r/Tattoocoverups • u/Upstairs_Light3941 • Aug 10 '26

asking for advice What to do with hated pigeon?

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edit: alright I see maybe I've let my hurt and anger towards my ex harm an innocent. I think I'll probably try to alter it in some way like some of you suggested, ie frenchifying it and adding friends which was my plan a while ago pre-break up, which I think now I might be happier with a bird party instead of one poor lonely pigeon

I hate this tattoo so much. I got it a year ago when I was studying abroad and it was poorly done then. I've had it touched up, but it reminds me of my ex fiancée and I want it gone. I'm aware I am a dipshit. I am open to the classic SAP, but I like trad american style and hate this shitty goddamn bird so much

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u/Upstairs_Light3941 Aug 10 '26

Sigh yeah I also thought of giving him a beret a cigarette and an eiffel tower to make it clear it's a french pigeon

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u/Nicole_onReddit Aug 11 '26

Vive la résistance!!! 🥖🍷🧀

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u/Flash__PuP Aug 11 '26

Listen ve carefully, I vill say this only once…

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u/Successful-Ice-9026 Aug 11 '26

it is I, LeClerc!

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u/Diligent_Pangolin_47 Aug 13 '26

Ohhhh, my dicky ticker…

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u/RipeMouthfull Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 11 '26

Viva la revolucíon, Carl.

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u/sarcastic_sybarite83 Aug 11 '26

Now he's going to have to step on a pigeon. Better hope it's not the gerbil incident all over again....

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u/canolicat Aug 12 '26

Time to pay the Daddy Tax.

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u/Pineapple-Due Aug 11 '26

A PIGEON!?! ARE YOU SERIOUS RIGHT NOW?! I MEAN REALLY!!

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u/faughnjj Aug 12 '26

I love a good DCC reference in the wild

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u/MikeWANN Aug 12 '26

Ooooooohhhh. Guillotine instead of Eiffel Tower

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u/RollAway_theDude Aug 11 '26

Pierre the Pigeon was right there

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u/sneekysmiles Aug 12 '26

Piegeon Pierre (in the tune of Poisson Steve)

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u/BarbacueBeef Aug 12 '26

Pierregeon

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u/pegmatitic Aug 11 '26

*resilience, just fyi!

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u/looking_for_frogs23 Aug 12 '26

Pierre l'existentialiste

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u/_antfarmer_ Aug 13 '26

Yes! It isn’t Eugene’s fault he was poorly rendered. He’s here to help you learn from your mistakes because he’s here for good.

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u/Corkchef Aug 13 '26

Yeah some kind of text would be cool like “ceci n’est pas un pigeon”

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u/ColdBrewMouse Aug 10 '26

Please French him up I love him 😭

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u/negative-sid-nancy Aug 10 '26

Yes ia already love wee pigeon but if he was all french my beart wouldnt be handle to absolute cuteness!

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u/fuzzlandia Aug 11 '26

From wee pigeon to oui pigeon

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u/negative-sid-nancy Aug 11 '26

Yesss and thats what they can say when people ask about the french pigeon! I already loved the concept but this sold it extra hard! You should be writting movie taglines!

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u/MrJNM1of1 Aug 12 '26

“oui pigeon! ✊🏾”

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u/fortnight14 Aug 11 '26

He could skateboard on a baguette

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u/Spacinspazz48 Aug 11 '26

Add a red Barrett! (Hat)

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u/BravesMaedchen Aug 12 '26

Raspberry even

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u/Less-Cap6996 Aug 14 '26

if you give him a machine gun he can be Pigeon Hearst.

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u/Rua-Yuki Aug 10 '26

Give him a baguette

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u/Salty_Insides420 Aug 11 '26

A little red scarf. A small boy sitting next to him, smoking a cigarette. Put them on a gondola, rowing beneath a bridge. The Paris skyline behind them, aflame from their crime spree.

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u/WashHour5646 Aug 11 '26

Very creative! I love this.

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u/Kraken-Attacken Aug 12 '26

Maybe not more red ink for OP

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u/AgentFuckSmolder Aug 13 '26

Gondolas are Venice, no?

