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To throw water over a pigeon I've just spray painted?

207 replies

threeineachlobe · 04/05/2012 14:21

Stay with me.

Just started to spray paint a fence panel, must have startled poor pidge behind fence as it flapped up maniacally. I had a bit of a scream...whilst holding spray trigger.

Pidge is now half 'oak brown', sitting in tree. Can't quite tell if he's ok, not giving much away with facial expression.

Have googled "accidentally painted a pigeon" with disappointingly unresourceful results.

So, should i just chuck water at it & hope it comes off?? Turps would seem a little extreme.

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ILikeTrains · 04/05/2012 14:50

I wonder if he'll fly off to join the dog that got thrown up on the other day?

InAnyOtherSoil · 04/05/2012 14:49

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threeineachlobe · 04/05/2012 14:49

Oh no AnAirOfHope - do you think there'll be some revenge strike? Am i going to be sytematically pooed on by Pauls's friends and relatives? Will I live in a Hitcock nightmare??

Paul's still there.

Guilty and scared.

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GinPalace · 04/05/2012 14:48

Is <a class="break-all" href="http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=painted+pidgeon&um=1&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&biw=1421&bih=714&tbm=isch&tbnid=c3_m4_JW7VGLmM:&imgrefurl=fleafinds.wordpress.com/page/3/&docid=3W_LPQQfQDdTeM&imgurl=fleafinds.files.wordpress.com/2009/02/painted-pidgeon.jpg%253Fw%253D500&w=500&h=375&ei=Bd6jT4P2EMqA4gST25GgCQ&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=198&vpy=159&dur=105&hovh=194&hovw=259&tx=106&ty=103&sig=111721504148662777967&page=1&tbnh=153&tbnw=215&start=0&ndsp=19&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:0,i:70" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">this him?

He looks a bit shocked to me

crowface · 04/05/2012 14:48

I'm quite enjoying the surrealness of David Dickinson being mixed in this thread. Someone mentioned if he could fly off he's probably ok. Now expecting to see David Dickinson feeding off my bird table.

Shudder

Rindercella · 04/05/2012 14:47

Not by me he ain't Shock Grin

crowface · 04/05/2012 14:44

Balls got that wrong didn't I!! Blush :o

BBisTitanium · 04/05/2012 14:44

I am actually about to do a laugh-wee! Poor paul maybe the colour will bring out his eyes?

AmazingBouncingFerret · 04/05/2012 14:44

David dickinson's gonna get laaaaaid. Wink

PandaWatch · 04/05/2012 14:44

To be fair though, if he managed to fly off, I'm sure he'll be fine. Plus he's now better camoflaged!

Rindercella · 04/05/2012 14:43

Arf! I was thinking I would be thwacking him over the head rather than anything else Gin Grin

crowface · 04/05/2012 14:43

Rindercella Big grin:

PandaWatch · 04/05/2012 14:42

Good job you don't live in Australia... link!

GinPalace · 04/05/2012 14:41

Oh Reeaally Rindercella !!

travellingwilbury · 04/05/2012 14:41

I keep thinking about poor Paul the pigeon in little paper pants Blush

I need help Grin

Petsinmypudenda · 04/05/2012 14:40

brilliant title OP

Rindercella · 04/05/2012 14:40

"I wonder if this is what keeps happening to David Dickinson"

Christ, I'd do a fuck of a lot more that spray some paint over him if David Dickinson popped up from behind my garden fence! Shock

threeineachlobe · 04/05/2012 14:38

Still guilt-ridden, but love the fact he's got a name. Sorry Paul!

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idontbelieveanymore · 04/05/2012 14:38

You may find he will fly down and ask you to do the rest because the rest of his friends thought that is took years off him Grin

travellingwilbury · 04/05/2012 14:38

Nothing to add but Grin

GinPalace · 04/05/2012 14:38

Stop! Stop! My sides are hurting!!!!

crowface · 04/05/2012 14:37

I wonder if this is what keeps happening to David Dickinson, there's not a tanning product on earth that could produced his rich mahogany tones.

Don't worry, it'll probably get a job presenting an antiques auctioning programme....

Rindercella · 04/05/2012 14:37

I love threads like this on MN. Titles like "AIBU To throw water over a pigeon I've just spray painted", followed by Selyna's hilarious post are just priceless Grin

AmazingBouncingFerret · 04/05/2012 14:37

He'll be the envy of all his pigeon friends.

GinPalace · 04/05/2012 14:37

Bluerinse Grin

I feel guilty for finding this funny.

If you can't catch it though not much you can do - it may have helped rid the vermin pidge of a few fleas

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