Woman jogger runs a mile with rabid Mr Fox attached to arm

As a headline, this takes some beating - even in a week like this one, which has been brain-meltingly good for mahoosive news. Over on Lipster this week, we reported that Bon Jovi had been 'sued for running over woman with golf buggy' which was pretty LOLzular in itself. But on a lady-based theme, this headline's up there. Now, we don't know if Bon Jovi really is a boyracing golf buggy menace to society, but we do know this story is true. It is on the BBC and everything, readers...

So what's occuring? Well, it appears that while out doing some trail running, an Arizona woman had discovered not-so-fantastic Mr Fox in a clearing. "The animal attacked her feet as she backed away, before moving up towards her knee," we learn. She then tried to grab the frothy-mouthed thing, whereupon it latched on to her arm. So she left it there, running for ANOTHER MILE to her car, before finally managing to unattach it and sling it in the boot.

So, quite apart from providing an excuse for some amusing Photoshoppage, what can we learn from this?

1. Foxes are not the adorable Bunce, Boggis and Bean out-witting creatures Roald Dahl led us to believe. He lied to us, readers.
2. Girls are amazing in fox+arm+rabies situations.
3. Jogging is dangerous. So we are going to stick to Wii Fit, thanks very much. Although, you know, we say Wii Fit, but we mean Mario Kart.
4. The nine-thumbed locals in An American Werewolf in London were right. You should never, never stray from the path.

In other animal news, someone has taught a dog to say 'Obama'.

AMAZING.

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