This is simply too damn good to pass up. Apologies to those who aren’t up on feature films or who don’t pa attention to animation – the “WHA???” factor will only work if the words “Nick Park” or “Aardman Animation” bring smiles of recognition.

As reported this morning in the Seattle Times

“The British town of Felton has approved hiring two marksmen to hunt down and kill an oversized rabbit that has been ripping up and devouring crops. ‘It is a massive thing. It is a monster,’ local resident Jeff Smith told the Northumberland Gazette. ‘The first time I saw it I said, “What the hell is that?”’ Smith claims to have seen the black-and-brown rabbit, which has one ear bigger than the other, as have other residents. The British Rabbit Council says the sighting are credible, and that some rabbits, like the Continental Giant, can grow to 26 inches in length. Local gardeners have hired armed guards to protect their patches from the ravenous rabbit.”

No information is available if either marksman is named Victor Quartermaine.

Sometimes life just hands you the perfect giggle.