The 2025 Trivial Drivel Thread

[Clang McFly]

Holy shit. I just heard a massive bang on my back door and as I look out I see a hawk with a struggling red winged blackbird in its grip. So sorry I saw that. :(

I saw a hawk flying away with a squirrel as I was walking home from work through the park. The hawk dropped the squirrel as soon as it saw smoke looking at it.

[Duchess]

Have y'all seen the short video of the humpback whale briefly swallowing the kayaker?

[rothschild]

You can see it better if you slow it down. Didn't really swallow him, just scooped him up with it's mouth and spit him out. A rare occurrence, improbably captured on video. Very cool.

[Duchess]

 Didn't really swallow him, just scooped him up with it's mouth and spit him out. 

I really should have phrased it like that because when I first read it I sorta guffawed and said the whale didn't swallow him for FFS. *face palm*

[MirahM]

Leave it to RC to guide us to more accurate posting! It really was an amazing video and story tho.

[rothschild]

Catch and release.

[BigMark]

sperm whale didnt swallow

[MirahM]

Well now I'm hungry.

[BigMark]

Tan fowl tan bovine

[Duchess]

There's been another plane crash, this time in Arizona. This is like the 8^th plane crash in what seems as little as a month.

[rothschild]

I think Trump is firing air traffic controllers. That should make us safer.

[MirahM]

It will hurt a little at first, but everyone will see, this will be soooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much better.

sorry, finger got stuck, I don't know what happened.

[username]

I think Trump is firing air traffic controllers. That should make us safer.

If they were black, brown, female or LGBTQ hires, we’re better off without them.

They don’t have the same…”brain power” I think he said.

[aussiefriend]

I see them using some caution too. 

You see it right? Look to the left, look to the right

Now that u mention it, I wonder if those tomatoes are in the country legally.

I hope they voted illegally whilst they were at it. I'd hide them. I'd get them hydroponic lighting if they needed it. Not without a fight. No way.

[Duchess]

No is a complete sentence.

[Duchess]

That fricken hawk is back. He was sitting right above one of the feeders. I'm usually very understanding of nature and what goes on it. but this hawk is buggin' the shit out of me.

[username]

That fricken hawk is back. He was sitting right above one of the feeders. I'm usually very understanding of nature and what goes on it. but this hawk is buggin' the shit out of me.

If we were neighbors I’d lend you my dog. She’s just big enough that I don’t worry about birds of prey and she chases and barks at them like they’re the devil (and literally…they don’t land on our property—if she’s out). It annoys me sometimes (and I wouldn’t mind some help with rodent control and we have a nesting box for owls on our property put in by the prior owners that will likely never get a resident) but then sometimes it’s easy/free exercise for the dog—sending her after the hawks and stuff. Little birds don’t trigger her thankfully (and they don’t seem to care about her). We have lots of small bird nests around.

[username]

I’m sitting in my car doing exactly this (nothing) near a pond just because I was going out of my mind at home but I need to sit on my ass for a while because my foot is aching (overdoing it with the damn walking boot just doing shit around the house). So pathetic.

[Duchess]

I would accept that good girl's help!