Oozlum bird - Revision history

Kurt at 01:05, 30 August 2024

2024-08-30T01:05:14Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:05, 29 August 2024
Line 1:		Line 1:
	[[File:Oozlum Bird.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Picture of the oozlum bird] in ''[[Carry On Up the Jungle]]]]		[[File:Oozlum Bird.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Picture of the oozlum bird in ''[[Carry On Up the Jungle]]]]
	The '''oozlum bird''', also spelled '''ouzelum''', is a [[legendary creature]] found in Australian and British folk tales and legends. Some versions have it that, when startled, the bird will take off and fly around in ever-decreasing circles until it manages to fly up its own backside, disappearing completely, which adds to its rarity.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Wannan \|first=Bill \|title=Crooked Mick of the Speewah: And Other Tall Tales \|year=1966 \|publisher=Lansdowne P. \|page=73 }}</ref> Other sources state that the bird flies backwards so that it can admire its own beautiful tail feathers, or because while it does not know where it is going, it likes to know where it has been.<ref name="Brewer's">{{cite book \|last= Room \|first=Adrian \|title=Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable \|url= https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780304350964 \|url-access= registration \|year=1999 \|edition=Sixteenth \|publisher= Cassell Publishers, ltd\|location=London \|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780304350964/page/852 852]}}</ref>		The '''oozlum bird''', also spelled '''ouzelum''', is a [[legendary creature]] found in Australian and British folk tales and legends. Some versions have it that, when startled, the bird will take off and fly around in ever-decreasing circles until it manages to fly up its own backside, disappearing completely, which adds to its rarity.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Wannan \|first=Bill \|title=Crooked Mick of the Speewah: And Other Tall Tales \|year=1966 \|publisher=Lansdowne P. \|page=73 }}</ref> Other sources state that the bird flies backwards so that it can admire its own beautiful tail feathers, or because while it does not know where it is going, it likes to know where it has been.<ref name="Brewer's">{{cite book \|last= Room \|first=Adrian \|title=Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable \|url= https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780304350964 \|url-access= registration \|year=1999 \|edition=Sixteenth \|publisher= Cassell Publishers, ltd\|location=London \|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780304350964/page/852 852]}}</ref>

Kurt at 01:05, 30 August 2024

2024-08-30T01:05:02Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:05, 29 August 2024
Line 1:		Line 1:
			[[File:Oozlum Bird.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Picture of the oozlum bird] in ''[[Carry On Up the Jungle]]]]
	The '''oozlum bird''', also spelled '''ouzelum''', is a [[legendary creature]] found in Australian and British folk tales and legends. Some versions have it that, when startled, the bird will take off and fly around in ever-decreasing circles until it manages to fly up its own backside, disappearing completely, which adds to its rarity.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Wannan \|first=Bill \|title=Crooked Mick of the Speewah: And Other Tall Tales \|year=1966 \|publisher=Lansdowne P. \|page=73 }}</ref> Other sources state that the bird flies backwards so that it can admire its own beautiful tail feathers, or because while it does not know where it is going, it likes to know where it has been.<ref name="Brewer's">{{cite book \|last= Room \|first=Adrian \|title=Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable \|url= https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780304350964 \|url-access= registration \|year=1999 \|edition=Sixteenth \|publisher= Cassell Publishers, ltd\|location=London \|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780304350964/page/852 852]}}</ref>		The '''oozlum bird''', also spelled '''ouzelum''', is a [[legendary creature]] found in Australian and British folk tales and legends. Some versions have it that, when startled, the bird will take off and fly around in ever-decreasing circles until it manages to fly up its own backside, disappearing completely, which adds to its rarity.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Wannan \|first=Bill \|title=Crooked Mick of the Speewah: And Other Tall Tales \|year=1966 \|publisher=Lansdowne P. \|page=73 }}</ref> Other sources state that the bird flies backwards so that it can admire its own beautiful tail feathers, or because while it does not know where it is going, it likes to know where it has been.<ref name="Brewer's">{{cite book \|last= Room \|first=Adrian \|title=Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable \|url= https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780304350964 \|url-access= registration \|year=1999 \|edition=Sixteenth \|publisher= Cassell Publishers, ltd\|location=London \|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780304350964/page/852 852]}}</ref>

