PRDR: Post Ride Death Report

so.) Coyote food, I guess

I don't eat horned owls, to feathery.

J

scurry wrote in message ...
Sunastar wrote:
bomba sez:


A friend of a friend (possible myth) was driving through the outback in
Australia with some friends in a 4x4 and knocked over a kangaroo. The guys
got out and decided to have a bit of fun with the dead 'roo. They picked
it up and posed with it for the camera, and then one guy put his jacket on
it and a pair of sunnies and again got their photo taken. At which point,
the 'dead' 'roo comes to its senses and bounds off in to the bush wearing
this guy's jacket. Inside which were his passport and wallet...


WOW! They should make a movie about that! I'm sure it would be a box
office blowout! :-7

Yeah call it "Kangaroo in a Jacket"
No wait that's too long, how 'bout "Kangaroo Jacket"
OK I've got it...


They already made an Australian movie that had a jacket in it,
was pretty stupid and bombed at the box office, it was called...
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Crocadile Dundee III

R.White wrote:
scurry wrote in message ...

Sunastar wrote:

bomba sez:



A friend of a friend (possible myth) was driving through the outback in
Australia with some friends in a 4x4 and knocked over a kangaroo. The guys
got out and decided to have a bit of fun with the dead 'roo. They picked
it up and posed with it for the camera, and then one guy put his jacket on
it and a pair of sunnies and again got their photo taken. At which point,
the 'dead' 'roo comes to its senses and bounds off in to the bush wearing
this guy's jacket. Inside which were his passport and wallet...


WOW! They should make a movie about that! I'm sure it would be a box
office blowout! :-7


Yeah call it "Kangaroo in a Jacket"
No wait that's too long, how 'bout "Kangaroo Jacket"
OK I've got it...



They already made an Australian movie that had a jacket in it,
was pretty stupid and bombed at the box office, it was called...
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Crocadile Dundee III

LOL, like II was a smash hit?

On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 06:07:10 GMT, S o r n i =

wrote:

So I'm driving home after a Wednesday night ride, heading west on 52.

All the sudden I see a large bird out of the corner of my eye -- BOOM =
he
hits my roof or rack and I assume bounces or flies off.

Then some guy starts honking and pulls beside me -- I think maybe my b=
ike
got knocked loose or something -- roll down window and he shouts, "You=
've
got a hawk in your bike!"

We both pull over on the shoulder, and check it out. Turns out it's a=
=

HUGE
horned owl, wedged between the rack fairing and cross bar. We're not =
=

sure
if he's dead, and the talons warrant extreme caution.

He shines a flashlight on its chest -- no movement at all. Finally, I=
=

pull
on one foot, and surprisingly the bird just easily slips out from unde=
r =

the
rack. I "escort" him to the ground gently but rather quickly; poor =

thing is
dead as a doornail. (Unless it was totally unconscious, but I don't =

think
so.) Coyote food, I guess

Good Night, Noble Beast -- Blessed, Peaceful Sleep.

Bill "fair to midland white hunter" S.

PS: Yeah, Mikey, I know: senseless destruction of wildlife by selfis=
h
mountain biker. Not sure it even touched the bike; will do forensic =

study
in daylight tomorrow...


Rimmer =3D Ladybird Killer

Sorni =3D Bird Killer!

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Slacker

S o r n i wrote:

Good Night, Noble Beast -- Blessed, Peaceful Sleep.

Bill "fair to midland white hunter" S.

PS: Yeah, Mikey, I know: senseless destruction of wildlife by
selfish mountain biker. Not sure it even touched the bike; will do
forensic study in daylight tomorrow...

But did it taste like chicken?


Tom

tcmedara wrote:
S o r n i wrote:

Good Night, Noble Beast -- Blessed, Peaceful Sleep.

Bill "fair to midland white hunter" S.

