faux pas no.71

i'm one of those people who enjoys scaring pigeons.
if there's one trotting around the ground nearby, i like to stomp my foot or yell, causing it to clumisly fly away.
best not to do this on a crowded sidewalk, as i learned today when i used the 'stomp/scare' technique and our icky little grey friend panicked and flew directly into a womans' face, causing her to scream hysterically.
which in turn caused everyone within earshot to gawk and stare at this frantic, pigeon-faced woman.
which caused me to laugh and spill my large organically grown fair trade dark roast coffee, and that shit's expensive.