Some Surrey council was going to do a cull of pigeons and this was reported on The Surrey Comet website. They shut down the comments but some of them are really quite funny, here’s a selection:
Posted by Martin Wildoat on 10:56am Wed 29 Nov 06 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.
Posted by: Stephanie Baxendale on 8:03pm Wed 29 Nov 06 Why not just round these flying rats up in a big net? Surely the council could find some practical use, for example setting up a tasty pigeon pie stall in the centre of town. I for one would be grateful to see these horrific beasts removed from the Royal borough altogether! They are a nuisance, and also the flying wizards of Satan. There, I’ve said it.
Posted by: Mr Dallinger on 9:57pm Wed 29 Nov 06 I think the correct solution would be to hack the wings off as many pigeons as possible before joining them together to create one large wing. This could be wafted at the pigeons by any member of the townsfolk when numbers got too high. Children could also shelter under it at times of heavy rain or possibly loud thunder.
Posted by: Norman Ski on 10:13pm Wed 29 Nov 06 This is preposterous! Pigeons performed a vital role in assisting communications in both World Wars and should therefore be encouraged to breed in higher numbers in order to remind us that we must never forget. Perhaps the money would be better spent erecting a large memorial of a Rock Pigeon or perhaps a Feral Pigeon – I’ll leave that decision to the council. I don’t think a Wood Pigeon memorial would be particularly appropriate because I don’t think they did too much for us during the war. Other than food.
Posted by: Fancy Coo-Coo on 12:57pm Thu 30 Nov 06 I’m horrified at the very idea anyone might want to harm these gentle creatures. I myself was raised by pigeons after being abandoned in Trafalgar Square as a young nipper. Therefore I know how noble and generous a species they really are. If anyone were to kill a pigeon in this way, it would be as though they are slaughtering one of my own family. It’s murder, I say!
Posted by: Free Willy on 3:24pm Thu 30 Nov 06 I know what you mean, reader. I was raised by yaks but I’m sure the experience was similar. How about a council worker cull instead.
Posted by: Peter Dove on 11:01am Wed 6 Dec 06 I simply cannot believe that so many people are pigeonist. Pigeons perform a vital role within today’s society and should not be treated as vermin. Love pigeons. Love yourself.
One of my favourite webcomics, xkcd (see below) always has little comments attached to each comic (at the xkcd site, not on my cut and pastes), you get to see them when you mouse over the comic image, but they truncate due to some firefox irregularity. Anyway, here’s the post on fixing it, and the Long Titles Firefox extension to download.
Apparently 2006 was the year of “you” media according to Time mag. No arguments there. What is freaky is how much Time mag editor, Richard Stengel looks like David Walliams from Little Britain.
If you remember that piece of toast that apparently had a picture of the Virgin Mary appear on it and was sold via Ebay to, I think, a casino for a huge sum… you can now get your own on a daily basis with the Holy Toast Bread Stamp. Well you could if it wasn’t sold out, not to fear though, more are expected in January.
White peaches are in season, I bought a few from my local greengrocer and my are they tasty! I think the last time I had white peaches they weren’t completely ripe or something because I don’t remember them being anything special, maybe just a tarter version of a normal peach. These ones were ambrosial, so sweet and fragrant! I’m sure the original recipe for the Bellini made at Harry’s Bar in Venice was to contain white rather than any other type of peach puree. Anyway, here’s a recipe for the original cocktail:
2/3 cup white peach puree 1 teaspoon raspberry puree 1 bottle chilled Italian sparkling wine such as Prosecco or Asti Spumante Brut
Place 1 1/2 tablespoons puree In the bottom of each flute and add 2 – 3 drops of the raspberry puree. Add sparkling wine and serve.
I also bought some raspberries which were very yummy. Pity I don’t have any Prosecco on hand…
Via Ikea Hacker, Toon Beerten has hacked an Ikea Mylonit table lamp into a super cool mood lamp. I love the video of it changing colours, maybe it’s the music in the background (Goldfrapp – Lovely Head – YouTube clip), I’ve just been playing it over and over again. If you are comfortable putting together programmed circuit boards, there are instructions. Otherwise, enjoy the video:
