Frozen armadillo as weapon

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Several weeks ago, a man attacked a woman in Dallas with a frozen armadillo. Apparently, the man was selling the armadillo to the woman, who intended to eat it. They argued, and he chucked the carcass at her twice. From the Herald Sun:

The animal first struck the woman in the leg and then in her chest.
She was reportedly bruised by the attack.
Detectives have been unable to find the man, who could face assault charges.

"Man Allegedly Beat Woman with Frozen Armadillo"

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Dani4a

Fun fact: you can get leprosy from eating under-cooked armadillo.
sdmikev

Feels like chicken.
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Reportedly, on March 9, 1991, in the town of Ti Tree, Australia, local Aborigines assaulted some police officers using frozen kangaroo tails as clubs. By the time the police returned in force to make arrests, the evidence had been stewed and eaten.
Mark Cresswell

He misheard her. She asked for an ‘armoured dildo’.
Twist of Lime

Armadillo involved in peccadillo now in spicy picadillo.
http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1153257811 Jesse Hamilton

Don’t haggle with Texas.
Chuck

I always hated that part of the video game. The boss at the end had an endless supply of frozen armadillos to throw at you. Completely unrealistic.

Can’t remember the name of that game, though.
exile

Roald Dahl got there first:
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http://profiles.google.com/jon.scott Jonathan Scott

there’s an ICD-10 code for that!
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Finnagain

This has always been my preferred melee weapon.
David Collins

“he chucked the carcass at her twice.”

Was it on a piece of elastic, by any chance?
ill lich

Armadillo meat is refreshingly disgusting.
http://twitter.com/tony_patrick Tony Patrick

Not that uncommon but the type of creature does change http://boingboing.net/2008/04/09/man-uses-hedgehog-as.html
Ashen Victor

A frozen armadillo?

No, Chuck Testa.
http://pulse.yahoo.com/_D7L2Y42NYARC44PIIJDIUPGXTA Tommy

Poor Armadillo… frozen and put up for sale as if to say; we care not for this Texas animal. Then on top of that its used as weapon in turn being beaten its self, No Respect for the poor Armadillo, But it sure taste good slow roasted. MmmHmm!