NEVER UNDERESTIMATE THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE PIGEON MAN

I  shared a ten minute conversation with the pigeon man on 16th and Guerrero yesterday evening. I told him about how my father would feed the pigeons on our porch and how I cleverly named them Toe Jam and Earl. He told me about his bird named Moanie Groanie, who he named on account of her moaning when she wanted to be fed.

He's been around pigeons for 14 years and he mentioned that pigeons are born with little flies that cling to their wings. He described them as insect pigeons because they had beaks too. Once, he tried to kill them, and they pecked his face. From then on he left them alone and figured they were protectors of the pigeons. 

Sounded a bit off, especially coming from a man with one tooth and long white hair dressed in a warrior headband. 

A quick Google search revealed that there are parasites called "pigeon louse flies" which have pointy faces and cling to the wings of pigeons. 

PIGEON MAN: 1     SHEENA: 0

LESSONS LEARNED:

- Never underestimate a man's knowledge based on how many teeth he has.

- The amount of wisdom comes from the length of a man's hair. Every inch of hair is a story to tell. 

I'M SHEENA