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Old 09-05-2007, 07:23 AM   #1
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September 5, 2007: Swan feeds goldfish



Not too long ago we had a swan feeding a carp, now this item from Spluch, noticed by xoB...

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A local security guard recently discovered a peculiar scene where black swans can be seen feeding goldfish near the shore of a lake located in Hangzhou, China. According to the guard, 9 black swans will climb onto a raft and start feeding the goldfish with their beaks at 10am every morning. The goldfish can always be seen following the swans closely after that. Locals were astonished to find such an affectionate tie existing between the two creatures.
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Old 09-05-2007, 08:03 AM   #2
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bloodly hell. i swear i saw that SAME damn swan in hangzhou a month ago and he was eating the goldfish.
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Old 09-05-2007, 08:09 AM   #3
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Just fattening them up!
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Old 09-05-2007, 08:31 AM   #4
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It looks photoshopped to me...
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Old 09-05-2007, 08:53 AM   #5
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Even a swan can get bored when the cable is out.
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Old 09-05-2007, 09:25 AM   #6
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Just fattening them up!
Exactly what I thought.

Little red riding hood, Hanzel and Gretel, now playing The Swans and the Goldfish!
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Old 09-05-2007, 12:14 PM   #7
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I'm just trying to figure out - where does the swan get the goldfish food? And how did he make that raft?

There's something fishy going on here.
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Old 09-05-2007, 05:15 PM   #8
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I'm just trying to figure out - where does the swan get the goldfish food? And how did he make that raft?

There's something fishy going on here.
He cooked it in that pot!
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Old 09-05-2007, 07:41 PM   #9
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My guess is someone is feeding the swans or other birds with the contents of the pot and the swan is sharing with his finned friends.
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Old 09-05-2007, 08:26 PM   #10
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Any chance the swans get fed by someone popping a bowl of dry food on the raft at 10am? And the goldfish are a little less dumb that we give them credit for?
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Old 09-06-2007, 12:18 AM   #11
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Swan feeds goldfish

Can you say "chumming"?
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Old 09-06-2007, 12:22 AM   #12
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Part of me is just wondering if the swan is just some poor schmoe who did something really really bad in a past life and is trying to make up for it by feeding the goldfish.

Or maybe the swan is just fattening up the goldfish.

Who knows?
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Old 09-06-2007, 01:03 AM   #13
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This is the swan's way of indicating that he thinks the food is not fit for cygnine consumption.
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Old 09-06-2007, 08:03 AM   #14
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Old 09-06-2007, 08:40 AM   #15
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... and there's more words where this came from
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