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By joh3n (Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 02:23:50 PM EST) (all tags)

So I'm sitting at home and my email beeps. It's from a fellow astronomer who was making some observations for me. The telescope has an all-sky camera which we use to see where clouds are and whatnot.

Anyway, he sends me an image grab from the all-sky cam exposing the most amazing scientific discovery I have ever had the honor to witness.....

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OMG WE'RE FUCKED! by duxup (4.00 / 10) #1 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 02:29:05 PM EST

Don't potty mouth me now, we haven't time for that.

HEAD FOR THE HILLS!
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: potty mArrrrggggggggggggggggghhhhh! by TPD (4.00 / 2) #30 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 05:30:04 PM EST

Rock Hard Abs are just a sw-sw-swivel away!
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: I love you, man. by BadDoggie (4.00 / 2) #33 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 06:07:43 PM EST

Sigged.
And not just here but on any Scoop site I've registered on. I've been waiting years for this.
woof.
OMG WE'RE FUCKED! -- duxup ‮
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SPACECHICKENS! by MohammedNiyalSayeed (4.00 / 8) #2 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 02:29:33 PM EST

I think that dude is flipping you off!

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You can build the most elegant fountain in the world, but eventually a winged rat will be using it as a drinking bowl.

KFC bought advertising rights by cam (4.00 / 5) #3 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 02:29:41 PM EST

to outer space?

cam
Freedom, liberty, equity and an Australian Republic

OMFG, the monolith was supposed to go by georgeha (3.85 / 7) #4 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 02:46:50 PM EST

to chimps, not chicks!

that's what you get ... by BlueOregon (4.00 / 4) #5 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 03:05:14 PM EST

... for using the blue filter. I should know.

Fucking amateurs. The sky is falling, I tell you, and we still don't know who came first.

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"The german quoting guy is a little bit out there." (fleece)

Personally I would have used a by ObviousTroll (4.00 / 2) #10 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 03:41:30 PM EST

narrow-band AB¹ filter.

¹ avian blocking

Teh st4gez0rz Of gr13v1ng: OMG, WTF, :(, kthxbye
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: That hurts by joh3n (4.00 / 1) #18 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 04:09:26 PM EST

on so many levels
Well done!
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Remember: Always CLOSE YOUR MOUTH by greyrat (4.00 / 5) #6 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 03:10:15 PM EST

when you look up!
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Remember: There is absolutely no correlation or causation amongst intelligence, power, talent and wealth.

Bird Claws by Gedvondur (4.00 / 4) #7 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 03:13:53 PM EST

I wonder if that is some kind of raptor. I don't know squat about birds, but it seems to have substanial claws....Mind you that's hard to judge without any scale.....

Gedvondur
I am the promise of violence and the reality of nothing.

Correcto by joh3n (4.00 / 1) #8 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 03:16:33 PM EST

After comparing it to a different image, it was determined it was a great horned owl.

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Great Horned Owl? by Gedvondur (4.00 / 2) #9 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 03:21:30 PM EST

Can't be. Owls have to have Tootsie-Pops. Everybody knows that.

That brings me to the idea of Owl Turds which I suppose isn't that much different from Tootsie Rolls. I think I broke myself.

Gedvondur
I am the promise of violence and the reality of nothing.
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: Yes, but it only takes by joh3n (4.00 / 2) #11 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 03:43:59 PM EST

three licks to get to the center, and we dont know how long that owl has been there.
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Well, I was close. by ObviousTroll (4.00 / 2) #13 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 03:47:11 PM EST

I was guessing a hawk. That camera distorts perspective so much, how can you tell?

Teh st4gez0rz Of gr13v1ng: OMG, WTF, :(, kthxbye
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Linky to a similar incident by joh3n (4.00 / 4) #20 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 04:12:38 PM EST

here.

Owls: the secret menace!

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OK, so by ana (4.00 / 3) #21 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 04:29:58 PM EST

if he's a little ~~pidgeon~~ er, scuse me, Owl-toed, it might still be the case that there are 2 toes on the front and two on the back (in these cases, sticking out sideways).

Even if it had been raining flaming poodles, it's better than work. -- blixco
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well, when I look at google by joh3n (4.00 / 1) #28 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 05:21:29 PM EST

great horned owls have 3 in front, one in back.

