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November 02, 2007

Goat Sucker Unveiled

Well, we were all on the edge of our seats about this, especially given a Certain Person's* disappearance of late, but rest assured: according to (and I kid you not) KENS-TV

SAN MARCOS, Texas (AP) -- The results are in: The ugly, big-eared animal found during the summer in southern Texas is not the mythical, bloodsucking chupacabra. It's just a plain old coyote.

Biologists at Texas State University announced Thursday night they had identified the hairless doglike creature.

KENS-TV of San Antonio provided a tissue sample from the animal for testing.

"The DNA sequence is a virtually identical match to DNA from the coyote," biologist Mike Forstner said in a statement. "This is probably the answer a lot of folks thought might be the outcome. I, myself, really thought it was a domestic dog, but the Cuero Chupacabra is a Texas Coyote."

Stay tuned for any more breaking announcements on this story.

*The Certain Person's name has been changed to protect the innocent friendly.

Posted by Mr. Bingley at November 2, 2007 07:07 AM

Comments

I was beating on ManBearGoat, myself. Oh, well!

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at November 2, 2007 09:38 AM

I hope to god you meant to say "betting."

Posted by: Skyler at November 2, 2007 11:10 AM

KENS-TV is a scary, scary thought. For some reason I picture lots of reruns of MASH and a lot of banjo music.

Posted by: Cullen at November 2, 2007 12:04 PM

The Deliverance Channel, as it were, Cullen.

Posted by: Mr. Bingley at November 2, 2007 12:29 PM

(HAHAHAHAHaaa, Skyler! ::snickersnickersnicker::)

And hare lips, Cullen.

Posted by: tree hugging sister at November 2, 2007 12:41 PM

I hope to god you meant to say "betting."

Yes. Yes, I did mean "betting". Sigh.

Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at November 2, 2007 02:16 PM

Christ. I pay taxes in Texas.

I watched them hyping this pile of whale shit all evening for the local "news," too.

Have I mentioned that I pay taxes in Texas? Bexar County?

ManBexarPig County?

Posted by: Susanna at November 2, 2007 04:02 PM

KENS-TV. That sounds pretty cool.

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at November 5, 2007 12:18 AM