Friday, November 13, 2009

Birds are Evil

I—and most likely, all of my fellow car owners—have thought this for years. I’ve spent countless hundreds on car washes after their target practice sessions. But that’s nothing compared to what a pelican in Texas has cost this poor bastard.

(Well, “poor” may not exactly be an accurate term…)
The Lufkin, Texas, man told of driving his luxury, French-built Bugatti Veyron when the bird distracted him, said La Marque police Lt. Greg Gilchrist. The motorist dropped his cell phone, reached to pick it up and veered off the road and into the salt marsh. The car was half-submerged in the brine about 20 feet from the road when police arrived.

The full story can be read by clicking here.

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