A well known Iranian newspaper has reported the highly controversial story of a woman who claims to have given birth to a frog.

The Iranian daily Etemaad claims that the creature could have have grown from larva to an adult frog inside her body. The exact mechanics of this would have worked are unclear, but the paper contains quotes from a number of experts who note the genetic similarities between humans and frogs.

It has been speculated that the woman, who has not been named, unknowingly picked up the larva while she was swimming in a dirty pool, and follows similar instances of women giving birth to dead flies, waterboatmen and the occassional drowned bumble bee.

Speaking exclusively to Mr Damian, the MEP Robert Kilroy Silk said "french women have been giving birth to frogs for this - this is just another example of the onion chomping baguette waving lefties trying to take over the world."

The French were unavailable to comment as the nation is in mourning following their Euro 2004 defeat against Greece.

Robert Kilroy Silk is a member of the UK Independence Party, and some people think he talks a lot of sense.

Posted by damian at June 28, 2004 10:11 AM | TrackBack