# Omen Signs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 15, 2001, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omen-signs/58127 "2001-03-15T19:12:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2001, 7:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omen-signs/58127/1 "2001-03-15T19:12:54Z")
Okay, I know what a black cat means; I’m familiar with the whole full moon phenomenon. I’m sure there are many other omen signs, which aren’t exactly springing to mind. But what the hell does this mean, if anything: I just saw a pigeon with a clubfoot. It has to be a sign of something. ---
**Author:** ![Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Bottle\_of\_Smoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bottle_of_Smoke)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2001, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omen-signs/58127/2 "2001-03-15T19:46:59Z")
I can’t tell you exactly what it means for fear that it would send the whole board into a panic. All I can say is this: Run, man, run! You’ve no time to lose! ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2001, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omen-signs/58127/3 "2001-03-15T21:47:36Z")
It is a sign that you should not bet on this pigeon to win the 100-meter dash. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2001, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omen-signs/58127/4 "2001-03-15T21:51:44Z")
I think it’s just a sign that the pigeon was a punk-ass who tried to start some mess one too many times and got called on it. Or it’s a sign that it frequents a neighborhood full of hungry cats. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2001, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/omen-signs/58127/5 "2001-03-15T22:02:37Z")
There’s a squirrel in my neighbourhood with no tail - I think I’m going to quit my job and take off for warmer parts to spend the remaining 10 days we have.