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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

A pigeon that travelled over 7000 miles to Australia faces execution by Australian authorities in case it carries diseases.. bit harsh those Ozzie's. Could they not let. Vet check it out and if he is healthy then set him free or maybe give him some bird medicine...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

and there was me thinking this was going to be about the classic cartoon

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By *offiaCoolWoman
over a year ago

Kidsgrove

Does the spelling change when they get to Aussie

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"Does the spelling change when they get to Aussie "

Never sure if it's pigeon or pidgeon.. seen both but I don't make this nonsense up. It's all over the press

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By *emini ManMan
over a year ago

There and to the left a bit

And three days ago it was found that the bird was actually Australian and so was spared according to this news report:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-australia-55667045

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By *offiaCoolWoman
over a year ago

Kidsgrove


"Does the spelling change when they get to Aussie

Never sure if it's pigeon or pidgeon.. seen both but I don't make this nonsense up. It's all over the press "

Oh, I didn't realise it was news, I though you were just joking and having fun in the forum's. My bad, sorry

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)

Don't mess with Australian quarantine.

I speak from experience

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Basic mistake

It should have watched 'Border Control' before it left

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"Basic mistake

It should have watched 'Border Control' before it left"

That's so much worse if you have experience of the border force

"Nooo... You did what?"

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By *ausageNmashCouple
over a year ago

Andover


"and there was me thinking this was going to be about the classic cartoon"

Yeh was hoping for a bit of CLUNK

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

end up on a BBQ

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

The Ozzie's are ruthless...

But I admire their style..

They will eat almost anything on a BBQ and that bush tucker food.. not for me but they love it..

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By *a LunaWoman
over a year ago

South Wales


"And three days ago it was found that the bird was actually Australian and so was spared according to this news report:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/world-australia-55667045"

I love a happy ending

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By *offiaCoolWoman
over a year ago

Kidsgrove


"The Ozzie's are ruthless...

But I admire their style..

They will eat almost anything on a BBQ and that bush tucker food.. not for me but they love it.. "

Best not go to Australia, I hear they love a BBQ Essex-Tom

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet


"The Ozzie's are ruthless...

But I admire their style..

They will eat almost anything on a BBQ and that bush tucker food.. not for me but they love it..

Best not go to Australia, I hear they love a BBQ Essex-Tom "

Gonna need more coals on the Barbie !

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By *offiaCoolWoman
over a year ago

Kidsgrove


"The Ozzie's are ruthless...

But I admire their style..

They will eat almost anything on a BBQ and that bush tucker food.. not for me but they love it..

Best not go to Australia, I hear they love a BBQ Essex-Tom

Gonna need more coals on the Barbie ! "

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

I have nothing against the Ozzie's. They gave us Ozzie rules football, cricket and fosters lager..

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

They say that someone put a false tag on the birds leg linking it to America.. more to this story than meets the eye..

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet


"They say that someone put a false tag on the birds leg linking it to America.. more to this story than meets the eye..

"

I blame Trump

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"They say that someone put a false tag on the birds leg linking it to America.. more to this story than meets the eye..

I blame Trump "

I wonder if someone thought it might inflate the pigeons value.. Forces at work here...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I have nothing against the Ozzie's. They gave us Ozzie rules football, cricket and fosters lager.."

And spiders

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet


"I have nothing against the Ozzie's. They gave us Ozzie rules football, cricket and fosters lager..

And spiders "

And Nicole Kidman

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By *ablo minibar123Woman
over a year ago

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"The Ozzie's are ruthless...

But I admire their style..

They will eat almost anything on a BBQ and that bush tucker food.. not for me but they love it..

Best not go to Australia, I hear they love a BBQ Essex-Tom "

He wouldn't go to Australia anyway, it's where the killer sharks live who have heard he's been bad mouthing them in the forums

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They are classed as vermin, kill em all I say .

Hit one with my car one day , it exploded like a balloon popping . Feathers everywhere . Quite amusing actually.

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"The Ozzie's are ruthless...

But I admire their style..

They will eat almost anything on a BBQ and that bush tucker food.. not for me but they love it.. "

Don't keep your mouth open on the east coast during Bogong moth season

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

I have no reason to visit Oz.

I have everything I need here....

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By *nimaginativeUsernameMan
over a year ago

Rochester, Kent

Did they Nab him, jab him, tab him, grab him?

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet


"Did they Nab him, jab him, tab him, grab him?"

Sounds like my last meet

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By *nimaginativeUsernameMan
over a year ago

Rochester, Kent


"Did they Nab him, jab him, tab him, grab him?

Sounds like my last meet "

Sounds like he was a lucky guy!

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet


"They are classed as vermin, kill em all I say .

Hit one with my car one day , it exploded like a balloon popping . Feathers everywhere . Quite amusing actually. "

I take it you won't be renewing your RSPB membership this year

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"They are classed as vermin, kill em all I say .

Hit one with my car one day , it exploded like a balloon popping . Feathers everywhere . Quite amusing actually. "

Sounds hilarious

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"I have no reason to visit Oz.

I have everything I need here...."

Shame. You wouldn't see why we're scared of magpies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I suspect fowl play.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"They are classed as vermin, kill em all I say .

