That's ok, they still vote after they're dead, anyway.
From the Washington Post
450 Sheep Jump to Their Deaths in Turkey
The Associated Press
Friday, July 8, 2005; 9:30 AM
ISTANBUL, Turkey -- First one sheep jumped to its death. Then stunned Turkish shepherds, who had left the herd to graze while they had breakfast, watched as nearly 1,500 others followed, each leaping off the same cliff, Turkish media reported.
In the end, 450 dead animals lay on top of one another in a billowy white pile, the Aksam newspaper said. Those who jumped later were saved as the pile got higher and the fall more cushioned, Aksam reported.
"There's nothing we can do. They're all wasted," Nevzat Bayhan, a member of one of 26 families whose sheep were grazing together in the herd, was quoted as saying by Aksam.
The estimated loss to families in the town of Gevas, located in Van province in eastern Turkey, tops $100,000, a significant amount of money in a country where average GDP per head is around $2,700.
Each sheep was heard to yell "Haliburton!" or "No blood for oil!" just before leaping.
Michael Moore was seen leaving the area shortly thereafter.
Sean Penn had no comment.
(Ok! Those last few lines were mine.)
OOOOHHHHHHH! They meant REAL wooly-type sheep.
My bad.
CUG
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