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: Education... by ana (4.00 / 2) #29 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 05:29:39 PM EST

through random strangers I found on the 'net. Must be right, i saw it on the innnarweb.
Anyway, coool pic, and thanks for the enlightenment.
Even if it had been raining flaming poodles, it's better than work. -- blixco
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APOD r0x0r by duxup (4.00 / 1) #23 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 04:39:07 PM EST

How much damage can those Owls do? What kind of front element do you put on a big telescope? I’m guessing there’s some sort of protective element there that would need to be cleaned or replaced from time to time.

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: well, that was just a small all-sky cam by joh3n (2.00 / 0) #27 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 05:20:56 PM EST

so it may just scratch the platic casing, which would be a pain, but not horrible.
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And here I thought... by ana (4.00 / 2) #15 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 03:55:59 PM EST

owls, like other raptors, had two toes forward and two behind.

Even if it had been raining flaming poodles, it's better than work. -- blixco
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Conversations by Gedvondur (4.00 / 7) #17 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 04:02:03 PM EST

I like conversations that have me seriously considering doing a Google/Google Image search for "owl feet".

Cracks me up.

Gedvondur
I am the promise of violence and the reality of nothing.
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Umm. That's woodpeckers and nuthatches by greyrat (4.00 / 2) #22 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 04:30:46 PM EST

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Remember: There is absolutely no correlation or causation amongst intelligence, power, talent and wealth.

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: Heh by Gedvondur (4.00 / 2) #31 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 05:35:12 PM EST

He said "nuthatches" heh heh heh
Gedvondur
I am the promise of violence and the reality of nothing.
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YOU THOUGHT WRONG BIOTCH by debacle (4.00 / 1) #25 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 04:59:27 PM EST

Most species of raptors have 3:1. Only the tree-walkers have 2:2.

"I'm very responsive to certain stimuli, and pain is pretty much at the top of that list." - BadDoggie

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not an owl by misslake (4.00 / 2) #35 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 10:00:56 PM EST

i'd stake my reputation on it being an accipitor, owls have feathered feet.
that's clearly a hawk.

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Dude by Bob Abooey (4.00 / 3) #12 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 03:44:43 PM EST

What's so odd about a picture of Jesus with chicken feet?

Warmest regards,
--Your best pal Bob

Oh shi by webwench (4.00 / 9) #14 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 03:53:50 PM EST

I for one welcome our new avian overlords.

^{"some days it just doesn't pay to chew through the straps." - clock}

If we're rehashing old /. jokes... by ObviousTroll (4.00 / 3) #19 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 04:12:26 PM EST

In SOVIET RUSSIA, the avian overlords welcome you!

Teh st4gez0rz Of gr13v1ng: OMG, WTF, :(, kthxbye
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: Rehashing old /, jokes. by debacle (4.00 / 1) #24 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 04:58:26 PM EST

Isn't that why you have a UID?
"I'm very responsive to certain stimuli, and pain is pretty much at the top of that list." - BadDoggie

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the comic book response by anonimouse (2.00 / 0) #38 Fri Oct 28, 2005 at 07:51:29 AM EST

"Holy Cow, Batman!!"

Girls come and go but a mortgage is for 25 years -- JtL
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Thanks for posting this... by toxicfur (4.00 / 4) #16 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 03:56:45 PM EST

it's the best thing that's happened all day, I think. My new avian overlord is now the desktop picture on my iBook--I'm hoping that will provide me with some protection when they start culling the herd.
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But sometimes? Sometimes, both shoes have already dropped. Ain't no more shoes. --blixco

+1, FP by theantix (4.00 / 3) #26 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 05:12:07 PM EST

You sir, remain as brilliant as usual.

OH MY GOD! by blixco (4.00 / 4) #32 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 05:56:46 PM EST

THERE'S A GIANT GODDAMN CHICKEN ON THAT PLANET!
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"I dunno about this, Stiggs. That goon has a gun!"
"It's OK! He's crazy!"

Ob. Invader Zim by dn (4.00 / 5) #34 Wed Oct 26, 2005 at 09:19:58 PM EST

Gir: It's got chicken legs.
Zim: Yes, chicken legs.

I ♥
TOXIC
WASTE

meh. by dev trash (4.00 / 1) #36 Thu Oct 27, 2005 at 08:25:22 AM EST

I liked you better as ROFLCOPTER.

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Click

Excellent FP! by black symposium (4.00 / 1) #37 Thu Oct 27, 2005 at 05:04:25 PM EST

This story is great.

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