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Deja Q Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 08:58 PM
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So how come bird droppings never manage to land on our heads?
You know, it's never once ever happened to anybody I know, and I've asked many...

'course they think I'm a little weird, but that's not my problem...
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The Velveteen Ocelot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 09:00 PM
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1. It does happen.
Years ago, I was at an outdoor wedding and this guy was standing under a tree and got crapped on by an owl.
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Aristus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 09:00 PM
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2. Wel...it's happened to me. Yuck!
And on my shoulders, AND on my arms!

Birds like to shit on me, I guess.

:yoiks:
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 09:03 PM
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3. There are certain people whom God has chosen to suffer that fate.
It is all of our hope not to be among that group of individuals who get shat on by birds
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bluethruandthru Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 09:05 PM
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4. I'm in that group
I was shat on by a large bird just as I was walking into an appointment with a client! All in my hair..ICK!
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JVS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 09:06 PM
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5. That truly sucks
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bluethruandthru Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 09:11 PM
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7. It was really kinda funny
I always look for the humor in things...even if it's at my expense! :)
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BikeWriter Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 09:08 PM
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6. That has happened to most who've worked in shrimp boats...
including me. Seagulls throng around the boats when you cull the trash fish.
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Kat45 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 09:16 PM
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8. They do. Landed on my face once.
I was on my way to school. It sucked.
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Hugin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 09:18 PM
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9. I hate to spoil your POV...
But, I've been bombed on more than one occasion.

:birdpooponsmilie:
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Brigid Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 09:18 PM
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10. What are you talking about?
A seagull got me right on the head once while I was walking on a beach in Florida. Then the little bugger flew off, sounding for all the world like he was laughing! Why did I not have a BB gun when I needed one? :grr:
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Nikia Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 09:32 PM
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11. My grandfather got hit by a bird
My sister and I were in his backyard with him. It was especially funny since the bird hit him right when he took off his hat and scratched his head.
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Robbie Michaels Donating Member (612 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 09:46 PM
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12. The roof of my car gets in the way
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Solemya Donating Member (14 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 09:48 PM
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13. My grandmother...
...was crapped on on her way to a job interview... she did get the job.
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Jazz2006 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-08-06 03:54 AM
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33. For some reason, convertibles with black roofs seem to be a special
target.

I swear the winged bastards target my car. I have never had so much bird poop on any other car I've ever owned, but for some inexplicable reason, they seem to target the black soft top every time I leave my car parked in an uncovered parking lot.

There will be NO poop on any other car in the vicinity but mine.


It's crazy, I tell ya, crazeeee.


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LynzM Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 09:49 PM
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14. I've been shit on by a seagull...
I think you just needed to ask a bigger pool of people :)
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Haole Girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 09:59 PM
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15. I had bird poop land directly on my head once
Edited on Sun May-07-06 10:01 PM by KC2
I couldn't believe it at first. It's really the kind of thing you never think will actually happen!
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GoddessOfGuinness Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 10:05 PM
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16. It happened to me on my first visit to NYC
I stepped out of Penn Station, and SPLAT!!!
Welcome to New Yawk!
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ismnotwasm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 10:10 PM
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17. It happens
Trust me.
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AccessGranted Donating Member (687 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 10:37 PM
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18. I've seen birds poop on strange body parts
For examples, I've been crapped on by a bird twice and both times it was on the shoulder. Once my son was in the backseat of the car and I was driving and we had all the windows down and bird crapped and the crap came in the window and splattered on his chest. He freaked. I had to pull the car over and clean him off. He was around 10 at the time. It was pretty gross. The funniest one was once me and a friend were laying on the beach and the sun started to set and the seagulls came swooping around. I told her we should leave before we got crapped on. She ignored me and was laying on her stomach reading a book and sure enough a bird pooped and it landed right on her butt - dead center. It was funny and gross. We left the beach right away LOL.
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yvr girl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 10:41 PM
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19. It happened to me
Wasn't fun.
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KevinJH87 Donating Member (43 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 10:47 PM
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20. happened in Paris
It happened to me last summer in Paris. I was right out in front of the Louvre and got hit right on the top of my head. Luckily I was wearing a hat.

I guess not many people can say say a bird crapped on them in front of the Louvre.
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Skittles Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 11:22 PM
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21. UH THEY DO
got nailed at a bus stop once - JAYSUS it is DISGUSTING BEYOND BELIEF, there is no remedy but to run screaming for your shower
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Floogeldy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 11:25 PM
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22. Good question. It has never happened to me either.

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Oeditpus Rex Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 11:34 PM
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23. For accurate trajectory
the advance recon bird flights must mark their targets with one o' these.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x5124676
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EstimatedProphet Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 11:35 PM
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24. It's happened to me-pissed me off too
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deadparrot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 11:39 PM
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25. When I was in Venice,
Edited on Sun May-07-06 11:40 PM by deadparrot
two of my friends got dumped on by the (in)famous Venetian pigeons. Kinda nasty.
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pitohui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 11:43 PM
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26. because we're usually wearing hats?
i've certainly had their little gifts fall on me and seen them fall on others, but we wear hats in birdy areas to protect against sun, glare, and yes the little gifts

maybe you don't go outside so much during migration?

:shrug:
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Floogeldy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 11:44 PM
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28. Who is "We?"
I never wear a hat and I've never been hit with a bird turd.

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pitohui Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-08-06 02:05 AM
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29. "we" is birders correct?
clearly if you are not in an area where you are in danger of having great numbers of birds overhead you don't see the value of hats because the sky is a big place and your head a little place

however the serious birder in a serious migration situation wears a hat!
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Book Lover Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun May-07-06 11:44 PM
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27. Happened to me more than once
Our people say that it's good luck, to which I say bull, that's what you say to keep someone from getting pissed off that a bird shit on their head!
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billyskank Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-08-06 03:46 AM
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30. It does
You and your friends are just lucky.
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Rhiannon12866 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-08-06 03:47 AM
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31. I've seen that happen!!!
When I was still in school, I worker during the summers at an amusement park. It was a great summer job. And, one day, another girl and I were taking our lunch break, sitting under a tree. Suddenly, a huge amount of bird crap lander right on my friend, from overhead! Yikes! It was horribly disgusting and killed my appetite for a long time to come! And my poor friend was more than a little traumatized...:puke:
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Jazz2006 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-08-06 03:51 AM
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32. It happened to me once while playing baseball....
It was beyond irksome, I'll tell ya. Messed up my hair AND my uniform during a tournament.

Grrr.

x(

On the bright side, I didn't let me bother toooooo much and we ended up winning the tournament.

:D
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SeattleGirl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-08-06 03:54 AM
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34. Happened to me, courtesy of a seagull.
Hit my head, my face, and my glasses. Closest restroom had NO mirror, so I had to clean myself off using the Braille method. Fortunately, the hotel I was staying in was less than a block away, so I hied myself back to my room, and hit the shower. Gak! I hope that damned bird got his jollies, 'cause next time I see him........
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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-08-06 07:48 AM
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35. Three times
Goddamn seagulls
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City Lights Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-08-06 08:13 AM
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36. I was walking on the beach and a seagull planted a pile on my boob.
It was gross. And warm.
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon May-08-06 08:14 AM
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37. I was playing kickball as a child and I had my hands up...ready to catch.
And some assholic bird came by and pooped perfectly on my pointer finger. :puke:
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