Well, a recent holiday to Cappadocia in Turkey was more enlightening than any other trip of mine. During a hiking tour we passed a place called Pigeon Valley. What I heard from the guide was some serious trivia. Pigeons were revered for their poop. He went on to explain Pigeon poop burglary was so rampant that guards were employed to secure pigeon poop. I hadn’t heard this before. Thought it was one of those fast ones the tourist guide was pulling on me. Back in the room after some ‘research’ I realised what he said was indeed true. Roman soldiers in the past used to guard them to mine them later. Apparently pigeon poop is rich in Ammonium Nitrate and could be put to some real lethal use and was commonly used as gun powder. Trigger happy could well be poop happy.
Just the thought of pigeons suffering from dissociative identity disorder was scary, the symbol of peace, the messenger of information and the war monger within were the multiple personifications of the humble pigeon. The sad part was, their fairer cousins, the doves were not as scandalous as them. Wonder if the ammonium nitrate concentration level in the dove poop varies from that of the pigeon's. Would like to be enlightened on this by someone who knows about this. However, I intend not to move away from flight path of a pigeon anymore, instead try and catch all the poop I can and mine them later on. Sad to know that I had wiped it off my head and shoulders without knowing their worth all these years.
I know this wasn’t one of those blogs to be read at breakfast,lunch or the dinner table, depending on the time zone you are in. But as they say shit happens and if it is from the pigeon, go ahead and have a 'blast' this weekend!!!
