# Two pittings for the price of one! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [August 18, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423 "2008-08-18T15:07:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [August 18, 2008, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423/1 "2008-08-18T15:07:24Z")
[Purple Pigeon](http://blogs.phillyburbs.com/news/bcct/purple-pigeon/). First the obvious and most deserving pit. Whatever waste of genetic material that thought this would be funny. The fitting punishment of course would be to paint him purple and dump him in the middle of Central Park. Preferably with something particularly indelible that won’t wear off for a few weeks. Second. Taking it to a wildlife rehabilitator. It’s a rat with wings for og’s sake. Put it out of its misery. The other 250,000 won’t miss it for long. Maybe if it were something whose numbers were in danger. But a pigeon? I don’t think so. Bonus pitting! Whatever idjit thought this was worthy of national news. ---
**Author:** ![Pixilated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aeb1de/32.png) [@Pixilated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixilated)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 9:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423/2 "2008-08-21T09:43:48Z")
Good lord. It’s automatically assumed that the damn thing was painted… what if the bird flew in between a spray painter and a wall??? hmmmmmm??? Or maybe, just maybe, there was a moment of Purple Rain. ok, forgive me… it’s too early in the morn and this is all a nightmare. ---
**Author:** ![Jragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Jragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jragon)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423/3 "2008-08-21T09:55:27Z")
Before I clicked on the link I was certain this was a very weak nonsensical pitting about a poster I’d never heard of called “Purple Pigeon” because it TOTALLY sounds like a username. But now… wow, that news (or “news” depending on your perspective) is wrong on so many consecutive levels I think we may have a new record. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 1:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423/4 "2008-08-21T13:48:47Z")
[QUOTE=Projammer] Bonus pitting! Whatever idjit thought this was worthy of national news. [/QUOTE] Double bonus: Not including a pic in the story. Bastards… ---
**Author:** ![ivan\_astikov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/58f4c7/32.png) [@ivan\_astikov](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivan_astikov)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423/5 "2008-08-21T17:17:46Z")
[QUOTE=Hal Briston] Double bonus: Not including a pic in the story. Bastards… [/QUOTE] Think ‘pigeon’! Think ‘purple’! Do you really need a pic? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![BubbaDog](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bubbadog/32/333_2.png) [@BubbaDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BubbaDog)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423/6 "2008-08-21T18:10:27Z")
If I said the They got the guy and he was a half blind amputee pilot… Would you be able to tie that in to … One eyed, one armed, flying purple pigeon painter? ---
**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:** [August 21, 2008, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423/7 "2008-08-21T18:54:09Z")
[QUOTE=ivan astikov] Think ‘pigeon’! Think ‘purple’! Do you really need a pic? 🙂 [/QUOTE] Well, yeah. There are things I just want to see. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423/8 "2008-08-21T18:57:05Z")
[QUOTE=Projammer] Second. Taking it to a wildlife rehabilitator. It’s a rat with wings for og’s sake. Put it out of its misery. The other 250,000 won’t miss it for long. Maybe if it were something whose numbers were in danger. But a pigeon? I don’t think so.. [/QUOTE] What’s it to you? Did they charge you for it? No? Then shut the fuck up. ---
**Author:** ![Projammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/projammer/32/559_2.png) [@Projammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Projammer)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423/9 "2008-08-21T19:33:13Z")
It’s an RO. Get over yourself. Oh yeah. This is the pit. Piss off. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Daithi\_Lacha](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daithi_lacha/32/5430_2.png) [@Daithi\_Lacha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daithi_Lacha)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423/10 "2008-08-21T19:40:43Z")
[QUOTE=BubbaDog] One eyed, one armed, flying purple pigeon painter? [/QUOTE] Aaaaaaaaand it’s **BubbaDog** for the win. ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/59ef9b/32.png) [@Don\_t\_fight\_the\_hypothetical](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_fight_the_hypothetical)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423/11 "2008-08-21T19:44:40Z")
[QUOTE=Q.E.D.] What’s it to you? Did they charge you for it? No? Then shut the fuck up. [/QUOTE] I love you, man. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Weird\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7bcc69/32.png) [@The\_Weird\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Weird_One)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423/12 "2008-08-21T22:02:37Z")
