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[โ€“] halcyoncmdr 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Were they as annoying as seagulls? Because I could see that being a fairly valid reasoning back in the day.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

By most accounts, iirc, they were large and slow, but also curious me friendly birds that would waddle over to check what sailors were doing.