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Skim-read the article, and then get right onto the comments below. Genius.

Awesome, I'm getting on the next train to Surrey.

lol! i like this one the best:

I agree with this action. Pigeons carry all manner of diseases like AIDS, malaria, rabies and mad cow disease to name but a few. They are also very aggressive and I can vouch for this as I was attacked by a flock and pecked severely while on my way home from flower arranging classes. In fact I would be more than happy to help in the killing of these evil creatures. Well done Kingston council keep up the good work.

o_0 he might be right about rabies, i don't know. but the others?! especially CJD, lol.

You don't need marksmen, you need falcons. Peregrine Falcons.

They did wonders for the pigeon population in New York City. *nod*

are those real comments??

lol! i like this one the best:



o_0 he might be right about rabies, i don't know. but the others?! especially CJD, lol.Nope, not even about rabies. The last human death that was due to rabies was in 1902 (over a century ago) and the last case rabies in an animal that was born in the UK was in 1922. The UK is rabies free. We are extremely lucky in this regard as rabies is a very terrible disease. (this is why it takes a couple of weeks to get animals through customs in the UK - the authorities are waiting to see if the animal exhibits any signs of rabies).

And I think we all know the cheapest... and messiest way to get rid of pidgeons. *evil look*

are those real comments??

Real as in made by real people, yes. Real as in serious comments, no; well, most aren't.

Real as in made by real people, yes. Real as in serious comments, no; well, most aren't.

oh good i was thinking that surrey is a code word for insane asylum.

is it typical of the response pattern to news articles in that paper?

You don't need marksmen, you need falcons. Peregrine Falcons.

They did wonders for the pigeon population in New York City. *nod*

I like this idea best of all.

I was with a crew doing a shoot in Oakland and in one of the trees on this city street was a Falcon, just chillin'. It hardly moved (at first we thought it was a decoy, but then it did move a little), it just sat there watching us (and reminding us of the Far Side panel, "Birds of Prey know they're cool."). I think most cities can benefit from a minor figure of menace just hanging out.

As long as it doesn't go all crazy like DCD's giant owl story...

You don't need marksmen, you need falcons. Peregrine Falcons.

They did wonders for the pigeon population in New York City. *nod*

But you also need a lot of very tall buildings for those.

oh good i was thinking that surrey is a code word for insane asylum.

is it typical of the response pattern to news articles in that paper?

I don't know, I'm not from the area, nor have I ever read that website before, I was just sent a link of it.

But you also need a lot of very tall buildings for those.

Do you? I thought they could dive from any height.

Even if they did need high altitude, couldn't they just fly to the desired height?

Surrey, town full of witty citizens, or home to the mentally deranged? We report, you decide.

lol! i like this one the best:



o_0 he might be right about rabies, i don't know. but the others?! especially CJD, lol.

Nah rabies is a disease carried by mammals.

Surrey, town full of witty citizens, or home to the mentally deranged? We report, you decide.

Can't they be both?

Can't they be both?

Yeah, just like me. :)

It'll be discreet? HOW THE FUCK IS *WHEEEEETHUNKSCREECHSPLURTTHUNK* DISCREET?

Do you? I thought they could dive from any height.

Even if they did need high altitude, couldn't they just fly to the desired height?

Not really. That's why midtown has a lot of them, but other parts of manhattan don't.

It's something to do with loiter time in the air. In midtown they can just dive on a pigeon. In other places they have to take an energy deficit to fly up and circle for a while before they can target their prey.

And that is why manhattan has the highest density of peregrine falcons in the world.

I'm in favor of antiaircraft guns to take out pigeons.

I think bird of prey is a good idea. We (in NZ) have Falcons, Harriers, and Morepork, And I've often seen them fighting driving cars when the cars try to 'steal' their roadkill. They are vicious things.

(The morepork to a lesser extent, particularly the first, which are protected species here :))

Can't resist...

Here's how you take care of the pigeons:

Spring is here, a-suh-puh-ring is here.
Life is skittles and life is beer.
I think the loveliest time of the year is the spring.
I do, don't you? 'Course you do.
But there's one thing that makes spring complete for me,
And makes ev'ry Sunday a treat for me.

All the world seems in tune
On a spring afternoon,
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.
Ev'ry Sunday you'll see
My sweetheart and me,
As we poison the pigeons in the park.

When they see us coming, the birdies all try an' hide,
But they still go for peanuts when coated with cyanide.
The sun's shining bright,
Ev'rything seems all right,
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.

Lalaalaalalaladoodiedieedoodoodoo

We've gained notoriety,
And caused much anxiety
In the Audubon Society
With our games.
They call it impiety,
And lack of propriety,
And quite a variety
Of unpleasant names.
But it's not against any religion
To want to dispose of a pigeon.

So if Sunday you're free,
Why don't you come with me,
And we'll poison the pigeons in the park.
And maybe we'll do
In a squirrel or two,
While we're poisoning pigeons in the park.

We'll murder them all amid laughter and merriment.
Except for the few we take home to experiment.
My pulse will be quickenin'
With each drop of strychnine
We feed to a pigeon.
It just takes a smidgin!
To poison a pigeon in the park.

Can't resist...

