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To: tejek who wrote (278085)	3/3/2006 5:24:35 PM
From: Taro	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575627

My father's best friend was an oil tanker's captain back in the 50s and 60s. He told us about the swarm of birds always following his ship over the oceans. By the way, He was on voyage to Teheran when the Mossadeq crisis hit. Had to wait on stand-by with his tanker for 4 weeks until the commie was removed. His ship dog's name BTW was "carramba". Little cute white bastard I dearly loved. I was 7 years old or so. Taro

To: tejek who wrote (278085)	3/3/2006 7:38:43 PM
From: Jim McMannis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575627

RE:"On an oil tanker. That's one possibility; another is they flew. You do know that birds fly, don't you?" The oil tanker is feasible. Following a tanker or cargo ship is feasible. Your "birds fly" comment was just smart a$$. Flying specifically to the islands in the Bahamas that have flamingos when the closest case is in Niger or Italy would seem a stretch. Then again, the bird flu may have have been in that population of flamingos for some time, is possible. Maybe they just never tested for it.