Category: Bird Stuff

Tweety Bird Dead at 67

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Palm Springs, California (Strutts News Services) – Long admired yet not forgotten, Robert “Tweety Bird” Balderstien passed away at the age of 67 at his ranch home in Palm Desert, Southern California.

Robert Svenson Balderstien, hatched in 1942 in Suffolk, Massachusetts, by immigrant parents, adapted to the stage early, despite his hydrocephelitic condition. Contrary to popular belief, his medical condition did not cause his speech impediment, and for years he battled the stereotype.

Balderstien also rejected the contention that he was female, and fought the resulting insinuations and innuendos all his life before retiring in seclusion in Palm Desert, California.

sylvester-tweety“I never said, ‘I tawt I taw a puddy tat.’  I have perfect enunciation, but Warner Brothers chose to overdub my voice, and I was stuck with it ever since.”

Longtime friend and companion, Sylvester The Cat, also of Palm Desert, gave a touching eulogy that ended with, “Yeah.  I’ll mith him the motht. He alwayth thought he thaw me, and motht timeth he motht thertainly did.”

[Image from here.  Related obituary here.]

We’re honored.

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The Reverend S.Le awarded us this Awesome Award.  These things aren’t free, and they come with strings attached.  So, in compliance with the Universal Rules of Reception, here are my 5 nominees for the Zombie Chicken Award:

Amy Oops

Phil C

Woosk

VE

Fin Peng (MIA)

May you live long and perspire.

God Bless the Birds and the Congressmen.

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[Image from here.]

The .GIF Friday Post 55: rofl copter, ride the snake, but don’t say this to a goose.

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The .GIF Friday Post 52: ROLCAT & stuff

The .GIF Friday Post No. 50 – Do the WubbaWubba Dance!

WUBBAWUBBAWUBBAWUBBA

BLUZZA, BLUZZA, BLUZZA, BLUZZA

GRACE, PEEWEE, GRACE, PEEWEE

DUCKY, DUCKY, DUCKY, DUCKY

[WubbaGirl here. Bee here. Pee Wee here. Related Duckies here.]

[UPDATE 26 February 2026: Top .gif is from the movie Gumnaam (1965).]

The .GIF Friday Post 49: Snake Charmer Cat Bird

Sometimes no captions are needed, but sometimes they are.

Your choice.

WWI Carrier Hummingbird

EatSleepDraw is Beyond the Valley of Cool and verges into the Land of Advanced Tublication, in Bunk’s opinion.  Excellent compilation of amateur works of all levels.

TGIF: The .Gif Friday Post No. 41- HoverDucky

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Sushi for Squirrels

Sometimes you’re just hungry enough to eat it.

One story I read about the phrase “to eat crow” claims it went back to the War of 1812. Because there were no grocery stores on or near the battlefields (let alone anywhere), an occasional cease fire allowed the combatants to go hunting, while at the same time respecting the battle lines.

Seems that one of the rebels crossed that line while hunting for food, and shot a crow. A Brit caught him at gunpoint in British territory and disarmed him. The Brit, commenting that the Yank was not respecting the ceasefire, told the Yank to get the bird, and take a bite. The Yank, at gunpoint, did as directed.

As the cease-fire rules were still in effect, the Yank commented on the Brit’s firearm, that it appeared to be of very high quality, well machined, good stock, etc. The Brit, honoring the cease-fire, was flattered, and allowed the Yank to inspect his weapon.

The Yank then turned the weapon on the Brit, presented the crow (with one bite out of it) and said, “Okay. Now finish it.”

[Image found here.]