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-'''Owl''' ''n.'' '''1.''' Nocturnal bird of prey. '''2.''' A coin first produced by the Athenian tyrant Peisistratus, using silver from the Laurion mines 25 miles south of Athens, in 546 BCE.+'''Owl''' ''n.'' '''1.''' Nocturnal bird of prey. '''2.''' A coin first produced by the Athenian tyrant Peisistratus, using silver from the Laurion mines 25 miles south of Athens, in 546 BCE. '''3.''' In [[AA]] parlance an owl is an elder who is no longer sympathetic with the movement.
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Owl n. 1. Nocturnal bird of prey. 2. A coin first produced by the Athenian tyrant Peisistratus, using silver from the Laurion mines 25 miles south of Athens, in 546 BCE. 3. In AA parlance an owl is an elder who is no longer sympathetic with the movement.

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Jorge Suarez once wrote about an encounter he had with a barn owl on a ranch in Venezuela:

"Las chuetas malabuenas mirando la noche y torciendo el cogote en mil puertas giratorias. Las tres al mismo tiempo, gritaban: "carne carne" y luego volaban en un vuelo recortado."

-- Journal excerpt, 1940.

Breakfast at Owls Nest Camp, Bohemian Grove, July 23, 1967
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Breakfast at Owls Nest Camp, Bohemian Grove, July 23, 1967

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A common barn owl, captured in a ubiquitous moment of quiet reflection.
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A common barn owl, captured in a ubiquitous moment of quiet reflection.

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Xenophon Aliokrate was sometimes called the "Owl" by his Bulgarian Connections.

Mr. Korea had a pet owl named "Lucky."

The Bohemian Club, a conservative organization holding annual retreats at a place in Northern California, has an Owl as its symbol. Every year they burn a fire to "cremate Dull Care" in front of a giant concrete owl.