Giant Raptor Terrorizes Alaskan Village

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Giant Raptor Terrorizes Alaskan Village

Posted by michael on Thursday October 17, 2002 @12:19AM from the tasty-tasty-children dept.

An anonymous reader writes "A giant raptor, rumored to have a wingspan of 14 feet, has been spotted by a number of Alaskans in the general vicinity of Manokotak. There is speculation that the beast could be a Steller's sea eagle, but Phil Schempf, of the Fish and Wildlife Service, is dubious: He says that no creature that large has flown in more than 100,000 years. Read about it in this Anchorage Daily News article, which notes that residents have been warned to keep their children indoors."

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Taste like chicken. by Neck_of_the_Woods · 2002-10-17 00:26 · Score: 5, Funny

Man...just the idea of 13 foot wing span makes my lips start to twitch. UMMM....wings....hot sauce...FIRE UP THE GRILL!!!

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Move along people, nothing to see here.. by tedDancin · 2002-10-17 00:35 · Score: 5, Funny

.. it's just our friend Steve Ballmer practising his new conference routine.

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Giant bird HOWTO: by Unknown+Poltroon · 2002-10-17 00:53 · Score: 4, Funny

1: Feed pigeon massive steroid doses.
2:
3: Big assed bird!!!

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The end is near! by Anonymous Coward · 2002-10-17 01:15 · Score: 4, Funny

The top of the food chain no longer belongs to mankind! Pray! Repent!
1. Re:The end is near! by JUSTONEMORELATTE · 2002-10-17 04:44 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  The top of the food chain no longer belongs to mankind!
  No worries, mate. We haven't been on the top of the chain for a while.
  Pray! Repent!
  Methinks you mean: "Repent, prey!"
Re:I am completely speculating here... by ceejayoz · 2002-10-17 02:44 · Score: 4, Funny

but could we have ourselves a Godzilla-movie-like event? Could something have been frozen, or trapped inside a cave or mountain or underground cavern with a liveable ecosystem and now is suddenly exposed to the outside?

No.
Wesley Willis sang about this giant raptor... by John+Biggabooty · 2002-10-17 03:40 · Score: 4, Funny

The Chicken Cow by Wesley Willis

This beast comes out when it is 25 degrees below zero
It can rip your head off
It can fly as high as a bird
It can bite your face
The Chicken Cow
The Chicken Cow
The Chicken Cow
The Chicken Cow
This beast killed as many as 100,000 people
Its wings can flap like a bird
It can break a glass
It can also stab you in the ass
The Chicken Cow
The Chicken Cow
The Chicken Cow
The Chicken Cow
This beast attacked my brother
It stabbed him in the ass while he was in the cold
His hands were frostbitten
His hands were also numb
The Chicken Cow
The Chicken Cow
The Chicken Cow
The Chicken Cow
Rock over London, Rock on, Chicago!
Blockbuster Video, wow, what a difference!

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Dammit Scully! by kvn299 · 2002-10-17 04:14 · Score: 4, Funny

What is it going to take to make you believe!?
Re:more alternate links (damn slashdot) by GregWebb · 2002-10-17 04:36 · Score: 5, Funny

Southwest Alaskans say bird is size of a small plane?

OK, has anyone been observed looking up at the sky and asking 'Is it a bird? Is it a plane?'

Sorry...

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