A monk in 14th-century Italy wrote about the Americas

Re:A monk in 14th-century Italy wrote about the Americas by EamonnMR on Friday September 24, 2021 @10:54PM (#28650056)

Yeah but you think they'd save fuel and locally source the twigs

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Re:A monk in 14th-century Italy wrote about the Americas by scythe on Saturday September 25, 2021 @01:52AM (#28650840)

Possibly not if the goal is to impress a potential mate.

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Re:A monk in 14th-century Italy wrote about the Americas by heavenlyblue on Saturday September 25, 2021 @07:58AM (#28652422)

Have you just invented this or is that actually some well-known fact that birds impress potential mates this way?

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Re:A monk in 14th-century Italy wrote about the Americas by washadjeffmad on Saturday September 25, 2021 @08:48AM (#28652740)

The joke is that the Cessna fliers are doing it to collect the twigs.

If you edit out 'birds', it'd be pure comedy.

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