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It’s just the one swan, actually ... Police officers usher a cygnet back to the River Avon after it ended up in the city centre in Bath, UK. An eyewitness was quoted as saying: ‘There were loads of shoppers around, everyone had their phones out, laughing’.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Most useful thing a cop has ever done

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

well the swan is property of the king and thus enjoys far more protections than a person in how it can be treated

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

"...the suspect, charged with terrorism offences, was seen using what appeared to be a pair of wings to glide through the air, presumably a reference to the attacks by Hamas earlier this month. Now, the weather."

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago

The swan has left the building.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Oi, 'ave you got a loicence to exist as a swan?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No luck catching them swans then ?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

It's just the one swan actually

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's the Swan that guards Excalibur. Each monarch since the House of Normandy had this swan as the royal advisor and anointer of their divine right to rule.