The Bird's Nest http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest The Weatherbird blogs! Flapping about the oldest continuously running daily cartoon in the country. Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:00:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 en 1 The Bird's Nest http://images.stltoday.com/stltoday/images/yahoo/stl_pd_logo.jpg http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest 143 50 STLtoday.com Home of the brave http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/home-of-the-brave/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/home-of-the-brave/#comments Sun, 06 Jul 2008 05:00:47 +0000 Erica Smith http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/home-of-the-brave/ Military recruiters have the most luck in rural America -- including Missouri and Illinois. But, per-capita, Menominee County, Wis., has had more Army soldiers than any other county in the nation. Bird line suggestions:
  • Marching orders
  • Uniform decision
  • Uncle Sam wants you
  • Crying Uncle…
]]> 070608Military recruiters have the most luck in rural America — including Missouri and Illinois. But, per-capita, Menominee County, Wis., has had more Army soldiers than any other county in the nation.

Bird line suggestions:

  • Marching orders
  • Uniform decision
  • Uncle Sam wants you
  • Crying Uncle (Sam)

Today’s Bird line: Home of the brave

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/home-of-the-brave/feed/ What a blast! http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/what-a-blast/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/what-a-blast/#comments Sat, 05 Jul 2008 05:00:07 +0000 Erica Smith http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/what-a-blast/ The fireworks Friday night were fantastic! And there will be a few more this weekend, along with other fun things to see and do. Bird line suggestions:
  • Seeing stars
  • Boomtown
  • Snap, crackle, pop
  • Big bang
  • O, say can you see?
Today's Bird line: What a blast!…]]> 070508The fireworks Friday night were fantastic! And there will be a few more this weekend, along with other fun things to see and do.

Bird line suggestions:

  • Seeing stars
  • Boomtown
  • Snap, crackle, pop
  • Big bang
  • O, say can you see?

Today’s Bird line: What a blast!

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/what-a-blast/feed/ For flag and fun http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/for-flag-and-fun/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/for-flag-and-fun/#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:36:02 +0000 Erica Smith http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/for-flag-and-fun/ It's Independence Day! And for the Fourth we have fun things to do, fireworks displays and photography tips. Don't forget to post your photos, too -- I can't wait to see 'em! Bird line suggestions:
  • Revolutionary idea
  • Old Glory
  • The spirit of '76
  • Red,…
]]> 070408It’s Independence Day! And for the Fourth we have fun things to do, fireworks displays and photography tips. Don’t forget to post your photos, too — I can’t wait to see ‘em!

Bird line suggestions:

  • Revolutionary idea
  • Old Glory
  • The spirit of ‘76
  • Red, white and barbecue
  • Go Fourth
  • Getting pyrotechnical

Today’s Bird line: For flag and fun

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/for-flag-and-fun/feed/ Cheap thrills http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/cheap-thrills/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/cheap-thrills/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:00:41 +0000 Erica Smith http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/cheap-thrills/ With the current high gas prices, high grocery prices, high everything prices, how do you curb that urge to shop? Many shoppers -- including the Weatherbird -- are turning to smaller items. Bird line suggestions:
  • Not buyin' it
  • Two cents' worth
  • On the…
]]> 070308With the current high gas prices, high grocery prices, high everything prices, how do you curb that urge to shop? Many shoppers — including the Weatherbird — are turning to smaller items.

Bird line suggestions:

  • Not buyin’ it
  • Two cents’ worth
  • On the shopping block
  • Talking shop
  • Less green, more blue

Today’s Bird line: Cheap thrills

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/cheap-thrills/feed/ Vanishing breed http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/vanishing-breed/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/vanishing-breed/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:10:27 +0000 Erica Smith http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/vanishing-breed/ The death of the minivan may be upon us. Ford gave up. GM is expected to give up next year. And Chrysler just closed its minivan assembly plant in Fenton. Bird line suggestions:
  • Car wreck
  • Stow and go
  • Tanks for the memories
  • Not so hot…
]]> 070208The death of the minivan may be upon us. Ford gave up. GM is expected to give up next year. And Chrysler just closed its minivan assembly plant in Fenton.

