Houdini vs LazarusMy mate Woody had two hamsters that he doted on, Chip and Munk (did I mention Woody was a bit of a twat?) Anyway, Munk died and got the full ceremonial burial in the garden in an empty teabag box. Two weeks later I went round to his house to watch the Manchester derby, when Woody informed me that Chip had passed away that morning and was lying in state in his living-room cage. Naturally, the football watching was sombre until Paul Ince scored the winer for United, at which point there was a squeak from the hamster cage, and there was Chip, standing on his back legs and obviouly celebrating the magnificent goal just scored. Needless to say, Woody was delighted, even theough he was a City fan. Post-match we discussed the remarkable Lazarus display when Woody, ashen-faced, rushed out to the garden with a spade, returning some minutes later with an empty teabag box with a Munk-sized hole chewed in it. Never saw the little sod again. Perhaps he was heading for the wire?
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