Just been attacked by a randy pheasant

[wurzel]

Been throwing himself at my window all afternoon, next thing I know the wind blows the front door open & he's in the kitchen. Came at me hammer & tongs & nearly poked my eye out.

Traumatised....

[OwlHoot]

Crikey - Lucky it wasn't one of these brutes

[vetran]

Been throwing himself at my window all afternoon, next thing I know the wind blows the front door open & he's in the kitchen. Came at me hammer & tongs & nearly poked my eye out.

Traumatised....

you stretched its neck and its hanging in the porch now?

I do like pheasant.

[wurzel]

Crikey - Lucky it wasn't one of these brutes

There was a rhea on the loose somewhere for a few weeks. They've got spurs on their feet that can disembowl you if they feel like it.

When you get it outside ... shotgun...

Judging by the size of him, I reckon he'd be tough as old boots.

[cojak]

Been throwing himself at my window all afternoon, next thing I know the wind blows the front door open & he's in the kitchen. Came at me hammer & tongs & nearly poked my eye out.

Traumatised....

What, the other eye?!?

[barrydidit]

There was a rhea on the loose somewhere for a few weeks. They've got spurs on their feet that can disembowl you if they feel like it.




Judging by the size of him, I reckon he'd be tough as old boots.

Somewhere down south. It got shot. It's owner was moaning in the paper over the weekend but I cba to read about it.

[Sysman]

When you get it outside ... shotgun...

Then hang it up until the first maggot drops out, pluck, cook and serve.

[Sysman]

There was a rhea on the loose somewhere for a few weeks. They've got spurs on their feet that can disembowl you if they feel like it.

I dunno where this one came from, but when you see a swan someone is bound to chirp up with

"Their wings are so strong they can break a man's leg".

a) is this true?
b) who or what propagated this rumour/fact? Was it someone like Desmond Morris or David Attenborough?

Enquiring minds wish to know...

and should that be Inquiring minds instead?

Enquiring:

ORIGIN Middle English enquere, from Old French enquerre, based on Latin inquirere (based on quaerere ‘seek’).

usage: The traditional distinction between enquire and inquire is that enquire is used for general senses of ‘ask’ while inquire is reserved for uses meaning ‘make a formal investigation’. In practice, however, there little discernible distinction in the way the two words are used today in British English, although inquiry is commoner than enquiry in the sense ‘a formal investigation’. In all senses inquire and inquiry are the more usual forms in US English, whereas enquire and enquiry are chiefly restricted to British English.

[quackhandle]

What, the other eye?!?

qh

[mudskipper]

Then hang it up until the first maggot drops out, pluck, cook and serve.

He's not a pheasant plucker, he's a pheasant plucker's son
He'll go on plucking pheasants till the plucking day is done.