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Page 4 of 4 < 1 2 3 4 Topic Options #199576 - 05/01/11 04:57 PM Re: raven seagull sparrow crow [Re: Tromboniator] BranShea Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/06 Posts: 5249 Loc: Netherlands, the Hague 'Here it's about a mile as the raven flies' Random quotes: "similar to those found at Calamity Butte which is located about 8 miles as the raven flies" "Situated 1 mile as the seagull flies from Porth Beach" "on the beach at Oregon Inlet on the OBX, about 20 miles as the sparrow flies from Alligator River NWR" "And I won't wait for morning light. I'd come straight as the crow flies ..." "Now to the Goths, as swift as swallow flies" Top #199580 - 05/01/11 07:37 PM Re: raven seagull sparrow crow [Re: BranShea] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5372 Loc: Land of the Flat Water Hereabouts "as the crow flies" is what is heard the most. _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top #199582 - 05/02/11 02:51 AM Re: The origin of Pierre Menard [Re: Tromboniator] Zed Pooh-Bah Registered: 08/27/02 Posts: 2154 Loc: British Columbia, Canada Originally Posted By: Tromboniator Here it's about a mile as the raven flies, and mostly halibut and salmon. And usually a gift from friends. No complaints. Here it is as the crow flies. I have never heard of as the salmon flies, let alone the halibut. Top #199586 - 05/02/11 06:42 AM Re: The origin of Pierre Menard [Re: Penelope E.] Faldage Carpal Tunnel Registered: 12/01/00 Posts: 13667 You know how it is, Zed. In the words of the old song, "Birds gotta swim, fish gotta fly." Top #199602 - 05/03/11 07:28 AM Re: The origin of Pierre Menard [Re: Faldage] Tromboniator addict Registered: 05/10/10 Posts: 693 Loc: Alaska "I gotta love one woman till I die." Edit: It's "as the crow flies" here, too. Poetic license: I actually have one on my wall. Edit 2: Sorry, Faldage, I was thinking of "Sharks gotta swim, bats gotta fly." Edited by Tromboniator (05/03/11 07:34 AM) Top #199606 - 05/03/11 10:41 AM Re: The origin of Pierre Menard [Re: Tromboniator] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5372 Loc: Land of the Flat Water A crow on your wall?? _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top #199612 - 05/03/11 10:14 PM Re: The origin of Pierre Menard [Re: LukeJavan8] Tromboniator addict Registered: 05/10/10 Posts: 693 Loc: Alaska Uh, that would be the poetic license. Top #199619 - 05/04/11 10:41 AM Re: The origin of Pierre Menard [Re: Tromboniator] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5372 Loc: Land of the Flat Water Reminds me: "he was a poet, but did not know it, but his feet showed it, they were longfellows". _________________________ ----please, draw me a sheep---- Top #199649 - 05/05/11 03:14 AM Re: The origin of Pierre Menard [Re: LukeJavan8] Tromboniator addict Registered: 05/10/10 Posts: 693 Loc: Alaska Yes, I've gotten my Wadsworth out of that over the years. Top #199655 - 05/05/11 11:17 AM Re: The origin of Pierre Menard [Re: Tromboniator] LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Registered: 06/23/08 Posts: 5372 Loc: Land of the Flat Water For some of us, "back in the day" is further back than so many others. 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