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]



Reader Comments (Page 1 of 5)
Paulette "the Chunk" Lavender said 1:40AM on 7-12-2008
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
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jbjg24m said 6:32AM on 7-11-2008
i would think that anyone would know the difference between the two!!
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Todd Caro said 8:20AM on 7-11-2008
I don't believe this story for a minute. How in the world could you make a call on a bat?
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Vanessa said 8:39AM on 7-11-2008
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.
liss228 said 8:02AM on 7-11-2008
How do you not see a bat when putting on your bra?? She must have had the Batman ringtone on her phone...
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Jiggy said 8:02AM on 7-11-2008
YAWN !
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Allen said 8:04AM on 7-11-2008
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
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mlw100159 said 12:48PM on 7-11-2008
They don't have rabies in Britian.
DPhenomenon said 1:57PM on 7-11-2008
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......
Tianna said 3:26PM on 7-14-2008
Thats Hilarious. Arent ehy supposed to twitch in their sleep even a little....?
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R. Stweart said 8:18AM on 7-11-2008
Holy Mamarries Batman
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Vanessa said 8:35AM on 7-11-2008
Wow that is kind of funny yet sad because she thought the bat was her cell phone and she let it free.
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Lou said 8:39AM on 7-11-2008
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?
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AbZorbo said 10:17AM on 7-11-2008
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.
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Gemma said 9:18AM on 7-11-2008
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!
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john said 12:27PM on 7-11-2008
if you wanna get technical it should really say "holy mammaries, batman" haha
yo said 9:22AM on 7-11-2008
THATS EXACTLY WHY I DONT HANG MY STUFF OUT TO DRY ANYTHING COULD LAND IN IT
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cruznavymom said 9:25AM on 7-11-2008
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!
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lauraaworkman said 9:34AM on 7-11-2008
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.
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anonymous said 9:49AM on 7-11-2008
That bimbo Abbie Hawkins is glad she made it to the news.
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