Montana woman fights bear using courgette

[n2doc]

A woman from the US state of Montana has fought off a 200lb (91kg) black bear with a courgette from her garden.

The bear attacked one of the woman's dogs on the back porch of her home late on Wednesday evening, Missoula County Sheriff's Lt Rich Maricelli said.

When the woman tried to stop the attack, the bear swiped at her leg.

The woman, whom police have not named, grabbed the closest object - a courgette from her garden - and threw it at the bear, causing it to flee.

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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11401167


heck, having this tossed at me would make me run, too!

[HopeHoops]

1. I hope the vegetable wasn't damaged!

[Maat]

2. Great weapon!

I'll bet that bear hates courgettes and salad from now on!

[hlthe2b]

3. So that's what the Brits call zucchini?

[RaleighNCDUer]

5. So now we have the British (French) name, and the Italian name -

anybody know what it's called in Germany? Poland?

Is it any more edible, with a different name?

[hlthe2b]

7. I guess as a back up we have melanzana...

otherwise known as the "lowly" Eggplant...

[kwassa]

13. Both the British and French call it "aubergine"

much nicer that eggplant.

[Quantess]

26. So do Swedes.

But a zucchini = en zucchini in Swedish.

[Skidmore]

4. Amazing new superpower...

[MineralMan]

6. The bear was obviously afraid she had more and that she'd

try to get the bear to take them too.

[RaleighNCDUer]

8. "Wait a minute! Let me get a plastic bag!" nt

[MineralMan]

9. A neighbor of mine once gave me a 5-pound zucchini.

I thanked her, split it half and scooped out the seeds, filled it with a lovely hamburger, onions, and rice mixture, then baked it until it was nice and tender. When it was done, I took the finished product over and gave it back to the neighbor. She never bothered me with oversize zukes again.

[RaleighNCDUer]

10. Now THAT actually sounds pretty good. nt

[malaise]

14. I love eggplant

Mom used to stuff it as well - I haven't cooked it that way in decades.

[mitchum]

11. I really did laugh out loud

and am still doing so
Nicely done!

[lumberjack_jeff]

25. LOL!

How about some beets too, mr bear?

[Tsiyu]

12. Burtworm posted about this yesterday too

And I didn't have time to say how thrilled I was to know there was yet one more use for zucchini. It's the one squash that you always end up with too many of, and you can only make so many zucchini casseroles, bread and fried zucchini before you run out of ideas.

But weaponry, now! It'll soon be in all the pawnshops!

Maybe there'll soon be an NZA - National Zucchini Association!

Awesome...:thumbsup:

[tblue37]

22. I eat zucchini like candy--raw or cooked. I have been very frustrated this year that no

one has been bringing me any extras. I guess a lot of people just stopped planting them. But I can handle any amount of zucchini overflow!

[Tsiyu]

23. Beetles got a lot of the earlier plantings this year in these parts

i waited until the squash borers weren't a threat and planted and no pest problems, but the drought has slowed any production right now, just getting round green summer squash from other plants.

but if you lived nearby and my plants were doing well, I'd be stopping by!

[applegrove]

15. A bear walked by my niece as she stood at the door to their cottage. She dropped her stuffed animals

and said "MOM There's a bear". My sister came along and tried to scare it with loud noises and such. It wasn't scared at all. Turns out it is a nuisance bear that will be hunted this fall because it has become dependant on their neighbour's garbage for sustenance. very sad.

[Jamastiene]

16. It looks like a zucchini to me.

A big 'un too.

[Canuckistanian]

17. Where I come from, that's a zucchini

Funny how the French word for it didn't make it into bilingual Canada. Even in Québec, it's called Zucchini.

[stevedeshazer]

18. We call 'em squarsh.

Up here in Warshington.

[pa28]

19. Black bears are normally harmless to humans.

That is unless you kick it first. In any case I'll bring some gourds in my pack next time I go hiking ;)

[autorank]

20. Now that's what I call a dog lover. k*r n/t

[Cleita]

21. Oh dear, the attack of the killer zucchini.

:wow:

I'll bet that bear will never live it down with the other bears.

[AzNick]

24. Vivid said they will pay $500K to feature the courgette in one of their videos