FUN: “That’s the biggest chicken I’ve ever seen.”

Monday, May 6, 2024

https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-derbyshire-68931938?ICID=ref_fark

Repton: Rhea on the run in village shocks driver

A rhea on the run left a driver in shock after it jumped out in front of his car.

The large, flightless bird was seen running down Main Street in Repton, Derbyshire, on Sunday afternoon.

Robert Jay, a window cleaner in the village, was driving with his wife when the rhea suddenly appeared.

Mr Jay shared a video, which was filmed by his wife, on social media with the caption: “That’s the biggest chicken I’ve ever seen.”

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I just found this video funny and can not imagine that I’d have thought it was chicken.

Laugh!

Not every story has to be a serious Debby Downer.

Poor “chicken”.

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FUN: Skydiving beavers — another Gooferment idea that was not half bad

Friday, March 29, 2024

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/70282/watch-beavers-parachute-planes-footage-1948?ICID=ref_

Watch Beavers Parachute From Planes in Footage From 1948
Skydiving beavers. What could possibly go wrong?
By Rebecca OConnell | Mar 25, 2024, 3:27 PM EDT

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With the help of test beaver Geronimo, Heter created a special wooden box that opened on impact. In total, 76 beavers were dropped in Chamberlain Basin, with all but one surviving. They went on to live fruitful, busy lives in their remote new home. 

The story of the furry skydivers may sound too silly to be true, but there is video evidence. Fish and Game historian Sharon Clark found the forgotten footage, and thanks to the magic of the internet, we can all enjoy it today.

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Well for one beaver, it didn’t work out so well.

Pretty funny to me.  Wonder what the beavers thought of it?

Do beavers think?

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RANT: Close to “getting out of control”!

Wednesday, September 20, 2023

FROM FARK:

Intercepted Russian comms show we were a lot, LOT closer to, “This business will get out of control” than the Brits originally admitted 

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Quoting a movie: “This business will get out of control. It will get out of control and we’ll be lucky to live through it.” — The Hunt for Red October (1990) by Admiral Josh Painter played by Fred Dalton Thompson

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https://www.standard.co.uk/news/uk/russian-pilot-shoot-down-raf-aircraft-2022-missile-bbc-mod-b1106925.html?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

NewsUK

Rogue Russian pilot ‘tried to shoot down RAF aircraft in 2022’

  • A SU-27 fighter fired the missiles at the RAF aircraft / AFP via Getty Images

By Matt Watts

1 day ago (NOTE:  2023-09Sep-14)

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 Russian pilot tried to shoot down an RAF surveillance plane after believing he had permission to fire, it has been claimed.

The pilot fired two missiles, the first of which missed rather than malfunctioned as claimed at the time, the BBC has reported.

Russia had said the incident last September when missiles were fired at the RAF aircraft – with a crew of up to 30 – was caused by a “technical malfunction”.

The UK’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) publicly accepted the Russian explanation.

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How many times are “we” going to tempt fate aka nuclear war with foolhardy actions?

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