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[–]GrenadoHencho 138 points139 points ago

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(!) British III Corps assaulting German positions near Deville Wood

(!) Field Marshal Haig has sent you a friend request

(!) Erich Ludendorff has blocked you

[–]captainhaddock 68 points69 points ago

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I can just imagine him waiting weeks on the battle front for a pigeon to return, only to get an offer for viagra.

[–]Tactful 3 points4 points ago

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Someone google "the mail always comes through" and "perry bible fellowship", then link the image. I'm on me phone and cannae do that.

[–]scook0 9 points10 points ago

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[–]Tactful 0 points1 point ago

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Danku doctor.

[–]spleendor 4 points5 points ago

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Well, here's what I got.

the mail always comes through

perry bible fellowship

I'm not sure about the second link, but I can definitely see your avant-garde sense of humor shining through in the first one.

[–]Tactful 0 points1 point ago

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I meant both together, but in separate quotation marks.

[–]TheCuntDestroyer 24 points25 points ago

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(!) Herman "The Blue Max" Göring has added you to the group Jagdgeschwader 1.

(!) Generalfeldmarschall Wolfram Freiherr von Richthofen likes your photo.

(!) Führer und Reichskanzler Adolf Hitler likes a post you were tagged in.

[–]d01100100 11 points12 points ago

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There have been times when a pigeon has saved lives (and been awarded a medal).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cher_Ami

[–]f03nix 4 points5 points ago

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In this last mission, Cher Ami delivered the message despite having been shot through the breast, blinded in one eye, covered in blood and with a leg hanging only by a tendon.

:|

[–]theguy951357 41 points42 points ago

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He's too busy tweeting right now.

[–]thats_streets_ahead 3 points4 points ago

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that's streets ahead

[–]OneDayBeRelevant 24 points25 points ago

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Wouldn't it really be "3 unsent messages?" I mean, they home to a set point, and a backpack isn't really static...

[–]Mentalseppuku 5 points6 points ago

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Yeah. Carrier pigeons don't work by finding some guy with a backpack, they can only send messages back to HQ, where they've been roosting.

[–]RyanCacophony 1 point2 points ago

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extremely coincidentally, I was reading/looking this up yesterday; confirmed.

[–]Awesome_Oil_Paint 216 points217 points ago

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[–]Likes_Your_Name 44 points45 points ago

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This is actually awesome!

Very well done, are you also the water_colour guy? I assume so.

[–]olivermihoff 29 points30 points ago

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Don't get too excited, its just spam from PigeonFacts.Com

[–]dbeta 2 points3 points ago

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Probably FreePigeonReport.com

[–]kingoftown 7 points8 points ago

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It was only a matter of time. Start off as a shitty water color painter...end up as awesome oil painter.

[–]Its_Be_A_Spork 6 points7 points ago

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I enjoy both your names.

[–]darkwavechick 2 points3 points ago

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I like all three of your peoples names.

[–][deleted] 4 points5 points ago

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You people?

[–]crab_people 1 point2 points ago

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What do you mean "you people"?

[–]Leahbear 1 point2 points ago

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What do YOU mean "you people"?!

[–]kwehkweh 1 point2 points ago

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They people. You badger.

[–]Black_Apalachi 0 points1 point ago

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It is also an oil paint.

[–]Din0saurDrugs 2 points3 points ago

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You're gonna go far son.

[–]Intrepid00 18 points19 points ago

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Looks like saved drafts to me.

[–]WIZARD101mom 10 points11 points ago

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Spoiler alert. Hedwig dies.

[–]ForgottenPhoenix 15 points16 points ago

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[–]dbeta 4 points5 points ago

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Throw a 32GB card in there and you could have some of the highest bandwidth networking available. Granted, the ping times would be horrible.

[–]CJSg 0 points1 point ago

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It's called "IP over Avian Carriers" (IETF RFC), and it has actually been implemented in real life.

[–]hassanh21 0 points1 point ago

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32 GB? My pigeon will have this. 128 GB Lexar SD

[–]Willbo 61 points62 points ago

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[–]ElDubardo 14 points15 points ago

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Can't like this enough! Man the face!

[–]kmizuno 8 points9 points ago

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URGENT MESSAGE FROM HQ: lol

[–]KnotStoopid 8 points9 points ago

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[–]Unfa 6 points7 points ago

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[–]NonPermissive 25 points26 points ago

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Cool.

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[–]treatsmenlikewomen 14 points15 points ago

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DAT ASS.

[–]WisconsinPlatt 2 points3 points ago

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I always use Pidgin as my IM client.

[–][deleted] 2 points3 points ago

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[–]Drake_Amatsu 3 points4 points ago

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Pigeons with diarrhea = Corrupted memory.

[–]ranon20 4 points5 points ago

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3 unsent messages

FTFY

[–]injeanyes 2 points3 points ago

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But I count 4 pigeons?

[–]raffletime 6 points7 points ago

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One is outgoing

[–]scoobydoo182 1 point2 points ago

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It took me way too long to figure this one out

[–]Arclite83 1 point2 points ago

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They're probably encrypted; he needs to download the encryption software first.

[–]koast3r 1 point2 points ago

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The thought of this as a functional means of communication still blows my mind.

[–]TimelordVagrant 1 point2 points ago

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I just pictured after a long hard battle, seeing ou have one unread pigeon, you open it; ...FarmVille request.

