Japanese fooled in poodle scam
Thousands of Japanese have been swindled in a scam in which they were sold Australian and British sheep and told they were poodles.
Flocks of sheep were imported to Japan and then sold by a company called Poodles as Pets, marketed as fashionable accessories, available at $1,600 each.
That is a snip compared to a real poodle which retails for twice that much in Japan.
The scam was uncovered when Japanese moviestar Maiko Kawamaki went on a talk-show and wondered why her new pet would not bark or eat dog food.
She was crestfallen when told it was a sheep.
Then hundreds of other women got in touch with police to say they feared their new "poodle" was also a sheep.
One couple said they became suspicious when they took their "dog" to have its claws trimmed and were told it had hooves.
Japanese police believe there could be 2,000 people affected by the scam, which operated in Sapporo and capitalised on the fact that sheep are rare in Japan, so many do not know what they look like.
"We launched an investigation after we were made aware that a company were selling sheep as poodles," Japanese police said, the The Sun reported.
"Sadly we think there is more than one company operating in this way.
"The sheep are believed to have been imported from overseas - Britain, Australia."
Many of the sheep have now been donated to zoos and farms
http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.a...oryName=376854
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In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird.
Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.
Xenophobia - it can lead into you being fooled that a sheep is actually a poodle.
I really thought this article was a late April Fool's joke. I'm extremely entertained that it is not.
“Workingmen of Europe feel sure as the American War of Independence initiated a new era of ascendancy for the middle class, so the American Antislavery War will do for the working classes.” - Karl Marx
I need pictures.
Now stop being so freaking nice, and buy a stun gun. - Krell
Even if they do not know what a poodle looks like, how is it they don't know what a dog looks like?
Anyone upset or offended by my post please follow the link and let your opinions be known.
http://www.zeropaid.com/bbs/showthread.php?t=55492
Too bad the story was totally and completely made up.
http://www.snopes.com/critters/lurkers/poodlesheep.asp
ha, I should have figured.Originally Posted by robbclark
“Workingmen of Europe feel sure as the American War of Independence initiated a new era of ascendancy for the middle class, so the American Antislavery War will do for the working classes.” - Karl Marx
Good one! I love snopes. I laughed when my friend sent me the one where the guy burns his penis to a crisp by peeing on an electric fence. The picture show the charred remains of what was once a man's penis. FALSE!
Protest long enough that you are right, and you will be wrong
It's believeable afterall the Japanese are known for drinking "Calpis" brand beverages which is pronounced, Cow-Piss so, that being case it is not a stretch that this hoax would last as long as it has...
made up story
sound real to me lol
lol it was funny you all know it :D
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In the 60's, people took acid to make the world weird.
Now the world is weird and people take Prozac to make it normal.
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