Skeleton of hero World War II carrier pigeon found in chimney

Mail Online ^ | 1 November 2012 | David Wilkes

[Beowulf9]

This is fascinating. I hope they post what the message meant somewhere.

Poor little birdy.

[ExCTCitizen]

vital coded message in a tiny capsule still strapped to his leg.

It said: 'Obama is a MARXIST who should not be RE-ELECTED in 2012. Vote Romney/Ryan.'

[Sacajaweau]

10 minutes at the most...........

[Calvin Locke]

Go read the DM comments. They're relatively ho-hum.

I do admit that I had to look up the "Send three and fourpence. We are going to a dance." 'decryption' after I saw it posted the second time.

[njslim]

EAT MOR CHIKIN

[William Tell]

Ode to a Pigeon

With a secret message well secured,
a pigeon perched upon the flue
just a while to catch his breath
and then his journey to renew.

But gentle warmth lulled him to sleep,
with noxious gas in every breath,
and now his nameless bones remain
to mark a feathered soldier’s death.