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(Message started by: JCJC454 on Oct 17th, 2005, 9:07am)
Title: birds
Post by JCJC454 on Oct 17th, 2005, 9:07am
Why do birds like England.

Not really a microsoft interview question but it could be and it seems to fit in with the rest of the questions here.
There could well be lots of answers but i am looking for a semi-logical one in the end.
I thought of this while I was....(that will be the first clue)
Title: Re: birds
Post by Grimbal on Oct 17th, 2005, 9:58am
They don't like to be called chicks.
Title: Re: birds
Post by JCJC454 on Oct 17th, 2005, 10:26am
:) I thought somebody would say something along those lines but its not that good. Just a little puzzle which will be pretty hard without clues so here ya go.
What does everybody in england complain about.
Title: Re: birds
Post by towr on Oct 17th, 2005, 11:04am

on 10/17/05 at 10:26:22, JCJC454 wrote:
What does everybody in england complain about.
The french, and americans, rain maybe, Scots, taxes, being fat....
Title: Re: birds
Post by JCJC454 on Oct 17th, 2005, 11:33am
Yeah I realise England complains a lot so the clue wasn't that great. ;D
You might have just said the one I was looking for though.


This really is pretty bad, but its the best I could think up.
Title: Re: birds
Post by Grimbal on Oct 18th, 2005, 8:33am
Birds like England because there, they are not cows, so they can not be suspected of mad cow disease.  (maybe a little outdated...).
Title: Re: birds
Post by heheheh on Oct 28th, 2005, 9:34am
Oh, come ON!

[hide]They like it because of all the cricket.[/hide]
Title: Re: birds
Post by towr on Oct 28th, 2005, 2:52pm
I don't think all birds would be interested in that..
I imagine pinguins and ostriches for two could care less.
Title: Re: birds
Post by chronodekar on Jun 24th, 2009, 4:01am

on 10/28/05 at 14:52:00, towr wrote:
I don't think all birds would be interested in that..
I imagine pinguins and ostriches for two could care less.


Nevertheless, on a generalization, I think we can agree that birds like insects. So, in that context it must be [hide]because of the cricket !![/hide]

-chronodekar
Title: Re: birds
Post by towr on Jun 24th, 2009, 5:11am

on 06/24/09 at 04:01:46, chronodekar wrote:
Nevertheless, on a generalization, I think we can agree that birds like insects.
Nah, I really can't agree. Too many species of birds have entirely different diets.
Title: Re: birds
Post by chronodekar on Jun 24th, 2009, 9:26am
towr,

I'm not sure what JCJC454 intended, but perhaps you can agree that for the birds natively found in England, they like insects generally?

At least, I've never heard of Penguins or Ostriches from England.

-chronodekar
Title: Re: birds
Post by towr on Jun 24th, 2009, 3:43pm

on 06/24/09 at 09:26:26, chronodekar wrote:
I'm not sure what JCJC454 intended, but perhaps you can agree that for the birds natively found in England, they like insects generally?
Hawk don't, owls don't, in general, birds of prey don't. And there's also a class birds that rather eat vegetation. Like geese, which eat grass; and ducks and swans as well.
And I can't say I've seen pigeons eat insects; but admittedly I've mostly seen them eat the remains of what people drop/throw on the streets. I don't know what they're natural diet is. But isn't their feed typically seeds?
Title: Re: birds
Post by Grimbal on Jun 25th, 2009, 1:09am
Or worms.
Title: Re: birds
Post by chronodekar on Jun 25th, 2009, 3:55am
I have to concede this one guys. It really does seem that a bird's diet is much more ... gourmet than I first imagined.  :)

-chronodekar
Title: Re: birds
Post by R on Oct 20th, 2009, 2:01pm

on 10/17/05 at 09:07:00, JCJC454 wrote:
Why do birds like England.

Did birds tell you that?
 :P :P
Title: Re: birds
Post by khuram4u on Jan 11th, 2012, 6:04am
Many birds travel the whole world during a year. this may be due to the best weather conditions and the food.
Title: Re: birds
Post by GoBears2013 on Feb 17th, 2012, 12:37pm
I interned with (link removed)'s American office (they have a little office in SOMA) over the summer and I heard this one :/. I worked with an English dude and he told me:

[hide]because English chicks are easy[/hide]
Title: Keith Gilabert,  birds
Post by keithgilabert on May 13th, 2012, 7:59pm
That species prefer the weather.

Good luck,

Keith Gilabert


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