Bird line suggestions:

  • Car wreck
  • Stow and go
  • Tanks for the memories
  • Not so hot wheels

Today’s Bird line: Vanishing breed

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/vanishing-breed/feed/ Assembly not required http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/assembly-not-required/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/assembly-not-required/#comments Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:53:33 +0000 Erica Smith http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/assembly-not-required/ Chrysler will lay off 2,400 people when it closes its plant in Fenton. Related industries and business will feel the effect, too. Bird line suggestions:
  • Van go
  • Minivan, maxi debt
  • End of the line?
  • Switching gears
  • Downshifting
  • Line editing
Today's Bird line: Assembly not required…]]> 070108Chrysler will lay off 2,400 people when it closes its plant in Fenton. Related industries and business will feel the effect, too.

Bird line suggestions:

  • Van go
  • Minivan, maxi debt
  • End of the line?
  • Switching gears
  • Downshifting
  • Line editing

Today’s Bird line: Assembly not required

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/07/assembly-not-required/feed/ SAB story http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/06/sab-story/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/06/sab-story/#comments Mon, 30 Jun 2008 07:34:00 +0000 Erica Smith http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/06/sab-story/ Miller's relationship with Milwaukee is a lot like Anheuser-Busch's relationship with St. Louis: Potentially rocky. Bird line suggestions:
  • Miller low-life
  • Miller Lite's out
  • Last call for Milwaukee
  • Changes brewing
  • Another stein mess
  • At lager-heads
Today's Bird line: SAB story]]> 063008Miller’s relationship with Milwaukee is a lot like Anheuser-Busch’s relationship with St. Louis: Potentially rocky.

Bird line suggestions:

  • Miller low-life
  • Miller Lite’s out
  • Last call for Milwaukee
  • Changes brewing
  • Another stein mess
  • At lager-heads

Today’s Bird line: SAB story

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/06/sab-story/feed/ Board games http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/06/board-games/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/06/board-games/#comments Sun, 29 Jun 2008 05:00:24 +0000 Erica Smith http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/06/board-games/ If InBev buys Anheuser-Bush -- Calm down! I said if! -- what will that mean for the local craft brewers? The copy desk has come up with a lot of beer-related Bird lines recently, and keep coming up with more…]]> 062908If InBev buys Anheuser-Bush — Calm down! I said if! — what will that mean for the local craft brewers?

The copy desk has come up with a lot of beer-related Bird lines recently, and keep coming up with more great ones:

Bird line suggestions:

  • Liquid courage
  • Let me buy you a beer
  • Belgian waffles
  • Fluid situation
  • Taking a keg stand

Today’s Bird line: Board games

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/06/board-games/feed/ Burke’s law http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/06/burkes-law/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/06/burkes-law/#comments Sat, 28 Jun 2008 05:00:57 +0000 Erica Smith http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/06/burkes-law/ Archbishop Raymond Burke has been appointed to head the Vatican's supreme court. Bird line suggestions:
  • Moving up
  • Rome improvement
  • Higher calling
  • Judgment day
Today's Bird line: Burke's law (Which, I admit, I didn't get right away, but was a 1960s TV show and was revived in…]]> 062808Archbishop Raymond Burke has been appointed to head the Vatican’s supreme court.

Bird line suggestions:

  • Moving up
  • Rome improvement
  • Higher calling
  • Judgment day

Today’s Bird line: Burke’s law
(Which, I admit, I didn’t get right away, but was a 1960s TV show and was revived in the mid-90s. Evidently I was not spending enough time watching TV then — I’ll have to catch up.)

]]> http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/06/burkes-law/feed/ Natural fight http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/06/natural-fight/ http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/06/natural-fight/#comments Fri, 27 Jun 2008 05:00:22 +0000 Erica Smith http://www.stltoday.com/blogzone/the-birds-nest/birds-nest/2008/06/natural-fight/ Anheuser-Busch made it official yesterday, and rejected InBev's takeover bid saying it was "financially inadequate and not in the best interests of Anheuser-Busch shareholders." Bird line suggestions:
  • Draft dodger (This was almost the Bird line, but it didn't match up…
]]> 062708Anheuser-Busch made it official yesterday, and rejected InBev’s takeover bid saying it was “financially inadequate and not in the best interests of Anheuser-Busch shareholders.”

Bird line suggestions:

  • Draft dodger (This was almost the Bird line, but it didn’t match up with Dan’s drawing very well)
  • Beer wars
  • Strong brew
  • Frosty reception
  • Just say no

(One of my favorites didn’t fit the six-word rule: I never promised you a beer garden.)

Today’s Bird line: Natural fight

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