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Ive got the world's best homing pigeon
How do I know he's the best? I've sold him 87 times this week.
I just sold my homing pigeon on eBay..
Bad news: a message in German sent 110 years ago by homing pigeon was just found.
Worse news: it was an acceptance letter to art school.
Do you know pigeons die after sex?
A pigeon flies out of a coffeeshop and hits a seagull
What did the pigeon do when he saw a pool of water?
For as long as I can remember, I've had a thing about pigeons.
I think they're fascinating creatures, robust, hardy birds that thrive the world over yet can live on just breadcrumbs and worms.
It was 'pigeon this' and 'pigeon that' as a child, my mom used to joke that I'd BE a pigeon if I could.
It was a bit of a struggle maintaining relationsh..
It was 'pigeon this' and 'pigeon that' as a child, my mom used to joke that I'd BE a pigeon if I could.
It was a bit of a struggle maintaining relationsh..
Two old men, Abe and Sol, sit on a park bench feeding pigeons and talking about baseball.
Abe turns to Sol and asks, 'Do you think there's baseball in Heaven?'
Sol thinks about it for a minute and replies, 'I dunno. But let's make a deal -- if I die first, I'll come back and tell you if there's baseball in Heaven, and if you die first, you do the same.'
They shake on it and..
Sol thinks about it for a minute and replies, 'I dunno. But let's make a deal -- if I die first, I'll come back and tell you if there's baseball in Heaven, and if you die first, you do the same.'
They shake on it and..
Two marble statues of a man an a woman facing each other stand in an old park for centuries.
God looks at them from the above. He feels sorry for them – they're looking at each other all those centuries and yet couldn't do anything more since they're made from marble – so one night, when nobody's around to see, he turns them into living couple and says:
'Okay. I made you alive and I'..
'Okay. I made you alive and I'..
Why did the military arrest all the pigeons?
TIL when musicians perform on stage, the sound bounces around the room off the walls, however, when a pigeon performs on stage, the sound does not bounce. This is because..
Why can’t you hear a pigeon throughout a whole auditorium?
Indian army have arrested a pigeon - on suspicion of being a Pakistani spy
Two statues (one nude male, one nude female) sit beside each other at the entrance of Central Park…
One day, very early in the morning, an angel comes down from heaven.He looks the statues up and down, and with a flick of his wrist, *POOF!* he turns the statues into real people.
The man and woman stare at each other in amazement, but their attention soon turns to the angel, who's quite sati..
The man and woman stare at each other in amazement, but their attention soon turns to the angel, who's quite sati..
What's the difference between a pigeon and a Texas oilman?
The pigeon can still put a deposit on a new Mercedes.
What do France and a pigeon have in common?
I think the pigeons are planning an uprising.
My brother was arrested for feeding pigeons at the zoo.
I asked a tattoo artist to tattoo a picture of a pigeon into my pubic region.
He took a look at the picture and agreed to do it for $120.
It looked amazing. So, a couple weeks later, I went back and asked him to give me a matching tattoo on my palm. He looked again at the picture and said, “That will be $240.”
I said, “Why the price jump? You did the exact same..
It looked amazing. So, a couple weeks later, I went back and asked him to give me a matching tattoo on my palm. He looked again at the picture and said, “That will be $240.”
I said, “Why the price jump? You did the exact same..
For decades, two heroic statues, one male and one female, faced each other in a city park, until one day an angel came down from heaven.
“You’ve been such exemplary statues,” he announced to them. “That I’m going to give you a special gift…“I’m going to bring you both to life for thirty minutes, in which you can do anything you want.”And with a clap of his hands, the angel brought the statues to life.The two handsome figures approach..
There are two statues in a park, one of a nude man and one of a nude woman. They had been facing each other across a pathway for a hundred years, when one day an angel comes down from the sky and, with a single gesture, brings the two to life.
The angel tells them, 'As a reward for being so patient through a hundred blazing summers and dismal winters, you have been given life for thirty minutes to do what you've wished to do the most.'
He looks at her, she looks at him, and they go running behind the shrubbery. The angel waits pat..
