About a lill bird (from Holland) who got shot/\/\/\

[woopidoo2]

well this is what happened,

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ppl are working for weeks at domino day 2005 now,

 

 

 

then, suddenly, a lill bird comes flying in, and he bumps to a

 

 

 

domino stone... :cry:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

result: 23000 domino stones have fell.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

when the bird was in a corner, a man with a gun came, and shot the bird.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

later, ppl started saying that this bird was a rare speacy (srry for spelling)

 

 

 

and that the man with the gun needed some kind of diploma to kill that kind of birds.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

and the problem got bigger, bigger and bigger, and now ppl started saying the want to kill the man with the gun, all because of the lill bird!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

a frend of mine sayd he agreed with the ''Kill The gunman thing''

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i think the man with the gun did the right thing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

what do you think? :) :o :?

[Higothrekk]

heres the news link:

 

 

 

http://www.expatica.com/source/site_article.asp?subchannel_id=19&story_id=25311&name=Killer+of+Domino-toppling+sparrow+threatened

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm just thankful they had blocks along the way, or they would of had to figure out a name for the first sparrow to knock over 4,321,000 dominos at once.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

hmm just thinking he's probably the first sparrow ever to knock over 23,000 dominos, wonder if he'll get in the record books? :P

[woopidoo2]

ty dude, didnt knew it was knows in Engeland...

[bas]

lol, what's the point? death penalty isn't allowed here anyway. and if it was, it should be for murders of people, not a stupid bird.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

they should've just kept those windows closed anyway, btw. what if a giant rain drop fell on one of the stones 8-)

[Purecheese]

This is most definately one of the most hilarious things that has happened in a long long time.

 

 

 

-The man who shot the bird has been threatened by total strangers

 

 

 

-The man is probably going to be sued for shooting the protected bird

 

 

 

-Anastacia who would tip over the first stone is no longer coming as she doesn't want anything to do with all the drama

 

 

 

-A popular radio dj promised 3000 euro to any person who would manage to tip over more stones

 

 

 

-7 different independent groups are doing research on the incident

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The whole issue does give rise to an interesting question though, can you kill an animal just because you want a domino day?

 

 

 

You wouldn't shoot a person if he knocked over some stones. So why kill a bird for it?

 

 

 

Are 4.500.000 stones more important?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'd say no, just keep trying to catch the bird and in the future make sure no other animal can get into the hall where all the stones are ;)

[Turbobart]

Lol, can you spell "OWNED"?

[woopidoo2]

well, for alot of persons (not me) are those stones more worth then a bird...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

well, after all, its actually kinda rude to just shoot the bird, if you just keep it flying, it wont bump any stones...

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OR JUST CLOSE THE DOORS :lol:

[weezcake]

lol this story made me laugh.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Were they building this inside a building? Or outside somewhere?

[Necromagus]

Inside a building. They make a new world record attempt just about every year, and make a big tv show around it and everything.

[Barihawk]

My sister was one of the biggest anti-gun nuts...until she got married to a hunter. Now she brings home more deer than him. Anywhoo, once we were visiting them and a woodpecker went off on his business to a tree above the home. It was so loud, that it woke up my infant nephew and caused him to cry. So she went into the house, supposedly to console the baby. We hear the child stop crying, and she comes out with a scoped rifle. She scanned the trees for a few seconds, raised the rifle and fired. Yeah, the woodpecker stopped after that. In fact, it got stuck in the tree so she shot it about 3 more times to dislodge it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Its a bird...one isolated incedent is no cause for alarm. Its not like people are hunting these things.

[wl_daniel]

Pretty hard for the people who worked weeks to put up all those stones :lol:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

But oh well we got the record anyway so why should we break the record again :lol:

[Bubsa]

Pahahaha! Serves them right, trying to make a big event out of absolutely nothing.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Devo'ed for the bird though :(

[indy500fan]

its a freaking bird, who cares about it. it is funny though.

[jak722]

its a freaking bird, who cares about it. it is funny though.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Did you read the message?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

At least seven organisations have become involved in the saga surrounding the sparrow shot dead on Monday.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Animal rights group Dierenbescherming and the provincial authority have both appointed officials to investigate the shooting dead of the bird with an air gun. Dierenbescherming said sparrows are a protected species and a licence is required before killing one.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meanwhile, the man

 

 

 

who fired the fatal shot has been threatened with death.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Endemol, the broadcasting company producing Domino Day for Dutch channel SBS 6, has hired extra security for the FEC centre. It did this partly because Dutch Radio DJ Ruud de Wild has offered a reward of EUR 3,000 to anyone who topples the dominoes prior to the start of the event.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was it even funny? :|

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I understand its kinda amusing those guys got beaten by a bird, but the shooting part?

