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Postby Gasman » Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:45 pm

I've always been told that the black snakes are harmless and it is the lighter coloured ones you have to watch out for!

Round here they have a very effective method of deterring pigeons. They just shoot them out of the air when they see them.
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Postby denizaksulu » Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:54 pm

Gasman wrote:I've always been told that the black snakes are harmless and it is the lighter coloured ones you have to watch out for!

Round here they have a very effective method of deterring pigeons. They just shoot them out of the air when they see them.



The black ones are quite tame.

Avoid the rest. They are usually adders (vipers) and poisonous.
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Postby CBBB » Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:56 pm

denizaksulu wrote:
Gasman wrote:I've always been told that the black snakes are harmless and it is the lighter coloured ones you have to watch out for!

Round here they have a very effective method of deterring pigeons. They just shoot them out of the air when they see them.



The black ones are quite tame.

Avoid the rest. They are usually adders (vipers) and poisonous.


So Gasman likes a black 'snake', does she?
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Postby Schnauzer » Tue Jul 13, 2010 10:59 pm

denizaksulu wrote:Can these shtupid birds tell the difference between a snake and a length of black hose?

Would it also work in urban areas of the UK, where they would not have the instinct (?) of fearing snakes? or would they naturally fear the black snake?

Obviously in Cyprus, they would 'know' of the 'black snakes'. :?


I think that possibly they can Deniz, the original idea proposed by the Westminster Council to eradicate the pigeon problem in Trafalgar Square, was to replace the statue of Lord Nelson with that of Nelson Mandela, it was agreed that, over time, the population would forget about the heroics of 'Horatio' (and his preferences) and become confused about the christian and forenames of both.

A great plan, but alas, the people of South Africa objected to their 'Ex-Terrorist' representative's effigy being placed in such a prominent position, they knew that a 'Black Snake' like him would be more likely to scare off the white folks (or at least remind them of his chequered past) and so they erected it in Parliament Square.

Actually, there does not seem to be so much of a problem with pigeons down that end of town, maybe there IS some truth in the theory after all. :lol: :wink:
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Postby ttoli » Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:00 pm

CBBB wrote:
denizaksulu wrote:
Gasman wrote:I've always been told that the black snakes are harmless and it is the lighter coloured ones you have to watch out for!

Round here they have a very effective method of deterring pigeons. They just shoot them out of the air when they see them.



The black ones are quite tame.

Avoid the rest. They are usually adders (vipers) and poisonous.


So Gasman likes a black 'snake', does she?
Got one?
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Postby CBBB » Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:07 pm

ttoli wrote:
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denizaksulu wrote:
Gasman wrote:I've always been told that the black snakes are harmless and it is the lighter coloured ones you have to watch out for!

Round here they have a very effective method of deterring pigeons. They just shoot them out of the air when they see them.



The black ones are quite tame.

Avoid the rest. They are usually adders (vipers) and poisonous.


So Gasman likes a black 'snake', does she?


Got one?


No, just slightly tanned.
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Postby denizaksulu » Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:23 pm

CBBB wrote:
ttoli wrote:
CBBB wrote:
denizaksulu wrote:
Gasman wrote:I've always been told that the black snakes are harmless and it is the lighter coloured ones you have to watch out for!

Round here they have a very effective method of deterring pigeons. They just shoot them out of the air when they see them.



The black ones are quite tame.

Avoid the rest. They are usually adders (vipers) and poisonous.


So Gasman likes a black 'snake', does she?


Got one?


No, just slightly tanned.


What factor do you use? Does KY work? :lol:
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Postby CBBB » Tue Jul 13, 2010 11:29 pm

denizaksulu wrote:
CBBB wrote:
ttoli wrote:
CBBB wrote:
denizaksulu wrote:
Gasman wrote:I've always been told that the black snakes are harmless and it is the lighter coloured ones you have to watch out for!

Round here they have a very effective method of deterring pigeons. They just shoot them out of the air when they see them.



The black ones are quite tame.

Avoid the rest. They are usually adders (vipers) and poisonous.


So Gasman likes a black 'snake', does she?


Got one?


No, just slightly tanned.


What factor do you use? Does KY work? :lol:


Max Factor, and I don't know about the KY, I haven't done National Service.
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Postby Schnauzer » Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:10 pm

Schnauzer wrote:
denizaksulu wrote:Can these shtupid birds tell the difference between a snake and a length of black hose?

Would it also work in urban areas of the UK, where they would not have the instinct (?) of fearing snakes? or would they naturally fear the black snake?

Obviously in Cyprus, they would 'know' of the 'black snakes'. :?


I think that possibly they can Deniz, the original idea proposed by the Westminster Council to eradicate the pigeon problem in Trafalgar Square, was to replace the statue of Lord Nelson with that of Nelson Mandela, it was agreed that, over time, the population would forget about the heroics of 'Horatio' (and his preferences) and become confused about the christian and forenames of both.

A great plan, but alas, the people of South Africa objected to their 'Ex-Terrorist' representative's effigy being placed in such a prominent position, they knew that a 'Black Snake' like him would be more likely to scare off the white folks (or at least remind them of his chequered past) and so they erected it in Parliament Square.

Actually, there does not seem to be so much of a problem with pigeons down that end of town, maybe there IS some truth in the theory after all. :lol: :wink:
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Postby Oracle » Thu Jul 15, 2010 12:26 pm

Schnauzer wrote:
denizaksulu wrote:Can these shtupid birds tell the difference between a snake and a length of black hose?

Would it also work in urban areas of the UK, where they would not have the instinct (?) of fearing snakes? or would they naturally fear the black snake?

Obviously in Cyprus, they would 'know' of the 'black snakes'. :?


I think that possibly they can Deniz, the original idea proposed by the Westminster Council to eradicate the pigeon problem in Trafalgar Square, was to replace the statue of Lord Nelson with that of Nelson Mandela, it was agreed that, over time, the population would forget about the heroics of 'Horatio' (and his preferences) and become confused about the christian and forenames of both.

A great plan, but alas, the people of South Africa objected to their 'Ex-Terrorist' representative's effigy being placed in such a prominent position, they knew that a 'Black Snake' like him would be more likely to scare off the white folks (or at least remind them of his chequered past) and so they erected it in Parliament Square.

Actually, there does not seem to be so much of a problem with pigeons down that end of town, maybe there IS some truth in the theory after all. :lol: :wink:


:lol:

Cringingly funny :wink:
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