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Old May 19, 2009 | 11:46 AM
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Bird checking out my MINI Cooper

 
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Old May 19, 2009 | 11:54 AM
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Looks like a white square to me...
 
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Old May 19, 2009 | 11:58 AM
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Looks like a white square to me...
hmmm, the youtube video embeds fine on my computer here. you got flash installed? anyway, here's a direct link.
 
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Old May 19, 2009 | 02:40 PM
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I think it's a plot by the birds... This one was checking out my car the first day I brought it home:

 
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Old May 19, 2009 | 02:52 PM
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Ah it's there now. Very cool.
 
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Old May 19, 2009 | 04:06 PM
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yup, must be a plot. some old pictures below. funny thing, after i parked today, a bird dropped some on my windshield. i looked up the sunroof and saw a dark tree filled with birds, staring at me. very scary. i immediately spent another 10 minutes looking for another parking spot.



 
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Old May 19, 2009 | 04:09 PM
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In some cultures it is considered good luck to be dropped upon by a bird....
 
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Old May 19, 2009 | 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by ACEkraut11
In some cultures it is considered good luck to be dropped upon by a bird....
then my wife is lucky twice so far in her lifetime, and me a little, since i suffered some splatter. my mini on the other hand, is the luckiest car in the world.
 
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Old May 19, 2009 | 08:15 PM
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maybe they like chrome...and MINI
 
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Old May 19, 2009 | 08:20 PM
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That is cool! LOL silly birds
 
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Old May 19, 2009 | 10:41 PM
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Its a bird cult against MINIs
 
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Old May 20, 2009 | 06:35 AM
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Originally Posted by ACEkraut11
In some cultures it is considered good luck to be dropped upon by a bird....
But never when the dropped upon lands in your scotch.
 
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Old May 20, 2009 | 07:21 AM
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But never when the dropped upon lands in your scotch.
Are you speaking from experience?
 
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Old May 20, 2009 | 08:14 AM
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Yes I am! And I've never gotten over the waste and desecration of a wee dram of the Highland's finest.
 
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Old May 20, 2009 | 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Fly'n Brick
Yes I am! And I've never gotten over the waste and desecration of a wee dram of the Highland's finest.
still would of tasted the same to my untrained taste buds.
 
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Old May 20, 2009 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by lacning74
still would of tasted the same to my untrained taste buds.
The D#&*ed bird seemed to share a similar point of view. The entire issue has weakened my opinion of bird's judgment ever since.

A wise man once said, "Never look up with your mouth open."
 
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Old May 21, 2009 | 07:15 AM
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yup, must be a plot. some old pictures below. funny thing, after i parked today, a bird dropped some on my windshield. i looked up the sunroof and saw a dark tree filled with birds, staring at me. very scary. i immediately spent another 10 minutes looking for another parking spot.



That has got to be the scariest, ugliest pigeon I've ever seen. Looks like the walking (or flying) dead.
 
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Old May 21, 2009 | 07:52 AM
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They were just going for the old "lets poop on the door handle and he'll never see it until it's too late" gag......!
 
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Old May 21, 2009 | 11:27 AM
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Is it bad that I wish science would come up with some sort of bug-bomb for birds that would just eradicate all of them in a 500 foot or so radius? I have no choice but to park under either trees or powerlines at my apartment complex, and they never fail to take a dump on my car almost daily
 
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