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Man hit by falling dead swan[Germany]
News 24.com ^
| 16 Oct 2007
| N/A
Posted on 10/20/2007 11:33:16 AM PDT by BGHater
Marburg - A pedestrian in Germany survived unhurt when a dead swan fell onto him out of the sky, police in the central city of Marburg said on Tuesday.
The man, 21, felt something hit his back, turned around and saw the dead bird on the ground.
It had apparently been electrocuted on overhead wires from a nearby power station.
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God throws this stuff in to make life funny.
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posted on
10/20/2007 11:33:18 AM PDT
by
BGHater
To: BGHater
God starts it off and then the internet allows us to spread it around.
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posted on
10/20/2007 11:35:02 AM PDT
by
rogue yam
To: parsifal
It had apparently been electrocuted on overhead wires from a nearby power station.Sure.
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posted on
10/20/2007 11:36:27 AM PDT
by
dighton
To: Issaquahking
Ok, how would a swan get electrocuted by touching a wire?
You said, and I see it every day, birds could sit on a wire unharmed.
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posted on
10/20/2007 11:40:59 AM PDT
by
Shimmer
(But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself. Kipling)
To: BGHater
Yes, but was it singing its swan song?
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posted on
10/20/2007 11:47:16 AM PDT
by
arderkrag
(Libertarian Nutcase (Political Compass Coordinates: 9.00, -2.62 - www.politicalcompass.org))
To: Shimmer
Even birds have Darwin award nominees... maybe it was showing off or something.
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posted on
10/20/2007 11:49:42 AM PDT
by
OCC
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posted on
10/20/2007 11:50:57 AM PDT
by
Pylon
(Remember boys, flies spread disease, so keep yours closed.)
To: BGHater
I was hit by a falling dove once. Of course, I shot it.
To: BGHater
Swan? Getting hit by a falling fish, now that is news.
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posted on
10/20/2007 11:54:15 AM PDT
by
BallyBill
(Serial Hit-N-Run poster)
To: BGHater
Hence the metaphor “Swan Song.”
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posted on
10/20/2007 11:54:28 AM PDT
by
Beckwith
(dhimmicrats and the liberal media have .chosen sides -- Islamofascism)
To: Shimmer
I said one wire only! I've seen a Raven cross beteen two wires at a job site...25KVA (14,000= volts, unknown Amperage factor, other than feed for an industrial park...you do the math) blew the bird apart!
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posted on
10/20/2007 11:57:52 AM PDT
by
Issaquahking
(N.H. FNC Debate "What did you do for America today?" Duncan Hunter for President!)
To: Shimmer
Ok, how would a swan get electrocuted by touching a wire? Bird on pole. Wing touches wire.
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posted on
10/20/2007 11:58:36 AM PDT
by
Doe Eyes
To: ozzymandus
No falling pellets?
I had a fish fall about 10 feet or so away. Most likely dropped by an osprey. Slight chance of bald eagle, though.
To: BGHater
This was not funny for the swan
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posted on
10/20/2007 12:00:56 PM PDT
by
woofie
To: Shimmer
A raven knocked out power to the whole downtown that way. He didn’t look so good after his stunt.
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posted on
10/20/2007 12:02:17 PM PDT
by
RightWhale
(50 years later we're still sitting on the ground)
To: BGHater
I hate it when that happens.
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posted on
10/20/2007 12:02:39 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
("A person's a person no matter how small." -Dr. Seuss)
To: BGHater
How does this make international news? The internet is an amazing place.
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posted on
10/20/2007 12:05:47 PM PDT
by
Rocky
To: BGHater; MeekOneGOP; Conspiracy Guy; DocRock; King Prout; Darksheare; OSHA; martin_fierro; ...
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posted on
10/20/2007 12:12:41 PM PDT
by
Slings and Arrows
("Be deranged in a consistent manner. Manson was nuts, but at least he was always on message." --dead)
To: Issaquahking
oh yeah. you did didn’t you. (blush)
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posted on
10/20/2007 12:20:02 PM PDT
by
Shimmer
To: BGHater
Someone should have yelled, auf deutsch
"den kopf ducken!"
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posted on
10/20/2007 12:34:30 PM PDT
by
Young Werther
(Julius Caesar (Quae Cum Ita Sunt. Since these things are so.))
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