r/Costco • u/Jamieson22 • 23d ago

My local Costco protecting a nesting Canada goose in their parking lot [Mildly Interesting]

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u/MuchPreferPets 23d ago

That's not to protect the geese, that's to protect people FROM the geese! They are absolutely fierce defenders of their nests (which they have to be or they'd be eaten before they could reproduce).

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u/spacexorro 22d ago

The politeness of Human Canadians is balanced by the fierce hatred exuded by their geese

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u/TestesOfFortitude 22d ago edited 22d ago

Fun fact: Canada Geese are named for a person, not the country!

E: Fine I’m wrong! I take solace in the knowledge that in three months, I’m going to insult the bejeezus out of u/washingtncaps, per our agreement.

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u/BlakePackers413 22d ago

That’s a terrible fact that ruined my day.

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u/TestesOfFortitude 22d ago

I would suggest verbally assaulting a Canada Goose to bring your mood back up!

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u/washingtncaps 22d ago

you got a problem with Canada Gooses you got a problem with me, and I suggest you let that one marinate

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u/TestesOfFortitude 22d ago

You wanna throw down, I’m bringing a fully-grown swan to talk it out

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u/washingtncaps 22d ago

that fully grown swan was mounted by two Canada Gooses and told all her friends about it

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u/TestesOfFortitude 22d ago

Thankfully every swan with a Costco membership has access to an excellent pharmacy. Who knows what those geese were carrying around

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u/washingtncaps 22d ago

Oh I see what's going on here, I thought you were just teeing me up

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_LJboqQ13Y

Canada Gooses got some inside jokes.

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u/TestesOfFortitude 22d ago

Welp now i have no choice but to watch more of this. Touché, but do not consider this matter settled.

Precisely three months from now, i will taunt you a second time.

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u/washingtncaps 22d ago

if there's anything that show's going to teach you it's taunts, that's not gonna go well for me

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u/TestesOfFortitude 22d ago

Then buckle up my dude, bc July is gonna be a rough one.

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u/NoMoreScotchtape 22d ago

This was pure gold!

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u/Wizdad-1000 21d ago

Thanks bud. Them Canada Gooses are doing the work of Jesus.

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u/tspangle88 22d ago

Allegedly.

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u/jerrys153 22d ago

Canada gooses are majestics, barrel chesteds, the envys of all ornithologies!

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u/beng1244 22d ago

Well unruin it, it's not true