When Fact Doesn't Look Like Fiction
By Amber
@AmbiePam (120599)
United States
June 1, 2023 11:58am CST
I didn't expect the roadrunner to look like the cartoon, but when my dad sent me the picture of the road runner in his backyard, I did expect something slightly bigger.
I remember when my mom was alive, she and my dad frequently saw a pair of road runners hanging around up at their church. Recently though, my dad and his current wife, Diana, have seen this one (assuming it's the same bird) in their backyard.
How often does something you've seen on TV or read about not quite fit with your imagination when you see it in real life? Do you have an example?
I remember when my mom was alive, she and my dad frequently saw a pair of road runners hanging around up at their church. Recently though, my dad and his current wife, Diana, have seen this one (assuming it's the same bird) in their backyard.
How often does something you've seen on TV or read about not quite fit with your imagination when you see it in real life? Do you have an example?26 people like this
25 responses
@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
1 Jun 23
Oh this is rare and so wonderful Ambie
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@FourWalls (86584)
• United States
1 Jun 23
Beep beep!
For the record, coyotes can easily outrun a roadrunner. They run twice as fast (40 MPH vs 20 MPH). But that would have made for a very short cartoon. 
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
1 Jun 23
I don’t think that I have ever seen one in person. I also expected that it would be larger.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54714)
• United States
1 Jun 23
@AmbiePam it does have a pretty pattern.
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@AmbiePam (120599)
• United States
1 Jun 23
@Tampa_girl7 I like the looks of it, but I guess the size might disappoint. To me, it looks like it has a little mohawk, and I love that!
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@snowy22315 (208784)
• United States
1 Jun 23
Now for the 100,000 dollar question...does he say Beep, Beep?
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@Jenaisle (16568)
• Philippines
2 Jun 23
So, that's a road runner. Yes, it is smaller in real life than that in the cartoons.
I have had experiences with this topic regarding food. They look so big and so delicious on TV, especially the hamburgers and the chicken. They look so big and delicious on TV and in pictures, but when I go there and eat, I would be disappointed because the burger and the fried chicken that I thought was big were just the ordinary 
sizes.
sizes.2 people like this
@AmbiePam (120599)
• United States
2 Jun 23
I know! I remember watching a news show that revealed that directors actually paint things like the tomato on the sandwich to make them more appealing, or strategically place tooth picks in the sandwich to “hold” the meat up, making the sandwich or burger look thicker. They like to trick us.
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@DaddyEvil (174281)
• United States
1 Jun 23
The first time I remember seeing a roadrunner on our dirt road and mom told me what it was, I was surprised and asked if it was just a baby... The roadrunner was always the same size as Wile E Coyote. 
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@thislittlepennyearns (68211)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
1 Jun 23
I haven't seem a real life road runner.
When I lived in the "boonies" our neighbor came banging on our door one afternoon (half drunk) and asked if I had seen the peacock. And I thinking he was just drunk and seeing things said no of course not. And about the time that I got to the end of my sentence the peacock showed up right behind him in the yard. LOL
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@much2say (57760)
• Los Angeles, California
3 Jun 23
Beep beep ! I remember thinking that when I first saw one . . . I guess we expect some purple tall ostrich looking bird . I thought that about that Tasmanian Devil character too (the one that's kinda crazy and spins around like tornado!).
! I remember thinking that when I first saw one . . . I guess we expect some purple tall ostrich looking bird . I thought that about that Tasmanian Devil character too (the one that's kinda crazy and spins around like tornado!).1 person likes this
@Marilynda1225 (91035)
• United States
2 Jun 23
I've never seen a roadrunner but I think I would expect them to be a bit bigger too. It does remind me of the cartoon
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@akalinus (44366)
• United States
2 Jun 23
I saw roadrunners often as a child in the southwest. I was surprised later in life that a lot of younger people do not know the roadrunner is a bird but only a cartoon.
I loved reading "Clan of the Cave Bear." I read all the books in the series. I was disappointed in the movie. It did not capture any of the beauty of the book but only displayed ugliness, in my opinion.
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@LindaOHio (222285)
• United States
2 Jun 23
I think they're cool looking birds. I can't think of an example. Sorry. Have a good weekend. I thought of something. Fast food never looks as good in person as it does on TV. They use all kinds of tricks to make the food look perfect.
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@AmbiePam (120599)
• United States
2 Jun 23
@BabeSays You know, a lot of them ARE more along the size of a golden retriever as well. I should clarify NO coyote has the body of a German shepherd, so they will never look as big as one of them. Coyotes are all scrawny, so their skinny bodies give the appearance of a skinny dog. And, in all honesty, they are more afraid of you than anything. The biggest worry would be if you had a small dog or cat with you.
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