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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 2 years ago

Most useful thing a cop has ever done

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago

The swan has left the building.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

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

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

No luck catching them swans then ?

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

It's just the one swan actually

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years 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.

this post was submitted on 05 Nov 2023
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