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Anbody lost a racing pigeon?
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Dr. Notthenineo'clocknews
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Grew up in moulsecoomb in the 70's, we all kept pigeons then, although it was 50/50 that when you got home from school a fellow 'enthusiast' had broken into your loft and wrung the neck of you prize Mealing 
Guy Fawkes
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Bill Cassidy's tie up
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Did you you ever beat one? used to get the same when i raced greyhounds
Think I saw him having a job interview the other day, hope he got it.
Is that him on a pedal stool?
Prince Monolulu
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We had one that couldn't move fast at all, so we pulled it along by a rope. Turned out it was pigeon towed.
Coat please.
origigull
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- Jun 29, 2009
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Certainly true. I lived in Moulsecoomb and when I was still at school kept and raced pigeons and had my loft raided a couple of times. I found out who did it once (a neighbourhood kid) by looking into his loft. He was told he had 10 minutes to bring them back or else. He said they flew into his loft and didn't know who they belonged to. I got them back in five. I let him off a tonking (stupid me).Grew up in moulsecoomb in the 70's, we all kept pigeons then, although it was 50/50 that when you got home from school a fellow 'enthusiast' had broken into your loft and wrung the neck of you prize Mealing
1066familyman
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- Jan 15, 2008
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I used to keep racing snails. One was particularly slow, so I removed his shell to see if less weight would make him go faster, but if anything it just made him more sluggish.
wakeytom
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A friend of mine has just told me this also!!! Don't go home little pigeon. stay feral.
Coldeanseagull
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Don't know why, but that made me laugh so hard, bubbles came out of my nose!
Just hope I can remember this one
CP 0 3 BHA
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We had one take up residence outside our house and then in our garage a couple of years ago.
We eventually caught it and from its code number were able to get the details of the owner. We rang him and he explained that the pigeons sometimes get a bit disorientated and that if we released him a reasonable distance away from our house he would re-calibrate his navigation system and find his way home. We put him in a cage, drove about 5 miles away and set him going. After flying a couple of huge circles he headed off in the general direction of where he needed to.
We eventually caught it and from its code number were able to get the details of the owner. We rang him and he explained that the pigeons sometimes get a bit disorientated and that if we released him a reasonable distance away from our house he would re-calibrate his navigation system and find his way home. We put him in a cage, drove about 5 miles away and set him going. After flying a couple of huge circles he headed off in the general direction of where he needed to.
Grew up in moulsecoomb in the 70's, we all kept pigeons then, although it was 50/50 that when you got home from school a fellow 'enthusiast' had broken into your loft and wrung the neck of you prize Mealing
I don't think everyone kept pigeons in Scoomb back then, some people knocked down their front garden fence and had a banger racing car in front of the house.
Did you have your house number painted in gloss in two foot high numbers on the wall next to the front door?