensitive to the plight of the poor sheep, the situation reminds me of an old Johnny Carson (as the Great Karnak) bit:

Johnny (predicting the answer to the question on Ed's card): Sis boom bah!
Ed (reading the card): What's the sound made by an exploding sheep!

Don't worry, I'll do it myself

Ta ra 'wan,

Ieuan "Fork in the road" ab Arthur

[Mama Duck]

Originally Posted by Malruhn

I'm not one that enjoys the suffering of animals, but I burst out in a fit of laughter envisioning the look of horror on the face of the shepherd.

I'm a bad man.

I'll tell you what I'm not doing. I'm definitely not laughing hysterically at the mental image of sheep spontaneously combusting.

[Tootsie Plunkette]

This thread needs a soundtrack.

[Lainie]

Originally Posted by Ieuan ab Arthur

Hi All:

At the risk of sounding insensitive to the plight of the poor sheep, the situation reminds me of an old Johnny Carson (as the Great Karnak) bit:

Johnny (predicting the answer to the question on Ed's card): Sis boom bah!
Ed (reading the card): What's the sound made by an exploding sheep!

Don't worry, I'll do it myself

Ta ra 'wan,

Ieuan "Fork in the road" ab Arthur

I thought of the same thing.