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Pigeon message found over a century after sent by German soldier
BBC ^
| 11/9/2020
Posted on 11/10/2020 7:26:30 PM PST by MAGA2017
In September, a couple out for a stroll in the eastern French Alsace region, came across a tiny aluminium capsule in a field.
Inside was the message, written in barely legible German on a kind of tracing paper.
The message appears to carry the date 1910, or 1916.
Dominique Jardy, curator of the Linge Museum, near where the discovery was made, thinks 1910 is more likely, Le Parisien reports (in French) .
Describing the find as "super-rare", he told the paper the capsule was likely to have come to the surface of the soil over time as have many military remains from the First World War.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Germany; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: german; message; pigeon; wwi
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To: lee martell
“I like pina coladas, long walks in the rain”
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11/10/2020 7:50:13 PM PST
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Deaf Smith
(When a Texan takes his chances, crhances will be taken that's for sure)
To: MAGA2017
If you like pina coladas...
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11/10/2020 7:51:04 PM PST
by
2banana
(Common ground with islamic terrorists-they want to die for allah and we want to arrange the meeting)
To: Repeal The 17th
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11/10/2020 7:51:46 PM PST
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MAGA2017
To: MAGA2017
We have been trying to get in contact with your about you new car warranty.....
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11/10/2020 7:53:55 PM PST
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Kartographer
("We mutually pledge to each other our lives our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
To: MAGA2017
“I am a Nigerian Prince...”
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11/10/2020 7:54:06 PM PST
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Texas resident
(Biden and Kamala are China's bitches)
To: Deaf Smith
lol! I thought about that song, but it would take too long to translate into German just for a joke.
One of the few such pop songs I know is (the infamous)
99 Luftballons by Nena.
Maybe tie a message to one of those balloons.
To: MAGA2017
“What is the average airspeed velocity of an Alsatian pigeon?”
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11/10/2020 8:00:23 PM PST
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rfp1234
(Caveat Emperor)
To: rfp1234
Depends, is it carrying a coconut or not?
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11/10/2020 8:05:51 PM PST
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EvilCapitalist
(July 4th 1776-November 3rd 2020 RIP to our Constitutional Republic. Welcome to the Banana Republic.)
To: MAGA2017
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11/10/2020 8:08:03 PM PST
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Theoria
(I should never have surrendered. I should have fought until I was the last man alive)
To: MAGA2017; Daffynition
That was then. This is now:
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11/10/2020 8:13:20 PM PST
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Ezekiel
(The pun is mightier than the s-word. Goy to the World!)
To: MAGA2017
Don’t read it! Its a weaponized joke!
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11/10/2020 8:16:15 PM PST
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Bayard
To: Bayard
There were two peanuts walking down the street...
...and one was a salted.
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11/10/2020 8:19:51 PM PST
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null and void
(A republic ... if you can keep it.)
To: MAGA2017
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11/10/2020 8:24:54 PM PST
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moovova
To: lee martell
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11/10/2020 8:25:52 PM PST
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grey_whiskers
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To: MAGA2017
It was a Christmas message
A reply to the German message.....Zeppi Christmas
The British reply......Tanks.
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11/10/2020 8:26:38 PM PST
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spokeshave
(White Confederate statue kills black man......Another month of protests.... (HT to seawolf101))
To: central_va
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11/10/2020 8:26:45 PM PST
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reg45
(Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
To: null and void
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posted on
11/10/2020 8:27:03 PM PST
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Bayard
To: MAGA2017
It would be nice to know what the message says.
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11/10/2020 8:32:16 PM PST
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jonrick46
(Cultural Marxism is the cult of the Left waiting for the Mothership.)
To: central_va
He voted in the recent election - for Biden, of course.
To: Bayard
For safety.... its part one of three.
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11/10/2020 8:34:50 PM PST
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Doctor DNA
(retired)
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