OT: Not-so-precise Swiss army unit mistakenly invades Liechtenstein

[Scott Elcomb]

On 8/8/07, Ivan Avery Frey <ivan.frey-H217xnMUJC0sA/PxXw9srA at public.gmane.org> wrote:
> I know this is off topic, but it is hilarious.
>
> http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2007/03/02/swissinvade.html?ref=rss

Curious - I'm pretty sure we see eye-to-eye on any number of issues,
and fortunately for all involved (soldiers, politicians, and us
"spectators") it is "a humorous accident," by why would you call this
"hilarious?"

If armed American soldiers ended up more than a Kilometer into Canada,
would the story be as funny?

Yes this is way OT, but an interesting exercise nonetheless, IMO.

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