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FOR THE BIRDS

This might sound bizarre but it's the truth. Our Mayor Bloomberg of New York city must really have bats in his belfry. After limiting the size of sugary drinks sold in restaurants and canceling last year's Halloween because of Hurricane Sandy, our mayor is proposing some new laws that can only be described as insane. Bring make La Guardia. Bring back Giuliani. Heaven help us. Here's the scoop.

Our not so friendly ornithological mayor has even Big Bird worried. He now has it in for pigeons.....yes pigeons for flying the coop. Mayor Bloomberg is fed up with the defacement and defecation of statues throughout the city, He wants to give pigeons summonses for pooping on any public property. Littering and loitering from our feathered friends will be a thing of the past.

The extra police to enforce these strict laws will be coming out of the money of our tax paying citizens. City residents are prepared to protest and go to jail if necessary. The Birdman of Alcatraz might be having some company. The Audobon Society calls these new laws the mayor has proposed nothing short of ridiculous. "How can you give a bird a summons?" asked society president Al Batross.

About the only group agreeing with the mayor are members of MADP,(Mother's Against Drunk Pigeons).The mayor may go so far as to put a curfew on pigeon flying. In addition, he won't tolerate any geese FWIs,(flying while intoxicated) .Canadian geese who share New York's friendly skies are up in arms..or shall we say , up in wings over the mayor's proposals. Birds of a feather may be doing a lot more than flocking together. With Thanksgiving just eight weeks away , I think New York city residents had better start talking Turkey.