British Humor, Part I

Time Out, the magazine, which is in a dozen major cities and bills itself as the guide to Art, Culture and Going Out, has a distinctly British column called Lies to tell tourists. 

This week the column tells its followers to share this bit: 

"The pigeons of Trafalgar Square have their wings clipped:  legend says that if they ever fly away the monarchy will fall.  They are looked after by a yeoman called the Pigeon Master.  He's the bloke lying in the square with a can of Kestrel, wearing two pairs of trousers."

I will be Trafalgar Square later tonight for a Chinese New Year celebration and I hope to spread the word.