Urban Pigeoning lee hirschan
[Thread 1]
2 April, 21:13
Raydar: caught a pigeon at the square earlier and noticed that half its head was kinda missing. Well, it was there but was just grey stuff, like it’s brain was outside its head and there were two holes like an ear and eye, but not... I mean it was like a huge infection that had taken over the whole side of its head or something. Plus most of its feathers were missing and it had big brown ticks or lice - easy to see because it had so little feathers. The whole thing was pretty sick but made me wonder if anyone’s seen anything as gross? And how do they fly being so F*#+! Up? seriously though, isn’t it better to kill it and dump it in a bin? The pigeon’d be happier, less disease for other pigeons, the body would be disposed of by the council and the city would be a nicer place overall!
3 April, 9:17
Cropper: got a few that I thought were better off dead. Anyone know if there’s a cleaner way of killing a pigeon than twisting its neck violently?
3 April, 10:23
Particip8: Pieces of bread dipped in rat poison.
3 April, 10:36
Sweep: heard about bread pieces rolled in bicarbonate of soda? the bicarbonate of soda causes their stomachs to expand violently and they explode in the air.
3 April, 12:15
Fly Joe: Remember to take an umbrella.
3 April, 12:18
Radi8tor: Blood-covered streets would make skating impossible.
4 April, 13:57
Pigeonpie: stupid tourists, letting pigeons crawl all over them, climb in their hair. Yeuch!!!
[Thread 2]
4 April, 13:47
Dennis: Hi all! Met some of you down in the park Saturday and I just wanted to say thanks for a great afternoon. It turned out my finger wasn’t broken just badly sprained but I won’t be catching pigeons for a couple of weeks. I was also thinking of using the break to get some decent kneepads. How much should I spend? What brands are considered the best, etc? Thanks in advance for your help and I’m looking forward to seeing you down in the park again next weekend. If you don’t recognise me from Friday I’ll be the guy with his right hand taped-up.
4 April, 14:02
Radi8tor: Welcome to the wonderful world of Urban Pigeoning, Dennis. Basically, you need three things from pads: One, padding; two, large slide area or protective plate; three, decent fastening system. We can talk more this weekend. I’ll look out for you.
4 April, 14:31
Admin: Welcome to the forum Dennis and bad luck on the finger. You’ll find most of the information you’re looking for here. There are also a couple of reviews here and here on models you might find interesting. Better luck in the future. Pigeoning is a great way to improve your skating.
4 April, 18:41
Maverick: Hi Dennis. Hope finger heals quick.
4 April, 22:19
Stargate: If I remember you didn’t actually catch any pigeons.
[Thread 4]
11 March, 3:27
Fly Joe:
1. Participants must wear skates, quads or inline.
2. Regulatory protective wear is strongly advised: helmet (with chinprotector), knee-guards, elbow-guards, wrist-guards or hand-sliders, rubber gloves. Advised protective wear includes visor or goggles and a mouth/nose mask.
3. Points are scored at the rate of 1 point for each pigeon “got” within the allotted time within the allotted area.
4. There is no limit to the number of participants, nor to the time period of each game, nor to the game-time format, nor to the area allotted. These must all be clearly agreed by the participants before each game.
5. A pigeon is considered “got” after it has been “caught” and then “thrown”.
6. A pigeon is considered “caught” when the pigeon is held by the participant and is not able to escape or fly away for a countable period of three seconds.
7. Participant must be in a state of motion when pigeon is “caught” for aforesaid pigeon to count.
8. A pigeon is considered “thrown” once it has been released by the participant with a perceivable velocity.
9. As with many great sporting pursuits, true scoring relies on the individual character of the participant.
Alternative Rules
A simpler version of this game is possible using a tennis racquet, baseball bat or equivalent. Any changes to the scoring system are obvious.
