Really? It means if you hang out with a bad bunch, you go down with that bad bunch.
It must be a Midwestern/older generational saying.. But we damn sure knew what Dad meant when he said/warned us.
Thanks. You confirmed what I suspected. I suppose farmers would be shooting at crows, trying to get rid of them. I like crows and they happen to be highly intelligent. Their brain to body weight ratio is the same as humans.
http://www.iflscience.com/plants-and-animals/crow-brains-reveal-secrets-their-intelligence/