On arriving at the newsagency yesterday morning we heard a magpie caught in the cavity between our ceiling and the floor above us. We knew it was a magpie because it flew into the centre the day before. It sounded distressed and unable to get out.
Our Manager Jason removed a ceiling tile in the hope that the magpie would find the way out. He/she did in the afternoon, flew around the shop a bit, spooking customers. It then flew into the back room.
Jason and Jono, our magazine manager, opened the backdoor – which opens to a carpark – and hoped the bird would see the way out. They tried everything from coaxing to jumping. Nothing worked. Our magpie would not leave the ceiling of the back room.
Jason and Jono, tragic Collingwood supporters, hit on an idea. Jono sang the Collingwood theme song. Our magpie flew down from the back room ceiling and out the back door. I am not sure if he got to finish the song.
Reading this back it sounds like a metaphor. It’s not. This is a true story. Crazy things happen some days.
The story does make me wonder though about whether we are sometimes caught in a ceriling cavity waiting for someone to sing us down.
15 responses so far ↓
1 Shayne // Mar 18, 2010 at 5:58 AM
He was probably trying to get in early for the footy guide in todays paper.
2 PETER // Mar 18, 2010 at 6:30 AM
we could speculate that it was the choice of song, the vocal skills or perhaps chance that made the magpie disapear, either way i bet it wasnt the first time jono and jason have been chasing a bird around.
i had a magpie in my store on monday. you have to be carefull not to scare birds too much, they can just poop all over the stock.
3 Y&G // Mar 18, 2010 at 7:35 AM
Must be a birdy day. We had a baby lorikeet hanging around the back door of the shop all day. He spent the night here, too.
His parents are watching over him the whole time. Too soon from the nest, poor little guy.
4 Michael // Mar 18, 2010 at 7:35 AM
This sounds fictitious.
How a bird that size could get into that space in the first place and then be stupid enough to need a ceiling tile sized hole to get out? I suppose it is a Magpie at the end of the day.
Also your statement of when they both “hit on an idea” - pretty unbelievable seeing I hear it takes six Collingwood players to change a light bulb and Mick Malthouse to whinge on why it’s the umpire’s fault the bulb went out in the first place.
I don’t believe this story.
5 Robert // Mar 18, 2010 at 9:22 AM
You could have lead it straight out by enticing it with a dole check.
6 Graeme Day // Mar 18, 2010 at 9:23 AM
Looks Black and White to me. The Story flys.
7 rick // Mar 18, 2010 at 9:45 AM
looks the same as it has always looked, Collingwood stuck in a hole
8 Chris // Mar 18, 2010 at 10:30 AM
go tigers!!!
Chris
reservoir
9 Brett // Mar 18, 2010 at 12:11 PM
I could make comments like just as well they were not Hawk supporters or Eagles fans - but I will stay with ‘I did not know you offered Fly-bys Mark!’
10 Carol // Mar 18, 2010 at 1:16 PM
It all seems black and white to me. I’m pleased you did not call in the cats.
11 James // Mar 18, 2010 at 4:32 PM
I just can’t believe you employ Magpie supporters.
12 Michael // Mar 18, 2010 at 4:38 PM
I was shocked at that too James! and two of them!
Does the Tower software have a way to track their performance after a win and after a loss? That would be interesting.
13 Mark // Mar 18, 2010 at 10:41 PM
Now that I think of it there may be security footage of the performance.
14 Michael // Mar 19, 2010 at 8:35 AM
I’d like to see that!
15 B // Mar 19, 2010 at 9:05 AM
By the way the magpie split quick fast you’d have to hope it doesn’t have sound!!!!!
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