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- GuidoRosso, on 12/29/2007, -1/+8Amazingly clear and concise title.
- MacEnvy, on 12/29/2007, -1/+8I think I know how to solve the problem. Just give me a fork and some sweet and sour sauce.
- SadMartigan, on 11/25/2008, -2/+8Having been bitten by an unprovoked swan, I can relate to wanting to 'control' their population: As it is with most physical beauty, the gracefulness of the terrible swan is just a way for it to better disguise its truly evil soul.
If that doesn't convince you, try some swan with cranberry sauce... or perhaps you prefer crackers with swan-liver paté, foie cygne. - inactive, on 12/29/2007, -1/+7..."leaders of the effort, including the Connecticut Audubon Society, which in the coming months will intensify a campaign to urge state officials to control the swans’ population...Kathryn Burton, president of "SaveOurSwans U.S.A"...said the group would actively oppose the Audubon campaign...“They really don’t care about the birds. It’s just unjust.” (from the article)
- akula89, on 12/29/2007, -2/+7I was attacked by a swan as a child. I hate swans with a fiery passion.
- BassCadet, on 12/29/2007, -0/+5They're filthy birds, they chase away all the ducks, and other friendly birds away. They love to swim around our dock. If I happen to be in the area, trying to get into our boat....they will come over and make this hissing sound. They also love to torment our dog.
We bought a paintball gun. That did the trick. Now they stay away. - Szat, on 12/29/2007, -0/+3Starlings actually took the blue jay's niche. Every since then the blue jay population has been declining. Blue jays are so pretty too :-(
- schnitzi, on 12/29/2007, -0/+3Down here in Melbourne we have black swans, but they're just as mean and nasty. The lady that works at the cafe at a nearby lake warned us to be careful with our dog there -- the swans lead them out into open water, then stand on top of them until they drown!
- inactive, on 12/29/2007, -0/+3And they are more colorful.
- johnnybravoh, on 12/29/2007, -0/+2This one time in Rochester, NY my pregnant wife, my 2 year old son and I were walking along the shores of Irondiquoit Bay when a particularly aggressive swan started hissing and coming out of the water after us. At first we ran but then I thought "hey, ***** this swan. It's just a ***** swan. I could kick it stupid swan ass." I turned around and I was actually really really pissed and I yelled real loud and flapped my arms and ran straight at the stupid bird. ***** bird turned and ran like the little graceful necked bitch that it was.
Swans.
They're just like bullies.
Stand up to them and they run like bitches. - scott2007, on 12/30/2007, -0/+2Or if you don't accidentally wander too close to their nest.
Geese are pretty nasty too. My friend went to a community college in St. Louis and the geese on campus would chase the students around. Have you ever seen screaming African American community college students running for their lives from hissing geese? Apparently it's not a pretty sight. - SquidLips, on 12/29/2007, -3/+5The mute swan in an introduced bird that is NOT a part of the natural ecosystem of the North America. Their numbers are out of control and they should be extirpated. Mute Swans, starlings, house sparrows, etc. are all the result of idiotic European settlers in North American who had no concept of about native bird life and imported these pests without regard to the devastating consequences that would ensue.
- inactive, on 12/29/2007, -0/+2Explains my dislike of Libs, I was attacked by a Lib teacher in third grade.
- BigATB, on 12/29/2007, -0/+2I used to shoot house sparrows with a .22 air rifle, when i was a kid. the CT Audubon center would pay me $10 a head, not that there was much left. i guess shooting a 40g bird with a 20g projectile is overkill
- alpharaptor, on 12/29/2007, -0/+2swans are becoming a menace, but canadian geese are a menace
- bstolzberg, on 12/29/2007, -0/+2I'm all for proper land management. The ecosystem is delicate and sometimes needs our assistance.
I'm gonna book my 2008 Swan hunt in Connecticut now. I love shootin geese but to take out some swans would be awesome!
Even though it's a bird it can have devastating effects on the environment. Think about it people. - Berkana, on 12/29/2007, -0/+2Any animal, whether rock doves (a.k.a. pigeons), rats, cats, or even swans, can become a pest if they lose fear of humans, destroy habitat, and convert eight pounds of aquatic vegetation into ***** every day.
I say they ought to take advantage of the free meat from culling the excessive swan population and have a big cookout for the poor. Humans have demonstrated time and time again that anything that proves to be tasty enough ends up financing its own population control. - ezkash, on 03/10/2008, -0/+1Swans are gay. http://xcvkd.tooz.whyI.org
- tim04, on 12/29/2007, -0/+1i wonder what swans taste like...