[Jaguar_Kings]

Err well, I think the guy just didn't have to shoot the bird. I mean, who is killing a bird just because of some domino stone's? They atleast could try to catch the bird and release it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyone agrees? :?

[MyPurpleCrayon]

Err well, I think the guy just didn't have to shoot the bird. I mean, who is killing a bird just because of some domino stone's? They atleast could try to catch the bird and release it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Anyone agrees? :?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well of course he didn't have to do it, but he did, and it doesn't really matter. Stupid organizations will get involved just to cause a scene.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Not for the bird, but for the publicity.

[Killermanz]

It's a bird for crying out loud... I really don't think that sparrow had any idea where it was or what it did. Leave a door or whatever opened and of course a bird is at some point going to go in. That's like setting a crystal glass on the edge of a table so that a footstep could make it fall down and shatter, and then then blaming the person who was innocently walking by. Killing the bird was just plain stupid :?. That guy doesn't deserve death that's for sure, but mental help would be good... what on earth was he doing with a gun at a domino festival?????

[Vape]

They atleast could try to catch the bird and release it.

 

 

 

Anyone agrees? :?

Did you perhaps actually take the time to read the article that was linked to earlier?!

The decision was taken to shoot the bird after attempts to capture it alive were unsuccessful.

:roll:

 

 

 

And also:

 

 

 

That guy doesn't deserve death that's for sure, but mental help would be good... what on earth was he doing with a gun at a domino festival?????

 

 

 

Perhaps you too would like to read the article?

 

 

 

Animal management company Duke Fauna Beheer which employs the man has gone to the police.

The dude is employed by an animal management company, the people running the festival probably rang the company up and asked them to come out to deal with the situation.

[Scruffy5389]

Four words:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

"Much ado about nothing."

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I don't often say this, because I don't want to insult anybody who honestly finds this issue important, but seriously. It was just a little sparrow (I read the article and couldn't find it say anywhere that it was an endangered species...correct me if I'm wrong). True, no animal should just be killed on a whim; we should respect animal rights at least a little bit. Maybe this was a a little slip of ethics.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

...So it was a little slip. Tell the exterminator not to do it again, fine him if that's what the law asks for, moralize about it in public, and move on. Is it worth all the kerfluffle?

[indy500fan]

Did you read the message?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was it even funny? :|

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I understand its kinda amusing those guys got beaten by a bird, but the shooting part?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

yes i did read it, yes it was funny, and yes the shooting part. its funny because so many people are getting worked up over a bird. a bird screwed up a lot of work by a lot of people, so why not shoot it? is the bird more important than the hours it wasted? is it more important than the hours more it could have wasted had it not been exterminated?

[jak722]

 

Did you read the message?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Was it even funny? :|

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I understand its kinda amusing those guys got beaten by a bird, but the shooting part?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

yes i did read it, yes it was funny, and yes the shooting part. its funny because so many people are getting worked up over a bird. a bird screwed up a lot of work by a lot of people, so why not shoot it? is the bird more important than the hours it wasted? is it more important than the hours more it could have wasted had it not been exterminated?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

yes it was funny when they bird owned them, but I wasnt laughing about the death threats and the fact that the guy had that gun in there in the first place. (even if it was a pellet gun...)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I mean what was he thinking?

[indy500fan]

yes it was funny when they bird owned them, but I wasnt laughing about the death threats and the fact that the guy had that gun in there in the first place. (even if it was a pellet gun...)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I mean what was he thinking?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the death threats are so stupid, thats why its funny. its funny they think that since he killed a bird, he deserves to die. like i said in my first post, ITS A FREAKING BIRD. he was thinking "if i cant catch this bird, ill have to kill it. how do i do that? i shoot it." and that is a perfectly good reason to have a gun.

[Triplets_KGB]

hmm. Birds or Dominos?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Birds > Dominos, because they're alive....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'll never look at a domino in the same way again :(

[knives669]

How very odd... :lol: Funny though.

[weezcake]

Well it's not like the bird had any idea what was going on. It's their fault for leaving the door/window open. If you really want to kill the bird, IMO I think you should resort to your fists and legs, not a gun. Guns are cheating.