US College releases bald eagle indoors... it didn't go well

Foxhound38

Story this morning of a US evangelical college that decided to show the majestic symbol of freedom that is the bald eagle to a bunch of eejit college students roaring "USA, USA!" at the poor thing in a church...

What happened was as good a metaphor as it was unfortunate for the bird

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhITpTtG888

McDermotX

'Merica.

fro9etb8j5qsl2

Shower of tw@ts

Banjo String

A bald Eagle with razor sharp talons an a dagger like bill?
Huge glass windows?

What could have possibly gone wrong?

tin79

Was the eagle injured?

Banjo String

tin79 wrote: »

Was the eagle injured?

Slightly. I don't think that was legal either.

the_syco

The glass represents the laws that restrict their freedom. The eagle soared like an american, and then it hit the invisible wall that you only find out about when you hit it. And then they find out how fcuked that they are!

fishy fishy

wot a pack of idiots. symbol of freedom - capturing a poor eagle for their own entertainment and injuring him in the process. ah sure, at least they were entertained :rolleyes:

CardBordWindow

I want one!

My name is URL

What kind of retards chant USA! USA! USA!?

I'll never understand that level of unthinking, idiotic jingoism.

No wonder the eagle tried to kill itself.

Foxhound38

My name is URL wrote: »

What kind of retards chant USA! USA! USA!?

I'll never understand that level of unthinking, idiotic jingoism.

No wonder the eagle tried to kill itself.

Anyone who buys into that whole "Country right or wrong" bull doesn't deserve to have a country

gobnaitolunacy

Hopefully the eagle knows a few legal eagles and sue that school's ass.

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar

My name is URL wrote: »

What kind of retards chant USA! USA! USA!?

I'll never understand that level of unthinking, idiotic jingoism.

No wonder the eagle tried to kill itself.

being proud of your nation is jingoistic now?

donegal_road

good metaphor is right..

CruelCoin

Cliche i know, but christ these 'muricans are the biggest pack of raging retards on the planet.

hardCopy

My name is URL wrote: »

What kind of retards chant USA! USA! USA!?

I'll never understand that level of unthinking, idiotic jingoism.

No wonder the eagle tried to kill itself.

It's no worse than Olé Olé Olé or The Fields of Athenry. It's hardly an American invention.

gobnaitolunacy

hardCopy wrote: »

It's no worse than Olé Olé Olé or The Fields of Athenry. It's hardly an American invention.

Yup, shout some gibberish in Spanish, so folks know we're Irish.
Makes sense.

snubbleste

Gawd bless amerika

FouxDaFaFa

Someone's going to get their wrist slapped for this. There are very strict laws about endangering the bald eagle.

Mardy Bum

The eagle probably had the biggest brain in the place.

donegal_road

hardCopy wrote: »

It's no worse than Olé Olé Olé or The Fields of Athenry. It's hardly an American invention.

useless fact for the day: olé is derived from Allah, made its way into southern Europe from North Africa, allegedly

krudler

'Merica, flock yeah.

conorhal

Foxhound38 wrote: »

Story this morning of a US evangelical college that decided to show the majestic symbol of freedom that is the bald eagle to a bunch of eejit college students roaring "USA, USA!" at the poor thing in a church...

What happened was as good a metaphor as it was unfortunate for the bird

I wonder what kind of metaphor can be drawn for Ireland, given the rate at which released raptors here are quietly and persistantly poisoned?......

ado100

What exactly did they expect the eagle to do, fly around in circles until all the featherbrains got bored and went home, then quietly let itself out the back door?

Is an evangelical college as stupid as it sounds?

krudler

Deleted User wrote: »

Is an evangelical college as stupid as it sounds?

Probably

TwoShedsJackson

Deleted User wrote: »

Is an evangelical college as stupid as it sounds?

Yes.

GLaDOS

tin79 wrote: »

Was the eagle injured?

The college said it was ok afterwards. Of course, they would say that

Foxhound38

Deleted User wrote: »

Is an evangelical college as stupid as it sounds?

Without a doubt

Joe Exotic

What a bunch of idiots

Pity it didn't drop a couple of bombs of its own on its flyover

conorhal

ScienceNerd wrote: »

The college said it was ok afterwards. Of course, they would say that

IT'S A MIRACLE!!!!!

Ghost Buster

conorhal wrote: »

IT'S A MIRACLE!!!!!

Oh him and his mysterious way...the hoor!!:)

pconn062

hardCopy wrote: »

It's no worse than Olé Olé Olé or The Fields of Athenry. It's hardly an American invention.

Yes but it's mostly knuckle dragging morons who shout these things too, so it's the same thing really.

Ned Flanders went to Oral Roberts University.

That is all.

ScumLord

I wouldn't be surprised if the handler loses his license. For the most part the Americans take the conservation of the bald eagle very seriously and technically it attacked a church so they may even pin some terrorist charges on the handler too.

krudler

ScumLord wrote: »

I wouldn't be surprised if the handler loses his license. For the most part the Americans take the conservation of the bald eagle very seriously and technically it attacked a church so they may even pin some terrorist charges on the handler too.

This display of freedom was an attack on freedom, 'Merica!

Reindeer

As an American, I'd like to smack every single one of those morons senseless.

ScumLord

Reindeer wrote: »

As an American, I'd like to smack every single one of those morons senseless.

Other videos from different angles showed everyone laughed afterwards. They were laughing at America! And everything it stands for!!

wendell borton

Allah Akbar!:rolleyes:

I Heart Internet

I like to stick up for Americans and point out that it's a wonderful country (Britains best legacy to the world), with many wonderful people.

But this is off-the-scale retarded.

One of the stupidest things ever captured on film.

I relly hope the eagle wasn't killed (and was taken off these numptees).

Jimmy Bottlehead

Mardy Bum wrote: »

The eagle probably had the biggest brain in the place.

Not after crashing into that window.

hardCopy

pconn062 wrote: »

Yes but it's mostly knuckle dragging morons who shout these things too, so it's the same thing really.

I wouldn't go quite that far myself. But the point is, whatever you think about patriotism, it goes on in every country, not just America.

diomed

There is a message. Buy more guns. They always buy more guns.

jimgoose

McDermotX wrote: »

'Merica.

HELL yeah!! :cool:

conorhal

Reindeer wrote: »

As an American, I'd like to smack every single one of those morons senseless.

The best response I ever saw to 'merica bashing in a post was from an American on a UK site, to paraphrase:
'yeah... this from a country in which a pediatricians house was burnt down when the Sun went an a name and shame campaign of Paedophiles....'

Every nation has it's idiots.

Grayson

ScienceNerd wrote: »

The college said it was ok afterwards. Of course, they would say that

After two hours of praying over it's body the eagle told them it was fine and to fcuk off

Grayson

conorhal wrote: »

The best response I ever saw to 'merica bashing in a post was from an American on a UK site, to paraphrase:
'yeah... this from a country in which a pediatricians house was burnt down when the Sun went an a name and shame campaign of Paedophiles....'

Every nation has it's idiots.

But the USA was the first country to give them prime time TV slots.

I wish we hadn't followed their example.

ScumLord

I Heart Internet wrote: »

I relly hope the eagle wasn't killed (and was taken off these numptees).

There's a link in the story that goes to a video of the handler explaining that the bird is ok and he has a bird with him.

hardCopy

conorhal wrote: »

The best response I ever saw to 'merica bashing in a post was from an American on a UK site, to paraphrase:
'yeah... this from a country in which a pediatricians house was burnt down when the Sun went an a name and shame campaign of Paedophiles....'

Every nation has it's idiots.

Have a look on youtube for "Fail Compilations" you'll hear accents from all over the world.

The world is full of dumbasses.

Ghost Buster

ScumLord wrote: »

There's a link in the story that goes to a video of the handler explaining that the bird is ok and he has a bird with him.

Still doesnt explain his logic in thinking releasing a bird into a room with a few hundred shouting people and huge windows was a good idea!

My name is URL

Sir Digby Chicken Caesar wrote: »

being proud of your nation is jingoistic now?

Being proud of your nation is fine if not a little naive. Chanting like a hive-minded fool at every opportunity is what's idiotic. What the hell does a captured bird flying around and panicking have to do with pride, nationalistic or otherwise?

Those sort of mongs do it for no other reason than to conform to the groupthink. Not every single little thing in life needs to be greeted with outward displays of fcuking patriotism.