News flash.!

[fossie]

The Environment Agency found over 200 dead crows on the A303 near Amesbury, Wiltshire recently, and there was concern that they may have died from Avian Flu. A Pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and, to everyone's relief, confirmed the problem was NOT Avian Flu. The cause of death appeared to be from vehicular impacts. However, during analysis it was noted that varying colours of paints appeared on the ...bird's beaks and claws. By analysing these paint residues it was found that 98% of the crows had been killed by impact with motorbikes, while only 2% were killed by cars.
The Agency then hired an Ornithological Behaviourist to determine if there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of motorbike kills versus car kills. The Ornithological Behaviourist quickly concluded that when crows eat road kill, they always have a look-out crow to warn of danger. They discovered that while all the lookout crows could shout "Cah", not a single one could shout "bike

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[PaulD]

You sir should get your coat

[johnr]

fortunately, whilst the general biking world is to blame for this, its been revealed that the katana owners club is responsible for none of the deaths as the birds are also capable of calling out 'kat kat kat' to warn each other. it was assumed that gsxf teapots were also recognised by the birds, but further studies have revealed that the birds avoid these not by calling their names out, but because they are so slow that theres plenty of time for them to amble out of their path......

[fossie]