A (Small, Grudging and Only Partial) Defense of Pigeons

I stand by my assertion in the previous post that pigeons are just greasy rats with wings.  However, to give credit where credit is due,  pigeons do have at least one redeeming quality, and that is that I cannot see one without thinking of the following:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aRW06RZ7aWw&NR=1