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Thursday, December 08, 2005

UD ATYPICAL

UD considers herself very American in character and outlook, but sometimes she wonders… For instance, at the University of Kentucky they’ve had a problem with big flocks of birds beshitting the campus. The solution the school’s come up with is this really loud and obnoxious noise-maker which scares the birds off.

Students are delighted. One of them says, “I'd rather hear screaming rockets than get bird droppings on my car."



Fine, yes, UD doesn’t even drive. Still, if you asked her Would you rather have a dab of birdshit on your car or listen to screaming rockets all day? she’d choose the shit for sure.
Posted at: 12/08/2005 09:27:00 AM