Iowa woman finds drowned bat in tea mug

[flamingyouth]

Good news! It didn't have rabies!:scared:

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa -- A western Iowa woman is recovering from the shock of finding a drowned bat in her tea mug - after she sipped from the cup all day.

The brown bat, about the size of two tea bags, was found a few weeks ago by a 60-year-old Woodbury County woman, said Chuck Cipperley, an environmental director for the Siouxland health office in Sioux City.

"I knew the person, so I knew it was no joke," said Cipperley, who took the call from the woman.

The woman, who declined to identify herself, told Cipperley she found the bat when she was cleaning out the mug at night. She said she put the bat in a plastic bag before alerting the Siouxland health office the next morning.

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1120AP_Bat_Tea.html

[Fenris]

1. I hear that's a delicacy somewhere.

Maybe Asia. Probably Transylvania.

[Redstone]

2. Hey, they're furry. Give her some fiber in her diet.

Bat curry (with nice, sweet fruit bats) as a sought-after delicacy where Mrs R grew up.

And I've had grilled bat, and it was't bad at all.

Redstone

[petronius]

3. She must be accustomed to drinking incredibly nasty tea...

I've gotta think a dead animal would have at least some impact on the flavor!

[huskerlaw]

4. And she never once

looked INTO the cup? :wtf:

[Drum]

5. Waiter:

"Shut up...everybody's going to want one!"