Pigeons..flying rats..or noble flying rats?

GePap · March 13, 2003, 14:27

So, what do you make of what seems to be the most visible "other" inhabitants of major American and European cities?

Do you ever feed pigeons? or do you wish some great plague would decimate them? Are pigeons part of the scenery, like in Venice's Sna Marco's plaza? Or is your burg pigeon free?

In Panama City (Panama) there were no pigoens..as for NYC..while they are everywhere, and once I got dumped on (while I was dresses up to go out ona field trip...), I don't care much either way. What annoys me is come mating time the bastards roost near my window, on our air-conditioners.

Spec · March 13, 2003, 14:32

Pigeons eat trash and insects so pigeons are my friends.

Locutus · March 13, 2003, 14:36

My entire family is completely nuts about pigeons and breeding pigeons and participating in matches with them. Don't tell any of 'em this but I really like pigeons as well... on a dinner plate

Harovan · March 13, 2003, 14:40

Pigeons are flying rats and I'd rather shoot them than feed them. Of course I don't, as it's forbidden, but I would never consider to feed them, though, which is also officially unwanted (and at some places forbidden as well).

monolith94 · March 13, 2003, 14:46

pigeons are THE NOBLEST of the flying rat family!

Boris Godunov · March 13, 2003, 14:54

Flying rats. Exterminate them, mach schnell.

Az · March 13, 2003, 14:56

What are pigeons? our co-inhabitants are cats.

GePap · March 13, 2003, 15:03

This is a pigeon: also called Rock Dove..

They didn't have these in Russia?

Az · March 13, 2003, 15:11

oh, I am sorry, I didn't convey my irony properly.

we don't have many of those. I know what these are. but there aren't as many as, say, cats. They do **** on my car rather often, though.

BustaMike · March 13, 2003, 16:08

Pigeons are stupid stupid animals. They're so spoiled and lazy from leftovers that a couple times walking around campus I have actually kicked one accidentally because the stupid thing was too lazy to move out of the way. IMO, pigeons are worse than rats.

Sprayber · March 13, 2003, 16:18

We don't have many pigeons but we have plenty of ducks.

Az · March 13, 2003, 16:49

ducks.

You can eat them too.

( yes I know you can eat pigeons as well, but that would be just disgusting, wouldn't it? brrrr )

Provost Harrison · March 13, 2003, 16:49

They fulfil a useful purpose, but heaven help one of the little f**kers if it sh*ts on me

Datajack Franit · March 13, 2003, 16:57

Pigeons are our friends! Be kind to pigeons. Pigeons are good. Just add baked potatoes and roasted tomatoes

Locutus · March 13, 2003, 17:13

Quote:

Originally posted by Azazel
( yes I know you can eat pigeons as well, but that would be just disgusting, wouldn't it? brrrr )

That's what I first thought too, but they taste surprisingly nice.. a bit like chicken...

Provost Harrison · March 13, 2003, 17:14

They are a bit too stringy in texture for my taste...

Az · March 13, 2003, 17:17

"...hmmm, tastes like chicken..."

Isn't that one of the lines they say in american movies when they eat something really disgusting?

Locutus · March 13, 2003, 17:19

Dunno, but I've noticed that people say that of any kind of meat they're not familiar with

Provost Harrison · March 13, 2003, 17:21

Yes, it is strange...I have never come across anyone say 'hmmmm, tastes like venison'...

But yeah, I think the 'taste like chicken' thing applies to pigeon too, just stronger

germanos · March 13, 2003, 17:24

Flying rats for sure.

And don't eat them

Not the city dwellers that is!
They all have horrible deceases, and by the look of them leprosy is least horrendous.

I had the unfortune of living groundfloor in an appartmentbuilding, and all the **** from the buggers as they would fly up (that's when they do it folks, reduce their weight, clever little rats) would land in my garden.
Talking about chemical warfare

I got pretty good at shooting them out of the air. Took me a year though to get rid of the bastards

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Provost Harrison · March 13, 2003, 17:32

You need the phalanx defence system germanos

BustaMike · March 13, 2003, 17:38

There is at least one kind of bird that is worse than the pigeon. I don't know if other places have them, but here in Phoenix there's this bird called a grackel (spelig?). It's like a really small crow, but way way more diseased and nasty. I swear that something like 80% of them are missing an eye or all of their tail feathers. They look like zombie birds and they make really awful noises. They don't chirp, they don't coo like pigeons, instead they kind of make a coughing noise... like a cat coughing up a hairball. Aside from being so nasty in the first place, they also like to stick their heads straight up in the air, beak facing the sky, and look at you sideways. It's creepy. Anyone else have these things 'cause they're all over Phoenix.

Provost Harrison · March 13, 2003, 17:44

I think they are just undead birds

germanos · March 13, 2003, 17:45

Quote:

Originally posted by Provost Harrison
You need the phalanx defence system germanos

I moved to an appartment on the second floor. Worked pretty damn well

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mindseye · March 15, 2003, 14:33

Quote:

( yes I know you can eat pigeons as well, but that would be just disgusting, wouldn't it? brrrr )

Actually, they are delicious!

They are something of a delicacy here in China. No, they are not the urban rat-birds, these pidgeons are specially raised for eating. They are usually served roasted, wrapped in foil. They taste somewhere between duck and chicken, with very juicy, flavorful meat.

The only drawback is that the head is usually served as well, not for eating, but for ... decorative purposes.

Ben Kenobi · March 15, 2003, 15:14

Locutus:

Everything tastes somewhat like chicken, so hence the usage for unfamiliar meat.