- richlizard24, on 12/29/2007, -4/+5If this lady cared about other animals, she would realize that her precious swan is doing more harm than good. Crazy bird lady.
- VelvetoneFusion, on 12/29/2007, -0/+1Its just the one swan, actually...
- triskele, on 12/29/2007, -0/+1A canoe rental outfit in my area used to have a bumper sticker that read, "I Survived the Swan." Quite appropriate since there was and still is a pair of swans that nest in a part of the river where it's quite narrow and they violently defend their nesting area in season.
- aukxsona, on 12/29/2007, -2/+3Having lived in this very area around these swans for about 5 years...they don't bother any one unprovoked.
- KingGorilla, on 12/29/2007, -0/+1What do they taste like? I might be able to help
- satanatnmtedu, on 12/29/2007, -1/+2Was the swan knighted by the Queen?
- kd1s, on 12/29/2007, -0/+1Way to go. Just put all the swans near golf courses and we'd trim their numbers significantly!
- dadioflex, on 12/29/2007, -0/+1"The mute swan in an introduced bird that is NOT a part of the natural ecosystem of the North America."
Neither are you... - BigATB, on 12/29/2007, -0/+1yeah i'd like to see you pick up a 30lb bird by the neck as it hits you with its wings. Wings strong enough to lift said 30lb bird off the ground, and into your head.
- Diigger, on 12/29/2007, -0/+1Should Swans be disposed of if they were to cause an environmental problem or disturb native wildlife?
http://digg.com/environment/The_Noble_Gentle_Swan_ ...
. - ferrofluid, on 12/29/2007, -0/+1BS article , M.Swans are bluffers and not vicious.
If you row past their nests in breeding season and they appear to chase you, they never quite catch up with you... - ferrofluid, on 12/29/2007, -0/+1Mute Swans dangerous! BS, its all show and bluff, a flying bird does not attack another animal with its wings with any force.
Christchurch Dorset England has a population of 500 plus M Swans, they hang around on the rivers there and wander around on the public parks by the rivers, annoying nobody.
I have been nibbled by Swans on the fingers (soft beak action), picked one up just for a laugh, and used to feed them with fries (or rather they would steal them from the bag of fish and chips) Aylesbury Ducks which you will see floating about on some British rivers as escapees and cross breeding with any willing wild duck have a vicious bite, not so the M. Swan, they are bluffers.
They will chase you on the river if you go pass their nest in breeding season (in motor or rowing boat), but never seem to catch you. - soulpiercer7, on 12/30/2007, -0/+1Swans are evil. an unrpvoked swan attacked me when I was only 6 in Austria. totally not cool...
- MacEnvy, on 12/30/2007, -0/+1You should check your sarcas-o-meter. It may be malfunctioning.
That said, I bet swans are ***** delicious. - kd1s, on 12/29/2007, -0/+1I've noticed that too. When I was younger (In the 70's) I remember regularly seeing Blue Jays, Cardinals, etc. Now it's all sparrows, starlings, and pigeons.
- Anub1s, on 12/29/2007, -1/+1My wife was attacked by a Swan when she was younger, she still refuses to go near them.
- smek2, on 12/29/2007, -1/+1"scares away other waterfowl and can even attack humans" -- man, humans are sissies.
- DulcetTone, on 12/29/2007, -1/+1Wait. Aren't swans just gay geese?
- xxyglx, on 12/29/2007, -2/+2Buryed because the NY Times needed me to join their little club before I could see the article.
- KingBroseph, on 12/29/2007, -1/+1but is never supposed to have a comma after it. "Butt Flows"
- Meep3D, on 12/29/2007, -1/+1But, don't forget, should never start a sentence.
- RTFishUL, on 12/29/2007, -2/+2Dugg for the most grammatically confusing title around.
- GreyICE, on 12/29/2007, -1/+1You'd have to get a swan into a graveyard first before you could extirpate them all.
- brianez21, on 12/29/2007, -2/+1http://bash.org/?8244
kq1.169. Swans are the only birds with?
1st Hint: ******* Question Value : 4 Points
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attitude
Penises
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YES, JtHMx!!! got the answer -> Penises - m0d3s7m1k3, on 12/29/2007, -2/+1"to Some"
Not all. Has anyone actually died from a swan attack? What a huge crisis this is! Grab the thing the by neck and throw it, solves the problem without crying to big brother. - BigATB, on 12/29/2007, -3/+1: a puckered muscle
- inactive, on 12/29/2007, -4/+1*****
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