In the perfect absence of thundering house music, the call of a lone, coarse-throated bird thunders like a foghorn.

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What I call a "Black Swan" is an exceptional unpredictable event that, unlike the bird, carries a huge impact.

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He also follows in the footsteps of Buzby, the animated yellow bird who urged Britons to "make someone happy" with a phone call in the late 1970s.

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