Comments on: It Came From Above

By: Tink

Tink — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 00:21:26 +0000

Tink said: “Bon Amie was a famous pigeon, she was wounded and yet managed to carry messages across enemy lines, and saved a group of trapped soldiers. It is a story from many years ago, maybe WW1 ;)”

https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=874

Well, how nice to see a story about this famous bird! I got the name wrong (mixed up with that bathroom cleanser featured in Mommy Dearest, LOL) ; But do remember learning about him in a history class @ 1962. Thank you DI! once again for increasing the knowledge of some of our littlest unsung hero’s.

Oh and I love the fact that you found a way use the word discombobulated again. Classic!

By: rev.felix

rev.felix — Wed, 04 Apr 2007 16:43:57 +0000

God of Biscuits said: "No one seems to feel for the animals here i urge you to join peta and protect these beautiful creatures. The facist government has no right to steal my cats and light their tails on fire such was done in cuba by the cia. By the way the cia is probaly monitering everything that is posted on this sight and will probaly be taking me away to a secert prison in europe. You all are as guilty as stalin hitler and mao for allowing such death to occur to Gods creatures. I implure you to send nasty letters to your sentors covered in fake blood to represent the suffering of these animals."

Yes, join PETA. People Eating Tasty Animals. Then drop tofu guided bombs.

By: Tink

Tink — Mon, 13 Nov 2006 06:30:26 +0000

Daniel Lew said: "I left that out on purpose, as well as some other interesting bits of animal warfare, the reason being that dolphins searching for mines seems a little different from WWII animal bombers. If I gather enough interesting stories about other animals used in war, I'll write it up."

Bon Amie was a famous pigeon, she was wounded and yet managed to carry messages across enemy lines, and saved a group of trapped soldiers. It is a story from many years ago, maybe WW1 ;)

By: Zack Jordan

Zack Jordan — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:58:34 +0000

It's good to see that this technology hasn't fallen by the wayside:

Google PigeonRank

By: PaperConfessional

PaperConfessional — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 22:52:17 +0000

I'd certainly sacrifice a pigeon or two to make sure my bomb didn't land in a hospital- cruel as that may be. Although, the crueler activity might be the dropping of bombs in the first place...

By: needles

needles — Sat, 13 May 2006 13:49:45 +0000

“Pigeons are just rats with wings.”
~From this one magician on TV; I don’t remember his name.
I think using animals as “suicide” bombers is cruel.

By: The_Smurf_Strangler

The_Smurf_Strangler — Thu, 06 Apr 2006 20:41:48 +0000

indra c said: "https://www.damninteresting.com/?p=191

remote controlled turtle bombs…go figure"

I would have a very hard time taking the turtle seriously. They are so cute.

By: another viewpoint

another viewpoint — Fri, 17 Mar 2006 18:12:35 +0000

...draft beer...not pidgeons, bats, dogs, dolphins, turtles or other.

By: Tynan

Tynan — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 04:40:46 +0000

I am a fusche cabbage. Hear my stem.

But anyways. I think this could have been quite useful. Especially since 90% of the bombs dropped in WW2 by high altitude allied bombers didnt even land withing a kilometer of their targets. If you could get some birds driving those bombs they could have cut attack group sizes and training numbers by ten fold.

Wouldn't it have been nutty if the most fearsome weapon in WW2 had been a guided pigeon bomb?

By: God of Biscuits

God of Biscuits — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 05:22:21 +0000

No one seems to feel for the animals here i urge you to join peta and protect these beautiful creatures. The facist government has no right to steal my cats and light their tails on fire such was done in cuba by the cia. By the way the cia is probaly monitering everything that is posted on this sight and will probaly be taking me away to a secert prison in europe. You all are as guilty as stalin hitler and mao for allowing such death to occur to Gods creatures. I implure you to send nasty letters to your sentors covered in fake blood to represent the suffering of these animals.