Pigeon message found over a century after sent by German soldier

BBC ^ | 11/9/2020

[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.

[jmacusa]

Und ich mochete diesen besenderen Menschen kennelernen!

*( And I want to meet that special someone!’’)

[dfwgator]

I thought you knew a little German.

[21twelve]

“I thought you knew a little German.”

I don’t know. I suppose 5’3” and 110 lbs is little.

[SaveFerris]

[I thought you knew a little German.]

I did. But it was back when I did “Your Skeetin’ Heart”.

My duet with Tammy Wynette.

[SaveFerris]

[I thought you knew a little German.]

I did. But it was back when I did “Your Skeetin’ Heart”.

My duet with Tammy Wynette.

[Chode]

always made them take the head off or the kids wouldn’t eat it

[Phil DiBasquette]

[SteveH]

keyboard spew alert

[martin_fierro]

Ich bin ein war penner

[polymuser]

I knew a little German. My h.s. German teacher, Herr Les, was pretty short.

[Thunder 6]

Speckled Jim?

[GreenLanternCorps]

It’s an order for a pastrami on rye and a bottle of St Pauli Girl

[mabarker1]

So You left the Feet and Legs ?

[Chode]

yeah, the kids liked turkey legs, so...

[mabarker1]

Did You leave the Feet ?

Wife 1 went to commie China back in the 80’s right at the time of the KAL007 Shoot down. It was a Chiropractic Tour Group and they went to a Dinner at one place they stayed at, IIRC at a ?Hilton? in Beijing and the chicken on the giant Lazy Susan spun by still with the feet attached. Right next to the Fresh Green Beans garnished with Big Fat LIVE Grub worms wriggling around mixed in with the fresh GB. I think she had MORE Rice, just like the last 6 or 7 meals.

I told her to remember that she was the one that just HAD TO GO to F’ing commie china...

[Chode]

they thought the feet were funny, prolly not the head though

[mabarker1]

Ya should have put a little tiny Apple in it’s beak...

[Tuxedo]

Argentina is DAT way!!!!

[Daffynition]

You need sox with that