A chimney in a home in Surrey, England, was found in 1982 to hold the remains of a carrier pigeon bearing a World War II coded message. An effort is now under way to find out what it says.
A chimney in a home in Surrey, England, was found in 1982 to hold the remains of a carrier pigeon bearing a World War II coded message. An effort is now under way to find out what it says.
Poor fellow most probably died from that triangle thingy around it’s neck.
“Send more tea.”
In before “Drink More Ovaltine”.
“Drink your Ovaltine”
Related background info ...
“MYSTERY PIGEON’S WAR SECRET”
The remains of a World War Two carrier pigeon which was lost in action 70 years ago while delivering a top secret message over enemy lines has been found in a chimney in Bletchingley, Surrey.
The skeleton of the bird has a small red cylinder attached to its foot which contains a mysterious cigarette paper sized coded message. The message is deemed so sensitive, that Codebreakers at GCHQ in Cheltenham are now frantically trying to decipher it.
Cont. http://www.bletchleypark.org/news/docview.rhtm/675670
I'm not sure that is appropriate for a pigeon.
It is pretty cool though.
No prayers for the skyrat, but I do appreciate his service.
/johnny
I thank this pidgeon for its service.
“While waiting for pigeon, do not stand looking into sky with mouth open.”
“Joseph Goebbels wears pretty pink knickers.”
Looks like it was written in Pidgin English.
Read thees very carefully, I shall write it only wence.
Photograph of a similar type of military carrier pigeonThe pigeon probably inadvertently saw The Joke, which was contained in the red capsule.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhmnOpoGAPw
It’s an early tweet (bad pun intended)...translates to “LMFAO”.
In other news ...
“Birds Can Get Deadly Drunk on Fermented Berries”
Last summer, British veterinary officials were called to a primary school in Cumbria, England, to solve the mystery of a dozen young blackbirds that were found dead, many with clear physical injuries.
Tests ruled out lethal infections, such as avian flu, and showed that the birds generally had been in good health before their premature death. But at the scene, the researchers recovered a live bird that was acting strangely. It was unsteady on its feet, it had to bring its wings to the ground to support itself, and it leaned against the walls of its enclosure at a wildlife rescue center. In short, the bird seemed drunk.
The researchers also discovered that all the dead birds had one thing in common: berries found in their guts that smelled fermented, suggesting the victims died from flying while intoxicated.
Cont. at http://www.livescience.com/24550-drunk-birds-fermented-berries.html
“Be sure to drink your Ovaltine”
prolly code from a one-time pad so forget it... unless they are going to use some super computing time“It’s a cookbook!”
“An effort is now under way to find out what it says.”
“What?”
OK, That’s not the pigeon I remember from the cartoon.