Barn Owls

robber1 | 19:36 Thu 07th Aug 2003 | Phrases & Sayings

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What were Barn Owls called before barns were invented?

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OnlyMe

Homeless?

robber1

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Thanks OnlyMe.Good answer,but can you see owls selling the "Big Issue"on street corners?

Kit

The Barn Owl is very widespread, and has several names apart from Barn: Monkey-faced Owl, Ghost Owl, Church Owl, Death Owl, White-breasted Owl, Hissing Owl, Hobgoblin or Hobby Owl, Golden Owl, Silver Owl, White Owl, Night Owl, Spirit Owl, Rat Owl, Scritch Owl, Screech Owl, Straw Owl, and Delicate Owl. It's been resident in Britain since at the very least Anglo Saxon times, so there may be archaic names for it but if so, I don't know what they are.

OnlyMe

No, fair point. The copies wouldn't fit underneath their wings, and theyd just drop them all over the pavement. Kit - hissing owl, scritch owl, ghost owl, death owl - you been reading Harry Potter?

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Jacob

Still, owl's well tha' ends well.

robber1

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I think I am going mad. NURSE......the screens!

catgate

Sid

Jacob

Oh don't 'ee worry moi new friend, stick around AB and it'll get much worse, oi can promise 'ee!

joeseid

owl be watching this very carefully for further answers