Today as I walked to lunch, I saw a pigeon get slowly run over by a Dodge Magnum. The car was pulling up to the curb to stop and a bunch of pigeons were sitting there. They all sort of scrambled out of the way but one was dumb enough to just sit there and the back tire went right over it.
I hate pigeons.
If there was a story in the paper saying the city had decided to round up the whole lot of them and feed them through a wood chipper, I probably wouldn't bat an eye.
Hell, if the car had come barrelling by at 60 km/h and the pigeon exploded in a flurry of feathers, I probably wouldn't have cared.
Something about it just getting slowly crushed by the tire though really made me feel for it. Poor, stupid bird. Hopefully it's in a better place now.
I really wish I hadn't seen that right before eating.
I saw a tutorial yesterday on how to skin a squirrel for its pelt. My initial reaction was that it was cruel, and then I thought, "What makes this any more cruel than skinning rabbits, minks or chincilla?" Once I got past my disgust, it was actually very informative. I'm not even kidding.
Any way, sorry you were put off your lunch. Pigeons are incredibly stupid creatures.
Oh don't get me wrong… I still very much enjoyed my lunch.
Number 10 with noodles. It'll make you forget even the saddest of pigeon squishings.
Aww, see? You're not completely emotionless. Underneath it all you've still got a really big heart.
I think.
Fascinating, uh, blog. Thanks for the comment. It's nice to know that someone besides my circle of 4 internet nerd friends is reading it to catch up on my pointless personal life, even if it is incredibly boring.
And indeed, as much as I hate pigeons (aka winged rats), and as much as I enjoy V-8 driven muscle wagons, seeing a life being vanquished before your eyes is a bit…sickening.
Dude, just cuz you don't like pigeons, it doesn't mean that it's a good idea to foist them onto the already suffering populous of Kenya!
Kenya?? WTF? Is that where shit goes when you feed it through a wood chipper? No wonder they're suffering!!