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Obelisk, the royal murder horse (lemmy.world)
submitted 5 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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[–] gravediggersbiscuit 84 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

This like most things on the internet this is bollocks (or more fitting, horse shit). Obelisk didn’t conceal food, the pigeons fed on crumbs from food given to the horses by tourists. Any pigeon was killed by accident.

This lie comes from this article https://www.thefield.co.uk/country-house/queens-horses-black-beauties-knightsbridge-31908 which also lies about a horse called "Boomer" running away from the escort of Prince Charles and Lady Diana wedding in 1981. The horse was called Wildfire and ridden by Shotgun Mills and while it ran away, they didn't rejoin the escort after having a drink. The escort was also going towards St Paul's which is the opposite direction to Whitehall

Both those horses were specifically Blues and Royals horses

[–] [email protected] 27 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

So your tabloids are even writing made up shit about horses and not just the wifes of footballers

[–] gravediggersbiscuit 7 points 5 months ago

😆😆😆 yeah pretty much anything can be used for clickbait news with them

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children)

While you may be correct and this story is made up, I still prefer my fake online entertainment. Please don't take it away from me.

[–] gravediggersbiscuit 2 points 5 months ago

I get where you're coming from. These stories are still funny and entertaining even if not quite true. Apologies for being a buzz kill 🙂

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Ignorance is bliss

[–] flambonkscious 1 points 5 months ago

Or in the case of American politics, arrogance is bliss

[–] [email protected] 77 points 5 months ago (3 children)

You guys ever see a horse eat a baby chick? I have. The only thing surprising about this is that he wasn't eating the pigeons.

[–] [email protected] 41 points 5 months ago

That’s where I expected the story to go

[–] ryathal 3 points 5 months ago

Very few animals pass up easy protein when given the chance.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 months ago

Cows too. Vegans hate this one simple trick!

[–] [email protected] 43 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Cuz fuck them pigeons.

[–] [email protected] 66 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Luv me queen, ‘ate pigins. Simple as

[–] prettybunnys 12 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

You think these pigeons are pinching chips?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 months ago

Pigeons are just seagulls that somecunt bought from wish.com

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Just like the actual monarchy, with gold and peasants

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago

Probably just needs entertainment while standing on the street corner all day.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 months ago

Old post, everyone knows Obelisk now heads up a Fortune 500 company.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 months ago

Some horses just want to watch the world burn

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 months ago

I see Margaret Thatcher has been reincarnated as a horse.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

1312

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Just say ACAB, dude. Trying to put it into some code only obfuscates the very message you're trying to convey and makes you look like a white nationalist to boot.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago

yeah i really dislike it too because it looks cowardly, like the pussies who use dog whistles and try to sneak 1488 and other codes into their messages. ACAB is a stance to be proud of.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Needs more evidence

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

Probably just needs entertainment while standing on the street corner all day.