[HN Gopher] Pigeons of War
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       Pigeons of War
        
       Author : _tk_
       Score  : 27 points
       Date   : 2022-07-17 09:48 UTC (2 days ago)
        
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       | kokanator wrote:
       | > $55 a piece
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       | I wonder if this is a typo. I raise and sell pigeons. My 'cull'
       | pigeons are sold for $5 each and are often simply given away.
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       | Other interesting pigeons at war:
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       | https://www.iwm.org.uk/history/the-incredible-carrier-pigeon...
        
         | IIAOPSW wrote:
         | Or some Kuwaiti guy figured out the US military will pay
         | outrageous markups.
        
       | daveslash wrote:
       | I was relieved to read the article to find out that the pigeons
       | were essentially canary-in-the-coalmine chemical detectors and
       | were not being used as suicide bombers (e.g. Bat Bombs
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bat_bomb, or Anti-Tank Dogs
       | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-tank_dog)
        
       | IIAOPSW wrote:
       | There's an inherent risk that inviting pigeons into the military
       | might lead to them overthrowing the civilian government. They are
       | constantly talking about a coo.
        
         | kokanator wrote:
         | Upvoted for a good laugh. Thank you.
        
       | aaron695 wrote:
        
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