He looks at her, she looks at him, and they go running behind the shrubbery. The angel waits pat..
I just wanted to share some exciting news! Today I was the unexpected high bidder in an auction for the worlds best sounding pigeon..
Anti-vaxxers are like teaching a pigeon to play chess..
They don't know jack about it, they don't wanna hear you explain it, and in the end they knock down the pieces and strut around like they won the game.
What’s Donald Trump’s favorite bird?
Did you know? If a singer sings on stage their voice will echo but if a pigeon coos it doesn't
A turtle is standing on tree branch and looks around
Then she jumps. But no matter how much she waves her limbs she of course falls down. Undeterred she climbs up again, climbs on tree branch and jumps again. And of course crashes to the ground again. Yet again she climbs up, ready to jump again. Two pigeons are looking at her and one turns to other '..
A man's wife accuses him of 'testiculating'
'What the hell is *testiculating*?' the man asks.
Looking both irritated and impatient, his wife responds, 'It's when a man is talking bollocks!'
The man considers this for a moment.'Tell me something,' he finally says. 'Are you on your period?'
'Yes,' his wife answers. 'Why?'<>..
Looking both irritated and impatient, his wife responds, 'It's when a man is talking bollocks!'
The man considers this for a moment.'Tell me something,' he finally says. 'Are you on your period?'
'Yes,' his wife answers. 'Why?'<>..
What does a pigeon with sunglasses on say?
What did the rich pigeon call the poor pigeon?
The Queen shouted at some pigeons and they died.
Pigeons are just like doves.
The mayor of Phoenix was very worried about a plague of pigeons in Phoenix .
He could not remove the pigeons from the city. All of Phoenix was full of pigeon poop, the people of Phoenix could not walk on the sidewalks, or drive on the roads.
It was costing a fortune to keep the streets and sidew alks clean.
One day a man came to City Hall and offered the May..
It was costing a fortune to keep the streets and sidew alks clean.
One day a man came to City Hall and offered the May..
Musicians play in an auditorium and their sound bounces around. A pigeon makes a sound and it doesn't bounce around. Why not?
A coo sticks
(Stolen from a FB post and I'm sure has been here 50 times but whatevs I liked it :))
(Stolen from a FB post and I'm sure has been here 50 times but whatevs I liked it :))
I've started a team called 'The Pigeons'
What's the difference between divorced men and pigeons ?
The pigeons are still capable of making deposits on new BMW's
What's the similarity between pigeons and politics?
There was this little girl sitting on the English side of the English Channel, bawling her eyes out. This pigeon was flying over and spotted her, so the pigeon flew down and asked what was wrong.
The little girl told the pigeon that she wanted to be a ballet dancer more than anything, but the only way she could be a ballet dancer was to get to France, being really the only place that teaches ballet.
After thinking for a moment, the pigeon told the little girl to wait and he would return.<..
After thinking for a moment, the pigeon told the little girl to wait and he would return.<..
A farmer went to the market to buy a rooster
A farmer went to the market to buy a rooster to mate with his hens. Another farmer sold him one and warned him how horny the rooster was.
The farmer took the rooster home and as soon as he put it into the pen, it has sex with every chicken. 10 minutes later it then had sex with every chicken ..
The farmer took the rooster home and as soon as he put it into the pen, it has sex with every chicken. 10 minutes later it then had sex with every chicken ..
I love E-bay..
What do you call a wood pigeon that kisses cocks?
An angel is making his rounds on earth, when he comes across a pair of statues in a park, beautiful nude sculptures of a man and woman facing eachother.
They are placed at the entrance to the park, and the angel is stuck by how beautiful they are, and how tragic it is for then to be eternally so close, yet unable to touch. He decides he will use some of his power to animate them, and in an instant they stand before him.
'I have seen how dilig..
'I have seen how dilig..
Three old ladies are sitting in the park feeding the pigeons.
All of a sudden a large man jumps in front of the trio, pulls open his trench coat and flashes his manhood.
The first old lady immediately has a stroke. The second old lady also had a stroke but the third old lady's arms were too short to reach.