Line 4:		Line 5:

	A variant of the oozlum, possibly a mutation, is the '''weejy weejy bird''', which has only one wing which causes it to fly in tighter, faster, smaller circles, until it disappears up its own [[wiktionary:fundament\|fundament]]. The [[wiktionary:Oozlefinch\|oozlefinch]] is an American relative without feathers that flies backwards ("to keep dust, trivia, and other inconsequentia out of his eyes") at supersonic speeds, and preys on enemy bombers, which it rips from the sky.<ref>[http://nikemissile.org/Theoozlefinch.shtml The Oozlefinch]. The Nike Historical Society. Retrieved: 2011-04-26.</ref><ref>[http://ed-thelen.org/oozlefinch.html History of the Oozlefinch]. Ed Thelen's Nike Missile Web Site. Retrieved: 2011-04-26.</ref> The [[oozlefinch]] has been adopted as the unofficial mascot of the United States [[Air Defense Artillery]].		A variant of the oozlum, possibly a mutation, is the '''weejy weejy bird''', which has only one wing which causes it to fly in tighter, faster, smaller circles, until it disappears up its own [[wiktionary:fundament\|fundament]]. The [[wiktionary:Oozlefinch\|oozlefinch]] is an American relative without feathers that flies backwards ("to keep dust, trivia, and other inconsequentia out of his eyes") at supersonic speeds, and preys on enemy bombers, which it rips from the sky.<ref>[http://nikemissile.org/Theoozlefinch.shtml The Oozlefinch]. The Nike Historical Society. Retrieved: 2011-04-26.</ref><ref>[http://ed-thelen.org/oozlefinch.html History of the Oozlefinch]. Ed Thelen's Nike Missile Web Site. Retrieved: 2011-04-26.</ref> The [[oozlefinch]] has been adopted as the unofficial mascot of the United States [[Air Defense Artillery]].

	~~[[File:Oozlum Bird.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Picture of the oozlum bird] in ''[[Carry On Up the Jungle]]]]~~

	The oozlum bird was the subject of the 1970 British film ''[[Carry On Up the Jungle]]''. There was also a recurring joke in an episode of the [[BBC radio]] comedy, ''[[The Navy Lark]]''<ref>"NANA", series 15, episode 2, on 16 November 1975.</ref> that [[Lieutenant Commander\|Lt Commander]] Murray ([[Stephen Murray (actor)\|Stephen Murray]]) did not know what the oozlum bird was. Sub Lieutenant Phillips ([[Leslie Phillips]]) suggested that when young, oozlum birds fly straight, and it is only when they turn left that the trouble starts.		The oozlum bird was the subject of the 1970 British film ''[[Carry On Up the Jungle]]''. There was also a recurring joke in an episode of the [[BBC radio]] comedy, ''[[The Navy Lark]]''<ref>"NANA", series 15, episode 2, on 16 November 1975.</ref> that [[Lieutenant Commander\|Lt Commander]] Murray ([[Stephen Murray (actor)\|Stephen Murray]]) did not know what the oozlum bird was. Sub Lieutenant Phillips ([[Leslie Phillips]]) suggested that when young, oozlum birds fly straight, and it is only when they turn left that the trouble starts.

