Funny, Strange, Random Pics

The Giant Cane Rat (aka, the Grass Cutter) is a delicacy in Nigeria. A farmed rat costs about 9 times as much as a chicken. The meat is soft and sweet.

Fought in the Boer War..... shot in the lung
Fought in World War 1 on the African Front..... wounded in the elbow, had part of his ear shot off, and shot in the eye.
.....described the event as "Exhilarating fun"
Fought in World War 1 on the French Front.... wounded multiple times including a time when he was shot in the hand. Got frustrated at how long the doctors fussed about trying to save his fingers so he bit them off to wrap things up.. so he could get back to the front.. Compared it to "having a tooth pulled"
He was later named UK Liaison Officer to the Polish during the Polish Soviet war, and stuck around helping them through the Polish Ukrainian War and the Polish Lithuanian War.
Fought in World War 2 (well into his sixties) until he was captured by Italian troops, but to be fair he was a bit old and a bit tired... after having just swam a MILE to shore after his plane crashed into the ocean. The one-eyed, one-handed, senior citizen subsequently dug a tunnel out of the camp and escaped.

Awarded the Victoria Cross, Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Companion to the Order of the Bath, Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, Distinguished Service Order, Mentioned in Dispatches, Virtuti Militari (Poland), Croix de guerre (Belgium), Legion of Honor (France), and the Croix de Guerre (France)