The Feeder Feed: Singing Bird Pistols

10 Responses to The Feeder Feed: Singing Bird Pistols

1. Random Friar says:

   18 March 2012 at 11:23 am

   More than tuppence a bag, indeed!

   That is an absolutely amazing work of art.
2. acardnal says:

   18 March 2012 at 11:37 am

   And no cost for bird seed either!
3. Fr Martin Fox says:

   18 March 2012 at 12:14 pm

   My first thought was, they were intended to shoot singing birds…and I thought, ‘But Father, but Father!”

   Then while watching the video, I thought, “oh, Father Michael Pfleger of Chicago won’t like this!”
4. ContraMundum says:

   18 March 2012 at 12:44 pm

   Only pair to survive? That’s not surprising. I wouldn’t think much of the survival rate of the owners, either, depending on when and how they pulled these things out.
5. AnAmericanMother says:

   18 March 2012 at 12:46 pm

   ContraMundum,
   I was just thinking — how embarrassing to take these to one of those dawn affairs of honor by mistake . . .
   At least it’s classier than pulling the trigger and having a flag pop out that reads “Bang!”
   What ingenuity put to such a trivial purpose!
6. ContraMundum says:

   18 March 2012 at 1:50 pm

   In a real duel, I think they would both use the weapons from the same box (not that these are really suitable). However … the seconds might take ill to making a mockery of an affair of honor, and *their* weapons would presumably be real.

   Perhaps a more likely problem would be for someone to unexpectedly produce what looks like a fancy derringer and get plugged by a more serious onlooker.
7. AnAmericanMother says:

   18 March 2012 at 5:47 pm

   Rules for a Gunfight:

   1. Don’t bring a “singing bird pistol” to a gunfight!
8. Rich says:

   18 March 2012 at 10:16 pm

   It may be true that old Mrs. Fancybottom likes to take out those songbirds with her Singing Bird Pistols. I have a much less expensive alternative: a Daisy BB gun.
9. K_Suzanne says:

   19 March 2012 at 12:16 am

   Is there any way to track down the music? It’s delightful! I would like to find it so I can play it. :)
10. irishgirl says:

    19 March 2012 at 10:11 am

    Couldn’t see the video; all I see is a blank (and black) screen.
    @ An American Mother: “Don’t bring a ‘singing bird’ pistol to a gunfight.” Ha! I love it!