PS: Yeah, Mikey, I know: senseless destruction of wildlife by
selfish mountain biker. Not sure it even touched the bike; will do
forensic study in daylight tomorrow...

But did it taste like chicken?

Boiled Owl? Bleh! (Better name for a bar...OR a recovery center!)

Bill "no marks on bike or car; maybe I hallucinated whole thing?!?" S.

PS: Note to self -- carry a camera more often.

scurry wrote in message ...
R.White wrote:
scurry wrote in message ...

Sunastar wrote:

bomba sez:



A friend of a friend (possible myth) was driving through the outback in
Australia with some friends in a 4x4 and knocked over a kangaroo. The guys
got out and decided to have a bit of fun with the dead 'roo. They picked
it up and posed with it for the camera, and then one guy put his jacket on
it and a pair of sunnies and again got their photo taken. At which point,
the 'dead' 'roo comes to its senses and bounds off in to the bush wearing
this guy's jacket. Inside which were his passport and wallet...


WOW! They should make a movie about that! I'm sure it would be a box
office blowout! :-7


Yeah call it "Kangaroo in a Jacket"
No wait that's too long, how 'bout "Kangaroo Jacket"
OK I've got it...



They already made an Australian movie that had a jacket in it,
was pretty stupid and bombed at the box office, it was called...
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
Crocadile Dundee III

LOL, like II was a smash hit?

I never saw either one. I searched for the biggest movie flop
that had an Aussie in it and that's what I came up with.

On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 06:07:10 GMT, S o r n i wrote:
So I'm driving home after a Wednesday night ride, heading west on 52.

All the sudden I see a large bird out of the corner of my eye -- BOOM he
hits my roof or rack and I assume bounces or flies off.

Then some guy starts honking and pulls beside me -- I think maybe my bike
got knocked loose or something -- roll down window and he shouts, "You've
got a hawk in your bike!"

We both pull over on the shoulder, and check it out. Turns out it's a HUGE
horned owl, wedged between the rack fairing and cross bar. We're not sure
if he's dead, and the talons warrant extreme caution.

He shines a flashlight on its chest -- no movement at all. Finally, I pull
on one foot, and surprisingly the bird just easily slips out from under the
rack. I "escort" him to the ground gently but rather quickly; poor thing is
dead as a doornail. (Unless it was totally unconscious, but I don't think
so.) Coyote food, I guess

Good Night, Noble Beast -- Blessed, Peaceful Sleep.

Bill "fair to midland white hunter" S.

PS: Yeah, Mikey, I know: senseless destruction of wildlife by selfish
mountain biker. Not sure it even touched the bike; will do forensic study
in daylight tomorrow...

That's freaky man...that's why I go with the trunk mount. =)

G

On Thu, 26 Aug 2004 06:07:10 GMT, "S o r n i"
wrote:

So I'm driving home after a Wednesday night ride, heading west on 52.

All the sudden I see a large bird out of the corner of my eye -- BOOM he
hits my roof or rack and I assume bounces or flies off.

Then some guy starts honking and pulls beside me -- I think maybe my bike
got knocked loose or something -- roll down window and he shouts, "You've
got a hawk in your bike!"

We both pull over on the shoulder, and check it out. Turns out it's a HUGE
horned owl, wedged between the rack fairing and cross bar. We're not sure
if he's dead, and the talons warrant extreme caution.

He shines a flashlight on its chest -- no movement at all. Finally, I pull
on one foot, and surprisingly the bird just easily slips out from under the
rack. I "escort" him to the ground gently but rather quickly; poor thing is
dead as a doornail. (Unless it was totally unconscious, but I don't think
so.) Coyote food, I guess

Good Night, Noble Beast -- Blessed, Peaceful Sleep.

Bill "fair to midland white hunter" S.

PS: Yeah, Mikey, I know: senseless destruction of wildlife by selfish
mountain biker. Not sure it even touched the bike; will do forensic study
in daylight tomorrow...

Brutal!
Peace,
Bill