@DyDave oh, i feel those are canadian geese. those are violent mofos. 🙄
That's why I say 'street ruffians' as opposed to 'terrifying beasts' 😂
It's all about usage, I think. I use 'ruffian' in the sense of 'troublemaker' or whatnot.
Will cockatoos deliberately chew off tree branches to pelt your car with? Yes. Will they deliberately conspire to flip open your rubbish bin to see what's in there and pick around until a single magpie comes to scare twenty of them off and tuck into your discarded chicken wings? Also yes! 😂 😆
@DyDave then canadian geese are definitely ruffians. perhaps they are the ruffians of the north and cockatoos are the ruffians of the south?
i'd say pigeons but they're just nuisances. they don't actually physically try to assault you. cdn geese? totally do.
@DyDave lol. but those geese work the streets! that's why i think they're ruffians.
now i need to look up the word ruffians b/c maybe i don't think i know what i thought i knew. ya know? 😜