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Friday, August 29, 2008 :::

Animated Friday (For the Birds Edition)!

I happen to think that most birds are nothing more than winged vermin, but I guess on occasion they can be pretty. From far away. And if they aren't chirping incessantly or dive-bombing at my head. But I don't actually harbor any ill will toward the poor creatures, as this series of animated GIFs might imply:

Golf is for the birds.

Baseball is for the birds.

Melodramatic ceremonies are for the birds.


::: posted by dan at 12:24 PM :: [ link ] :: (6) comments Social Bookmark Button

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What the hell happened in that second video?! It was like a cartoon!!

By Anonymous Sarah, at 5:41 PM  




Yeah, I saw the ball land but what happened to the bird..was it just completely obliterated?

By Blogger Trudy, at 12:47 PM  




You can see it a little better in the actual video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KpQr1LyHhg0

By Blogger dan, at 1:48 PM  




The third one is definitely a fake.

By Blogger Michelle, at 1:34 PM  




This was a super Animated Friday - I laughed out loud with the last 2, the first one you could see coming. Keep up the good work!

By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:03 AM  




The famous Randy Johnson pitch! Yes - the obliterated bird was definitely real. He was pitching in a pre-season game against the Giants. The bird was a dove, of all things, and it dropped dead just below the cloud of feathers. The official call from the umpire was "no pitch". They have no official rule for what happens if a pitch hits an animal (if a batted ball hits one, it's in-play).

By Blogger csherwin, at 9:00 PM  




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