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

[John Vetterli]

On Wed, 8 Aug 2007, Scott Elcomb wrote:
> 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.

To me, the "humorous" part is that the reporter calls it an "invasion".  I 
guess even the CBC want the news to be more sensational rather than call it a 
"navigation error".

JV
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