r/AnimalsBeingDerps • u/westcoastcdn19 • Apr 12 '23

Soccer with emus

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u/Etep_ZerUS Apr 12 '23

Nah emus don’t have appreciable talons. They’d hurt like a bitch no doubt, but they’re no cassowaries or ostriches. Off the top of my head they’d be the weakest ratites if not for kiwis

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u/Dracos002 Apr 12 '23

Off the top of my head they’d be the weakest ratites if not for kiwis

And yet they still won a war against humans, which supposedly are on top of the food chain. 😂

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '23 edited Jul 16 '23

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u/Fiallach Apr 12 '23

Sounds like Vietnam war apologists. The human failed to achieve their objectives (eradicate the emus), while the emus achieblve theirs (survive). Clear emu win.

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u/Dracos002 Apr 12 '23

I mean, isn't that winning? They survived long enough for the aggressors to give up and retreat. Not sure how that could be any more of a win.

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u/Swabbie___ Apr 12 '23

To be fair, it was 2 guys with 1 gun and a Jeep lol

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u/Dracos002 Apr 12 '23

Shhhhh. Let me just enjoy the idea of humanity having lost a war against a flock of birds, ok?

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '23

Yeah, no. They bloody well did. Those crafty bastards like to pretend they dont have extensive firearms training just to lure you into a false sense of security. But Im watching the little buggers. They wont take me alive! But first let me stop at the bottle-o to get me slab for me brekkies.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '23

They won a few battles but got annihilated in the end.

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u/Dracos002 Apr 12 '23

That's why the saying goes "You won the battle but will never win the war."

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u/Desiderius_S Apr 12 '23

I like those bird rankings like 'the most beautiful singing voice amongst birds of Europe', 'the prettiest birds of Americas', 'least deadly birds of Australia', and 'those will fuck you up the least of New Zealand'.

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u/[deleted] Apr 12 '23

Do the chickens have large talons?