Swans *do* break arms...
So, hanging out by a reservoir with friend, and friends annoying 12 year old brother. Classic game of 'chuck rocks into the water' ensues, except friends brother with his wimpy 12-year-old muscles can only just about make the edge of the water from where we are. Loud splashing/hissing commotion, and one mighty pissed off swan appears...
Friend and I leg it one way (in the general direction of my car). Friends brother runs the other... Swan identifies smallest and closest target and proceeds to chase friends brother, catches up to him, and strikes. L'il brother goes down hard, and starts to scream/cry/doesn't sound too happy. Swan turns and runs back towards the reservoir with wings held high (Imagine Michael Owen's goal celebration). We exit car and go to investigate. L'il brother has a massive bruise on his thigh where the swan actually struck him, but the reason he was screaming became apparent as his right hand was dangling limply from a seriously odd looking arm/wrist. So, off to hospital we toddle whilst trying to concoct an appropriate story for a) the hospital staff, and b) his parents.*
So, a kind of swan breaks arm by proxy story

*needless to say, we got hopelessly confused and between the three of us managed to tell both stories and the truth to both hospital staff and parents. Remember kids, if you're going to lie, remember who's said what to who...
(Boris_the_Pig, Tue 7 Jun 2005, 17:17, Reply)