> A hippopotamus has swallowed a dwarf in a circus accident in northern Thailand.

> "A dwarf nicknamed Od, died when he bounced sideways from a trampoline and was
> swallowed by a yawning hippopotamus, which was waiting to appear in the next
> act, " the  Pattaya Mail reported.

> "Vets on the scene said Hilda the Hippo had a gag reflex that automatically
> caused her to swallow."

> The vets said it was the the first time the hefty vegetarian had ever eaten a
> circus performer. He keeper commented that although Hilda had a slight weight
> problem, she was on a strict diet which did not include dwarves.

> "Unfortunately, the 1000-plus spectators continued to applaud wildly until
> commonsense dictated there had been a tragic mistake.

> "Police said the trampoline had be sent for forensic analysis on pretense that
> it might be faulty. The Police commented that there is no evidence to support a
> suicide by the circus performer despite his past history of alcoholism."

> The vets have admistered a laxative to the Hippopotamus in order to speed the
> recovery of the circus performer's remains.

> A hippopotamus has swallowed a dwarf in a circus accident in northern
Thailand.

> "A dwarf nicknamed Od, died when he bounced sideways from a trampoline and
was
> swallowed by a yawning hippopotamus, which was waiting to appear in the
next
> act, " the  Pattaya Mail reported.

> "Vets on the scene said Hilda the Hippo had a gag reflex that
automatically
> caused her to swallow."

> The vets said it was the the first time the hefty vegetarian had ever
eaten a
> circus performer. He keeper commented that although Hilda had a slight
weight
> problem, she was on a strict diet which did not include dwarves.

> "Unfortunately, the 1000-plus spectators continued to applaud wildly until
> commonsense dictated there had been a tragic mistake.

> "Police said the trampoline had be sent for forensic analysis on pretense
that
> it might be faulty. The Police commented that there is no evidence to
support a
> suicide by the circus performer despite his past history of alcoholism."

> The vets have admistered a laxative to the Hippopotamus in order to speed
the
> recovery of the circus performer's remains.

> > A hippopotamus has swallowed a dwarf in a circus accident in northern Thailand.

> > "A dwarf nicknamed Od, died when he bounced sideways from a trampoline and was
> > swallowed by a yawning hippopotamus, which was waiting to appear in the next
> > act, " the  Pattaya Mail reported.

> > "Vets on the scene said Hilda the Hippo had a gag reflex that automatically
> > caused her to swallow."

> > The vets said it was the the first time the hefty vegetarian had ever eaten a
> > circus performer. He keeper commented that although Hilda had a slight weight
> > problem, she was on a strict diet which did not include dwarves.

> > "Unfortunately, the 1000-plus spectators continued to applaud wildly until
> > commonsense dictated there had been a tragic mistake.

> > "Police said the trampoline had be sent for forensic analysis on pretense that
> > it might be faulty. The Police commented that there is no evidence to support a
> > suicide by the circus performer despite his past history of alcoholism."

> > The vets have admistered a laxative to the Hippopotamus in order to speed the
> > recovery of the circus performer's remains.

> you can't make this stuff up!