Fun facts about pigeons

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Finger Prince

cruft posted:

I like pigeons a lot.

Did you know that every pigeon you see in the united states used to be somebody's pet? Until the mid-1900s, pigeons were seen as just sort of feral pets, maybe kinda like dogs in some countries. Then the mayor of New York decided to launch a hate campaign against pigeons, scapegoating them for general sanitation problems, and now all kinds of people think they're signs of filth. They're not! They're cool birds that high-five after orgasm!

Finger Prince posted:

Did you know that pigeons are technically immortal, as they are the 3d projections of a multidimensional organism that exists beyond our concept of time? Pretty crazy that people used to keep them as pets back in the day, once you know that.

# ? Mar 30, 2023 17:00

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# ? May 3, 2024 06:59

Finger Prince

Pigeon feathers (specifically the long outer flight feathers) are used in traditional folk medicine to cure conditions like constipation. You gently insert one up your butthole and swizzle it around a bit. It tickles, but it'll make you poo poo real good so be ready.

(note: ideally the feather shouldn't still be attached to the pigeon)

# ? Mar 30, 2023 17:05

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did you know that famous pigeon lover bert and his friend ernie were named after the taxi driver/policeman combo from the classic movie Anal Pigeon Fuckfest 3?

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# ? Mar 30, 2023 19:14

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according to catholic doctrine, pigeons are a fish

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# ? Mar 30, 2023 20:02

Finger Prince

Sherbert Hoover posted:

did you know that famous pigeon lover bert and his friend ernie were named after the taxi driver/policeman combo from the classic movie Anal Pigeon Fuckfest 3?

# ? Mar 30, 2023 20:35

Finger Prince

My friend Crazy Eddie believes pigeons are bio-organic surveillance drones sent from the government. He's half right, they're actually from Amazon.

# ? Mar 30, 2023 20:39

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the only word that rhymes w/ pigeon is smidgen

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# ? Mar 30, 2023 20:49

Viginti Septem: Oculus Noctuae

Fun fact, the word pigeon has not always been pronounced ˈpi-jən as we say it today. In fact, entomologically speaking the word wasn't originally associated with avian creatures at all. In its true form the word was a slang term loosely associated with the common pig, or swine (Sus domesticus) and was used as a unit of measure similar to the traditional unit "eon" for the length of time marking various breakout periods in the development of the Sus domesticus. These "pig" eons played a critical role in the cataloging and documenting of changes to the evolution of the Sus domesticus during the early 18th century. It wasn't until many decades later when pigs learned to fly that the term was applied to birds, with linguistic fluidity bringing about the inevitable change in pronunciation to the common "pigeon" that we use today. So when you look at a pigeon in the sky, remember that it only got there due to the hard work of evolution and the passage of time in the development of the Sus.

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# ? Mar 30, 2023 21:20

Finger Prince

Viginti Septem posted:

Fun fact, the word pigeon has not always been pronounced ˈpi-jən as we say it today. In fact, entomologically speaking the word wasn't originally associated with avian creatures at all. In its true form the word was a slang term loosely associated with the common pig, or swine (Sus domesticus) and was used as a unit of measure similar to the traditional unit "eon" for the length of time marking various breakout periods in the development of the Sus domesticus. These "pig" eons played a critical role in the cataloging and documenting of changes to the evolution of the Sus domesticus during the early 18th century. It wasn't until many decades later when pigs learned to fly that the term was applied to birds, with linguistic fluidity bringing about the inevitable change in pronunciation to the common "pigeon" that we use today. So when you look at a pigeon in the sky, remember that it only got there due to the hard work of evolution and the passage of time in the development of the Sus.

# ? Mar 30, 2023 21:28

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Areola Grande posted:

the only word that rhymes w/ pigeon is smidgen

door hingeon :smuggo:

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# ? Mar 31, 2023 04:24

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RepeatingMeme posted:

door hingeon

u seem British so I'll take you are word for it

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# ? Mar 31, 2023 04:30

big black turnout

in the original pokemon game, the pig type evolution of eevee was called pigeon

# ? Mar 31, 2023 09:11

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pigeons practice a form of martial art called beakata. Historically it was used in coordinated attacks on prey, and also trial by combat. It is still practiced by modern pigeons, although in urban centers it is typically performed ceremonially to distract citygoers while their pigeon accomplices steal food.

# ? Mar 31, 2023 12:56

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big black turnout posted:

in the original pokemon game, the pig type evolution of eevee was called pigeon

lol

# ? Mar 31, 2023 17:54

Escape From Noise

Then keep getting into my veranda area and making GBS threads all over the place. They are not my friends.

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# ? Apr 1, 2023 07:19

Escape From Noise

1. They're whack.
2. They're twisted.
3. Their girl's a hoo
4. They're broke
5. The egg's not even theirs and everybody knows.
6. Their old man says they're stupid, they be like "So? I love my eggy mother, I never let her go!".

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# ? Apr 1, 2023 16:17

Buttchocks: No, I like my hat, thanks.

pigeons can type 100 wpm, but insist on dvorak

# ? Apr 1, 2023 19:09

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Buttchocks posted:

pigeons can type 100 wpm, but insist on dvorak

i have never seen a dvorak keyboard irl so that explains why i only see them hunt and peck

# ? Apr 3, 2023 07:32

Chrs

doves and pigeons are the same bird family. But doves have better publicists

# ? Apr 3, 2023 11:49

Escape From Noise

Chrs posted:

doves and pigeons are the same bird family. But doves have better publicists

The word for pigeon and dove is the same in Japanese.

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# ? Apr 3, 2023 14:21

Escape From Noise

They both still suck.

Big time.

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# ? Apr 3, 2023 14:21

Finger Prince

The song Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks was actually written by a pigeon.

# ? Apr 3, 2023 16:53

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Finger Prince posted:

The song Edge of Seventeen by Stevie Nicks was actually written by a pigeon.

# ? Apr 3, 2023 19:52

Sarah Cenia: Laying in the forest, by the water
Underneath these ferns
You'll never find me

they sound kinda like doves crying

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# ? Apr 3, 2023 20:44

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pigeons are irrelevant and any facts about them are fun because the fact that they are irrelevant labels any fact about them unnecessary, so it is necessary that the facts about them be fun, because it is impossible that they are not.

# ? Apr 5, 2023 17:24