Here's how you take care of the pigeons:

Spring is here, a-suh-puh-ring is here.
Life is skittles and life is beer.
I think the loveliest time of the year is the spring.
I do, don't you? 'Course you do.
But there's one thing that makes spring complete for me,
And makes ev'ry Sunday a treat for me.

All the world seems in tune
On a spring afternoon,
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.
Ev'ry Sunday you'll see
My sweetheart and me,
As we poison the pigeons in the park.

When they see us coming, the birdies all try an' hide,
But they still go for peanuts when coated with cyanide.
The sun's shining bright,
Ev'rything seems all right,
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.

Lalaalaalalaladoodiedieedoodoodoo

We've gained notoriety,
And caused much anxiety
In the Audubon Society
With our games.
They call it impiety,
And lack of propriety,
And quite a variety
Of unpleasant names.
But it's not against any religion
To want to dispose of a pigeon.

So if Sunday you're free,
Why don't you come with me,
And we'll poison the pigeons in the park.
And maybe we'll do
In a squirrel or two,
While we're poisoning pigeons in the park.

We'll murder them all amid laughter and merriment.
Except for the few we take home to experiment.
My pulse will be quickenin'
With each drop of strychnine
We feed to a pigeon.
It just takes a smidgin!
To poison a pigeon in the park.


Is that the guy who did the elements song?

lol! i like this one the best:



o_0 he might be right about rabies, i don't know. but the others?! especially CJD, lol.

Actually, they can carry mad cow. However, the only way to get it from them is to injest the birds... so meh.

AIDS, however, I have not heard of a single instance outside of simians and humans. I'm not even sure animals can get the human strain(Although there might be a similar strain for such animals).

Malaria cannot be spread, to my knowledge, by birds. They can contract it, I would suppose, but I don't see how it could be spread.

I think bird of prey is a good idea. We (in NZ) have Falcons, Harriers, and Morepork, And I've often seen them fighting driving cars when the cars try to 'steal' their roadkill. They are vicious things.

(The morepork to a lesser extent, particularly the first, which are protected species here :))

Problem is though, getting them there, keeping them there, and killing the pidgeons in a high enough frequency.

They are often used to scare away birds from an area, but to kill them off completely in an area doesn't seem really feasible.

It'll be discreet? HOW THE FUCK IS *WHEEEEETHUNKSCREECHSPLURTTHUNK* DISCREET?

Silencer.

*PFFFT!*

Most people who are asleep wouldn't even notice it.

As he is a marksman, I doubt he will be using a shotgun.

Can't resist...

Here's how you take care of the pigeons:

Spring is here, a-suh-puh-ring is here.
Life is skittles and life is beer.
I think the loveliest time of the year is the spring.
I do, don't you? 'Course you do.
But there's one thing that makes spring complete for me,
And makes ev'ry Sunday a treat for me.

All the world seems in tune
On a spring afternoon,
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.
Ev'ry Sunday you'll see
My sweetheart and me,
As we poison the pigeons in the park.

When they see us coming, the birdies all try an' hide,
But they still go for peanuts when coated with cyanide.
The sun's shining bright,
Ev'rything seems all right,
When we're poisoning pigeons in the park.

Lalaalaalalaladoodiedieedoodoodoo

We've gained notoriety,
And caused much anxiety
In the Audubon Society
With our games.
They call it impiety,
And lack of propriety,
And quite a variety
Of unpleasant names.
But it's not against any religion
To want to dispose of a pigeon.

So if Sunday you're free,
Why don't you come with me,
And we'll poison the pigeons in the park.
And maybe we'll do
In a squirrel or two,
While we're poisoning pigeons in the park.

We'll murder them all amid laughter and merriment.
Except for the few we take home to experiment.
My pulse will be quickenin'
With each drop of strychnine
We feed to a pigeon.
It just takes a smidgin!
To poison a pigeon in the park.


Mutley, you snickering, floppy eared hound.
When courage is needed, you're never around.
Those medals you wear on your moth-eaten chest
Should be there for bungling at which you are best.

So, stop that pigeon
Stop that pigeon
Stop that pigeon
Stop that pigeon
Stop that pigeon
Stop that pigeon
Stop that pigeon
Howwww!

Nab him
Jab him
Tab him
Grab him
Stop that pigeon now.

You, silly, stop snickering, it's not worth the chance.
For you'll be returned by the seat of your pants.
And clunk, you invent me a thingamabob
That catches that pigeon or I lose my job.

So, stop that pigeon
Stop that pigeon
Stop that pigeon
Stop that pigeon
Stop that pigeon
Stop that pigeon
Stop that pigeon
Howwww!

Nab him
Jab him
Tab him
Grab him
Stop that pigeon now.

If you had a BB gun for every 12 year old boy, there wouldn't be any pigeons inside of a week.

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I agree with this action. Pigeons carry all manner of diseases like AIDS, malaria, rabies and mad cow disease to name but a few. They are also very aggressive and I can vouch for this as I was attacked by a flock and pecked severely while on my way home from flower arranging classes. In fact I would be more than happy to help in the killing of these evil creatures. Well done Kingston council keep up the good work.

wow... just... wow...

this is a response to the article:



wow... just... wow...

About the only one I would actually be worried about was rabies, but I'd worry more about infection than anything else, really. Nasty germ ridden bastards.