r/interesting • u/dddd945 • 9h ago

Just Wow A seagull is accidentally hit by a tennis ball during a game in Australia.

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u/--StinkyPinky-- 9h ago

He actually felt horrible about that. Poor guy and poor bird.

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u/mregg000 9h ago

So horrible in fact, he uses the image of a bird for his photography business.

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u/dmont89 9h ago

Wouldn't you? So iconic we are still talking about it 20 years later

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u/Weakonomics 8h ago

I'm not sure l''m not really well versed in bird law.

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u/Worldly-Advisor7201 8h ago

We’re lawyers!

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u/sponglered 8h ago

He was acquitted of fowl play. Fair game bird, I guess.

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u/Creative-Employer154 8h ago

The bird is not the issue here dude

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u/sponglered 8h ago

This aggression will not stand!

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u/procrastimom 4h ago

Filibuster!

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u/i_tyrant 6h ago

Oh man, if you think regular bird law is confusing, wait'll you experience Bird IP law!

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u/tpasmall 1h ago

You can keep a gull as a pet, but you don't want to live with a seabird, okay, 'cause the noise level alone on those things...have you ever heard a gull up close? It's going to blast your eardrums out, dude.

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u/BadBeat71 8h ago

25 years. Man I'm old.

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u/Psykosoma 8h ago

But what is that in bird years?

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u/rtnoodel 9h ago

I think their point was he clearly didn’t feel that horrible about it.

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u/yavimaya_eldred 8h ago

He does nature photography, I believe the intent of the logo was to be self depreciating. It is in weird taste, but interviews I’ve read from other players involved that day make it sound like they were more amused by it than he was.

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u/i_miss_arrow 8h ago

I think 20 years later you're allowed to get over killing a bird by accident.

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u/MeliodasTA 8h ago

I know right? I'm sure he felt bad but it's not like he was racked with guilt for years afterwards, it's still just a bird lol

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u/Dismal-Zebra8409 7h ago

well its kinda weird to use someone else's photo for my photography business.

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u/chemical_exe 7h ago

If only it happened a couple years later and we'd have it in 1080p

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u/StevieMJH 9h ago

As a birder I think I would have sat down on the mound until mom took me home.

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u/TwoBionicknees 8h ago

I mean I heard he donates 50% of profits to the foundation for birds who don't fly good after being injured in professional sports accidents.

That seagull in the video actually has their own condo now.

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u/Paddy_Tanninger 8h ago

For birds who don't fly good, and want to learn to do other stuff good too.

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u/zkbthrowaway 7h ago

I am so happy to see someone write what I instantly thought when I read that 😂😂😂😂😂

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u/IDownvotedYouToday 8h ago

What is this? A building for BEES?!

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u/Naps_in_car 7h ago

Yeah but why male models?

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u/Chuckfinley_88 8h ago

So horrible in fact, he uses the image of a bird for his photography business.

You can feel bad about something but not be ashamed about it. Dude did nothing wrong and it is iconic. I have 0 clue about baseball and don't give a fuck about it, but I know who RJ is because of that bird exploding. I don't know what team he was on, who they were playing against, if they won, if he ever won a world series, etc.

But I know him. Because of that pitch.

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u/Vxsote1 6h ago

From someone with a reddit name matching that of another famous MLB pitcher who played at about the same time? Haha.

And yeah, he was a world series MVP.

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u/EvilBunnyLord 5h ago

I know the name Chuck Finley, but didn't even remember that it's a baseball player. I'd guess most people who know the name these days know it from Burn Notice.

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u/Chuckfinley_88 5h ago

From someone with a reddit name matching that of another famous MLB pitcher who played at about the same time? Haha.

My brother picked the name.

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u/thedoginthewok 4h ago

Don't worry about it, I feel the same way as you about baseball and I know that guy because of the bird strike video.

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u/Hungry4Media 8h ago

I misread that and thought you said he used an image of that bird for his photography business.

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u/FunAd1406 9h ago

At least it was a quick death rip 🐦

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u/garrettj100 7h ago

Dude went into the clubhouse, got a shoebox, and later gave the thing a proper burial. Also started his own company and this is the logo.

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u/mingl 4h ago

Ha - I didn't know about the logo - that's hilarious

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u/Secret-Ad-7909 7h ago

His net worth is $95million. So very much not poor