AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE ???

GokuZool · 01-24-2002, 04:11 AM

Just today in the Australian Open (Tennis) in the men's semi-final doubles one of the players (can't remember name) smashed this ball over the net and accidently smacks into a poor bird. It falls to the court dead

. I mean what are the chances of this happening!!!

[ 01-24-2002: Message edited by: GokuZool ]

J'aran · 01-24-2002, 04:26 AM

Something like that happened in a Dutch football-match once. Can't remember which teams it were, or when it was. Long time ago. But anyway, one of the players, I believe it was one of the goalkeepers, kicks the ball pretty high up into the air, and hits a seagull. This bird didn't survive too.

Grojlach · 01-24-2002, 04:39 AM

quote:
Originally posted by J'aran:
Something like that happened in a Dutch football-match once. Can't remember which teams it were, or when it was. Long time ago. But anyway, one of the players, I believe it was one of the goalkeepers, kicks the ball pretty high up into the air, and hits a seagull. This bird didn't survive too.

I believe it was Patrick Lodewijks, when he was still keeper at FC Groningen.

LennonCook · 01-24-2002, 04:43 AM

Uhh... *announces weakly*

AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE ???

Donut · 01-24-2002, 04:46 AM

The Australians managed to kill two birds in one day during a cricket match against India in London in 1999. The first was from a throw which pinged a low flying pigeon, the second was from a shot by one of the batmen which picked off a pigeon on the ground.

Epona · 01-24-2002, 07:01 AM

Poor Birdies

*Epona shields the PC screen from view of Titus the budgerigar and Jasper the Senegal parrot*

*sniff*

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Bokken · 01-24-2002, 11:09 AM

The bird just had it coming if you ask me hehe

Thoran · 01-24-2002, 11:32 AM

I think it might have been dale earnhart a few years back smacked a seagull at 180 mph on the back straight at Daytona.

Wasn't much left of the bird.

The worst I've done is hit a Canada Goose in the butt with a 9 iron shot (on the ground)... got him moving but no permanent damage.

Sazerac · 01-24-2002, 11:41 AM

I think it can be concluded that birds and sports do not mix. Except in golf, when you want to get a "birdie".

Or in badminton.

Poor birds. I know it was an accident, but that's a heckuva way to go out.

-Saz

Donut · 01-24-2002, 11:46 AM

quote:
Originally posted by Sazerac:
I think it can be concluded that birds and sports do not mix. Except in golf, when you want to get a "birdie". Or in badminton.

Poor birds. I know it was an accident, but that's a heckuva way to go out.

-Saz

And racing pigeons of course!

01-24-2002, 04:39 AM	#3
Grojlach Zartan Join Date: May 2, 2001 Location: Ulpia Noviomagus Batavorum Age: 43 Posts: 5,281	quote: Originally posted by J'aran: Something like that happened in a Dutch football-match once. Can't remember which teams it were, or when it was. Long time ago. But anyway, one of the players, I believe it was one of the goalkeepers, kicks the ball pretty high up into the air, and hits a seagull. This bird didn't survive too. I believe it was Patrick Lodewijks, when he was still keeper at FC Groningen.

01-24-2002, 04:43 AM	#4
LennonCook Jack Burton Join Date: November 10, 2001 Location: Bathurst & Orange, in constant flux Age: 37 Posts: 5,452	Uhh... announces weakly AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE ???

01-24-2002, 04:46 AM	#5
Donut Jack Burton Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Airstrip One Age: 40 Posts: 5,571	The Australians managed to kill two birds in one day during a cricket match against India in London in 1999. The first was from a throw which pinged a low flying pigeon, the second was from a shot by one of the batmen which picked off a pigeon on the ground. __________________ [img]\"http://www.wheatsheaf.freeserve.co.uk/roastspurs.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> <br />Proud member of the Axis of Upheaval<br />Official Titterer of the Laughing Hyenas<br />Josiah Bartlet - the best President the US never had.<br />The 1st D in the D & D Show

01-24-2002, 07:01 AM	#6
Epona Zartan Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: London, England Age: 53 Posts: 5,164	Poor Birdies Epona shields the PC screen from view of Titus the budgerigar and Jasper the Senegal parrot sniff [ 01-24-2002: Message edited by: Epona ] __________________ [img]\"http://www.wizardrealm.com/images/epona.gif\" alt=\" - \" />

01-24-2002, 11:41 AM	#9
Sazerac Ironworks Moderator Join Date: January 7, 2001 Location: Monroe, LA Age: 60 Posts: 7,387	I think it can be concluded that birds and sports do not mix. Except in golf, when you want to get a "birdie". Or in badminton. Poor birds. I know it was an accident, but that's a heckuva way to go out. -Saz __________________ "And all my days are trances, and all my nightly dreams, Are where thy grey eye glances, and where thy footstep gleams, In what ethereal dances, by what eternal streams..."

01-24-2002, 04:11 AM	#1
GokuZool Lord Ao Join Date: September 11, 2001 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,061	Just today in the Australian Open (Tennis) in the men's semi-final doubles one of the players (can't remember name) smashed this ball over the net and accidently smacks into a poor bird. It falls to the court dead . I mean what are the chances of this happening!!! [ 01-24-2002: Message edited by: GokuZool ]

01-24-2002, 04:26 AM	#2
J'aran Mephistopheles Join Date: December 12, 2001 Location: Fryslân, The Netherlands Age: 44 Posts: 1,493	Something like that happened in a Dutch football-match once. Can't remember which teams it were, or when it was. Long time ago. But anyway, one of the players, I believe it was one of the goalkeepers, kicks the ball pretty high up into the air, and hits a seagull. This bird didn't survive too.

01-24-2002, 11:09 AM	#7
Bokken Baaz Draconian Join Date: August 28, 2001 Location: Australia Age: 46 Posts: 708	The bird just had it coming if you ask me hehe

01-24-2002, 11:32 AM	#8
Thoran Galvatron Join Date: January 10, 2002 Location: Upstate NY Age: 56 Posts: 2,109	I think it might have been dale earnhart a few years back smacked a seagull at 180 mph on the back straight at Daytona. Wasn't much left of the bird. The worst I've done is hit a Canada Goose in the butt with a 9 iron shot (on the ground)... got him moving but no permanent damage.

01-24-2002, 11:46 AM	#10
Donut Jack Burton Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Airstrip One Age: 40 Posts: 5,571	quote: Originally posted by Sazerac: I think it can be concluded that birds and sports do not mix. Except in golf, when you want to get a "birdie". Or in badminton. Poor birds. I know it was an accident, but that's a heckuva way to go out. -Saz And racing pigeons of course! __________________ [img]\"http://www.wheatsheaf.freeserve.co.uk/roastspurs.gif\" alt=\" - \" /> <br />Proud member of the Axis of Upheaval<br />Official Titterer of the Laughing Hyenas<br />Josiah Bartlet - the best President the US never had.<br />The 1st D in the D & D Show

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