Yet Another Apology
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Originally Posted by Midas 
Nope. It's from a game published in 1985. Nogard might know where it's from.
Never heard of it.
Never heard of it.
I didn't know but its from the era I was writing games so I looked it up and found its an Ultima Adventure game called 'Warriors of Destiny'
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Originally Posted by IO Storm
Good onya Nogie...I am impressed!
Midas..you know when you'll stop being my eloquent friend?
When this happens!
lol
Midas..you know when you'll stop being my eloquent friend?
When this happens!
lol
YEEEEEEEEEEEAH - I am impressed to. (I know I have an impression somewhere, maybe on my leg....)
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Originally Posted by CarolD
I did not know the Crow and Raven
were the same foul.
Very informative thread...
Not exactly the same, but in the same genus corvidae or Corvus.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raven
The term "eating crow" has a sort of humorous origin.
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And was it not 'Merry Old King Cole"
who ate a Blackbird pie?
Then Nat King Cole sang about
Bluebirds Over The White Cliffs Of Dover"
I am flying outta here my mind is feathering
who ate a Blackbird pie?
Then Nat King Cole sang about
Bluebirds Over The White Cliffs Of Dover"
I am flying outta here my mind is feathering
same planet...different world
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geyah ... it's just a colloquialism ... that I can't spell...LOL
it comes from the humbling of the family hunter who couldnt kill anything to eat better than a carrion feeder. Birds who eat carrion - are usually considered inedible by almost all tribal peoples. Almost no tribal culture, will eat carrion feeders. If they can at all help it.
crow tastes terrible. (is the legend)
but you'll eat it if you get hungry enough.
Or if you're unfortunate to be married to a terrible hunter.
crows, ravens magpies ... are all corovids.
we got 'em al here in Montana. I LOVE the magpies.
Ravens ... are HUGE.
it comes from the humbling of the family hunter who couldnt kill anything to eat better than a carrion feeder. Birds who eat carrion - are usually considered inedible by almost all tribal peoples. Almost no tribal culture, will eat carrion feeders. If they can at all help it.
crow tastes terrible. (is the legend)
but you'll eat it if you get hungry enough.
Or if you're unfortunate to be married to a terrible hunter.
crows, ravens magpies ... are all corovids.
we got 'em al here in Montana. I LOVE the magpies.
Ravens ... are HUGE.
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Okay..Barb..
When i used to arrive at work very early in the morning (a rural area)...
A bird would wolf whistle at me...I thought it was the janitor flirting but
it happened when he was not there..a black bird was sitting in the tree.
?? Can they learn to wolf whistle?
Love,
IO
When i used to arrive at work very early in the morning (a rural area)...
A bird would wolf whistle at me...I thought it was the janitor flirting but
it happened when he was not there..a black bird was sitting in the tree.
?? Can they learn to wolf whistle?
Love,
IO
same planet...different world
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my dad had a crow when he was a kid. I have ALWAYS wanted a raven or a magpie.
and yes, they can talk ... if taught. There's a bar here in MT called 'talking bird bar' and it had, for years and years, a talking crow as it's main attraction.
and yes, they can talk ... if taught. There's a bar here in MT called 'talking bird bar' and it had, for years and years, a talking crow as it's main attraction.
same planet...different world
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Now it's *BARB'S* APOLOGY - Midas - Your pardon for the hijack.
btw - they stuffed the bird and nailed it to the perch when it died in that bar.
somehow - just not the same, I'm told.
btw - they stuffed the bird and nailed it to the perch when it died in that bar.
somehow - just not the same, I'm told.
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