tags: Every Bird Should Get To Fly, flightless birds, washington state lottery, streaming video
A friend sent me this clever streaming video, which is a sweet commercial for the Washington State Lottery .. it shows a variety of flightless bird species enjoying the gift of flight! [1:02].
So .. I know the emu on the ground was real, but do you think the "flying" emu a real bird?
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tags: Paleontology, birds, Genyornis
A little more tab clearance: these are stories about the transformation of publishing that I've been meaning to say something about but haven't got around to.
"I would rather be adorned by beauty of character than jewels. Jewels are the gift of fortune, while character comes from within." -Plautus
I have no idea how much of that is real. Wish we could contact the ad agency and find out.
Anyways, as much as I hate lotteries (duh, I know basic statistics), the "message" of that one is kindof cool. "Win the lottery so you can do cool/nice/meaningful things for other people."
The chicken looked rather bored to me.
the chicken is a very calm flier. no in-flight martinis for that chick!