# Lion Loose in Eastern England **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 27, 2012, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790 "2012-08-27T05:22:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790/1 "2012-08-27T05:22:55Z")
BBC TV is reporting that residents of eastern England are being advised to stay indoors after credible reports of a lion roaming loose. BBC website story [here](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-19388301). Seems to be the St Osyth area. Stay safe! ---
**Author:** ![Colophon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f05b48/32.png) [@Colophon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colophon)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790/2 "2012-08-27T13:07:05Z")
Has he no pride? ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790/3 "2012-08-27T14:05:09Z")
> [@Colophon](#): > > Has he no pride? Good one! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Simplicio](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c37758/32.png) [@Simplicio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simplicio)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 2:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790/4 "2012-08-27T14:06:25Z")
Man, these invasive species are really getting out of hand. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790/5 "2012-08-27T14:07:24Z")
Oh my! ---
**Author:** ![Moonlitherial](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4bbf92/32.png) [@Moonlitherial](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moonlitherial)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790/6 "2012-08-27T14:16:24Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Oh my! Damnit **Leaffan** you’re ahead of cue again. FIRST we release the lion, then the tiger then the bear and THEN you jump in. /looks around Er… hypothetically of course. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790/7 "2012-08-27T14:16:51Z")
Seems kind of appropriate, really. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790/8 "2012-08-27T14:22:37Z")
Too bad it’s not winter. They could make a movie out of it. ---
**Author:** ![Namkcalb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c89c15/32.png) [@Namkcalb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Namkcalb)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 2:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790/9 "2012-08-27T14:30:53Z")
The Daily Mail claims to have a picture, then inside the article they say it is fake ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790/10 "2012-08-27T14:38:06Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Oh my! > [@Moonlitherial](#): > > Damnit **Leaffan** you’re ahead of cue again. FIRST we release the lion, then the tiger then the bear and THEN you jump in. > > /looks around > > Er… hypothetically of course. 😉 He has trouble with premature ejokeulation. ---
**Author:** ![Siam\_Sam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d78d45/32.png) [@Siam\_Sam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Siam_Sam)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790/11 "2012-08-27T14:50:02Z")
> [@Namkcalb](#): > > … then inside the article they say it is fake You mean someone was lion? :eek: Looks like a false alarm. Update [here](http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-essex-19391572). Two holidaymakers ''saw a large cat and a lion ‘was the first thing that came to mind’." No word on how the breatalyzer test came out. But you never know. There was a tiger running loose near San Francisco a few years ago. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 2:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790/12 "2012-08-27T14:56:30Z")
I thought big cat sightings weren’t that uncommon in some areas. Exotic pets gone feral or something? ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790/13 "2012-08-27T15:22:05Z")
It’s not a _tame_ lion. ---
**Author:** ![Balance](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ccd318/32.png) [@Balance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balance)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790/14 "2012-08-27T19:21:23Z")
> [@blondebear](#): > > Too bad it’s not winter. They could make a movie out of it. Or in Scotland. There’s a device specifically designed for trapping lions in the highlands. ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790/15 "2012-08-27T19:22:34Z")
I guess I’m not the only one wondering where the lions are… ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790/16 "2012-08-27T19:48:15Z")
> [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](#): > > I guess I’m not the only one wondering where the lions are… Lemme get my rocket launcher. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790/17 "2012-08-27T19:53:09Z")
Richard the Lionheart, reincarnated in a more… literal form, has come to take back the kingdom that is rightfully his! ---
**Author:** ![MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MPB\_in\_Salt\_Lake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MPB_in_Salt_Lake)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790/18 "2012-08-27T19:54:01Z")
nm ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790/19 "2012-08-27T19:58:37Z")
Now they need someone to report a unicorn wandering around with the lion, propping up shields and the like. ---
**Author:** ![Tom\_Tildrum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e95f7d/32.png) [@Tom\_Tildrum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tom_Tildrum)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790/20 "2012-08-27T21:07:34Z")
> [@Namkcalb](#): > > The Daily Mail claims to have a picture, then inside the article they say it is fake Honi soit qui mal y pense! [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lion-loose-in-eastern-england/632790.md?page=2)