Several of us young Uni lads used to go to "The Ex" (Exhibition Grounds) in Fredericton, NB every Thursday for clams and chips. I would throw one frie "over there" and then feed a one-legged pigion I named "Stump".

One day, a new lad came with. He threw a few leftovers in the garbage bin. I asked why he didn't give them to the pigions. "Pigions are rats with wings; fuck em." I told him the next Thursday that it was a waste and those poor birds were only trying to make a living. "Fuck em!" and he laughed. Next time, I ate quickly and waited. I asked him if I could have his leftovers. "Yer just gonna feed the rats." He started for the garbage bin, upon which I fed the rats with his leftovers and fed him, upside down, into the bin.

Don't get me wrong. I "dislike" pigions as they are filthy and carry disease and lice. But I ain't cruel.