# More magpie fun...

**URL:** <https://fixed.org.au/t/more-magpie-fun/37835>\
**Category:** Pub\
**Created:** [November 17, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/more-magpie-fun/37835 "2008-11-17T02:17:20Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Captain\_Commuter](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/captain_commuter/32/16_2.png) [@Captain\_Commuter](https://fixed.org.au/u/Captain_Commuter)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 2:17am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/more-magpie-fun/37835/1 "2008-11-17T02:17:20Z")

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They’re getting out of hand

Today’s AGE:

Magpie puts cyclist in hospital2008-11-17 10:38:24  
Intensive care paramedic Bernie Rieniets details injuries, including a broken wrist and possible broken jaw, sustained during a magpie attack on a Blackburn cyclist.(00:41)

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(I note the hapless victim wasn’t wearing a helmet…so then what did he have hiz zip-ties attached to???)

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**Author:** ![Belly](https://fixed.org.au/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Belly](https://fixed.org.au/u/Belly)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 3:18am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/more-magpie-fun/37835/2 "2008-11-17T03:18:25Z")

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Well he’s trucking stupid for not wearing a helmet. Didn’t his mother ever teach him anything?

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**Author:** ![antmandan](https://fixed.org.au/user_avatar/fixed.org.au/antmandan/32/115_2.png) [@antmandan](https://fixed.org.au/u/antmandan)\
**Post date:** [November 17, 2008, 4:02am UTC](https://fixed.org.au/t/more-magpie-fun/37835/3 "2008-11-17T04:02:49Z")

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I’d never seen the cable tie sticking out of helmet trick until I moved to Brisbane. In Melbourne I’d always just give em the old death stare. I must admit the cable ties look quite funny, but must be effective if so many people ride with them.
