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>Now, if you want to see a really mean bird, go watch some turkies for a while. ...and if that's not enough, wander within 50' of a Canada goose. Those things
by Baeocystin 8y ago
>Now, if you want to see a really mean bird, go watch some turkies for a while.
...and if that's not enough, wander within 50' of a Canada goose. Those things are powered by distilled spite and angry honking.
- degenerate 8y agoMy theory on why Canadians are so nice is because the geese are downright assholes, and the entire country evens out.
- Baeocystin 8y agoI am now picturing some Lovecraftian Ritual, purple tendrils of evil snaking into a white goose, turning its head black with hate, its body singed from the hellfire, while the human contingent of Canada suddenly feels the urge to be friendly and apologise for something.
- kevin_thibedeau 8y agoWe appease them by making sure they have a plentiful food supply of well manicured grass.
- elefanten 8y agoA ritual they seal by promptly shitting all over it
- bitxbitxbitcoin 8y agoSo Canada must be the nicest place on earth during the times of the year when the Canadian Geese are visiting not Canada.
- saghm 8y ago> visiting not Canada (Apologies for hiking hijacking the thread, but I need to complain about the geese) I grew up in the Boston area. When I was younger, there weren't too many Canada geese around, but by the time I left after graduating high school, they were basically everywhere all year round. I'm guessing that they've come even further south than that now (if they hadn't already). Given the amount of faeces in basically any sizeable open grassy area in the town I grew up, it seemed pretty clear they weren't just visiting any more.
- Falling3 8y agoGeese are some of the most fiercely protective animals I've ever encountered. They're also incredibly sweet when they have no one they've tasked themselves with protecting. Their assholery is noble.
- Baeocystin 8y agoWe used to keep geese when we lived in Laos because they kept the snakes out of the yard. They did a really good job. I can't say I ever saw the sweet side, though. Best we could hope for was a civil truce when I tossed them treats. But woe the man who approached them without bearing gifts!
- dwd 8y agoGuinea Fowl have a reputation for warding off snakes but can be worse than chickens as far as the bullying. They are also stupid and I've heard many stories of them wandering as a group, crossing paths with a dog and the whole flock getting wiped out.
- Falling3 8y agoI've only ever had the pleasure of experiencing it with a lone goose. He started out protecting a flock of hens and perfectly fit the stereotype. Once he was separated from them, he did a complete 180.
- felipemnoa 8y agoSame with chickens. Get too close to a chicken's young and they will stand their ground and chase you away.