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[–] rem26_art@fedia.io 14 points 1 month ago

some birds just want to watch the world burn

[–] Noerttipertti@sopuli.xyz 11 points 1 month ago

Bird just wanted some lightly fried fish fillets.

[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Hawks and eagles are trying to wipe us out finally. I'm ok with this

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Dorkyd68@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

The last thing you'll hear as death reigns upon you are the cries of freedon. Bird freedon that is

[–] candyman337@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

This one was.

Source: you can totally trust them bro! 😉

[–] wjrii@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They said it was an osprey, but let’s be honest, it was probably a bald eagle wearing a mask.

[–] beemikeoak@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 month ago

It's not their fault that salmon are too conductive. Maybe if that DFMEA had been truly thought through, maybe things would be fine...

Failure mode: Short circuit
Effect: starts huge multi state fire causing millions to lose power and their homes and belongings.
Cause: very conductive fish placed across power lines.
Occurrence: never but maybe one day.
Severity: holyshitballs Batman! Bad.
Detection: balls chopped off 3 times over with no anesthesia sort of detection. You will know as soon as the fish fries.
Mitigation: never place a wet conductive fish across power lines god damn it! Put Bob and Roscoe in Jail preemptively.

[–] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago
[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 1 month ago
[–] huppakee@feddit.nl 1 points 1 month ago

Checks out, never heard a fish lie