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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Started conversation Jun 10, 2009
Which Federal Investigation Unit beats a path to the Natural History Museum in Washington D.C and why?
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 10, 2009
No Google, Wikipedia, or Wolfram Alpha.
There are klaxons, naturally, so be bold, preferably interesting but never obvious.
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eloisa Posted Jun 10, 2009
My first thought is the bit in Silence of the Lambs were they had to get the moths identified.
Anything to do with that? 
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 10, 2009
"He does so enjoy his petty torments" 
No.
"Insect specialists" 
-5
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 10, 2009
F.B.I - 5
Naval Criminal Investigation Service - No. (Didn't think of that one 
DEA -5
CIA -5
NSA -5
Taff, our vey own Multiple Miggs- he's done for now but he'll try again soon. When will you learn to bite your tongue?
*keeping up the SotL references...
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Taff Agent of kaos Posted Jun 10, 2009
INS
National Parks service/rangers
Secret Servise
Marshal Service
Air Marshals
CDC
ATF
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 10, 2009
INS - don't recognise that one. No.
National Parks service/rangers -5
Secret Service -5
Marshal Service - Nope.
Air Marshals - Ditto.
CDC - smart, but no.
ATF - No.
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 10, 2009
Global - you've saved Taff from himself (well barely!) - the answer is yes.
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Global Village Idiot Posted Jun 10, 2009
Okay, so they're investigating ducks, or something in which ducks are a clue.
Is it anything to do with trade in endangered species?
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Malabarista - now with added pony Posted Jun 10, 2009
Or geese? Anything to do with that landing on the river, which is now said to be down to Canada geese in the plane engines?
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Global Village Idiot Posted Jun 10, 2009
Great idea, Mal - so that'd be the National Air Accident Investigation Unit?
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 10, 2009
Not endangered species.
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 10, 2009
Well in one sense of the term...
Mal +3 Birdstrike.
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 10, 2009
Global DGI +1
They have a pithier acronym , Global.
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Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. Posted Jun 10, 2009
Global +3 for 'ducks'
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- 1: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 10, 2009)
- 2: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 10, 2009)
- 3: eloisa (Jun 10, 2009)
- 4: eloisa (Jun 10, 2009)
- 5: Taff Agent of kaos (Jun 10, 2009)
- 6: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 10, 2009)
- 7: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 10, 2009)
- 8: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 10, 2009)
- 9: Taff Agent of kaos (Jun 10, 2009)
- 10: Global Village Idiot (Jun 10, 2009)
- 11: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 10, 2009)
- 12: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 10, 2009)
- 13: Global Village Idiot (Jun 10, 2009)
- 14: Malabarista - now with added pony (Jun 10, 2009)
- 15: Global Village Idiot (Jun 10, 2009)
- 16: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 10, 2009)
- 17: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 10, 2009)
- 18: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 10, 2009)
- 19: Clive the flying ostrich: Amateur Polymath | Chief Heretic. (Jun 10, 2009)
- 20: Taff Agent of kaos (Jun 10, 2009)
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