The first old lady immediately has a stroke. The second old lady also had a stroke but the third old lady's arms were too short to reach.
What do pigeons have in common with the Syrians?
Dave wanted to send a letter to his girlfriend.
So he goes to the nearby market to buy an envelope. Just as he is about to enter the store, a man rushes out the market, furious,yelling and swearing. Dave didn't want to get in the mans way and just lets him pass. He enters the store and finds the cashier, a young lady, crying.
'Is everythi..
'Is everythi..
In his spare time my dad races pigeons
The park statue.
In this park there was a replica of Rodin's 'The Kiss'. It was, by far, the park's most beloved feature, and it was a popular place for young couples to meet and for people to propose.
One day, after all the visitors had left and the park gates had been locked, a fairy approached the statue,..
One day, after all the visitors had left and the park gates had been locked, a fairy approached the statue,..
Why can't pigeons have a military?
A canary and a pigeon were on the street when an angry man with a bag of pastries approaches where they were standing
The man was very angry and kept throwing his bread, cakes and the rest of it in random directions as he just couldn’t control his rage and felt the need to throw his stuff all over the place. As he neared the canary and the pigeon he pulled out some more pastries from his bag and threw them wildly a..
I get concerned when a bunch of pigeons start gathering together
With Net Neutrality gone I’m finally ready to start my new business- Carrier Pigeons
You may laugh now, but you won’t be when my pigeons deliver nudes faster than your service provider
Arguing with an anti-vaxxer is like playing chess with a pigeon..
No matter how good at chess you are, the pigeon will just knock over pieces, shit on the board, and then fly back to its flock to claim victory.
I asked my pet pigeon what he thought of my new shoes
I walked in front of my home and found a bunch of pigeons sitting around and I shoed then all off
A magazine editor interviews a billionaire about his success in life
Editor: 'Sir, during your life, you made an outstanding fortune. How did you do it exactly?'
Billionaire: 'I started a business of messenger pigeons'
Editor: 'Pigeons that deliver mail. That's great! How many have you sold?'
Billionaire: 'Just one. But she always came back.'
Billionaire: 'I started a business of messenger pigeons'
Editor: 'Pigeons that deliver mail. That's great! How many have you sold?'
Billionaire: 'Just one. But she always came back.'
Two statues in a park, one boy and one girl
One day an angel came down from heaven and was walking through a park when she noticed two lovely statues, one boy and one girl.
The angel thought to herself, 'These statues seem so lifelike, and have brought so many people happiness and comfort just by their presence. I shall reward them fo..
The angel thought to herself, 'These statues seem so lifelike, and have brought so many people happiness and comfort just by their presence. I shall reward them fo..
Pigeon Droppings
An old couple is on a walk, when a pigeon flies by and deposits a poopy little present on the woman's head.
'Yuck!' yells the woman. 'Get some toilet paper.'
'What for?' replies the man. 'He must be half-a-mile away by now.'
'Yuck!' yells the woman. 'Get some toilet paper.'
'What for?' replies the man. 'He must be half-a-mile away by now.'
Lying on his deathbed is a Russian Communist
His friends are gathered around him all somber. The old man turns to one of them and says,
'Dimitri, remember in 1921 you were almost executed? Well, you should know that I ratted you out to the Cheka. I hope you forgive me.'
'Oh, no worries buddy,' says Dimitri.
The Communist t..
'Dimitri, remember in 1921 you were almost executed? Well, you should know that I ratted you out to the Cheka. I hope you forgive me.'
'Oh, no worries buddy,' says Dimitri.
The Communist t..
Becoming pigeons can be extremely time consuming..
What is a pigeon’s favorite poem?
A town in the southwest is struggling with a pigeon problem..
The pigeons invaded the town and were pooping on everything. The mayor solicited companies to find someone who could help with the problem.
One day a man came and claimed he could rid the town of all the pigeons in one day. The mayor, skeptical, asked how he planned to accomplish this.
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One day a man came and claimed he could rid the town of all the pigeons in one day. The mayor, skeptical, asked how he planned to accomplish this.
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How do you spot a revolutionary pigeon?
They're the ones walking around shouting 'Coup! Coup!'
