This Bird Keeps Itself In The Air By Sheer Force Of Anger Alone
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Type: Image Macro,
Tags: bird, animal,
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About • Origin • Spread • Various Examples • Search Interest • External References • |
About
"This Bird Keeps Itself In The Air By Sheer Force Of Anger Alone" is a phrase frequently used in association with a picture of a Loggerhead Shrike.
Origin
The original photograph of the Loggerhead Shrike caught in midair was taken by Flickr user Steve Leach on January 19th 2010 [10]. On Flicker it preceded to gain over 2,700 views.
![scl_3508](https://c1.staticflickr.com/5/4015/4289852817_73a6570c41_z.jpg?zz=1)
Spread
On March 16th 2012, Tumblr user Fairy-Wren posted the image on their blog[2]. In within 6 years the post gained over 179,000 notes. The image was also frequently reposted on other sites, without proper attribution, often used as an example of "Angry Birds in Real Life" referring to the popular mobile game Angry Birds. [3][4][5]
On March 25th 2015, the phrase "This bird keeps itself in the air by sheer force of anger alone." became associated with the photograph when Twitter user @Paul2eD posted said image with the caption.In two years it gained over 22,000 likes and 16,000 retweets.
![This bird keeps itself in the air by sheer force of anger alone Paul Tweedy @Paul2eD . Follow This bird keeps itself in the air by sheer force of anger alone. RETWEETS LIKES 15,878 21,577 8:47 AM -25 Mar 2015](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/newsfeed/001/207/598/86f.png)
Various Examples
![Toucannon keeps itself in the air by sheer force of anger alone. Paul Tweedy @Paul2el Follow This bird keeps itself in the air by sheer force of anger alone.](https://a.kym-cdn.com/assets/blank-b3f96f160b75b1b49b426754ba188fe8.gif)
![This Thwomp keeps itself in the air by sheer force of anger alone. Juan Fran Jimenez @JFJ Follow This Thwomp keeps itself in the air by sheer force of anger alone. RETWEETS FAVORITES 62 70](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/020/594/00a.png)
![High impact sheer force of thirst. imsheer force of THIRST.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/018/953/ca5.png)
![It's amazing how a being filled with this much hatred can exist in such a cheerful game This bird keeps itself in the air by sheer force of anger alone.](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/012/649/ebb.png)
![Sheer Force of Anger imsheer force all of anger](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/000/983/911/428.png)
![Bird Mom Paul Tweedy な · Follow Paul2eD This bird keeps itself in the air by sheer force of anger alone](https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/001/018/790/493.jpg)
Search Interest
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External References
[1] Flickr – Steve Leach
[2] Tumblr – Fairy-Wren
[3] Keralitesblog – Angry Birds in Real Life
[4] TwistedSifter – 40 Real-Life Angry Birds
[5] NeedFindKnow – 40 Real-Life Angry Birds
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