So this alligator walks onto the subway......

[marmar]

By Carlos Sadovi Tribune reporter
8:11 a.m. CST, November 13, 2013


The riders on the Blue Line to O'Hare don't appear alarmed as the woman cradles and pets a 2-foot-long alligator, at one point holding it up as if showing it off.

Now the woman is the subject of a search because authorities believe she left the alligator at the airport, where it was found hiding under an escalator in the lower level of Terminal 3, according to police. The unexpected trespasser, since dubbed O'Hare and Allie, has been transferred to the care of the Chicago Herpetological Society.

Thanks to social media, CTA officials were able to find an image showing the woman and the alligator. That led them to figure out that the reptile that ended up at O'Hare first took a ride on an "L" train with a little help.

CTA officials were able to capture images of the woman as she boarded a northbound Blue Line train at the Pulaski station at 1:17 a.m. on Nov. 1, according to CTA Spokeswoman Tammy Chase. ....................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-cta-asks-did-you-see-the-woman-with-the-alligator-on-the-blue-line-20131112,0,6488232.story

[Scootaloo]

1. That poor critter

It has no idea WHAT is going on, and it's in Chicago in mid-November.

[FSogol]

3. My thought too. Poor little guy. n/t

[Aerows]

4. Alligators

are not pets. In any imagination. When it rips limbs off of a child because she has acclimated it to people, we'll all be blaming the alligator, instead of the dumb person that was the source of the problem.

I'm not immune, I was part of the problem with raccoons.

[Aerows]

2. Think that's bad?

So this 6 foot alligator crawls up to the front door of my work place. Idiots throw rocks at it (In Florida) and it gets angry. I got back into my car, because I am not an idiot. A six foot alligator that is capable of darting 35 mph is dangerous and idiots that do not realize this need their heads examined.

[alcibiades_mystery]

5. We don't call it the subway

[marmar]

7. I know that, but most people outside the Chicagoland don't call it an El.

[dipsydoodle]

6. Thought that was going to be

a guy walks into Subway and says "an alligator sandwich and make it snappy"

[Fumesucker]

8. ...

http://www.cdkitchen.com/recipes/recs/628/Alligator-Etouffee88732.shtml

ingredients

1 pound alligator meat, cut in thin strips
1/2 pound butter
1/2 cup green onions, chopped
1/4 cup parsley, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
4 stalks celery, chopped
1 medium can tomatoes
salt, pepper and cayenne, to taste
directions

Saute onions, garlic and celery in butter until soft.

Add tomatoes and simmer for 20 minutes in covered iron pot. Add alligator meat and allow to cook over low heat until tender (approximately 1 hour).

If gravy is too thick, add a little hot water.

Serve over rice.

[Brigid]

10. Hmmm . . .

Wonder if I can find alligator meat around here.

[LeftofObama]

9. That actually made me LOL!

[pinboy3niner]

11. Q: Is it true an alligator won't attack you if you are carrying a flashlight?

A: It depends on how fast you are carrying it.