An old woman is sitting on a park bench
Suddenly, the old woman sees a young man in tattered clothes jogging down the path, being flocked by pigeons. They're scratching and divebombing at him.
'FUCK OFF, FUCK OFF,' he shouts.
He dives behind the woman's bench, achieving a moment's respite from the swarm.
'..
'FUCK OFF, FUCK OFF,' he shouts.
He dives behind the woman's bench, achieving a moment's respite from the swarm.
'..
A salesman finds himself at a farm.
And the farmer catches him getting amorous with the farmers daughter. So the farmer whacks him over the head, knocking him out.
He wakes up that afternoon, tied up naked to a pole in the barn. He spends the whole night tied up. The next morning, the farmer comes out and asks, 'well now, ho..
He wakes up that afternoon, tied up naked to a pole in the barn. He spends the whole night tied up. The next morning, the farmer comes out and asks, 'well now, ho..
The perfect woman
An extraordinarily handsome man decided he had the responsibility to marry the perfect woman so they could produce beautiful children beyond compare.
With that as his mission he began searching for the perfect woman.
Shortly there after he met a farmer who had three stunning, gorgeous ..
With that as his mission he began searching for the perfect woman.
Shortly there after he met a farmer who had three stunning, gorgeous ..
Feeding pigeons
Two guys are feeding pigeons in the park.
'These pigeons are just like politicians,' says one.
'Really? How so?,' replies the other, dutifully.
'As long as they're at our level, they'll eat out of our hands. But as soon as they get to the top, they just shit on us.'
'These pigeons are just like politicians,' says one.
'Really? How so?,' replies the other, dutifully.
'As long as they're at our level, they'll eat out of our hands. But as soon as they get to the top, they just shit on us.'
I was Washingtons of clothes when..
Adams-el in distress ran up to me and said her boyfriend Jefferson was being not nice and even though I was a bit Madison at the guy I couldn’t help but give her retreat, and boy, she was such a Monroe!
My friend Jack’s son decided to do a van burying on me I was having a leisurely drive. He ..
My friend Jack’s son decided to do a van burying on me I was having a leisurely drive. He ..
In a city park stood two naked statues, a male and a female. They faced each other for many years. One morning an angel appeared and said, 'Since you have brought joy to so many people, I am giving you your greatest wish. I hereby give you the gift of life. You have 30 minutes to do as you desire.'
And with that command the statues came to life, smiled at each other, ran toward some nearby woods and dove behind a couple of bushes.
The angel smiled to himself as he listened to the two statues giggling, bushes rustling and twigs snapping. After 15 minutes, the two statues emerged from the..
The angel smiled to himself as he listened to the two statues giggling, bushes rustling and twigs snapping. After 15 minutes, the two statues emerged from the..
You can not lose a homing pigeon
If your homing pigeon does not come back, then what you have lost is a pigeon
What did the pigeon say after its friend landed a sick flip?
[blonde] A blonde woman and her boyfriend were sitting in the back yard.
A pigeon flew over them and pooped on his head. 'Get some toilet paper' he said. 'What for?' the blonde asked. 'He must be half a mile away by now'
People say that I'm a bad person..
But I think they're just jealous that they can't kick a pigeon as far as I can
I wrote a joke about pigeons.
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Yesterday I killed a pair of pigeons with an unmanned flying device.
The Blue Pigeon.
Pigeon Playing Chess
There once was a medium sized city on the countryside. The villagers were happy, economy was thriving, education in top form, and few complaints could be made.
One day a pigeon arrived. The next day another. And the next day the pigeon population doubled again. This happened until the villag..
One day a pigeon arrived. The next day another. And the next day the pigeon population doubled again. This happened until the villag..
Just started a business selling birds. The profits are brilliant.
So far I have sold some homing pigeons 25 times this week already.
What sound does a Venezuelan pigeon makes?
Pigeons..
I've just seen a flock of pigeons in army unifoms.
I think it might be a military coo.
I think it might be a military coo.
A small city is over run with pigeons.
The mayor has exhausted all the city's resources but nothing seems to be working on the pigeons.