Hit one with my car one day , it exploded like a balloon popping . Feathers everywhere . Quite amusing actually.

Sounds hilarious "

It was , it was like a cartoon in my mirror, big cloud of feathers behind me. I never meant it though but can't say I feel any guilt. I call them flying rats.

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By *ickJMan
over a year ago

Hemel Hempstead


"Did they Nab him, jab him, tab him, grab him?"

Catch that pigeon now!

(Do I get a medal?)

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"Did they Nab him, jab him, tab him, grab him?

Catch that pigeon now!

(Do I get a medal?)"

Only if your invention to catch the pigeon that took all day to assemble doesn't backfire and blow yourself up

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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago

East London

Some pigeons are worth thousands to breeders who sell their offspring to pigeon racers.

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

If this pigeon flew all the way from the USA then he might be worth a few bob

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"If this pigeon flew all the way from the USA then he might be worth a few bob"

How do they know it's the same one that left USA?

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"If this pigeon flew all the way from the USA then he might be worth a few bob

How do they know it's the same one that left USA? "

And that is my point..

Someone out a false ring on his foot.. what are the possibilities here..

To save the bird?

To throw the ossie police off the scent?

To make money?

Or something more sinister?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"If this pigeon flew all the way from the USA then he might be worth a few bob

How do they know it's the same one that left USA?

And that is my point..

Someone out a false ring on his foot.. what are the possibilities here..

To save the bird?

To throw the ossie police off the scent?

To make money?

Or something more sinister?"

It spoke American.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I guess its because it could of brought diseases in that birds in Australia have no immunity against.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I have nothing against the Ozzie's. They gave us Ozzie rules football, cricket and fosters lager.."

Its brewed at the Charles Wells Brewery in Bedford as far as I know

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"I guess its because it could of brought diseases in that birds in Australia have no immunity against."

Don't some birds regularly fly across the oceans.. why target this one..

Because he is a pigeon.. ?

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By *innie The MinxWoman
over a year ago

Under the Duvet


"I guess its because it could of brought diseases in that birds in Australia have no immunity against.

Don't some birds regularly fly across the oceans.. why target this one..

Because he is a pigeon.. ?"

Pigeons do get a bad rep Tom, you're right.

I like them

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By *naswingdressWoman
over a year ago

Manchester (she/her)


"I guess its because it could of brought diseases in that birds in Australia have no immunity against.

Don't some birds regularly fly across the oceans.. why target this one..

Because he is a pigeon.. ?"

Because he got caught.

Not even the Border Force (insert macho sound effects here) catches all quarantine infringement.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Birds migrate all over the world ,stupid response

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

But who changed the ring and why?

Strange goings on...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I guess its because it could of brought diseases in that birds in Australia have no immunity against.

Don't some birds regularly fly across the oceans.. why target this one..

Because he is a pigeon.. ?"

Because it might not be a native species, even so it may carry something the bird population has no immunity to

Bit like when the settlers in north america brought over smalllpox

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"I guess its because it could of brought diseases in that birds in Australia have no immunity against.

Don't some birds regularly fly across the oceans.. why target this one..

Because he is a pigeon.. ?

Because it might not be a native species, even so it may carry something the bird population has no immunity to

Bit like when the settlers in north america brought over smalllpox"

I read about that.. didn't the US army smuggle it over in blankets ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I guess its because it could of brought diseases in that birds in Australia have no immunity against.

Don't some birds regularly fly across the oceans.. why target this one..

Because he is a pigeon.. ?

Because it might not be a native species, even so it may carry something the bird population has no immunity to

Bit like when the settlers in north america brought over smalllpox

I read about that.. didn't the US army smuggle it over in blankets ?"

They gave them blankets yeah, pretty sure it wasnt on purpose, as afaik this was before Germ Theory so they would not of had a clue that was going to happen, Somone may correct me though.

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By *adame 2SwordsWoman
over a year ago

Victoria, London

i guess when it puts your economy at risk, that's what you do

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

It's only a poor pigeon..

Let him live..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

For Pigeon

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By *ooo wet tight hornyWoman
over a year ago

lancashire


"and there was me thinking this was going to be about the classic cartoon"

Penelope Pipstock...Whacky races love that cartoon

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"It's only a poor pigeon..

Let him live.. "

I agree Tom.

We need to raise awareness against this injustice.

Where will it stop?

For Pigeon

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford


"It's only a poor pigeon..

Let him live..

I agree Tom.

We need to raise awareness against this injustice.

Where will it stop?

For Pigeon "

I only raise awareness but never campaign...

It's in Ossie so let swing dress protest and raise the question..

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By *nimaginativeUsernameMan
over a year ago

Rochester, Kent

I don’t get it.

The pigeon flew all that way, but instead of flying inland and just casually blending in somewhere (because he can), he reports to customs/immigration control?

Sounds like a bloody idiot to me. Put him in a pie.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago


"I don’t get it.

The pigeon flew all that way, but instead of flying inland and just casually blending in somewhere (because he can), he reports to customs/immigration control?

Sounds like a bloody idiot to me. Put him in a pie. "

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By *ssex_tom OP   Man
over a year ago

Chelmsford

Do we know if the pigeon has been bumped off yet?

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