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Note: Taken from The Stranger: an independent newspaper in Seattle Washington famous for appealing to the gay community, but a lot of heterosexual people read it too:

THURSDAY, MARCH 20 The week continues with one of the more pathos-rich scenarios to unfold on a Seattle street since Last Days watched that saltine dissolve in a shallow puddle near the corner of 14th Avenue and East Howell Street in late 2004. Today's eyewitness: Hot Tipper Melyssa, who writes, "This afternoon at Third and Union, a pigeon was running around with a syringe completely stuck through its head like an arrow. The needle was stuck right under the pigeon's chin and extended about three inches out the other side. This tops the crow I saw two years ago in almost the same spot feasting on a dead rat's eyeball." Even creepier: Once Last Days posted Melyssa's report on The Stranger's blog, not one but two Slog commenters revealed they too had seen the syringe pigeon. "I saw that pigeon in about the same place a week or two ago," wrote Andrew. "For what it's worth, it appears to be a chronic condition for this pigeon rather than a fatal one." "I, too, saw that same bird, or another one with the same affliction, a week or so ago at the Third and Union bus stop," wrote DJ Girth. "Two junkies were laughing at it. It sort of felt like they had something to do with it." These reminiscences brought a bracing rant from Greendyke: "Jesus fuck—this pigeon has been walking around like this for three weeks and at least three Sloggers have seen it and NO ONE in Seattle has helped it? I am ashamed to be a human being." Finally, key perspective was provided by Comte: "You ever try to catch a pigeon? I personally wouldn't feel all that comfortable trying to wrap my hands around a squirming bird with the business end of somebody's works sticking out of it. And while it may seem callous and inhumane, I would point out that the poor bird is apparently surviving, so that says something for the resiliency of Columba livia."

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Reading THAT, who WOULDN'T want to create a cartoon character based on this new animal celebrity?

Personally, I think if the pigeon isn't in any pain, just let it keep that needle in its head- removing it might cause it to tear something inside and kill it/give it brain damage- even if you sedated it.

Rated mature just cause the very image of a bird with a needle sticking through its frikkin head gives me the goosebumps.

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Note: Taken from The Stranger: an independent newspaper in Seattle Washington famous for appealing to the gay community, but a lot of heterosexual people read it too:

THURSDAY, MARCH 20 The week continues with one of the more pathos-rich scenarios to unfold on a Seattle street since Last Days watched that saltine dissolve in a shallow puddle near the corner of 14th Avenue and East Howell Street in late 2004. Today's eyewitness: Hot Tipper Melyssa, who writes, "This afternoon at Third and Union, a pigeon was running around with a syringe completely stuck through its head like an arrow. The needle was stuck right under the pigeon's chin and extended about three inches out the other side. This tops the crow I saw two years ago in almost the same spot feasting on a dead rat's eyeball." Even creepier: Once Last Days posted Melyssa's report on The Stranger's blog, not one but two Slog commenters revealed they too had seen the syringe pigeon. "I saw that pigeon in about the same place a week or two ago," wrote Andrew. "For what it's worth, it appears to be a chronic condition for this pigeon rather than a fatal one." "I, too, saw that same bird, or another one with the same affliction, a week or so ago at the Third and Union bus stop," wrote DJ Girth. "Two junkies were laughing at it. It sort of felt like they had something to do with it." These reminiscences brought a bracing rant from Greendyke: "Jesus fuck—this pigeon has been walking around like this for three weeks and at least three Sloggers have seen it and NO ONE in Seattle has helped it? I am ashamed to be a human being." Finally, key perspective was provided by Comte: "You ever try to catch a pigeon? I personally wouldn't feel all that comfortable trying to wrap my hands around a squirming bird with the business end of somebody's works sticking out of it. And while it may seem callous and inhumane, I would point out that the poor bird is apparently surviving, so that says something for the resiliency of Columba livia."

[link]

Reading THAT, who WOULDN'T want to create a cartoon character based on this new animal celebrity?

Personally, I think if the pigeon isn't in any pain, just let it keep that needle in its head- removing it might cause it to tear something inside and kill it/give it brain damage- even if you sedated it.

Rated mature just cause the very image of a bird with a needle sticking through its frikkin head gives me the goosebumps.