Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo
last year has died as a result of striking a building.

Tony Cooper presented the following update:

> Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo
> last year has died as a result of striking a building.

Damn.

/dps

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In article <l9ritilajohaov1ho6fks3k5a976b1od1t@4ax.com>,
tonycooper214@gmail.com says...
>
> Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo
> last year has died as a result of striking a building.

Was he a terrorist?

Janet UK

Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> wrote:

> Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo
> last year has died as a result of striking a building.

Thanks. And yes, The Guardian has the news too.

Strangely enough the zoo blames the 'vandals' who liberated Flaco
for being responsible for his death through a flying accident
caused by a fault of his own.

They give the location as W 89th St,
which doesn't look particularly dangerous, at first sight,

Jan

Le 24/02/2024 à 04:20, Tony Cooper a écrit :
>
> Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo
> last year has died as a result of striking a building.

Flac! Oh!

On 24/02/2024 14:12, J. J. Lodder wrote:
> Tony Cooper <tonycooper214@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo
>> last year has died as a result of striking a building.
>
> Thanks. And yes, The Guardian has the news too.
>
> Strangely enough the zoo blames the 'vandals' who liberated Flaco
> for being responsible for his death through a flying accident
> caused by a fault of his own.
>
> They give the location as W 89th St,
> which doesn't look particularly dangerous, at first sight,
>
Heh, that's probably what Flaco thought too. He shoud'a given a second
glance!

On 24-Feb-24 13:43, Hibou wrote:
> Le 24/02/2024 à 04:20, Tony Cooper a écrit :
>>
>> Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl that escaped from the Central Park Zoo
>> last year has died as a result of striking a building.
>
> Flac! Oh!
>
I look forward to the AI-generated report which says he was brought down
by flak.

--
Sam Plusnet

On 25/02/24 06:26, Sam Plusnet wrote:
> On 24-Feb-24 13:43, Hibou wrote:
>> Le 24/02/2024 à 04:20, Tony Cooper a écrit :
>>>
>>> Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl that escaped from the Central Park
>>> Zoo last year has died as a result of striking a building.
>>
>> Flac! Oh!
>>
> I look forward to the AI-generated report which says he was brought
> down by flak.

I'm reminded of an SF disaster story. It might have been The Hammer of
God, or perhaps Lucifer's Hammer. (Both titles have been used, IIRC.) An
asteroid strike caused, among many other damages, a massive tidal wave.
Surfers waited off the coast of Los Angeles to ride the wave. One of
them stayed on the wave longer than anyone else, but was finally
splatted against a high-rise building.

--
Peter Moylan http://www.pmoylan.org
Newcastle, NSW

Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> wrote:

> On 25/02/24 06:26, Sam Plusnet wrote:
> > On 24-Feb-24 13:43, Hibou wrote:
> >> Le 24/02/2024 à 04:20, Tony Cooper a écrit :
> >>>
> >>> Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl that escaped from the Central Park
> >>> Zoo last year has died as a result of striking a building.
> >>
> >> Flac! Oh!
> >>
> > I look forward to the AI-generated report which says he was brought
> > down by flak.
>
> I'm reminded of an SF disaster story. It might have been The Hammer of
> God, or perhaps Lucifer's Hammer. (Both titles have been used, IIRC.)

And reused.
'The Hammer of God' started as a Father Brown detective story.

> An asteroid strike caused, among many other damages, a massive tidal wave.
> Surfers waited off the coast of Los Angeles to ride the wave. One of them
> stayed on the wave longer than anyone else, but was finally splatted
> against a high-rise building.

It is in Lucifer's Hammer,

Jan

On 25-Feb-24 13:01, J. J. Lodder wrote:
> Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On 25/02/24 06:26, Sam Plusnet wrote:
>>> On 24-Feb-24 13:43, Hibou wrote:
>>>> Le 24/02/2024 à 04:20, Tony Cooper a écrit :
>>>>>
>>>>> Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl that escaped from the Central Park
>>>>> Zoo last year has died as a result of striking a building.
>>>>
>>>> Flac! Oh!
>>>>
>>> I look forward to the AI-generated report which says he was brought
>>> down by flak.
>>
>> I'm reminded of an SF disaster story. It might have been The Hammer of
>> God, or perhaps Lucifer's Hammer. (Both titles have been used, IIRC.)
>
> And reused.
> 'The Hammer of God' started as a Father Brown detective story.

Very popular weapon amongst deities, I understand.
You would think they could use something a little more subtle, but given
the sort of people they tend to smite... maybe not.

--
Sam Plusnet

Sam Plusnet wrote:

>>> I'm reminded of an SF disaster story. It might have been The Hammer of
>>> God, or perhaps Lucifer's Hammer. (Both titles have been used, IIRC.)
>>
>> And reused.
>> 'The Hammer of God' started as a Father Brown detective story.
>
> Very popular weapon amongst deities, I understand.
> You would think they could use something a little more subtle, but given
> the sort of people they tend to smite... maybe not.

