3/4/2005: Trained bird steals money

Undertoad · 03-04-2005, 08:31 AM

Another day, another xoB find, another WaPo image from China. This time it's a bird trained to steal bills. They're appearing at a fair, so it's not just some random act of thievery!

glatt · 03-04-2005, 08:38 AM

Reminds me of the birds that were stealing money out of a self-serve car wash machine a couple years ago somewhere in Maryland.

http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/carwash.asp

Kellio · 03-04-2005, 08:51 AM

I can see the headlines now "Birds Dominate the World : Surrender your sunflower seeds"

Wormfood · 03-04-2005, 12:43 PM

Somebody is going to kill me for this but..
doesn't every married man have a "bird" who likes money...

capnhowdy · 03-04-2005, 04:47 PM

....it's not a "bird", wormfood. It's called a "chick".
NOW I'M IN TROUBLE TOO!

BigV · 03-04-2005, 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by capnhowdy

....it's not a "bird", wormfood. It's called a "chick".
NOW I'M IN TROUBLE TOO!

Yeah, she's a chick, but I give her the money--it's stealing when I spend it.

tw · 03-04-2005, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by capnhowdy

....it's not a "bird", wormfood. It's called a "chick".
NOW I'M IN TROUBLE TOO!

They are called birds on that other side of the pond.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-04-2005, 09:07 PM

Beat me to it TW, I was going to say the Brits would understand.

footfootfoot · 03-05-2005, 10:36 PM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

Another day, another xoB find, another WaPo image from China. This time it's a bird trained to steal bills. They're appearing at a fair, so it's not just some random act of thievery!

"Uhh, my phone bill? I never got it. I think my neighbors bird stole it. Do I still have to pay?"

Oh not that kind of bill. Nevermind.

Clodfobble · 03-06-2005, 09:09 AM

Oh yes, having once had my mailbox broken into without my knowledge and thus never receiving a month's worth of bills, I can assure you that you are still required to pay, including late fees. [/unnecessary anecdote]

Billy · 03-06-2005, 07:35 PM

I also saw the same birds show in one park. The trained birds would take 10RMB rather than 5RMB. Of course, the birds don't return the money to the visitors. Oh, the birds also become snobbish nowadays.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-07-2005, 03:45 AM

What? They train them to choose the higher denonination bill?

Carneys are con men regardless of race, creed, religion or region.

Uryoces · 03-07-2005, 01:36 PM

It was nothing like that time the Killer Bees broke into my house demanding to know where I kept my pollen.

03-04-2005, 08:31 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	3/4/2005: Trained bird steals money Another day, another xoB find, another WaPo image from China. This time it's a bird trained to steal bills. They're appearing at a fair, so it's not just some random act of thievery!

03-04-2005, 08:38 AM	#2
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Reminds me of the birds that were stealing money out of a self-serve car wash machine a couple years ago somewhere in Maryland. http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/carwash.asp Attached Images

03-04-2005, 04:47 PM	#5
capnhowdy Blatantly Homosapien Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,200	....it's not a "bird", wormfood. It's called a "chick". NOW I'M IN TROUBLE TOO! __________________ Please type slowly. I can't read very fast............... and no holy water, please.

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xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	Beat me to it TW, I was going to say the Brits would understand. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-07-2005, 03:45 AM	#12
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	What? They train them to choose the higher denonination bill? Carneys are con men regardless of race, creed, religion or region. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-04-2005, 08:51 AM	#3
Kellio Kinda Sorta Psh Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Florida Posts: 4	I can see the headlines now "Birds Dominate the World : Surrender your sunflower seeds"

03-04-2005, 12:43 PM	#4
Wormfood Superior Inhabitant Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Sweden Posts: 73	Somebody is going to kill me for this but.. doesn't every married man have a "bird" who likes money...

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Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	Oh yes, having once had my mailbox broken into without my knowledge and thus never receiving a month's worth of bills, I can assure you that you are still required to pay, including late fees. [/unnecessary anecdote]

03-06-2005, 07:35 PM	#11
Billy Professor Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Posts: 1,462	I also saw the same birds show in one park. The trained birds would take 10RMB rather than 5RMB. Of course, the birds don't return the money to the visitors. Oh, the birds also become snobbish nowadays.

03-07-2005, 01:36 PM	#13
Uryoces 2nd Covenant, yo Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Pugetropolis Posts: 583	It was nothing like that time the Killer Bees broke into my house demanding to know where I kept my pollen. __________________ The party's over ... the drink ... and the luck ... ran out. Last edited by Uryoces; 03-07-2005 at 01:37 PM. Reason: Typoseses

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