"Monty Python" ended too soon...
Steven F. Scharff
Man with dead weasel accused of assault
HOQUIAM, Wash. (AP) — Police say a man was carrying a dead weasel when
he burst into an apartment and assaulted a man in Washington state.
The victim asked, "Why are you carrying a weasel?" Police said the
attacker answered, "It's not a weasel, it's a marten," then punched
him in the nose and fled.
The attacker was apparently looking for his girlfriend and had gone to
her former boyfriend's apartment Monday where the victim was a guest.
KXRO reports he left the carcass behind.
Police later found the 33-year-old Hoquiam man arguing with his
girlfriend at another location and arrested him after a fight.
He said he had found the marten dead near Hoquiam, but police don't
know why he carried it with him.
A marten is a member of the weasel family.
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"IT IS *NOT* A WEASEL!! *IT!* *IS!* *A!* *MARTEN!* (smack)