# I did it to see if it would fly ? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 6, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-to-see-if-it-would-fly/577398 "2011-04-06T15:34:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Any\_Other\_Name](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f17d59/32.png) [@Any\_Other\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Any_Other_Name)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-to-see-if-it-would-fly/577398/1 "2011-04-06T15:34:47Z")
[Owl Mascot Kicked to Death by Soccer Player](http://www.petside.com/petsideblog/2011/03/frequently-depicted-as-icons-of.php?obref=outloud&obref=obnetwork) I opened the article expecting that the owl mascot was a person, but it was an actual owl. I think it was a terrible thing for the player to do, but this isn’t an RO thread. I had to share this because I literally laughed out load here at the office while reading the player’s explanation: “I was not trying to hurt the owl. I did it to see if it would fly.” For finding that one of the funniest things I’ve read, I’m sure I’ll be going to hell, likely on the express train. ---
**Author:** ![Azeotrope](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/0ea827/32.png) [@Azeotrope](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Azeotrope)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-to-see-if-it-would-fly/577398/2 "2011-04-06T15:40:35Z")
Well, since that team is gonna need a new mascot anyway, I say they go with an ostrich. If the player tries the same trick again, he’ll be finding out if HE can fly 😉 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 3:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-to-see-if-it-would-fly/577398/3 "2011-04-06T15:42:19Z")
Was God his witness? Idiot. ---
**Author:** ![Sailboat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sailboat/32/461_2.png) [@Sailboat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sailboat)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-to-see-if-it-would-fly/577398/4 "2011-04-06T15:51:38Z")
It bears emphasis that the owl was lying on the field, stunned, after having been hit by the soccer ball. This vicious idiot attacked an injured animal – literally kicking (him or her, the article isn’t clear) while the bird was down. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-to-see-if-it-would-fly/577398/5 "2011-04-06T16:51:43Z")
Was it really stunned, or just pinin’ for the fjords? ---
**Author:** ![Max\_the\_Immortal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/6de8d8/32.png) [@Max\_the\_Immortal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_the_Immortal)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-to-see-if-it-would-fly/577398/6 "2011-04-06T16:53:18Z")
Just the other day I was watching [this Mock the Week clip](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYTsP8SsfA8&feature=related) (NSFW) about soccer players’ lack of perspective. ---
**Author:** ![Any\_Other\_Name](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f17d59/32.png) [@Any\_Other\_Name](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Any_Other_Name)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-to-see-if-it-would-fly/577398/7 "2011-04-06T19:13:02Z")
Yeah, I laughed at the player’s comment, but obviously it was a stupid senseless **vicious** thing to do. Fans, officials and others are calling for sanctions, suspensions, banning, prosecution, I’m sure he’ll be paying for his action. I like the ostrich as the new mascot. I’d like to suggest a steel cage between the new mascot and the punter in the story. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-to-see-if-it-would-fly/577398/8 "2011-04-06T22:26:50Z")
> [@runner pat](#): > > Was God his witness? > Idiot. Yeah. A turkey would be an excellent replacement mascot - much easier to find in stores than ostriches or owls. Of course, fresh turkeys are seasonal, so best to go with a frozen one. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2011, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-to-see-if-it-would-fly/577398/9 "2011-04-06T22:54:33Z")
I think a 10 ton boulder would be a good mascot. Let this guy try to kick it out of the way. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-to-see-if-it-would-fly/577398/10 "2011-04-07T00:07:15Z")
> [@Any\_Other\_Name](#): > > Yeah, I laughed at the player’s comment, but obviously it was a stupid senseless **vicious** thing to do. Sounds like somebody didn’t give a hoot. ---
**Author:** ![PlainJain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5daacb/32.png) [@PlainJain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PlainJain)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-to-see-if-it-would-fly/577398/11 "2011-04-07T01:40:40Z")
> [@Any\_Other\_Name](#): > > For finding that one of the funniest things I’ve read, I’m sure I’ll be going to hell, likely on the express train. I’m as big an asshole as anyone here, but sorry I didn’t get the funny. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-to-see-if-it-would-fly/577398/12 "2011-04-07T02:37:07Z")
> [@Any\_Other\_Name](#): > > “I was not trying to hurt the owl. I did it to see if it would fly.” To which the natural reply is: O RLY? ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 3:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-to-see-if-it-would-fly/577398/13 "2011-04-07T03:11:05Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > To which the natural reply is: O RLY? Now that’s the only funny thing in the thread so far. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2011, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-did-it-to-see-if-it-would-fly/577398/14 "2011-04-07T15:52:55Z")
> [@PlainJain](#): > > I’m as big an asshole as anyone here, but sorry I didn’t get the funny. Seconded. (except the “O RLY?” comment upthread)