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Emu and the case of pre-interwebs mistaken identity.

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GoatHeartedPieFacedOwl · 15/05/2023 08:07

AIBU to think that Emu, the psychopathic puppet from hell; was not, in fact, an emu, but was obviously a Cassowary! Once you've thought about it his whole career makes so much more sense!

YABU: Emu was always just an Emu.
YANBU: Emu was actually a Cassowary, and it's no wonder he was cross!

Emu and the case of pre-interwebs mistaken identity.
Emu and the case of pre-interwebs mistaken identity.
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AmbleInAnnBoleyn · 15/05/2023 08:14

OMG you are right!

TheYearOfSmallThings · 15/05/2023 08:15

I agree, but to gather support you really need a third photo of an actual emu. Maybe with the puppet in between the bird photos?

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GoatHeartedPieFacedOwl · 15/05/2023 19:25

Emu. Obviously not an emu.

Emu and the case of pre-interwebs mistaken identity.
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Spanielsarepainless · 15/05/2023 20:03

But he identified as an emu!

TheYearOfSmallThings · 15/05/2023 20:08

Oh dear, are we all going to get cancelled for questioning whether he truly is an Emu? Shock

MandyMotherOfBrian · 15/05/2023 20:09

Nah, definitely an Emu, Emu. Emus do have a slight blue tinge about them.

Emu and the case of pre-interwebs mistaken identity.
Iknownothing · 15/05/2023 20:12

Or could he be a cassowary called Emu? ( trying to get a grip on my childhood)

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GoatHeartedPieFacedOwl · 15/05/2023 20:17

I knownothing · Today 20:12 Or could he be a cassowary called Emu? ( trying to get a grip on my childhood)

I hadn't thought of that...

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MandyMotherOfBrian · 15/05/2023 20:19

He can’t have been a cassowary as he didn’t have a wattle or a casque

TheYearOfSmallThings · 15/05/2023 20:21

Why are we talking about him in the past tense?

Wait. Is Emu...dead? Shock

MandyMotherOfBrian · 15/05/2023 20:24

TheYearOfSmallThings · 15/05/2023 20:21

Why are we talking about him in the past tense?

Wait. Is Emu...dead? Shock

Nooooo, he’s just retired the ‘Emu’ character and is living out his retirement in a lovely animal sanctuary on the North Kent Coast….

TheYearOfSmallThings · 15/05/2023 20:29

Phew! Relieved to hear it.

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GoatHeartedPieFacedOwl · 17/05/2023 07:30

*TheYearOfSmallThings · 15/05/2023 20:21
Why are we talking about him in the past tense?
Wait. Is Emu...dead? *

No, no, 'e's uh,...he's resting.

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GoatHeartedPieFacedOwl · 17/05/2023 07:35

<squints at @MandyMotherOfBrian suspiciously>

Are you sure that this is the sketch you are looking for?

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notsayingmuch · 17/05/2023 07:40

MandyMotherOfBrian · 15/05/2023 20:19

He can’t have been a cassowary as he didn’t have a wattle or a casque

Does anyone else read this and think they know the tune! It might be Gilbert and Sullivan.

Knackeredhamster · 17/05/2023 07:46

Pahaha @ resting.

I bloody loved Emu. I was also scared of him.

DejaVoodoo · 17/05/2023 07:49

I had an 'emu' as a child and took it everywhere. I loved attacking my brother with it and insisting 'he' was beyond my control.
You've completely trashed the childhood I thought I'd had, OP 😡

gardendream · 17/05/2023 07:50

notsayingmuch · 17/05/2023 07:40

Does anyone else read this and think they know the tune! It might be Gilbert and Sullivan.

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He was the very model of a modern major cassowary

DisplayPurposesOnly · 17/05/2023 07:53

Weather, weather, altogether
"What's it going to do?"
We don't know so let's find out
From weatherman Emu!

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GoatHeartedPieFacedOwl · 17/05/2023 07:54

Does anyone else read this and think they know the tune! It might be Gilbert and Sullivan.?

The Mikado - The List (Eric Idle).avi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-_m6EZ1SUk

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GoatHeartedPieFacedOwl · 17/05/2023 07:57

DejaVoodoo · Today 07:45 You've completely trashed the childhood I thought I'd had, OP 😡

I'm so very, very sorry.

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HappiestSleeping · 17/05/2023 08:17

Spanielsarepainless · 15/05/2023 20:03

But he identified as an emu!

Don't oppress me 🤣🤣🤣🤣

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GoatHeartedPieFacedOwl · 17/05/2023 11:23

gardendream · 17/05/2023 07:50

He was the very model of a modern major cassowary

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He is the very model of a modern feathered murder-bird?

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GoatHeartedPieFacedOwl · 21/05/2023 18:58

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