An owl sits in a Covington police car after flying into the vehicle, causing Officer Lance Benjamin to drive into a ditch on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015. (Covington P.D.)
Damn BLM Owl.
Posted on 12/25/2015 3:02:19 PM PST by BBell
An owl flew into a Covington police officer's cruiser early Thursday (Dec. 24), pecking and scratching the officer and leading him to drive into a ditch, Chief Tim Lentz said. Officer Lance Benjamin received only minor scratches from the odd Christmas Eve encounter and was able to finish his shift.
Lentz said he thought someone was playing a joke on him when he received a 1:45 a.m. text message that Benjamin had been in an accident involving a nocturnal bird of prey. "Surely nothing as outrageous as an owl flying into a police car could happen. I imagined the next text would be that Santa Claus was spotted on Collins Boulevard."
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An owl sits in a Covington police car after flying into the vehicle, causing Officer Lance Benjamin to drive into a ditch on Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015. (Covington P.D.)
Damn BLM Owl.
Ouch.
Thankfully Officer Benjamin is OK.
Wow.
I hate it when that happens.
Good thing it was an owl and not a reindeer, or things would have been a lot worse.
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Sorry for the pun.
#StrixLivesMatter
did the policeman arrest himself for ‘unsafe driving’ and issue himself a ticket?
Owl’s Well that Ends well
another Obama/Soros/Occupy/Communist/IslamoNazi/BlackLivesMatter hooligan out attacking our local police to disrupt and destroy America!
drive him straight to KFC!!!
(just kidding, he looks wonderful, actually he’s a VERY handsome critter!
Merry Christmas, fhc
The Yankee asks "Well, what does Hawk Gumbo taste like?"
Little Thibodaux said "'bout like owl..." - Justin Wilson
Owls drink “fortified” eggnog? Who knew?
Birds of prey pretty commonly sit in trees by the road, eyeing the shoulder on the side opposite. I’ve had some close calls at dusk and early morning...the trajectory is right for a windshield shot or a pair of taloned feet in your lap.
Boudreaux replied " My wife and kids were starving so I had to get them something to eat. The pelican was the easiest."
The judge replied " well under the circumstances I'll let you off with a warning this time. Just don't do it again. Oh, and by the way? What did it taste like?
To which Boudreaux replied " kinda like a cross between an Owl and an Eagle."
Who did that happen?
THAT is 2/3 of a pun: P U!
I had to look up Strix. Now I know a new word.
I had to look it up, too. The case/tense/whatever is probably wrong.
I’ve had a crow hit me in the shoulder while I was riding a motorcycle on the interstate at 75mph. It hurt for a while.
What’s really interesting is a friend of mine several years ago rode his Honda ST1100 motorcycle across the country to Arkansas from the PacNW. He didn’t like to wear his helmet, but kept a skidlid on the tank of his bike in front of him as he rode. If he saw a cop he would plop it on real quick.
In some state he was passing through with a helmet law a cop saw him without his helmet going the opposite direction. He popped his skidlid on real fast, but the cop turned around and stopped him anyway. The cop couldn’t figure out how or where the helmet came from, but my friend had it on.
The cop gave him a warning and said he should always wear it. When my friend asked ‘why’ the officer responded that a bird might hit him. After the officer let him go with that warning my friend was cruising down the road for a few miles and a bird hit his motorcycle square on into the head light. Fortunately, he had a a Lexan shield in front of it and that was the only damage done.
Merry Christmas! an a Chappy Chanukkah........
Yes this is a great looking owl-critter. I know they will do right by him. He looks dazed and scared. My nearby athletic field has two burrowing owls. I said hello to them a few days ago while out walking
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