Thor ... subtle ...?

--
Bertel, Denmark

On 26/02/24 08:42, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote:
> Sam Plusnet wrote:
>
>>>> I'm reminded of an SF disaster story. It might have been The Hammer of
>>>> God, or perhaps Lucifer's Hammer. (Both titles have been used, IIRC.)
>>>
>>> And reused.
>>> 'The Hammer of God' started as a Father Brown detective story.
>>
>> Very popular weapon amongst deities, I understand.
>> You would think they could use something a little more subtle, but given
>> the sort of people they tend to smite... maybe not.
>
> Thor ... subtle ...?

"I'm Thor, I'm Thor".
Thor's horse: "You need a thaddle, thilly"

--
Peter Moylan http://www.pmoylan.org
Newcastle, NSW

On 25-Feb-24 21:42, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote:
> Sam Plusnet wrote:
>
>>>> I'm reminded of an SF disaster story. It might have been The Hammer of
>>>> God, or perhaps Lucifer's Hammer. (Both titles have been used, IIRC.)
>>>
>>> And reused.
>>> 'The Hammer of God' started as a Father Brown detective story.
>>
>> Very popular weapon amongst deities, I understand.
>> You would think they could use something a little more subtle, but given
>> the sort of people they tend to smite... maybe not.
>
> Thor ... subtle ...?
>
I know. He was a great disappointment for his mother.

--
Sam Plusnet

Peter Moylan wrote:

>>> Very popular weapon amongst deities, I understand.
>>> You would think they could use something a little more subtle, but given
>>> the sort of people they tend to smite... maybe not.
>>
>> Thor ... subtle ...?
>
> "I'm Thor, I'm Thor".
> Thor's horse: "You need a thaddle, thilly"

Thanks for a good laugh.

--
Bertel, Denmark

On 26/02/2024 07:17, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote:
> Peter Moylan wrote:
>
>>>> Very popular weapon amongst deities, I understand.
>>>> You would think they could use something a little more subtle, but given
>>>> the sort of people they tend to smite... maybe not.
>>>
>>> Thor ... subtle ...?
>>
>> "I'm Thor, I'm Thor".
>> Thor's horse: "You need a thaddle, thilly"
>
> Thanks for a good laugh.
>
The first time I heard it it was in rhyme.

The god of war rode out one day
Upon his favourite filly
"Im Thor", he cried
The horse replied
"You forgot your thaddle, thilly".

--
Ray
UK

Sam Plusnet <not@home.com> wrote:

> On 25-Feb-24 13:01, J. J. Lodder wrote:
> > Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org.invalid> wrote:
> >
> >> On 25/02/24 06:26, Sam Plusnet wrote:
> >>> On 24-Feb-24 13:43, Hibou wrote:
> >>>> Le 24/02/2024 à 04:20, Tony Cooper a écrit :
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Flaco, the Eurasian eagle-owl that escaped from the Central Park
> >>>>> Zoo last year has died as a result of striking a building.
> >>>>
> >>>> Flac! Oh!
> >>>>
> >>> I look forward to the AI-generated report which says he was brought
> >>> down by flak.
> >>
> >> I'm reminded of an SF disaster story. It might have been The Hammer of
> >> God, or perhaps Lucifer's Hammer. (Both titles have been used, IIRC.)
> >
> > And reused.
> > 'The Hammer of God' started as a Father Brown detective story.
>
> Very popular weapon amongst deities, I understand.

And anong humans too, in the times of Thor.
You could have been a muslim,
if Charles Martel had not smitten the infidels.

> You would think they could use something a little more subtle, but given
> the sort of people they tend to smite... maybe not.

It was a matter of poverty.
They could not make enough high quality iron,
so they used hammers instead of swords.
Even Arthur needed a sponsor to get his hands on one,

Jan

On 2024-02-26 04:43, musika wrote:
> On 26/02/2024 07:17, Bertel Lund Hansen wrote:
>> Peter Moylan wrote:
>>
>>>>> Very popular weapon amongst deities, I understand.
>>>>> You would think they could use something a little more subtle, but
>>>>> given
>>>>> the sort of people they tend to smite... maybe not.
>>>>
>>>> Thor ... subtle ...?
>>>
>>> "I'm Thor, I'm Thor".
>>> Thor's horse: "You need a thaddle, thilly"
>>
>> Thanks for a good laugh.
>>
> The first time I heard it it was in rhyme.
>
> The god of war rode out one day
> Upon his favourite filly
> "Im Thor", he cried
> The horse replied
> "You forgot your thaddle, thilly".

Excellent! I just sent it off to my brother-in-law, the cowboy.

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