Let me Tell You 'Bout the Birds and the Bees (and the Fish): They're Dying!

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I recently posted a piece on the weird mass die-in of the crows in Arkansas. Was that a murder of crows? Heh. But see, that's the weird thing. Well, one of the weird things. This dead bird story was followed by dead fish stories, more dead bird stories, and the almost unanimous response--even by me--is humor. Dark, gallows humor. Slightly uncomfortable humor. But still. I'm a little surprised that we all find this so funny.  I mean, if this was an M. Night Shyamalan movie. . .well, it would suck. . .but the dying animals scenes would be played for suspense, to shock, to horrify. Perhaps a sequel to The Happening.  The Crappening? I like it.

But the point is, this mass death thing could be a very bad thing, right? The canary in a coal mine on a larger scale?  And what about the mass bee deaths of the last few years, did we ever figure that shit out?  I don't know. But if the wind starts chasing me, I think I'll just let it catch me.

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Dead birds in Louisiana; dead fish in Maryland, Brazil and New Zealand



After reports over the weekend of thousands of dead birds falling from the sky in Arkansas and around 100,000 dead fish washing up on the shores of the Arkansas River, more mysteries abound with hundreds of birds dying in Louisiana, dead fish in Maryland, dead sardines on Brazil’s beaches, and hundreds of snapper floating in New Zealand waters. . .

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It's Raining. . .Birds?

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WTF?

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More Than 1,000 Dead Birds Fall From Sky In Arkansas



Environmental service workers finished picking up the carcasses on Sunday of about 2,000 red-winged blackbirds that fell dead from the sky in a central Arkansas town. . .
 
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Greenlee Gazette Christmas Gift Guide: The Birds Barbie!

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I was a typical boy at Christmas time, wanting trucks and building sets. . .boy toys. I would have been horrified if Mom had gotten me anything remotely girly for Christmas (well, maybe an Easy Bake Oven!). But my dark humor gene is thrilled by this new Barbie doll. Barbie as Tippi Hedren in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds? Awesome!

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“The Birds” Barbie Doll: Hitchcock’s Work Now Complete

Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Birds” is widely regarded as one of the finest films ever to be witnessed on the big screen. Filled with almost unbearable suspense, the movie centers around a blond vixen who finds herself amidst a revolt of a murder of world-domineering birds. The bird’s start going batty, attacking children and damaging homes in tremendous numbers. . .

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Hat-tip to Kent Jones of The Rachel Maddow Show for the tip!