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

[James Knott]

John Vetterli wrote:
> 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".
>

I wonder if the Swiss army carried their knives?  ;-)

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