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Workers Comp

“A hand specialist repairing my index finger referred me, not that that was his intention. He pretended to concentrate on the x ray of the

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Pigeon Feed

Nutrition “I don’t know much about pigeons. Complaints about money wasted on pigeon feed must come down from the Director. How much can someone who

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Soap

Spirtual TV Shows In my first couple of years as a tech, I worked in a place where in-house technicians had staggered lunches. We usually

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Why Pigeons?

Why Pigeons? While searching online for B.F. Skinner’s 1950 video of two lab pigeons playing ping pong, I ran into a psychedelic funk rock band.

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U.S. Army War Pigeons

World War II Penguin Four, the ping-pong-playing, rope-jumping pigeon at the Academy of Reality, has a long-forgotten legacy in scientific circles. According to the Academy’s

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Elevator Riding for Fun

Elevator Picnic for Thrill Seeking Surrealists I don’t know why an elevator’s motion mesmerizes. Whenever we change directions, movement between the outskirts and center reverses. Every

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