[–]nordicnomad 1 point2 points ago

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I beat his Spam folder gets pretty messy.

[–]redhousebythebog 1 point2 points ago

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The first smartphone? Now we can fit gigabytes of info in our pockets, send messages instantaneously, and don't have to wear those funny hats to protect us from bird droppings.

[–]meginmich 0 points1 point ago

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Took me a second... upvote for you!!

[–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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[–]medicineboy 0 points1 point ago

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The fourth one was hedwig :(

[–]musicfreakk321 0 points1 point ago

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Ehehehehehehe I wish.

[–]SpeaksInADquotes 0 points1 point ago

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It’s all regulation, Michael. To get the top right, the pants had to be a little snug.

[–]laserdr 0 points1 point ago

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He's bringing Dinner to the General.

[–]analgorefan 0 points1 point ago

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This is probably just going to be more unsolicited crap.

[–]Kev_koe 0 points1 point ago

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Is this because of the bird sound iPhones make?

[–]Bayonetta 0 points1 point ago

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didnt i just see this post a few days ago???

[–]ropers 0 points1 point ago

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*unsent messages

[–]chimchim64 0 points1 point ago

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Ding - You've got pidgeons!

[–]sevenandtwo 0 points1 point ago

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the original "tweet."

[–]RonWisely 0 points1 point ago

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I don't get it.

[–]nepidae 0 points1 point ago

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Not sure I get the joke? If the messages weren't for him why would he get the badge, yet ignore them?

[–]mcdxi11 0 points1 point ago

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but...this isn't funny...

[–]Cueball61 0 points1 point ago

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God damn those things set off my OCD.

Especially when apps don't mark it as read properly, I'll open it up and leave again and find the app hasn't marked it as read. I really need to manage my badges more.

[–]Pomplamousse 0 points1 point ago

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Those are some fat/big pigeons.

[–]Zippyvinman 0 points1 point ago

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9GAG has stolen another funny picture >:(

[–]pigeonpanic 0 points1 point ago

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Oh no! My friends all got the 'net! I'm way behind!

[–]mrupyours13 0 points1 point ago

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Aaah.. now I know why do we call it Inbox

[–]zetsurin 0 points1 point ago

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More carrier lock-in.

[–]MadWombat 0 points1 point ago

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4

[–]nytroz 0 points1 point ago

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Theese messages should be delicious, too

[–]deafened 0 points1 point ago

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Subtle but awesome

[–]Cickle_Funts 0 points1 point ago

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Funny on r/funny.. What a good day!

[–]sarpedonx 0 points1 point ago

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A raven has come.

[–]superanth 0 points1 point ago

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I would have gone with "Box lunch".

[–]cccmobyccc 0 points1 point ago

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And I complained about having to carry a Harris 152 and a beer can (satellite antenna) around Afghanistan. At least I didnt have to feed it!

[–]91Caleb 0 points1 point ago

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those are gonna be some angry birds

[–]farfignueton 0 points1 point ago

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but does it blend?

[–]Pseudophobic 0 points1 point ago

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I really think it is quite fascinating how carrier pigeons are able to go between destinations with a message. If I were one of them I would either get lost or never come back.

[–]palijer 10 points11 points ago

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Actually they only go one way, back home. These are not incoming birds, but birds that were taken from their nests, and will return there once they are released.

[–]eramos 1 point2 points ago

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One might say they are homing pigeons

[–]Mudkip123456 -1 points0 points ago

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Your pigeons have laid eggs. Click here to hatch them!

[–]jbg89 -1 points0 points ago

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Didn't these birds go extinct because of this?

[–]Namell 1 point2 points ago

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Nope.

Originally found wild in Europe, North Africa, and western Asia, feral Pigeon have become established in cities around the world. The species is abundant, with an estimated population of 17 to 28 million feral and wild birds in Europe.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Columba_livia_distribution_map.png

[–]ackmon 0 points1 point ago

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I think jbg89 may have been referring to the Passenger Pigeon which is extinct. They were extinct before WWI though.

The Homing Pigeon was used which was just a variety of domestic pigeon or Rock Pigeon.

[–]swuboo 0 points1 point ago

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You're thinking of Passenger Pigeons, which were hunted to extinction in the 19th century.

Messenger pigeons are ordinary pigeons, the same sort you can see on the streets of cities across the globe. Various specialized breeds have been bred over the centuries for messenger use, but any pigeon will do—they all home.

It actually wouldn't make any sense for pigeons to be endangered as a species by use as messengers; in order for a messenger pigeon to be useful, it has to home somewhere useful, which essentially means you have to breed the pigeons where you want them to home to. Wild pigeons aren't of any use, since their homing instinct won't take them anywhere predictable or useful.

[–]thelbane -1 points0 points ago

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Not quite sure how I'm going to sleep with this creepy big ass smile on my face. Oh, who am I kidding? I've got at least a couple hours hanging around here before making my way to /r/gonewild.

[–]greggsy -1 points0 points ago

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thats his out box you idiot

[–]falgony -1 points0 points ago

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Very, very nicely done dear sir!

[–]Hokusai_kun -2 points-1 points ago

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As someone that has never owned a smart phone, I don't get it.

[–]Unstopable_bacon 0 points1 point ago

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Pffft, he gets it.

[–]Sarumans_Mom -2 points-1 points ago

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rEpOsT.!.