Don't be koi, you otter pay attention to this ...

[rslade]

The US government buries an important climate change report.  British authorities violate a Californian court order and seize documents.  Facebook is in trouble again.  GM has created an app to order doughnuts while it is shuttering production plants.  Cyber Monday means millions of people will be getting new and unsecured devices and attaching them to the Internet.  The USPS has finally closed a gaping hole that probably allowed porch pirates to be more efficient.  Ohio allows businesses to pay taxes with Bitcoin.  But are any of these the story you should be following today?  No.

You need to know about the Chinatown Otter.

Vancouver's Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden has a large decorative pond.  There are koi in the pond, some quite old, and all quite valuable.

A river otter has gotten into the garden, and is killing the koi.

This has created a bit of a media sensation.

There is even a bit of a rivalry between fans of the otter, and fans of the koi.

So far the otter has managed to evade capture for five days.

[Shannon]

Yes, the decimation of the koi in that pond could profoundly affect us all. As if that's not enough, there's an otter on the loose!     

[DAlexander]

That otter must be magic...he could very well be...

Harry Otter!

Sorry, couldn't resist.

[Steve-Wilme]

Have you heard about the new curry that is all the rage over this side of the pond?

Chicken Tarka

It's like a Chicken Tikka .... only a little 'otter.

[j_M007]

O incorrigible koi-eating otters,

Be careful when leaving the waters!

It's dangerous! There's

Even some Bears,

Who enjoy munching koi-eating otters.

[rslade]

> j_M007 (Contributor III) posted a new reply in Industry News on 11-28-2018 04:50

> O incorrigible koi-eating otters, Be careful when leaving the waters! It's
> dangerous! There's Even some Bears, Who enjoy munching koi-eating otters.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-46325575

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[j_M007]

Grizzlies are truly so wild,

So try not to get them all riled!

As for koi-eating otters,

And other mean rotters:

Go outside when the weather is mild.

[rslade]

Jim's poems are so literary

As light and as bright as a fairy.

As double-oh-seven

He still seeks to leaven

Security with thoughts more merry.

[j_M007]

A hermit sits in /

Solitude Whilst Golden Koi /

Snacks Disappear -

Packets, frames and bits /

Are often silent /

On egress

隠れ家が/

孤独ゴールデン恋/

スナックが消える - 

パケット、フレーム、およびビット/

頻繁にサイレント/

A hideout /

Lonely Golden Love /

Snack disappears -

Packets, frames, and bits /

Frequent silent /

[j_M007]

A witty Canuck is Rob Slade.

His gibes and his jousts get top grades

For topics secure,

I tend to defer

To his keen and jocose tirades.

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@rslade wrote:

Jim's poems are so literary

As light and as bright as a fairy.

As double-oh-seven

He still seeks to leaven

Security with thoughts more merry.

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