Kurt: /* See also */

2024-08-30T01:04:45Z

Kurt at 01:03, 30 August 2024

2024-08-30T01:03:40Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:03, 29 August 2024
Line 5:		Line 5:
	A variant of the oozlum, possibly a mutation, is the '''weejy weejy bird''', which has only one wing which causes it to fly in tighter, faster, smaller circles, until it disappears up its own [[wiktionary:fundament\|fundament]]. The [[wiktionary:Oozlefinch\|oozlefinch]] is an American relative without feathers that flies backwards ("to keep dust, trivia, and other inconsequentia out of his eyes") at supersonic speeds, and preys on enemy bombers, which it rips from the sky.<ref>[http://nikemissile.org/Theoozlefinch.shtml The Oozlefinch]. The Nike Historical Society. Retrieved: 2011-04-26.</ref><ref>[http://ed-thelen.org/oozlefinch.html History of the Oozlefinch]. Ed Thelen's Nike Missile Web Site. Retrieved: 2011-04-26.</ref> The [[oozlefinch]] has been adopted as the unofficial mascot of the United States [[Air Defense Artillery]].		A variant of the oozlum, possibly a mutation, is the '''weejy weejy bird''', which has only one wing which causes it to fly in tighter, faster, smaller circles, until it disappears up its own [[wiktionary:fundament\|fundament]]. The [[wiktionary:Oozlefinch\|oozlefinch]] is an American relative without feathers that flies backwards ("to keep dust, trivia, and other inconsequentia out of his eyes") at supersonic speeds, and preys on enemy bombers, which it rips from the sky.<ref>[http://nikemissile.org/Theoozlefinch.shtml The Oozlefinch]. The Nike Historical Society. Retrieved: 2011-04-26.</ref><ref>[http://ed-thelen.org/oozlefinch.html History of the Oozlefinch]. Ed Thelen's Nike Missile Web Site. Retrieved: 2011-04-26.</ref> The [[oozlefinch]] has been adopted as the unofficial mascot of the United States [[Air Defense Artillery]].

	~~{{ external media~~		[[File:Oozlum Bird.jpg\|thumb\|right\|Picture of the oozlum bird] in ''[[Carry On Up the Jungle]]]]
	~~\| align =~~
	~~\| width = 325px~~
	~~\| image1 =~~ [~~http~~:~~//2.bp.blogspot.com/-fz2U8JQjHaM/TZUd1Py-f6I/AAAAAAAAAxg/l1IlVMKLC94/s1600/~~Oozlum~~%2Bbird%252C%2BCarry%2BOn%2BUp%2BThe%2BJungle~~.jpg Picture of the oozlum bird] in ''[[Carry On Up the Jungle]]~~''<ref>[http://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2011/04/perfect-day-for-oozlum-bird-ooh-aah.html A perfect day for the oozlum bird, the ooh-aah bird, and the Tasmanian mock walrus~~] ~~''Shukernature'', 2011-04-01.</ref>~~
	}}

	The oozlum bird was the subject of the 1970 British film ''[[Carry On Up the Jungle]]''. There was also a recurring joke in an episode of the [[BBC radio]] comedy, ''[[The Navy Lark]]''<ref>"NANA", series 15, episode 2, on 16 November 1975.</ref> that [[Lieutenant Commander\|Lt Commander]] Murray ([[Stephen Murray (actor)\|Stephen Murray]]) did not know what the oozlum bird was. Sub Lieutenant Phillips ([[Leslie Phillips]]) suggested that when young, oozlum birds fly straight, and it is only when they turn left that the trouble starts.		The oozlum bird was the subject of the 1970 British film ''[[Carry On Up the Jungle]]''. There was also a recurring joke in an episode of the [[BBC radio]] comedy, ''[[The Navy Lark]]''<ref>"NANA", series 15, episode 2, on 16 November 1975.</ref> that [[Lieutenant Commander\|Lt Commander]] Murray ([[Stephen Murray (actor)\|Stephen Murray]]) did not know what the oozlum bird was. Sub Lieutenant Phillips ([[Leslie Phillips]]) suggested that when young, oozlum birds fly straight, and it is only when they turn left that the trouble starts.

