When they make the movie, I hope the title is “The Finch Connection.”
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“African or European?”
“I don’t know…aaaaaaaaaaaargh!” /python
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Well, Rule 34 is states that if a thing exists, there will be porn about it; there must be a rule that states that if a thing exists, people will wager on it.
There is probably porn about people betting on chirping finches …
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This is even weirder than the gambling scenes in Rat Race.
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How does a finch have pedigree? Aren’t the papers lining the cage?
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“Birds on a Plane”
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Reminds me of an old joke I saw many people get taken in by years ago. Workmate would ask newbies: “I can’t finish this crossword - four letters, ends in IT, ‘found at bottom of birdcage’.”
Everyone would, of course say SHIT.
“No, it can’t be that”, he’d say. “It starts with GR.”
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Well, technically…
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Gambling on finches isn’t even the issue here. I’m surprised by there even being a contest with such a strange choice of metric. I could understand if people were racing finches, or fighting them, or some kind of contest that might be appreciated by spectators. But it boggles my mind that people would stand around a table in breathless anticipation for the number of times a finch peeped.
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Likely euthanized. Hell, you can’t even bring a ham sandwich across a border for fear of spreading disease. But he was sent home? No smuggling charges?
For some reason I pictured this as someone with the rollers actually in their hair with the finches inside…
Why, yes Officer, my hair is fabulously high and curly. What’s that cheeping you ask? I can’t hear any cheeping. You might want to see a doctor, sounds like you have tinnitus! Probably all the noise here in the airport. It sure is loud!
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SHOCKED! I’M SHOCKED!
Not one single SCTV reference ?
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Moreover (from the article),
Sometimes, they are given a little rum before the trip to calm their nerves.
Humans really suck.
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A flat plate on a post is a kind of table.
A bird table, even.
This right here is why I read boingboing.
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