GalaxyGrace
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My friend brought this hilarious story to my attention because she knows how much I hate emus.
They will now be called "murder birds". We voted.
Tenroads
Is that the Twitter user also the author of a bunch of urban fantasy books?
justchelsea
i first assumed she meant the other emus ate guys for being a dick and they scavenged her 5lbs. that's probably not how it went.
GalbraithS
I want to hear about the mountain lion
realbrickwall
She could probably have gotten those AC guys written up for unsafe disposal.
10thlettersauce
Was hunted by 3 emu once. Was not fun at all.
pandamindtricks
Writing badass books and fostering murder birds. What a lady
TheAnimalLady
You're on the Front Page now, we voted.
Reflet
This was a wild ride from start to finish.
PirateFroglet
So are emus I hear.
ChaniKynes
Did she write Every Heart a Doorway? It seems like her writing style.
somnif
Yep
rockjock29
I now need to feast on the flesh of emus...
PirateFroglet
I think there is some at our local grocery store, and I live in Canada.
canman24
TheGreatWhiteWolf
Even animal control are a bunch of smug asses and their not even real cops. I would have shut and locked the door on em. Fuck them.
TripleDeuce
tbh i have met plenty of emu's but i'm yet to meet one that wasn't an asshole.
Maldraek
Gus was delicious.
REDACTEDREDCTED
wickedpissaaaaah
VarianceHammer
I once emu-sat for some friends with exotic pets. God that thing was an asshole.
ZetaRayBill
Dramatic re-enactment of cat vs. emu:
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iHaveAthingForPineapples
Literally laughed out loud +1
bandicootsnoochieboochies
Thanks for the legitimate audible laugh, as opposed to a rush of air from my nostrils laugh.
NecessaryNinja
Went camping as a teenager with some friends. Got drunk and lost. Ended up in a gods forsaken emu farm. Terrifying murder birds is accurate
LordOfTheRingDings
These are not the murder birds. You're thinking of Cassowaries. These are Conqueror Chickens. Ask the Aussies.
ValiantlyFlailing
"They sent me five pounds of Gus." I wonder if I laughed so hard because that's my dad's name... Hm.
robboscouse10
So your mom gets about 5 pounds of Gus every night? Or possibly 5 pounds from Gus every night.
tuckerx78
Privategrabass
mine are just birds in general, don't trust 'em, used to be dinosaurs and all that
rimehoarfrost
I guess it’s true, that since they are mostly dinosaurs, we should expect them to be violent assholes mostly. I’ve eaten ostrich. Was good.
ComradeTrotsky
As an Australian and someone who has eaten Emu I must ask how anyone likes it. It tastes like really oil ants.
ComradeTrotsky
*oily
Silverling
I have two emus, actually... One is very sweet and lets you hug her, the other is teeming with rage and she tries to attack me frequently.
Silverling
I only assume her rage is due to being kept in a 10x10 foot pen and fed only a handful of hay daily before my parents rescued her.
Silverling
The sweet one I hand raised from a chick and she's always been a goofy dork.
thurmin
You get an upvote. We voted.
o4kill
884 to 40. The Ups have it!
thecmerrilees
Imgur doesn't care if you voted! Wait I'm being informed that, that is pretty much how Imgur works, carry on.
prestodigitation
MulansSzechuanSauce
I vote nay, for our fallen (mildy embarassed, mainly drunk) australian comrades. But i upvote all the same. Due to hilarity
JahNoodles
I vote yay, because of the great emu war of Australia
WhydidIdothisnow
ChristopherShade
Seanan M, the author?
somnif
Yep, her twitter is full of stuff like this.
Leithreas
She says she became an exotic animal way station like it was accidental or something. I'm pretty sure that's not how it works.
whatupcorgibutt
Probably worked for an animal sanctuary or some sort of facility and just didn’t mention that because it wouldn’t be as cool
VitaminJay
Knowing her a lifetime ago, it might have been completely accidental and she just rolled with it.
phantomdancer
Having spoken to her a few weeks ago, it was not accidental at all. She just loves weird animals.
Ringshadow
Exotic animal care givers exist in a mysterious limbo where they're licensed and word of mouth connects them to animals.
Ringshadow
They're licensed and vaccinated and wahey, but sometimes the vet is like I GOTS A BAT, and now the care giver has a bat.
Leithreas
But you don't accidentally become an exotic animal care giver.