I'm confused... the diamond was made out of pigeon droppings? I must have missed something. Thank god(dess)

*Sigh* Hairy, the name 'pigeon drop' is given to the scame because of the way it works; The gang of peopel surround a 'pigeon' or victim, and pretend to have found a valuable item or have one for sale. Usually, it's a lost envelope with asizable cash amount, but can be a valuable object. The group jointly 'agrees' to share the find, and somone suggests a lawyer or some such perosn ( A confederate of the ganag ) to hld the item for leagl reaossn, e.g., if somone reports the money/item being lost, and each perosn including the 'pigeon' leaves a money deposit to ensure good faith in sharing any reward form the item. ( This is called the 'Drop').

Of course, the only real money involved is the amount put in by the 'pigeon', which is the group's goal.

(I'm explaining American slang to an American. And they look on *us* as being ignorant and beneath them . . . )

Wow....DF, swing and a miss....HH was making a joke. (btw, "swing and a miss" is American slang, derived from the game of baseball, also an American invention)

Well Canadarm, that does make me look a bit of a fool . . . Much the way you Canucks make the Yanks look at cricket ( First in 1844 and again and again, most recently in 2004 ); After all, baseball was only 'invented' or adapted from the English girl's game of Rounders because they tend to be so crap at the Gentleman's Game. Hell, I bet even the Afghan team could thrash 'em!

Cricket? Umm,,,, OK, whatever floats your boat
(more Yankee slang)

Of course, the only real money involved is the amount put in by the 'pigeon', which is the group's goal.

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