I ran acroose this...

joedog · 08-09-12, 06:05 PM

...while researching something else plus it's 59 degrees, I thought I woke up, missed the 'fall feeding frenzy' and was smack into hard water season.

http://www.thejump.net/humor/You-Won...e-This-One.htm

bassboogieman · 08-09-12, 06:29 PM

If Bryce sees that, he'll for sure be teaching his parrot a new trick.................

WatterBoy · 08-09-12, 07:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by joedog

...while researching something else plus it's 59 degrees, I thought I woke up, missed the 'fall feeding frenzy' and was smack into hard water season.

http://www.thejump.net/humor/You-Won...e-This-One.htm

It's embellished a bit at the link above. Read here for the real thing.

joedog · 08-09-12, 07:25 PM

It's the old "I heard from a friend who had a cousin who knew a..." American Story telling process.

It's similar to a 'caption this' picture.
Funny all the same. To me anyways.

Jrob78 · 08-09-12, 07:45 PM

Great story!

Dogmatic · 08-09-12, 10:33 PM

It's a great story of how a story gets exaggerated all across the web...funny original story though. Damn Starlings!

nofearengineer · 08-10-12, 11:32 AM

I love starlings. It always bothers me when I see flocks of them poisoned because they have gotten to be pests. They are very smart (like parrots almost), and can even talk when human-raised. They're not "classically" pretty, but the spots on their wings are kind of cool.

bassboogieman · 08-10-12, 11:45 AM

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I love starlings

You have just become certifiably NUTS!

You were correct when you stated they are a pest, and they exert a lot of pressure on other bird species to survive. I personally detest them

during migration when thousands of them decend on our bird feeders and their droppings cover my car, and everything else outdoors to the extent of being a health hazzard. I have no issues with methods used to control their numbers, not talking eradication just control.

Dogmatic · 08-11-12, 06:24 AM

^^^^^Preferably eradication. As an invasive species, why not? Individually, I bet they are "cool" birds, I like most Black birds, ravens, crows, grackles, red wing, mag pies,(they're "smart", or clever birds), but this little English invader...

nofearengineer · 08-11-12, 11:45 AM

I never knew they weren't native. It's such a shame they cause so many problems. I wonder why they haven't tried to get rid of them? IF they were tasty, like the passenger pigeon, it would have happened a long time ago. Maybe if we have another great depression, people will resort to eating starlings.

Dogmatic · 08-11-12, 05:09 PM

They eat sparrows(whole) in the rest of the world, why not starlings.

keithdog · 08-11-12, 07:39 PM

A little cornbread mix, onions and celery, it's all ya need.

08-09-12, 06:05 PM	#1
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	I ran acroose this... ...while researching something else plus it's 59 degrees, I thought I woke up, missed the 'fall feeding frenzy' and was smack into hard water season. http://www.thejump.net/humor/You-Won...e-This-One.htm __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that."

08-09-12, 07:25 PM	#4
joedog BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: JANESVILLE,WI. 53545 Posts: 3,415	It's the old "I heard from a friend who had a cousin who knew a..." American Story telling process. It's similar to a 'caption this' picture. Funny all the same. To me anyways. __________________ "Fishing isn't life or death... it's more important than that."

08-09-12, 07:45 PM	#5
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	Great story! __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

08-10-12, 11:32 AM	#7
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	I love starlings. It always bothers me when I see flocks of them poisoned because they have gotten to be pests. They are very smart (like parrots almost), and can even talk when human-raised. They're not "classically" pretty, but the spots on their wings are kind of cool. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

08-11-12, 11:45 AM	#10
nofearengineer BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Southwest IN Posts: 5,630	I never knew they weren't native. It's such a shame they cause so many problems. I wonder why they haven't tried to get rid of them? IF they were tasty, like the passenger pigeon, it would have happened a long time ago. Maybe if we have another great depression, people will resort to eating starlings. __________________ Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing it is not fish they are after.

08-09-12, 06:29 PM	#2
bassboogieman BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Parkesburg, Pa. Posts: 3,762	If Bryce sees that, he'll for sure be teaching his parrot a new trick.................

08-09-12, 10:33 PM	#6
Dogmatic BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 714	It's a great story of how a story gets exaggerated all across the web...funny original story though. Damn Starlings!

08-11-12, 06:24 AM	#9
Dogmatic BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 714	^^^^^Preferably eradication. As an invasive species, why not? Individually, I bet they are "cool" birds, I like most Black birds, ravens, crows, grackles, red wing, mag pies,(they're "smart", or clever birds), but this little English invader...

08-11-12, 05:09 PM	#11
Dogmatic BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bucks County, PA Posts: 714	They eat sparrows(whole) in the rest of the world, why not starlings.

08-11-12, 07:39 PM	#12
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	A little cornbread mix, onions and celery, it's all ya need. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

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