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Title: The Emu War
Post by: This Babylon on December 20, 2013, 06:55:24 AM
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emu_War)

Tl;Dr  The Australians fought emus and lost

#america
Title: Re: The Emu War
Post by: Keith on December 30, 2013, 05:20:01 PM
first

#murka
Title: Re: The Emu War
Post by: This Babylon on December 30, 2013, 07:59:24 PM
QuoteThe machine-gunners' dreams of point blank fire into serried masses of Emus were soon dissipated. The Emu command had evidently ordered guerrilla tactics, and its unwieldy army soon split up into innumerable small units that made use of the military equipment uneconomic. A crestfallen field force therefore withdrew from the combat area after about a month
Im lost my shit lol.
Title: Re: The Emu War
Post by: His Lordship on January 04, 2014, 12:45:44 PM
Yeah I remember reading about this lol.
So bloody embarrassing.
Happened in my state.
Title: Re: The Emu War
Post by: Mojo on January 04, 2014, 09:51:11 PM
I originally thought Emu was some tribe when I read the topic.

But no, they got defeated by a flightless bird...
Title: Re: The Emu War
Post by: Raging Mage2 on January 04, 2014, 10:44:26 PM
Wouldn't that mean we're smarter than Murica because we didn't just continue to throw money at it?

But its true our country is tough
Title: Re: The Emu War
Post by: Keith on January 05, 2014, 02:41:42 AM
Quote from: Raging Mage2 on January 04, 2014, 10:44:26 PM
Wouldn't that mean we're smarter than Murica because we didn't just continue to throw money at it?

But its true our country is tough

murka would've made it go extinct, not sure if loss or win
Title: Re: The Emu War
Post by: This Babylon on January 05, 2014, 07:30:42 AM
Quote from: Keith on January 05, 2014, 02:41:42 AM
Quote from: Raging Mage2 on January 04, 2014, 10:44:26 PM
Wouldn't that mean we're smarter than Murica because we didn't just continue to throw money at it?

But its true our country is tough



murka would've made it go extinct, not sure if loss or win
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The American Solution
Title: Re: The Emu War
Post by: His Lordship on January 05, 2014, 02:10:03 PM
Murica doesn't have as many beasties that kill you on sight.
Bad enough we have sharks, spiders, snakes, scorpions, other insects, poisonous plants, jellyfish, and cane toads.
Emus are one of a few birds that can cause legit harm to humans...so it's no shame to Australia to have fought them.

Alright, it's SOME shame.
Title: Re: The Emu War
Post by: Owen on January 06, 2014, 04:48:48 PM
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I am not emused.
Title: Re: The Emu War
Post by: His Lordship on January 06, 2014, 04:59:26 PM
You had an amazing 18-month streak of not making puns, and now this shit crops up everywhere again.
Single life is not becoming of you.
Title: Re: The Emu War
Post by: BeeBee on January 06, 2014, 05:12:03 PM
Brilliant.
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