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[–] UnfortunateShort 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

For people not in the proximity of water it's pigeons. Fuck pigeons.

[–] thoomfish 17 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I love pigeons. They're like rats with wings.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Plus, it's kinda our fault that they're everywhere, since city pigeons are actually dometic animals that have gone feral

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Rats are way smarter than pigeons, pigeons are dumb skyrats.

[–] thoomfish 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love rats. They're like wingless pigeons.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I feel like you're disparaging rats...

[–] thoomfish 1 points 1 year ago

Not at all. I like both.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Everything we complain about regarding pigeons are traits humans intentionally bred into them across millenia.

Pigeons did not invade cities. We abandoned them there, after they helped us coordinate building and connecting them. And we inexplicably treat them like the invaders after abandoning them the second they were no longer deemed useful.

[–] UnfortunateShort 1 points 1 year ago

I can explain. They carry diseases, shit everywhere and I actually need to be careful not to step on them and dodge when they fly near the ground because, they are absolutely not afraid of humans and also stupid af.

I totally support controlling their population, because they're nothing but a plague. Apparently swapping their eggs wirh decoys is very effective. Because they are stupid af.

[–] rishado 8 points 1 year ago

Fuck you bro team pidgeon over here

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes they can be a pest too, but seagulls are smart, loud and aggressive. Pigeons are meek, shy and not very bright.