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Earlier this year I was walking to the post office and walked passed a lady being swooped, I walked Infront and made myself big to get it's attention while she buggered off The bird proceeded to follow me easily 70 metres up the road while swooping, where upon I had to pick up a stick to defend myself from a large bird because he clearly had it out for me. This encounter ended on one of the main roads of my city with peak hour traffic backed up so countless people would have seen this whole thing happen I felt like a dumb caveman Growing up I was regularly swooped on the way to school and it has killed a couple people either directly, by getting their spine. Or indirectly by blustering people into traffic There are atleast 3 community signs in my neighbourhood warning of magpies ,crows and other swooping birds  Thanks for listening to my swooping is real ted talk
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Sep 16, 2020 09:28
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The magpies don't swoop if they know you and you're friendly.
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Sep 16, 2020 09:31
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Ghost Leviathan posted:The magpies don't swoop if they know you and you're friendly. At this point I walked into the situation and was unknown to all involved
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Sep 16, 2020 09:32
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Crows in America will swoop too. Source: I was walking home from college and got swooped.
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Sep 16, 2020 09:32
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Sep 16, 2020 09:52
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Tip for Americans: if you ever visit Australia and see a magpie, you must bow to them. Full 90 degree bend at the hips, like samurai. This shows proper respect to the magpie and ensures you will not be swooped
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Sep 16, 2020 09:54
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But occasionally you're just opening yourself up to a lethal blow to the back of the neck. It's a gamble but you gotta do it.
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Sep 16, 2020 10:19
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Lizard Combatant posted:But occasionally you're just opening yourself up to a lethal blow to the back of the neck. It's a gamble but you gotta do it. Truly, this is the only honourable way to die in swooping season. Not to be killed during escape, but to be chosen for death.
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Sep 16, 2020 10:23
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TheMostFrench posted:Truly, this is the only honourable way to die in swooping season. Not to be killed during escape, but to be chosen for death. Hey, like every other tradition or ritual; if there was a better way, people would do it.
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Sep 16, 2020 10:26
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Do not bow to the cassowary though. I would say run from the cassowary but it won't help you. If you're a tourist and you encounter a pissed off cassowary you're already a gonner.
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Sep 16, 2020 10:35
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Jestery posted:Growing up I was regularly swooped on the way to school and it has killed a couple people [...]directly, by getting their spine. This part does not seem like it could be true
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Sep 16, 2020 10:44
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Yes, it's like a lava lamp.
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Sep 16, 2020 10:48
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PittTheElder posted:This part does not seem like it could be true From what I found googling around there was an unconfirmed case in Queensland of this happening. Definitely killed this cyclist though: https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/15/australia/australia-magpie-death-intl-hnk-scli/index.html
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Sep 16, 2020 11:05
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Jose posted:Some great memes the last few pages imagine I quoted them all except the Chalmers being dead one 
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Sep 16, 2020 11:07
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PittTheElder posted:This part does not seem like it could be true Magpie x-ray finisher. There's no way it could get your spine they can barely break your skin.
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Sep 16, 2020 11:36
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Bootleg Trunks posted:Is it St Swoopins Day already? He just looks so snug behind his desk. The very essence of probity
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Sep 16, 2020 15:30
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Brilliant.
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Sep 16, 2020 15:53
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Just pretend I quoted all the memes on the last two pages cause they've all been amazing
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Sep 16, 2020 16:57
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I feel like everything I know about Australian culture I learned from Simpsons memes.
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seiferguy posted:I feel like everything I know about Australian culture I learned from Simpsons memes. It's probably more accurate than the actual Australia episode.
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Sep 16, 2020 17:05
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I assume "Swooping cunts" is from some specific IRL thing?
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Sep 16, 2020 17:12
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGGTcYfrEZU
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Sep 16, 2020 17:16
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BizarroAzrael posted:I assume "Swooping cunts" is from some specific IRL thing? Swooping - the behavior of the wild australian magpie, an intensely territorial bird during mating season Cunts - persons. Edit: have a meme 
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Sep 16, 2020 17:21
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If you saw that Rick and Morty special where they're Australian, it's 100% accurate
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Sep 16, 2020 17:25
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ikanreed posted:Swooping - the behavior of the wild australian magpie, an intensely territorial bird during mating season Not being swept out to sea, 7/10
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Sep 16, 2020 17:35
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Ghost Leviathan posted:If you saw that Rick and Morty special where they're Australian, it's 100% accurate https://youtube.com/watch?v=v6yg4ImnYwA e. lol I now appreciate the swooping in the intro
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Sep 16, 2020 17:50
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I think I learned it all from (the same animator's) Damo and Darren https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmL72sgVdAQ
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Sep 16, 2020 18:05
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Holy poo poo this is my new favourite thing
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Sep 16, 2020 18:19
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Kitfox88 posted:Not being swept out to sea, 7/10 Yeah until the second panel I thought maybe dude was the waterlogged corpse of a pm
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RobrtDwnsySyndrome posted:Yeah until the second panel I thought maybe dude was the waterlogged corpse of a pm You don't have an eidetic memory of simpsons scenes? Weird.
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Sep 16, 2020 18:31
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Theres also this loving show which i find hilarious and i assume is accurate concerning Australians https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_oci5LceCGw
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BizarroAzrael posted:I assume "Swooping cunts" is from some specific IRL thing? 
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Hihohe posted:Theres also this loving show which i find hilarious and i assume is accurate concerning Australians The Big Lez show is about as accurate a portrayal of Straya as you can get Except maybe ol’ Nolzy himself https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuc9frxacfE
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AHH F/UGH posted:I think I learned it all from (the same animator's) Damo and Darren He's got an Adult Swim show out as well - YOLO, at least the first episode is online.
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p_e_z_z posted:Magpies are way bigger cunts than Socrates. then why did i get swooped then socrates? why did i get swooped?
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