Colonel John Blashford-Snell, 71 year old professional explorer, has found a living example of a rare breed of two nosed dogs while in Bolivia looking for a giant meteorite. Xingu, the dog in question, is ‘small but aggessive’ with a great sense of smell (naturally). His best friend in the village where he lives is a wild pig called Gregory (again, naturally).
Blashford-Snell, presumably wearing his patent, mosquito repelling refrigerated Explorer Hat, carried ‘a church organ from Dorset’ up the Andes as a gift to the locals to help him find where the meteorite landed.
The Colonel is no stranger to wild and wonderful beasties. He’s honourary life president of the Centre for Fortean Zoology. Two nosed dogs are nothing to him.
I don’t know if any of this is true and frankly I don’t care.
I knew some guy who went on those Fortean Zoology adventure holiday things – although they get awfully upset if you call them adventure holidays, and become as wrathful as the fabled deathworm. Jolly nice chap. Couldn’t find his arse with both hands and a map, though. Pity, really.
I don’t know about Blashford-Snell, but high time we had some Mighty Boush references on NNL!
You couldn’t make it up.
I have just snorted water out of my nose at work. Thank you!
I’d heard the “two-nosed dog” story, but this redux is much better.
And a Bonnie Tyler keyword reference. How much more perfect could this posting get? Possibly with a picture of Xingu the dog wearing a doggie version of said refrigerated hat? I think they’ll be come all the rage, taking over from the Pomchi Chihuahua. Now, where did I put Paris Hilton’s number?
Explorers seem to have a tendency to wear silly hats. Evidence: HM Stanley’s own design.
I suspect we have Jenny to thank for the Total Eclipse tag. :)
Also… is it just me or does HM Stanley looks a bit like the Swedish Chef?
Marvelous!
I suspect we have Jenny to thank for the Total Eclipse tag. :)
Because she’s falling apart? No that can’t be it. Oh, the Mighty Boosh, I see!
HM Stanley
looks nothing like the Swedish Chef!
Yay, Blashford-Snell is back! The BBC World Service asked him to review Indiana Jones 4 .
He enjoyed it but didn’t like the bit:
“when [Indiana Jones] is hauled out of the swamp by somebody throwing a snake … it was too rubbery and too long to be an anaconda. And if it was a real anaconda, two or three people wouldn’t be able to hold it, I can tell you; I’ve tried”