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# The pigeons weren’t fooled, but the real one kept asking if they wanted to "inspect his pedestal."
- URL: https://www.smallfailuresofreality.com/the-pigeons-werent-fooled-but-the-other-one-kept-asking-if-they-wanted-to-inspect-his-pedestal/
- Published: 2026-08-11T16:05:12.000Z
- Updated: 2026-08-11T16:05:11.000Z
- Author: Evan Mercer
- Tags: jokes, city

![Bronze-painted performer beside a matching statue, covered in pigeons while pedestrians pass along a busy downtown sidewalk.](https://storage.ghost.io/c/e8/88/e88830a3-d951-4682-b91c-ff9b3de17f28/content/images/2026/07/tue.statue_performer-1.jpg)