Is This a Bad Sign?

So I'm watching TV last night and I notice a bird slowly hopping towards my patio door and then it starts flapping its wings rapidly as if it wanted to get in my house. It was a Mockingbird and it stood there for about 5 minutes or so flapping its wings and just looking at me - staring right at me.

Keep in mind I was sitting still watching TV, so I don't think I was drawing any attention to myself to bring the bird closer. The fact that it stared at me directly creeped me out; that and the fact that it stood there for a few minutes staring at me. I was taken back by the whole situation since I've heard that birds represent omens. You know, the Owl or Crow means death or something along those lines.

What the hell was this? Was this a sign of something good/bad about to happen?

The Internet hasn't shed much light on this since when you type "Mockingbird" you get the famous novel we all had to read in high school. So, I ask you, the TNL crowd, to help me shed some light on this incident. Was it just a random occurance or was there something deeper I should interpret?

You just got bird aids.

Also: Avian Herps.

Well, what do you expect? You don't call, you don't write...

LOLZ...

Seriously though isn't that just wierd?

Quoth the Raven, "Never More"

Don't smoke the local smoke.

smoking had nothing to do with this - I wish I had stuff that strong.

The bird looked like it was trying to attack me or something - wtf?

So I guess no one has heard of any omens related to mockingbirds? I thought people on TNL knew everything :(

Quoth the Ramones, "Bird bird bird, Bird is the word."

Due to my pagan heritage, I believe in ill omens. Try countering what evil may strike you. I suggest beheading a chicken, as a sacrifice to the evil entity.

So you're suggesting that Mockingbirds staring me down is a bad sign and not one of harmony and good luck? Where's Jobu when you need him?

fuck superstition, bird was probably drunk off a fermented berry or rabid, either would easily explain why it was hostile other than omens.

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Originally Posted by K3V

Quoth the Ramones, "Bird bird bird, Bird is the word."

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Damn. And I thought it was Pee-wee Herman all along.

You're going to die. Twice.

Type Ryan passed away yesterday in a freak accident...

I told him not to smoke the locals smoke.

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Originally Posted by K3V

Quoth the Ramones, "Bird bird bird, Bird is the word."

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Wasn't the Ramones version a cover?

Yeah it was The Trashmen. The Ramones also threw a little Papa oom mow mow in that one.

Not every topic is worthy of a thread.

This thread does not deliver, nobody wants to hear about a grown man afraid of a 1 pound bird.

whaaaatever biff...

I'm sure you'd be a bit puzzled too if something like that happened to you. It's just too random of a thing not to be at least a little curious about.

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Originally Posted by Gohron

Wasn't the Ramones version a cover?

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Yeah but the Ramones vesion is cooler.

I'd be weirded out, too; and more than a little freaked, though I suppose watching Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds" at a young age might be part of the reason. Also, a similar story: when my mother's mother passed away, a very large black beetle started flying and dive-bombing at the screen door (it was an unusual sight, because we'd never seen a black beetle as part of our native fauna before). My mother says that her mom was just saying goodbye before passing on (to the spirit world, I guess). *shivers*

The bird thought you were cute and wanted to experiment with a male of a different species. Birds have needs, too.

It might have seen it's own reflection in the door and freaked out.

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Originally Posted by K3V

Yeah but the Ramones vesion is cooler.

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Confirmed.

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Originally Posted by voltz

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Fucking Awesome.

Ryan ... were you masturbating? Cause the bird was mocking your fapping.

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Originally Posted by Advocate

Ryan ... were you masturbating? Cause the bird was mocking your fapping.

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there's a place for these things to happen, but not my living room....

lol