Kurt at 01:01, 30 August 2024

2024-08-30T01:01:49Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:01, 29 August 2024
Line 1:		Line 1:
	~~{{Short description\|Legendary creature}}~~
	The '''oozlum bird''', also spelled '''ouzelum''', is a [[legendary creature]] found in Australian and British folk tales and legends. Some versions have it that, when startled, the bird will take off and fly around in ever-decreasing circles until it manages to fly up its own backside, disappearing completely, which adds to its rarity.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Wannan \|first=Bill \|title=Crooked Mick of the Speewah: And Other Tall Tales \|year=1966 \|publisher=Lansdowne P. \|page=73 }}</ref> Other sources state that the bird flies backwards so that it can admire its own beautiful tail feathers, or because while it does not know where it is going, it likes to know where it has been.<ref name="Brewer's">{{cite book \|last= Room \|first=Adrian \|title=Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable \|url= https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780304350964 \|url-access= registration \|year=1999 \|edition=Sixteenth \|publisher= Cassell Publishers, ltd\|location=London \|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780304350964/page/852 852]}}</ref>		The '''oozlum bird''', also spelled '''ouzelum''', is a [[legendary creature]] found in Australian and British folk tales and legends. Some versions have it that, when startled, the bird will take off and fly around in ever-decreasing circles until it manages to fly up its own backside, disappearing completely, which adds to its rarity.<ref>{{cite book \|last=Wannan \|first=Bill \|title=Crooked Mick of the Speewah: And Other Tall Tales \|year=1966 \|publisher=Lansdowne P. \|page=73 }}</ref> Other sources state that the bird flies backwards so that it can admire its own beautiful tail feathers, or because while it does not know where it is going, it likes to know where it has been.<ref name="Brewer's">{{cite book \|last= Room \|first=Adrian \|title=Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable \|url= https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780304350964 \|url-access= registration \|year=1999 \|edition=Sixteenth \|publisher= Cassell Publishers, ltd\|location=London \|page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780304350964/page/852 852]}}</ref>

Kurt: 1 revision imported

2022-10-05T00:36:37Z

1 revision imported

← Older revision	Revision as of 19:36, 4 October 2022
(No difference)

en>Johnj1995: This article has a lead section

2021-09-21T20:47:06Z

This article has a lead section

New page

{{Short description|Legendary creature}}
The '''oozlum bird''', also spelled '''ouzelum''', is a [[legendary creature]] found in Australian and British folk tales and legends. Some versions have it that, when startled, the bird will take off and fly around in ever-decreasing circles until it manages to fly up its own backside, disappearing completely, which adds to its rarity.<ref>{{cite book |last=Wannan |first=Bill |title=Crooked Mick of the Speewah: And Other Tall Tales |year=1966 |publisher=Lansdowne P. |page=73 }}</ref> Other sources state that the bird flies backwards so that it can admire its own beautiful tail feathers, or because while it does not know where it is going, it likes to know where it has been.<ref name="Brewer's">{{cite book |last= Room |first=Adrian |title=Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable |url= https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780304350964 |url-access= registration |year=1999 |edition=Sixteenth |publisher= Cassell Publishers, ltd|location=London |page=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780304350964/page/852 852]}}</ref>

The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' describes it as "[a] mythical bird displaying ridiculous behaviour" and speculates that the word could have been suggested by the word ''ouzel'', meaning a [[common blackbird|blackbird]] (''Turdus merula''). The earliest citation recorded by the dictionary dates from 1858.<ref>''oozlum'', n. ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]''. Third edition, June 2004.</ref>

A variant of the oozlum, possibly a mutation, is the '''weejy weejy bird''', which has only one wing which causes it to fly in tighter, faster, smaller circles, until it disappears up its own [[wiktionary:fundament|fundament]]. The [[wiktionary:Oozlefinch|oozlefinch]] is an American relative without feathers that flies backwards ("to keep dust, trivia, and other inconsequentia out of his eyes") at supersonic speeds, and preys on enemy bombers, which it rips from the sky.<ref>[http://nikemissile.org/Theoozlefinch.shtml The Oozlefinch]. The Nike Historical Society. Retrieved: 2011-04-26.</ref><ref>[http://ed-thelen.org/oozlefinch.html History of the Oozlefinch]. Ed Thelen's Nike Missile Web Site. Retrieved: 2011-04-26.</ref> The [[oozlefinch]] has been adopted as the unofficial mascot of the United States [[Air Defense Artillery]].

