# Edgar Allan, you won't do. (A crow who's stalking me) **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 18, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400 "2026-08-18T18:27:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400/41 "2026-08-20T20:48:21Z")
Bought! Fear not…I have order Crow socks 🧦 ---
**Author:** ![ricepad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@ricepad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ricepad)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400/42 "2026-08-20T20:55:52Z")
> [@Beckdawrek](#): > > I have order Crow socks Exactly how do you plan to put them on the crows? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 20, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400/43 "2026-08-20T21:59:59Z")
I will wear them on my feets. Thankee very much! ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400/44 "2026-08-21T19:24:46Z")
I hope they are as good as your Possum socks! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2026, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400/45 "2026-08-21T21:04:00Z")
Aaaaaaa ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400/46 "2026-08-22T00:50:16Z")
Ok. I’m really getting worried. I just saw an add for the Svengoohlie horror movie showcase tomorrow night. Would you believe it’s the " **Raven".** ---
**Author:** ![DesertDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/desertdog/32/11503_2.png) [@DesertDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DesertDog)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400/47 "2026-08-22T00:53:33Z")
Watching. They’re always watching and they know everything you do. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400/48 "2026-08-22T01:22:48Z")
Ooh wee ooh wee. 😱 ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 4:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400/49 "2026-08-22T04:45:04Z")
Who do you think wore a crow tee-shirt today? (maybe 3 days)At least I think it’s a crow. Grateful dead shirt. Guess who saw a movie _today_ with music by Poe and I found out they were a favorite? Yeah. Their fault completely. I’m just an innocent. Inundated by forces of the universe. Damn. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400/50 "2026-08-22T16:57:54Z")
_“…blackbird singin’ in the dead of night!”_ Does anyone know if crows “stalk” at night? 😱 ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2026, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400/51 "2026-08-22T21:58:51Z")
[This is what they do at night…](https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=29pKSu5K&id=B589F0F0B71CD64BBF40827EB1EC9A6A777262B4&thid=OIP.29pKSu5KOjYeSCQD8PPxvAAAAA&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2F736x%2F11%2Fbc%2Fd0%2F11bcd014dd7c4e1c8b8291b9376c36f2.jpg&cdnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fth.bing.com%2Fth%2Fid%2FR.dbda4a4aee4a3a361e482403f0f3f1bc%3Frik%3DtGJyd2qa7LF%252bgg%26pid%3DImgRaw%26r%3D0&exph=235&expw=450&q=drinky+crow&FORM=IRPRST&ck=BEC531DE3ADEBB1E737A94A855286E7F&selectedIndex=61&itb=0&cw=1222&ch=589&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0) ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400/52 "2026-08-23T23:08:16Z")
How is Ed enjoying the Shin-Dig at the Lumberyard? ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400/53 "2026-08-23T23:15:54Z")
They really are astonishingly intelligent (all corvids, not just crows). Magpies used to nest in the trees in front of my wife’s building. When they had eggs in the nest, they would attack people walking buy or going into the building. The government entity in the building brought in the Wildlife people, who removed the eggs. In following years, whenever a Wildlife truck pulled up to the building, they would be attacked by the birds. One guy drove his car once and wore a disguise, but the birds still recognized him and attacked. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2026, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400/54 "2026-08-23T23:27:26Z")
Upthread I linked to an article about research showing that crows maintain grudges against people for as long as seventeen years. I think that’s what was happening in the case you describe. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400/55 "2026-08-24T03:23:38Z")
Edgar Allan was very present today. He doesn’t seem to be out for revenge. Son-of-a-wrek says it’s the same crow he cussed at once and it followed him here. He’s all for eliminating the bird. In a big boomish way. But I put a stop to those meanderings. Right quick. I think Ed enjoyed the day. When all was said and done. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 5:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400/56 "2026-08-24T05:09:17Z")
Convince the crow to bring you cash money. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/E3eTdy_eEyc/maxresdefault.jpg "Crow gives Money") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E3eTdy_eEyc) ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400/57 "2026-08-24T12:35:11Z")
> [@Dewey\_Finn](#): > > I think that’s what was happening in the case you describe. Yeah, they’re quite something. I read up on the scrub jays that used to visit our deck in Portland (I put out peanuts). They are very adept at watching other birds and rodents hide their food and can remember over 100 locations to rob later. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400/58 "2026-08-24T20:54:15Z")
Thieving Bastard! ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2026, 10:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400/59 "2026-08-24T22:33:45Z")
Curses, foiled again. As they say. Edgar had a biggish piece of aluminum foil he was waggling around. Now what would he need to wrap? Leftovers? ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400/60 "2026-08-27T01:04:58Z")
The crows on my street took a dislike to the neighbor’s dog (who freely roamed the fenced backyard) and would bug him mercilessly. Until one day he caught one and ate it on the spot! They bugged him nevermore. Incidentally, I think “murder” is not the ideal collective. Considering how much noise they make I would call them a “caucus”. Or maybe “cawcus”. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/edgar-allan-you-wont-do-a-crow-whos-stalking-me/1032400.md?page=4)