Billings, Lawson, and bates

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(09-01-2018, 10:44 PM)KillerGoose Wrote: Thanks! Geese are vicious bastards. I was a member on the original boards (HellMarine) and just a few months ago found this board. Great to see some familiar faces.

I was riding bikes with my son when he was about 8 years old (15 now and taller than me...need to update my avatar) and a goose shot out from a bush and started chasing my son.  We were riding on a sidewalk and it must have had a nest near a shrub that hid him.  We were riding to Dairy Queen.  

My son was about 10 yards in front of me, and the goose was running/flying low right behind him and he started yelling "DAD!".  I yelled back "speed up" thinking the goose would stop chasing, but he didn't.  So, as the goose started pecking at his heels, I sped up and started kicking at the goose and finally when it turned to face me, I got a good punch in on its skinny little head.  It must have dazed him because he dropped and stopped chasing.  

I'm sure from a distance, our battle looked hilarious, as it went on for at least 100 yards before I got him.  My son was scared at first then we both started laughing as I almost wiped out when I hit him with a left handed jab while still riding my bike.  

I saw a video from the Columbus Zoo (I think) where a goose chased a silverback gorilla and the gorilla actually turned and ran!  They must not have the intelligence to be a little afraid, because that Gorilla could pull it in to pieces easily.  Funny stuff.    

And welcome to these boards!  The best I have ever been a part of....and I go back to the original AOL (dial up buzz) message boards.