12 March, 9:47
Tweetie: tennis racquet, plus one to lend
12 March, 10:11
Pigeonpie: tennis racquet, park, 6:00
12 March, 11:01
Cropper: baseball bat 6:30
12 March, 12:41
Stargate:...big stick
2 April, 21:13
Raydar: caught a pigeon at the square earlier and noticed that half its head was kinda missing. Well, it was there but was just grey stuff, like it’s brain was outside its head and there were two holes like an ear and eye, but not... I mean it was like a huge infection that had taken over the whole side of its head or something. Plus most of its feathers were missing and it had big brown ticks or lice - easy to see because it had so little feathers. The whole thing was pretty sick but made me wonder if anyone’s seen anything as gross? And how do they fly being so F*#+! Up? seriously though, isn’t it better to kill it and dump it in a bin? The pigeon’d be happier, less disease for other pigeons, the body would be disposed of by the council and the city would be a nicer place overall!
3 April, 9:17
Cropper: got a few that I thought were better off dead. Anyone know if there’s a cleaner way of killing a pigeon than twisting its neck violently?
3 April, 10:23
Particip8: Pieces of bread dipped in rat poison.
3 April, 10:36
Sweep: heard about bread pieces rolled in bicarbonate of soda? the bicarbonate of soda causes their stomachs to expand violently and they explode in the air.
3 April, 12:15
Fly Joe: Remember to take an umbrella.
3 April, 12:18
Radi8tor: Blood-covered streets would make skating impossible.
4 April, 13:57
Pigeonpie: stupid tourists, letting pigeons crawl all over them, climb in their hair. Yeuch!!!
[Thread 2]
4 April, 13:47
Dennis: Hi all! Met some of you down in the park Saturday and I just wanted to say thanks for a great afternoon. It turned out my finger wasn’t broken just badly sprained but I won’t be catching pigeons for a couple of weeks. I was also thinking of using the break to get some decent kneepads. How much should I spend? What brands are considered the best, etc? Thanks in advance for your help and I’m looking forward to seeing you down in the park again next weekend. If you don’t recognise me from Friday I’ll be the guy with his right hand taped-up.
4 April, 14:02
Radi8tor: Welcome to the wonderful world of Urban Pigeoning, Dennis. Basically, you need three things from pads: One, padding; two, large slide area or protective plate; three, decent fastening system. We can talk more this weekend. I’ll look out for you.
4 April, 14:31
Admin: Welcome to the forum Dennis and bad luck on the finger. You’ll find most of the information you’re looking for here. There are also a couple of reviews here and here on models you might find interesting. Better luck in the future. Pigeoning is a great way to improve your skating.
4 April, 18:41
Maverick: Hi Dennis. Hope finger heals quick.
4 April, 22:19
Stargate: If I remember you didn’t actually catch any pigeons.
[Thread 4]
11 March, 3:27
Fly Joe:
1. Participants must wear skates, quads or inline.
2. Regulatory protective wear is strongly advised: helmet (with chinprotector), knee-guards, elbow-guards, wrist-guards or hand-sliders, rubber gloves. Advised protective wear includes visor or goggles and a mouth/nose mask.
3. Points are scored at the rate of 1 point for each pigeon “got” within the allotted time within the allotted area.
4. There is no limit to the number of participants, nor to the time period of each game, nor to the game-time format, nor to the area allotted. These must all be clearly agreed by the participants before each game.
5. A pigeon is considered “got” after it has been “caught” and then “thrown”.
6. A pigeon is considered “caught” when the pigeon is held by the participant and is not able to escape or fly away for a countable period of three seconds.
7. Participant must be in a state of motion when pigeon is “caught” for aforesaid pigeon to count.
8. A pigeon is considered “thrown” once it has been released by the participant with a perceivable velocity.
9. As with many great sporting pursuits, true scoring relies on the individual character of the participant.
Alternative Rules
A simpler version of this game is possible using a tennis racquet, baseball bat or equivalent. Any changes to the scoring system are obvious.
12 March, 9:47
Tweetie: tennis racquet, plus one to lend
12 March, 10:11
Pigeonpie: tennis racquet, park, 6:00
12 March, 11:01
Cropper: baseball bat 6:30
12 March, 12:41
Stargate:...big stick
