News Bird attack at Disney World leaves woman with traumatic brain injury

[GoofGoof]

European or African ?

Since it was near the Polynesian I’d say neither, but perhaps it was carrying a one pound coconut.

 

[Chi84]

Since it was near the Polynesian I’d say neither, but perhaps it was carrying a one pound coconut.

This could have been done better. We need to practice

 

[SteveAZee]

It could have been an unladen swallow that hit her. Anyone know the airspeed velocity of an unladen swallow?

Perhaps the damage was done by the coconut the bird was carrying.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

 

[HauntedMansion513]

^ Now a Disney property lol.

 

[ItlngrlBella]

I had a chipmunk give me a dirty look once.
My feelings were hurt... do I get a lawyer?

 

[Chi84]

I had a chipmunk give me a dirty look once.
My feelings were hurt... do I get a lawyer?

How funny! There were tons of posts along the same lines, but this one is just so darned original. A chipmunk gave you a dirty look

 

[5thGenTexan]

My head got grazed by a flying duck at Disneyland once. I guess I stood up in its path- we were sitting looking at the Rivers of America and I had just stood up. I just checked my head, laughed and went on. I guess I should have sued.

A duck tried to take my head off near Peter Pan at DLR. Evidently there is an obvious pattern there of malicious flying ducks.

 

[HoldenC]

I should have sued when one of those large cranes literally grabbed corn dog nuggets out of my cup a few summers ago. I would have requested enough to pay my student loans off Sheesh

 

[avguy2009]

Who suffers "severe brain injuries" and sues for only $15k?

Someone who has been dumbed by a severe brain injury

 

[wdwjmp239]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/bird-attack-disney-world-leaves-075008575.html
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/...-injury-lawsuit-orlando-florida-a8934321.html

A woman suffered severe brain injuries after she was attacked by a bird at Disney World, according to a lawsuit.

Lisa Dixon was allegedly left with a traumatic brain injury and herniated discs in her neck after the animal struck her in the head at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida in May 2017.

Her lawyer likened the force at which the bird struck her to being hit in the head by a baseball.

It is not clear what breed the bird was.

The woman, who is in her 30s and from nearby Celebration, Orlando, has filed a lawsuit at Orange Circuit Court, where she is seeking unspecified damages in excess of $15,000 (almost £12,000), according to The Associated Press.

It accuses Disney of failing to properly warn visitors of the dangers seasonal nesting birds pose, among other allegations.

The incident reportedly happened as Ms Dixon walked along a dock at Polynesian Village Resort where visitors can take a boat across the Seven Seas Lagoon to the Magic Kingdom or another resort, the lawsuit said.

Doesn't this just grab your goose? The poor lady should've ducked!

 

[GoofGoof]

Someone who has been dumbed by a severe brain injury

That may be giving the bird too much credit. My guess is this wasn’t the start of the dumbing

 

[Goofyernmost]

Well, geese can be very mean - it's why farmers have used them as guard dogs, and why a good friend refused to visit a relative on their farm until her kid was about 6 and understood "stay away from the geese" - but how do you get them up to head level? Nipping her hands or toes or ankles, sure.

Geese can fly, they just take the overland route to irritate humans.

 

[Hcalvert]

I was at Cedar Point yesterday and there was a seagull sitting above the exit of Gatekeeper that would swoop down on people and pull their hair. Should there be a lawsuit against Cedar Point since they have no signs about aggressive birds? Also, a discrimination case against the bird as it only attacked those people with no hats and longer hair (it did not bother those with buzz cuts or baldness).

 

[GoofGoof]

I was at Cedar Point yesterday and there was a seagull sitting above the exit of Gatekeeper that would swoop down on people and pull their hair. Should there be a lawsuit against Cedar Point since they have no signs about aggressive birds? Also, a discrimination case against the bird as it only attacked those people with no hats and longer hair (it did bother not those with buzz cuts or baldness).

No case...hats and long hair aren’t protected classes. If the bird only attacked grey hair you might have a case for discrimination since the elderly are a protected class, but then again my hair started going grey in my 20s so the bird may be able to beat that rap too

 

[mf1972]

i called in the expert

 

[SMS55]

Who suffers "severe brain injuries" and sues for only $15k?

Lawsuits in excess of 15k have to be filed in circuit court, while below 15k are filed in county court. The threshold for small claims escapes me right now. That statement is made solely for purposes of establishing which court has proper jurisdiction. Whether $15,001 or $50,000,000, the case is heard in the same court. Without seeing the complaint we don't know exactly what the amount is.

 

[larryz]

A duck tried to take my head off near Peter Pan at DLR. Evidently there is an obvious pattern there of malicious flying ducks.

So, when someone yells "DUCK!", you need to DUCK instead of just looking around asking "Where?"

 

[ItlngrlBella]

How funny! There were tons of posts along the same lines, but this one is just so darned original. A chipmunk gave you a dirty look

Well that’s what happens when you get to the party late and don’t have time to read all 8 pages of comments.

 

[Chi84]

Well that’s what happens when you get to the party late and don’t have time to read all 8 pages of comments.

Smart. I was actually somewhat sane at the beginning of this thread.