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Yea, a 14 inch – COLOUR TV!! Some competition eh?

This is one of the funniest stories I have read in a while!!  This man – Mokhairul Islam, a 40-year-old farmer, managed to kill 83,450 RATS between January and September winning him the title of #1 Rat Slayer.

Proof of his accomplishment came in the form of 83,450 rat’s tails delivered by Mr Islam to local officials.”Rodents are the most feared enemy for farmers, so it is an honour to win this prize,” he said.

The competition aims to reduce the damage done to crops in the impoverished land, with an estimated 6.5 million rats killed this year. The Government estimates that as much as 10 per cent of Bangladesh’s annual harvest of rice, wheat and potatoes is devoured by rodents.

I am still thinking it is not worth it.  All that effort for a 14″ colour box.  That’s like having a competition to kill house flies!  They multiply so fast it’s almost impossible to make any difference.

He used traps, poison, electric barriers and flooding. “The rats ravage our farms. I’ve seen it time and time again, first-hand. If I see one, I don’t even stop to think. I just go for it and kill it. I’m saving myself and my livelihood,” he said.

Well, it caught my attention anyway haha!

From The Times

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