Slappie 9 #1 November 15, 2005 USAToday Sparrow knocks over 23,000 dominoes before being shot AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A sparrow knocked over 23,000 dominoes in the Netherlands, nearly ruining a world record attempt before it was shot to death Monday, the state news agency reported. The unfortunate bird flew through an open window at an exposition center in the northern city of Leeuwarden where employees of television company Endemol NV have worked for weeks setting up more than 4 million dominoes in an attempt to break the official Guinness World Record for falling dominoes on Friday night. Only a system of 750 built-in gaps in the chain prevented the bird from knocking most or all of the dominoes over ahead of schedule, "Domino Day" organizers were quoted as saying by the NOS news agency. The bird was shot by an exterminator with an air rifle while cowering in a corner. The organizers are out to break their own record of 3,992,397 dominoes set last year with a record of 4,321,000. Update Vincent Eveleigh writes, "Now the dutch weblog Geenstijl.nl and a famous dutch DJ Ruud de Wild are both offering a reward of respectively 1000 and 3000 euro's to the first person to knock over the domino's as revenge for the bird that was killed." Link Nother Update Dutch news article reports that the man who shot the bird may have received death threats. Link "Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tigra 0 #2 November 15, 2005 Death threats are a little extreme- trashing the display in protest- well, I kind of like that idea! (I mean, if the bird was already cowering in a corner, was shooting it necessary? How about catching it with a net or a blanket and taking it outside?) There I go again- rooting for the underdog, or underBIRD in this case! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Superman32 0 #3 November 15, 2005 Poor bird Inveniam Viam aut Faciam I'm back biatches! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Broke 0 #4 November 15, 2005 Moment of silenceDivot your source for all things Hillbilly. Anvil Brother 84 SCR 14192 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