I would simply like to note that the title of that page is “Purple Pigeon Courier Times Now”. I suppose courier pigeons would be easier to spot if they were purple. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423/13 "2008-08-21T22:29:45Z")
When I was little, I used to visit my grandparents from west Texas, who were then in San Francisco, CA. My grandfather and I would feed the pigeons in Golden Gate park and then, just before we left, I would catch a couple of them and he’d put them in a shoe box to take home. My grandmother would wring their necks, pluck them and cook them in a stew. That there is good Texas eatin’! Does that constitute animal cruelty or just resourceful recycling? Later, I used to catch pigeons that landed on my dog’s food bowl on the porch and I’d feed the birds to my boa constrictor. I don’t usually tell people about this. BTW, I can still catch a pigeon off the street with my bare hands. ---
**Author:** ![Li\_l\_Pluck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ee59a6/32.png) [@Li\_l\_Pluck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Li_l_Pluck)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423/14 "2008-08-21T22:44:57Z")
[QUOTE=JillGat] When I was little, I used to visit my grandparents from west Texas, who were then in San Francisco, CA. My grandfather and I would feed the pigeons in Golden Gate park and then, just before we left, I would catch a couple of them and he’d put them in a shoe box to take home. My grandmother would wring their necks, pluck them and cook them in a stew. That there is good Texas eatin’! [/QUOTE] Ewwwww! On second thought, perhaps I’m not one to talk since I’ve eaten squirrel (roots in rural South Carolina, doncha know). And liked it. Then again, naw. Pidgeons? Ewwwwww! I mean, shit, at least squirrels are cute little critters. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![black\_rabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f19dbf/32.png) [@black\_rabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/black_rabbit)\ **Post date:** [August 21, 2008, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423/15 "2008-08-21T23:04:17Z")
[QUOTE=JillGat] Later, I used to catch pigeons that landed on my dog’s food bowl on the porch and I’d feed the birds to my boa constrictor. I don’t usually tell people about this. BTW, I can still catch a pigeon off the street with my bare hands. [/QUOTE] That’s kinda hot. ---
**Author:** ![Pixilated](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aeb1de/32.png) [@Pixilated](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixilated)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423/16 "2008-08-22T10:16:07Z")
[QUOTE=BubbaDog] One eyed, one armed, flying purple pigeon painter? [/QUOTE] damnit - you made Dr Pepper come out of my nose! ---
**Author:** ![eleanorigby](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ee7513/32.png) [@eleanorigby](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/eleanorigby)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 12:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423/17 "2008-08-22T12:32:53Z")
[QUOTE=ivan astikov] Think ‘pigeon’! Think ‘purple’! Do you really need a pic? 🙂 [/QUOTE] \ There are _many_ shades of purple. I’d say more, but I’m over here completely squicked out re the boa constrictor and the squirrels. ---
**Author:** ![JillGat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9fc29f/32.png) [@JillGat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JillGat)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423/18 "2008-08-22T14:20:13Z")
Squicked! What a good word. It kinda sounds like what happens to the pigeon with the boa constrictor. The snake was in a big tank (he was over 6 ft. long) and I’d toss the bird in there. The pigeon would be perched on the snake’s tail, looking worried about being stuck in a box which, of course, was the least of his problems. While the bird’s eyes darted around, looking for escape from the cage, the snake was analyzing the different angles of attack, wanting to make sure the feathers wouldn’t be going down the wrong way. A lot of us go through life like that pigeon. ---
**Author:** ![neutron\_star](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/51bf81/32.png) [@neutron\_star](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neutron_star)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 4:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423/19 "2008-08-22T16:41:58Z")
[QUOTE=ivan astikov] Think ‘pigeon’! Think ‘purple’! Do you really need a pic? 🙂 [/QUOTE] Think “grand.” Think “canyon.” Do you really need to _see_ what it looks like to fully experience it? ---
**Author:** ![Cluricaun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/bb73d2/32.png) [@Cluricaun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cluricaun)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2008, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423/20 "2008-08-22T17:05:51Z")
[QUOTE=Pixilated] damnit - you made Dr Pepper come out of my nose! [/QUOTE] If I poke you in the eye do you think I could get a root beer? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/two-pittings-for-the-price-of-one/460423.md?page=2)