A lone man walks into the office and tells the mayor he can get ride of all the pigeons free of charge. His only stipulation is that the mayor cannot ask him any questions. If anyone ask the man e..
A lone man walks into the office and tells the mayor he can get ride of all the pigeons free of charge. His only stipulation is that the mayor cannot ask him any questions. If anyone ask the man e..
What do you call a dead pigeon?
After taking his seat on a plane, a young man was startled to see a pigeon strapped in next to him..
After taking his seat on a plane, a young man was startled to see a pigeon strapped in next to him.
After take off, he asked the flight attendant for a cup of coffee, but the pigeon yelled over him 'Get me a whiskey, now!'
A few moments later the attendant returned with the whiskey, bu..
After take off, he asked the flight attendant for a cup of coffee, but the pigeon yelled over him 'Get me a whiskey, now!'
A few moments later the attendant returned with the whiskey, bu..
So there's a huge pigeon problem in Arizona..
There are pigeons and pigeon shit all over cars roads, sidewalks, everywhere. A citizen has a meeting with the state guy in charge of fixing the problem, and says 'hey man, I can fix this easily, and I'll do it for free. The only thing I ask is that nobody asks me any questions, or I get a million d..
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The subject of today's discussion might sound bizarre for most of you. Indeed, all the chess coaches as well as books, magazines and Web sites teach you how to win your games and here we talk about when to resign? And yet, I think any experienced chess player knows what I am talking about. Just look at the following games :
'So what?', many of you would ask, 'we see this kind of games every day in our chess club'. Indeed, this kind of 'endgame' where a lonely King fights practically the whole opponent's army is very common in the games played in parks or in your local Elementary School championship. But unfortunately all the games above were played in the Invitational US Championship (an adult Championship, mind you!) and the 'Player X' played all the games till a checkmate regardless of the position and the opponent's title. Some of you might call the last 15 - 20 moves in every game just a waste of time, but look at the situation from a different angle. In all the games the opponents of the 'Player X' were Masters or International Masters, so playing out this kind of a position is like saying ' I know that you have a ginormous material advantage , but are you good enough to checkmate me with an extra Queen?'. Some people probably can get insulted.
Game Pigeon Chess
Another extreme is when a chess player resigns too early. Sometimes he does it (or at least has the temptation to do it) for a reason. Look for example at my own game:
After Kramnik played 18.f4! (somehow I totally missed this simple move), I immediately realized what happened, but of course it was too late. With absolutely no counter play in the center or on the Queen's Side, Black can only helplessly wait till White annihilates him on the King's Side. Black's position is absolutely hopeless, but it was a Super Tournament (Karpov won it) and we played in a theatre packed with spectators. This explains my comment to this game published in the New in Chess magazine: 'I should have resigned on the 18th move but was afraid that spectators wouldn't understand.' By the way, I think professional chess players should never forget that sometimes we need to play even absolutely clear positions for other people. Like in my last week's story I kept playing an absolutely drawn endgame for my wife (http://www.chess.com/article/view/should-your-girlfriendwife-play-chess), here I played a completely lost position for the chess fans who wanted to see the beautiful finish of Kramnik's positional masterpiece. So I thought that I had the right to resign only when it was absolutely clear that my King was going to get checkmated very soon.
But sometimes chess players resign a position which is not lost. Moreover, there are some examples where a game was resigned in a completely winning position! Here is probably the most infamous and old example where Black resigned in a winning position:
So, what is a proper point to resign a game? As always the answer is : 'it depends!' If you are a beginner, then you should never resign: Play till checkmate. First of all, your opponent, who is probably a beginner himself, may possibly stalemate you despite (or because of) his huge material advantage. But even if he does beat you, you'll get another lesson how to convert a winning advantage in to a win. But if you are an advanced chess player, then playing every single game till your opponent actually checkmates you is not the strategy I would recommend. Use your common sense because only you can decide what is the exact point when there is absolutely no hope to save the game. Just ask yourself from time to time what is the chance my opponent doesn't win this position. If the answer is 'only if he has a heart attack right now,' then probably it is time to quit.