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Woman's Cell Phone Turns Out to Be a Live Bat
Yes, rules of courtesy and decorum suggest that you not subject those around you to obnoxious ring tones. So we send our compliments to Abbie Hawkins, a British hotel worker who thought she had silenced her phone, which she apparently carries around in her bra. We've seen other women do this, so we're not shocked by the practice.
But imagine Hawkins' shock when the twitching item in her undergarment turned out not to be her cell phone, but instead a live bat. Yes, a bat. With wings. (And fangs?) Perhaps it was receiving a text message from a Transylvanian baron?
Yes, the 19-year-old hotel receptionist spent a good part of the day carrying around a live bat in her bra, thinking it was her cell phone. The bat apparently crawled into her underwear while it was hanging on a clothesline outside her home. Small enough to go unnoticed by Hawkins, the bat apparently decided to go for a snug ride to work with the girl.
According to a quoted bat expert, the animals roost anywhere that appears dark and safe.
Hawkins, saying she felt bad for the little creature, released it outside. Let the Batphone jokes begin. [Source: Telegraph]
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Subscribe to commentsPaulette "the Chunk" LavenderJul 12th 2008 1:40AM
OMG i would freak out so freaking bad if this happened to me. I am 400 pounds too so i bet i could host a whole bat family in my underoo's!! LOL
jbjg24mJul 11th 2008 6:32AM
i would think that anyone would know the difference between the two!!
Todd CaroJul 11th 2008 8:20AM
I don't believe this story for a minute. How in the world could you make a call on a bat?
VanessaJul 11th 2008 8:39AM
She didn't know that it was a bat. If you read it you would find out and she thought it was on vibrate when the bat was moving. In her bra I mean it makes sense if you think about it.
liss228Jul 11th 2008 8:02AM
How do you not see a bat when putting on your bra?? She must have had the Batman ringtone on her phone...
JiggyJul 11th 2008 8:02AM
YAWN !
AllenJul 11th 2008 8:04AM
Bats can transmit rabies without an obvious bite. Since the bat was rleased rather than being turned over to Animal Control for testing, this woman should receive treatment to prevent rabies
mlw100159Jul 11th 2008 12:48PM
They don't have rabies in Britian.
DPhenomenonJul 11th 2008 1:57PM
I was thinking the same thing Allen!! How creepy that is. And YES--the UK most definitely has some incidence of rabies as assuredly as they have rodents, bats and wild dogs which are known vectors of the virus. Get your mind right mlw100159!!! She should have had the bat tested. Now she will only know within 96 hours---and once she starts foaming at the mouth, it's too late. Too bad too sad......
TiannaJul 14th 2008 3:26PM
Thats Hilarious. Arent ehy supposed to twitch in their sleep even a little....?
R. StweartJul 11th 2008 8:18AM
Holy Mamarries Batman
VanessaJul 11th 2008 8:35AM
Wow that is kind of funny yet sad because she thought the bat was her cell phone and she let it free.
LouJul 11th 2008 8:39AM
Sounds a little batty to me. LOL
Seriously, how in the world could you NOT notice that something other than your own flesh, when you put on your bra?
AbZorboJul 11th 2008 10:17AM
This is a ver interesting concept and a cell phone shaped like a bat that can hang on your belt upside down sounds rather marketable; the wings could fold over the number pad and have a keyboard under each armpit when opened. I must talk to Q about this.
GemmaJul 11th 2008 9:18AM
well, its simple if you are a woman in a hurry to not see a small minuscule, probably soft little creature in your skivvies.
p.s. 'holy mamarries' is HILARIOUS!
johnJul 11th 2008 12:27PM
if you wanna get technical it should really say "holy mammaries, batman" haha
yoJul 11th 2008 9:22AM
THATS EXACTLY WHY I DONT HANG MY STUFF OUT TO DRY ANYTHING COULD LAND IN IT
cruznavymomJul 11th 2008 9:25AM
Bats are carriers of fleas,you mean she never felt any bite her not to mention that bat was in there all that time and never took a hot "Guano" on her!! Give me a break your phone doesnt leak water does it!
lauraaworkmanJul 11th 2008 9:34AM
Wow, i dont believe that. How the hell could a bat crawl in there like that with out her noticing? Thats a snug piece of clothing for something to be crawling up in there.....What a weirdo.
anonymousJul 11th 2008 9:49AM
That bimbo Abbie Hawkins is glad she made it to the news.