# Humans 8, Gophers 1

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/humans-8-gophers-1/255586>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [March 25, 2008, 1:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/humans-8-gophers-1/255586 "2008-03-25T01:57:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![TheCanadian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/67e7ee/32.png) [@TheCanadian](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/TheCanadian)\
**Post date:** [March 25, 2008, 1:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/humans-8-gophers-1/255586/1 "2008-03-25T01:57:07Z")

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Bahaha this happened like 2 miles from where I live

> **[Gophers notch a win in man-rodent battle](https://www.reuters.com/article/us-gophers-odd/gophers-notch-a-win-in-man-rodent-battle-idUSN2432304520080324?feedType=RSS&feedName=oddlyEnoughNews)**
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> A war on gophers waged by two Canadian men went awry this weekend when a device used to blast the rodents in their holes sparked a massive grass fire in a rural area near Calgary, Alberta, causing more than C$200,000 ($197,000) in damages.