{{ external media
| align =
| width = 325px
| image1 = [http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fz2U8JQjHaM/TZUd1Py-f6I/AAAAAAAAAxg/l1IlVMKLC94/s1600/Oozlum%2Bbird%252C%2BCarry%2BOn%2BUp%2BThe%2BJungle.jpg Picture of the oozlum bird] in ''[[Carry On Up the Jungle]]''<ref>[http://karlshuker.blogspot.com/2011/04/perfect-day-for-oozlum-bird-ooh-aah.html A perfect day for the oozlum bird, the ooh-aah bird, and the Tasmanian mock walrus] ''Shukernature'', 2011-04-01.</ref>
}}

The oozlum bird was the subject of the 1970 British film ''[[Carry On Up the Jungle]]''. There was also a recurring joke in an episode of the [[BBC radio]] comedy, ''[[The Navy Lark]]''<ref>"NANA", series 15, episode 2, on 16 November 1975.</ref> that [[Lieutenant Commander|Lt Commander]] Murray ([[Stephen Murray (actor)|Stephen Murray]]) did not know what the oozlum bird was. Sub Lieutenant Phillips ([[Leslie Phillips]]) suggested that when young, oozlum birds fly straight, and it is only when they turn left that the trouble starts.

The oozlum bird is sometimes used as a symbol of self-reference and circular argumentation. For example, author [[Charles Seife]] wrote: "Like the mythical oozlum bird, Wikipedia seems to have the ability to fly around in ever decreasing circles until it flies right up its own rectum."<ref>Garner, Dwight. "In 'Virtual Unreality', Charles Seife Unfriends Gullibility." ''The New York Times'', July 1, 2014. https://www.nytimes.com/2014/07/02/books/in-virtual-unreality-charles-seife-unfriends-gullibility.html?_r=0</ref>

The fabulous qualities of the oozlum bird are the subject of a poem by [[W. T. Goodge]] (1862–1909). In the poem ''The Oozlum Bird'', the bird is said to fly backwards and has the singular ability of being able to fly up in the air while letting the earth turn under it. The bird is said to be large enough to bear the weight of a man.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/goodge-w-t/the-oozlum-bird-0103001 |author=W. T. Goodge |title=The poem The Oozlum Bird from the book Hits! Skits! And Jingles |publisher=Australian Poetry Library |accessdate=June 22, 2013}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Oozlefinch]]

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Legendary birds]]
[[Category:British legendary creatures]]
[[Category:Australian legendary creatures]]

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:04, 29 August 2024
Line 12:		Line 12:

	The fabulous qualities of the oozlum bird are the subject of a poem by [[W. T. Goodge]] (1862–1909). In the poem ''The Oozlum Bird'', the bird is said to fly backwards and has the singular ability of being able to fly up in the air while letting the earth turn under it. The bird is said to be large enough to bear the weight of a man.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/goodge-w-t/the-oozlum-bird-0103001 \|author=W. T. Goodge \|title=The poem The Oozlum Bird from the book Hits! Skits! And Jingles \|publisher=Australian Poetry Library \|accessdate=June 22, 2013}}</ref>		The fabulous qualities of the oozlum bird are the subject of a poem by [[W. T. Goodge]] (1862–1909). In the poem ''The Oozlum Bird'', the bird is said to fly backwards and has the singular ability of being able to fly up in the air while letting the earth turn under it. The bird is said to be large enough to bear the weight of a man.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/goodge-w-t/the-oozlum-bird-0103001 \|author=W. T. Goodge \|title=The poem The Oozlum Bird from the book Hits! Skits! And Jingles \|publisher=Australian Poetry Library \|accessdate=June 22, 2013}}</ref>

	~~==See also==~~
	* [[Oozlefinch]]

	==References==		==References==