ITALIAN OFFICIALS IN TROUBLE FOR EATING SONG BIRDS

A group of Italian government officials are under investigation for eating wild songbirds — including some that were rare species. Around 20 public officials from the villages of Valle Trompia and Gardone Val Trompia were in attendance at the lunch. The banquet was secretly held in a government building near the city of Brescia. Dinner included rare tiny birds such as hawfinches, red crossbills, goldfinches, siskins and bramblings. Songbirds in some parts of Europe are considered a delicacy.
* They got caught ’cause somebody tweeted.
* You get fifty or sixty of those little suckers on your plate and you’ve got yourself a meal, partner.
* Each diner received a complimentary magnifying glass and tweezers.
* How can you taste anything through all the marinara sauce?
* Thirty million pigeons in St Mark’s Square, and these guys are eating parakeets.
* They could really use a Buffalo Hot Wings franchise in Italy.