Obelix   11 #1 Posted August 27, 2015 There's been a MAMIL who goes past me most lunchtimes whilst I'm out having a stroll. Depends when I leave the canteen. We exchange nods and that's about it.  Today he was too busy being followed by an irate mute swan which was dive bombing his helmet as he peddled away from the river. Was a new one, dayglo yellow very fetching. Old one was a dark red. Can only presume the swan doesn't like the Lib Dems!  Anyone else ever had such trouble with a swan? I've never seen anything like it... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
monkey104 Â Â 10 #2 Posted August 27, 2015 Careful! They can break a mans leg them swans. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Obelix   11 #3 Posted August 27, 2015 Only if you crash the bike I think...:-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Guest sibon   #4 Posted August 27, 2015 Hope the swan had paid his air tax. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Mikes10 Â Â 10 #5 Posted August 27, 2015 MAMIL, I had to look it up, how long before we are all talking in acronyms? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Eric Arthur   10 #6 Posted August 27, 2015 NLN  (Not Long Now) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
L00b   441 #7 Posted August 27, 2015 (edited) Anyone else ever had such trouble with a swan? I've never seen anything like it...Had to (gently-ish) clonk one in Clumber Park some years back, after it took too much interest in my very young daughter's red parka, and wouldn't take a "shoo" with some arm-waving for an answer  It's pretty rare in fairness, and usually swans only turn aggressive as a defence mechanism, mostly close to their nests.  I hear donkeys take lessons from swans in the stubborn stakes...and they both take such lessons from our terrier Edited August 27, 2015 by L00b Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
monkey104 Â Â 10 #8 Posted August 27, 2015 At a wedding in Kos recently I recall a peacock try to take a sweet out of my 6 yr old granddaughters hand quite aggressively. Just before I could intervene, her martial arts training came to the fore, a scream and a front kick which nearly took its head off gave it second thoughts. Big birds, bloody dangerous! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
tzijlstra   11 #9 Posted August 27, 2015 A kid that I went to secondary school with had his arm broken by a swan with cygnets whilst fishing for eel in a local set of ponds. They can seriously hurt people when they have a brooding mindset. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...
Fogey   10 #10 Posted August 27, 2015 I went to Bruges last year, the swans there were like a different species. They looked as though they had really been doing some serious weight lifting and massive steroid abuse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Share this content via...