• @[email protected]
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    4625 days ago

    Lol, this has clearly been translated from Dutch in its entirety - the title, the snippet of the article and the tweet.

  • @[email protected]
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    3325 days ago

    Swans are fucking berserk. I got attacked by one once and wouldn’t survive if it wasn’t a kid.

  • Diplomjodler
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    3125 days ago

    Damn children attacking innocent swimmers just minding their own business! I’d do the same as this guy if it happened to me!

  • @[email protected]
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    1724 days ago

    Everytime I get into a fight I aways tell myself ‘I would’ve fucked him up if he was a child.’

  • @[email protected]
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    1725 days ago

    Is he saying a child wouldn’t have survived against the swan or that he himself could easily kill a child?

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      It was probably an urban swan. They grow up tougher; living on the street, dealing with gang life, dancing the ballet.

    • @[email protected]
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      1224 days ago

      Good old “I could beat a bear in a fight, I’ve watched a bunch of youtube” internet argument

      • @[email protected]
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        524 days ago

        I grew up on a farm and this was the ultimate defense against geese.

        They are much lighter than you, so if you can get them off the ground (neck or feet ideally) they can’t do anything

        • @[email protected]
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          124 days ago

          Swans are freaking big, especially the males, so this would not work as well as with geese. Swans don’t fuck around.

    • @[email protected]
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      624 days ago

      judging by the wetsuit, i assume he was in the water when he attacked the swan. swans can be very deadly in water…

    • @[email protected]
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      124 days ago

      I‘m not entirely sure, but I think a swan can break bones by hitting with its wings. So it might be not as easy as grabbing the neck

      • @silasmariner
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        624 days ago

        Swans bones are less strong and dense that yours unless you’ve got osteoporosis or maybe are, like, two. Think the whole thing about a swan breaking a bone is pretty much urban myth - I remember looking for a single reported instance of it happening once and giving up after an hour or so

  • THCDenton
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    024 days ago

    A lot of people don’t know this, but swans make great floatation devices.