Sparrow knocks over 23,000 dominoes before being shot

[mauzip]

Sparrow knocks over 23,000 dominoes before being shot
AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — A sparrow knocked over 23,000 dominoes in the Netherlands, nearly ruining a world record attempt before it was shot to death Monday, the state news agency reported.

The unfortunate bird flew through an open window at an exposition center in the northern city of Leeuwarden where employees of television company Endemol NV have worked for weeks setting up more than 4 million dominoes in an attempt to break the official Guinness World Record for falling dominoes on Friday night.

Only a system of 750 built-in gaps in the chain prevented the bird from knocking most or all of the dominoes over ahead of schedule, "Domino Day" organizers were quoted as saying by the NOS news agency.

The bird was shot by an exterminator with an air rifle while cowering in a corner.

The organizers are out to break their own record of 3,992,397 dominoes set last year with a record of 4,321,000.

http://www.usatoday.com/news/offbeat/2005-11-14-domino-bird_x.htm

[JMan]

was it you that shot the bird mauz?

[Gangstauu]

fuckin bird

[Suga Foot]

wait till peta hears about this

[Sikotic™]

LMFAO@SHOOTING HIM

[eS El Duque]

wait till peta hears about this

lol...

[eKardz]

lmfao the bird was cowering in a corner and they shot it lmfao

[coola]

is a birds life worth a couple domino's ? what selfish geeks.

[mauzip]

is a birds life worth a couple domino's ? what selfish geeks.

yup... it's rediculous

but it's a protected bird, so now they're dealing with official agencies that will probably sue their ass

[Sikotic™]

Good. It ain't worth shootin' a bird over god damn dominos. They were gonna fall anyways.

[Cheese]

wasn't that stupid show spoiled last year, cause it stopped after 4 stones felt?? I guess the didn't want another flop..

[mauzip]

http://www.dodemus.nl/index.php

[J Bananas]

I woulda tortured it to teach it a lesson.

[coola]

is a birds life worth a couple domino's ? what selfish geeks.

yup... it's rediculous

but it's a protected bird, so now they're dealing with official agencies that will probably sue their ass

that'll teach those poin-dexters...

[Kassem]

is a birds life worth a couple domino's ? what selfish geeks.

yup... it's rediculous

but it's a protected bird, so now they're dealing with official agencies that will probably sue their ass

JAIL