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Emu still on the run in Illinois
My Stateline ^ | 10 May 2023 | Jack Baudoin

Posted on 05/12/2023 1:32:56 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

URBANA, Ill. (WTVO) — A missing emu in Central Illinois is still on the run.

Illinois State Police tried to catch the animal on I-74 in Urbana on Tues day, but it got away.

Experts said that it is going to be hard to catch the emu if they do not have the right resources. The bird can run as fast as 30 miles per hour, and it is in wide open space right now. The emu is believed to have been on the lam since September. Experts said that it is not surprising it has survived this long, but residents should not approach if they see it.

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Gardening; Outdoors; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: cryptobiology; emu; emuwar; illinois
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Be on the lookout.
An emu is on the lam!

This could be interesting.


1 posted on 05/12/2023 1:32:56 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Maybe the emu found a job with Liberty Insurance. 🤗


2 posted on 05/12/2023 1:58:35 AM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: Mark17

Check the local car wash establishments


3 posted on 05/12/2023 2:00:22 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

it’s not like it can hide under a rock. it’s been trained to eat a certain kind of food while in captivity. you can’t outsmart an emu????


4 posted on 05/12/2023 2:06:27 AM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Meep Meep


5 posted on 05/12/2023 2:31:44 AM PDT by agere_contra
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To: DUMBGRUNT

“An emu is on the lam!”

This choice of words stopped me in my tracks, too.

Your comment is perfect!


6 posted on 05/12/2023 2:46:30 AM PDT by Seeing More Clearly Now
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To: SaveFerris
Check the local car wash establishments

Yep. Get here bro. 👍

7 posted on 05/12/2023 2:47:16 AM PDT by Mark17 (Retired USAF air traffic controller. Father of USAF pilot. USAF aviation runs in the family )
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Do they taste like chicken, turkey?


8 posted on 05/12/2023 3:00:02 AM PDT by exnavy (Grow your faith, and have the courage to use it.)
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They are good to eat.

A shot to the head would end the problem of it running away quickly.


9 posted on 05/12/2023 3:11:33 AM PDT by riverrunner
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To: DUMBGRUNT

No hits for “emu trap” on Amazon.


10 posted on 05/12/2023 3:21:49 AM PDT by Yardstick
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To: DUMBGRUNT

In before the Liberty Limu.


11 posted on 05/12/2023 3:32:02 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV.e)
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To: Seeing More Clearly Now

Well, it said so in the sentences above.


12 posted on 05/12/2023 3:33:51 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMV.e)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Just came up with the title for my new book “How to Catch an Emu and other tales from the left”

I do think gay men like emus. “An alternative method used is to catch the emu then stand behind the animal with one hand across its back providing downward pressure while the other hand is placed from the side around the bird to clutch the soft skin area between the legs and hard bare area of the breast plate.” Wiki


13 posted on 05/12/2023 3:38:30 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (The Democrat Party - Dumbing Down America Since 1965.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

I have been in the Australian outback in a Range Rover that could not catch up with one of these large, flightless birds.

It is no easy thing to run down such a speedy BIG animal like this. Also, they can kick the hell out of anybody who tries to grab one.

This bird might be killed or tranquilized with a rifle but it will be no easy task to catch one or even get a good shot at it.


14 posted on 05/12/2023 4:07:24 AM PDT by Gnome1949
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To: DUMBGRUNT
Check any Liberty Mutual offices.

Was the emu wearing a yellow shirt and was he seen with a guy with a mustache and a yellow shirt? 🤓

15 posted on 05/12/2023 4:19:57 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Guns don't kill people, LIBERALS DO!! Support the Second Amendment...)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

It’s basically a dinosaur.


16 posted on 05/12/2023 4:22:50 AM PDT by Sirius Lee (They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
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An emu is on the lam!

New hit song: Emu on the run...

17 posted on 05/12/2023 4:42:43 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Guns don't kill people, LIBERALS DO!! Support the Second Amendment...)
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To: exnavy
Do they taste like chicken, turkey?

I knew that hamburger I had last night had an unusual taste. Emuburgers?

18 posted on 05/12/2023 4:45:35 AM PDT by Deplorable American1776 (Guns don't kill people, LIBERALS DO!! Support the Second Amendment...)
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To: Deplorable American1776

There’s an emu on the road
His brain is squirmin’ like a toad
Take a long holiday
Let your children play
If you give this bird a ride
Sweet family will die
Emu on the road, yeah


19 posted on 05/12/2023 4:58:04 AM PDT by Vaquero (Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you. )
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To: DUMBGRUNT

My son worked on a farm with 2 of them. They made good guard animals for the chickens because they thought they were just a big chicken.


20 posted on 05/12/2023 5:02:20 AM PDT by AppyPappy (Biden told Al Roker "America is back". Unfortunately, he meant back to the 1970's)
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