Doggedly searching for the crux of the biscuit.
A disc-shaped piece of ice of unknown origin plunged from the sky onto a golf course near Tokyo on Wednesday, narrowly missing players on the fairway but causing no injuries, police said.
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TrackBackReminds me of a bad joke that was pushed by a science fiction author many years back, about the dangers of being struck by ICBM's in airport flightpaths. Seems not to be the case here.
The company I work for has its main facility in Saitama and the owner loves to play (cheat at) golf.
Must say I have mixed feelings about the lack of casualties.
Could be a chunk of ice that freezes on the outside of jumbo jet toilets when they don't flush properly, and then breaks off at a sufficient size. I read about it in the Straight Dope, if I recall.
Posted by: GaijinBiker at December 24, 2005 10:56 PMI had the same thought, GB. If the ice was bluish in color, I'd say that nails it.
Posted by: Lex at December 28, 2005 10:39 AM