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What does a dead bird on your door step mean?

unklesamunklesam Posts: 1,005
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Ok I know this superstitious stuff is crap but if I remember correctly a dead bird on your door step means something. I went out for the papers this morning came home and found a stiff sparrow on my door step, no sign of injury etc but he was as stiff as a board.
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  • AbrielAbriel Posts: 8,525
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    It means your cat (or someone elses) loves you
  • abarthmanabarthman Posts: 8,501
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    It means a cat likes you and has left you a present.
  • davidmcndavidmcn Posts: 12,109
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    Or the bird has flown into the door. They're not very bright, birds.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 3,566
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    I don't know about superstitions, but we used to have a local cat who brought us dead birds and mice and left them on our doorstep as gifts ... very sad. He wanted to be adopted, and to a cat, it's the nicest thing they can think of. It breaks my heart now to think of it ... both for the dead things, and the cat.

    We couldn't take him in because we had a border collie, but eventually the next door neighbour took him in, and the gifts stopped.
  • Aarghawasp!Aarghawasp! Posts: 6,205
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    In folklore around the world it's considered a bad omen. In reality, it's probably a cat. :D
  • SigurdSigurd Posts: 26,610
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    It means that birds, just like all other living creatures, aren't immortal.

    When I find a dead bird near my house it generally means it flew into a window, or that it's been the victim of a passing cat or a sparrowhawk.
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 13
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    I wouldn't worry too much as other posters have said its probably a cat leaving a gift or the bird flew into the door.

    Now if it had been a horses head then I would be worried.;)
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,316
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    Could be a postperson's failed technological leap in attempting to deliver a tweet.
  • SigurdSigurd Posts: 26,610
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    RadioRob wrote: »
    Could be a postperson's failed technological leap in attempting to deliver a tweet.
    That definitely deserves either a "Boom! Boom!" or perhaps just a groan! :D
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 2,301
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    Avia wrote: »
    Now if it had been a horses head then I would be worried.;)

    Even worse if it's in the bed with you!!!
  • humdrummerhumdrummer Posts: 4,487
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    It means there's a dead bird on your doorstep.
  • madlh100madlh100 Posts: 9,893
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    It means nothing other than a dead bird on your doorstep.
  • susie-4964susie-4964 Posts: 23,143
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    It's quite surprising that one doesn't see more dead birds, they've got to shuffle off their mortal coil somewhere. Do they drop out of the sky (heart attack), or patter away somewhere quiet when they feel Death's winged chariot hurrying near?

    I'm sure we've had this discussion before, but it's a mystery all the same. :cool:
  • LoisLois Posts: 118,147
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    susie-4964 wrote: »
    It's quite surprising that one doesn't see more dead birds, they've got to shuffle off their mortal coil somewhere. Do they drop out of the sky (heart attack), or patter away somewhere quiet when they feel Death's winged chariot hurrying near?

    I'm sure we've had this discussion before, but it's a mystery all the same. :cool:

    Or baby pigeons? Don't think I've ever seen one! :confused::D
  • SigurdSigurd Posts: 26,610
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    sixtynine wrote: »
    Or baby pigeons? Don't think I've ever seen one! :confused::D
    Even the lost ones seem to keep coming back on DS, unfortunately. :(
  • LoisLois Posts: 118,147
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    Sigurd wrote: »
    Even the lost ones seem to keep coming back on DS, unfortunately. :(

    I've not seen the lost one for a while now :D
  • TWSTWS Posts: 9,307
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    Avia wrote: »
    I wouldn't worry too much as other posters have said its probably a cat leaving a gift or the bird flew into the door.

    Now if it had been a horses head then I would be worried.;)

    no fair i was going there:D

    That the perpertrator was too weak to carry a horses head and too inept to break into your house and pop it in your bed
  • Lennie59Lennie59 Posts: 287
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    I hope the OP is talking about the feathered variety.
  • big_ballsbig_balls Posts: 66
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    Don't serial killers start practising on animals first? I'd be careful if I were the OP
  • Terry WigonTerry Wigon Posts: 6,831
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    Someone's been poisoning your milk! :eek: :D
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 666
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    RadioRob wrote: »
    Could be a postperson's failed technological leap in attempting to deliver a tweet.
    Appalling joke! *giggles to herself* :p
  • BagpipesBagpipes Posts: 5,443
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    It means I miscalculated the rohypnol dosage.
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    It means the apocalypse is nigh.
  • asp746asp746 Posts: 7,286
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    i didnt realise people still popped out for papers - you should read them online for free

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html
  • unklesamunklesam Posts: 1,005
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    asp746 wrote: »
    i didnt realise people still popped out for papers - you should read them online for free

    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/index.html

    I'm collecting tokens in the Mail for a duvet so had to pop out.
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