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Check out the SF Chronicle's great pics of Mike Davis getting a hold of the "Bird Man".  Think he's a little pissed?  Davis makes sure everything is perfect for the tournament but didn't account for a drunk Brit "activist" to steal the show.  The truth is his name is the Jungle Bird and he's a deforestation protester.  No, I'm not joking, I don't think he did much for his cause by acting like a moron yesterday.

Webb Simpson showed he has a good sense of humor in This Tweet

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Andrew James Dudley, 40, of Wallasey, United Kingdom was briefly detained by police after he snuck in front of TV cameras and made bird noises. Dudley was wearing a goofy Union-Jack outfit when he was hauled off by police.

Dudley was not arrested for disturbing the interview but was held in the local precinct’s drunk tank after officers determined Dudley had been drinking, said Albie Esparza, a police spokesman. Dudley was released when he became sober.

“Essentially he made the crowing sounds and … was detained by SFPD,” Esparza said.

Police did not arrest Dudley because he committed no crime, Esparza said.

“There is no trespassing since he had a ticket to be there,” Esparza said. “All he did was go on the green of the 18th hole and make a bird noise.”

Dudley is a noted deforestation activist who goes by the name “Jungle Bird,” according to Deadspin .

“Jungle Bird’s M.O. appears to be invading people’s lives and making bird noises,” Deadspin wrote. “His Facebook page is full of videos to this effect, which you can watch.”

As Dudley was hauled off, Simpson couldn’t help but remark on the situation.

“Yeah, enjoy the jail cell, pal,” Simpson said.

And if you want more, here is more

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Jungle Bird's Facebook page describes himself as a "fictional character" and "activist dedicated to raising awareness of deforestation :-)."  Perhaps yesterday's episode will push him above 100 likes on Facebook.  Oh well, at least he's still doing better than the Craig James for Senate campaign.

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This was the only entertaining part of the final round.

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Really? That made me a bit of a Webb fan. I thought it was pretty funny.

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He's a moron.

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He doesn't deserve the attention, much less a thread. But then again, maybe his real name is Patrick.

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Originally Posted by Mattplusness

Lmao... the sport needs more fun in it. I say thumb's up.

I agree with the fun part but it shouldn't be disrespectful.  This guy isn't a fan of golf and does stupid things to promote himself.

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This was the only entertaining part of the final round.

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pretty funny for live tv. Im kind of taken aback by webbs comment, cmon buddy relax.

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pretty funny for live tv. Im kind of taken aback by webbs comment, cmon buddy relax.

Really? That made me a bit of a Webb fan. I thought it was pretty funny.

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On a scale of 1-10 (10 being pitch-perfect), I thought Webb's reaction was a 6 or 7.  That's not bad at all, and it was semi-funny.  Only the wittiest wit would be able to do much better.  I've no idea how I would have reacted.

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He was not trying to promote himself, he tries to bring awareness to deforestation. I would think a gold course would be a good place to do that. Look around the web, nobody is calling him a moron.....if anything the word hero is being used allot.

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Originally Posted by mvmac

I agree with the fun part but it shouldn't be disrespectful.  This guy isn't a fan of golf and does stupid things to promote himself.

id have to disagree i mean he may very well be a golf fan.last time i checked the us open is NOT cheap to get into, he could have found much more cheap pr opportunities

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On a scale of 1-10 (10 being pitch-perfect), I thought Webb's reaction was a 6 or 7.  That's not bad at all, and it was semi-funny.  Only the wittiest wit would be able to do much better.  I've no idea how I would have reacted.

i found it weak, i would have respected him more if he just laughed it off, the jail comment did nothing for me

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Webb's remark made him look like a tool. He shouldn't of even acknowledged the guy.

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The dude stole the show!  I would have high fived him if I were the winner.

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Originally Posted by michaeljames92

Webb's remark made him look like a tool. He shouldn't of even acknowledged the guy.

He didn't. Costas did. Simpson was answering a question when BirdBrain Man did his thing. Simpson kept going, but Costas interrupted. That's when Simpson said 'Enjoy the jail cell, pal', which I thought was a great line.

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I thought Webb handled it fine.  That would screw up anybody.  The only thing that made it awkward was when no one laughed when he made his "jail cell" comment.  I thought it was pretty funny but there was an awkward silence after he said it.

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I like the line Simpson said... That guy who interrupted the award cerimony of the US open should be black listed from every golf event

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