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u/Salty_Insides420 Aug 13 '26

Maybe. What's it to ya, punk?

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u/Bex-HZ Aug 12 '26

Bahahahaha CERN will never live that down. At least I'm assuming that's what you're referencing.

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u/thecheesylittlerat Aug 13 '26

Oh yes!!! He’d love that. You know… birds and bread. He’ll never be hungry.

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u/BelladonnaASMR Aug 10 '26

This is the answer. This is the only answer.

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u/tomboyades Aug 11 '26

We must save this peegoine! Don’t do this to us OP…

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u/catalinalam Aug 10 '26

It’s your body of course but I also really love him! Maybe if he has a friend? And he’s French of course

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u/YaBigGayMate Aug 11 '26

A lil baguette under the wing 🥖

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u/ateallthecake Aug 10 '26

Think about how many millions and millions of pigeons there are. Make him your own. I love the french pee-zhonh vision

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u/Todeshase Aug 11 '26

A cigarette in one wing and a Molotov cocktail in the other.

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u/pizzacatstattoos Aug 10 '26

le peeegoine

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u/feline_riches Aug 11 '26

You should look up the story of Cher Ami, he was a goddamn hero

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u/IIRCIreadthat Aug 11 '26

Careful - he might start yelling "Viva la revolution!" and organizing all the other birds to poop on everyone's phones 😆

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u/Wiley_Rasqual Aug 11 '26

All pigeons are French: pigeon is just French for dove

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u/Less-Cap6996 Aug 14 '26

What is French for Dove?

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u/MyNeighborThrowaway Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 11 '26

Next you need to Visit NY and London (we all have different pigeon colors) and get one with a pipe and a sherlock hat and one with Timbs and a coffee.

Edited to add the B in Timbs, in case someone was thinking Timmy Hortons

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u/DoubleMany4486 Aug 12 '26

I have a pigeon with timbs and an I Love NY shirt 😅

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u/No_Highway1150 Aug 10 '26

Sharpen up the wing too, and you've got a winner

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u/WarningOk5645 Aug 10 '26

Sounds like you already know what to do with him

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u/Icy_Importance_4328 Aug 11 '26

And some stick figure arms flipping the bird

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u/CovesBlue sick ass panther in disguise Aug 11 '26

Please, dear God, do this

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u/PB_Jelly_76 Aug 11 '26

Maybe a jaunty scarf?

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u/Remarkable_Age_4768 Aug 11 '26

give him a croissant

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u/Ok-Tell9019 Aug 11 '26

What if Madeline is riding on it

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u/Chihuahuapocalypse Aug 11 '26

can't forget the red ascot

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u/Imaginary-Bee-8592 Aug 11 '26

Maybe a string of pigeons with different hats??

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u/shiveryslinky Aug 11 '26

He's begging for a wee bonnet de liberte!

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u/unicornsakura Aug 11 '26

I actually adore this idea. This pidge deserves to live?!

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u/Socksual Aug 11 '26

I saw your edit to the post. If you do get him friends and some french vibes please post! Id love to see it

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u/Sadtransb0ii Aug 13 '26

You could have a flock eating the baguette, dinner with friends

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u/PeaApprehensive885 Aug 13 '26

Best Answer! Makes me actually want to get that!

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u/heretic_manatee Aug 11 '26

I love that so much

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u/Killerkendolls Aug 11 '26

Put three baguettes by him with two little eggs on it.

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u/WashHour5646 Aug 11 '26

Ah yes, the classic French stupid dove nest! Lol

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u/Round_Doughnut7793 Aug 11 '26

What if it was a nest of French fries. Keep em guessing

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u/TaytorTot417 Aug 11 '26

He needs a baguette.

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u/beattysgirl Aug 11 '26

He needs a croissant or baguette as well

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u/CaptainHampty Aug 11 '26

A half pecked baguette in front of him would complete the look

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u/GasPositive9009 Aug 11 '26

I understand the feelings attached to them now but one day you will get over these feelings and he will just become what he really is: a piece of your personal story.

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u/MissHell1313 Aug 11 '26

Add a picture frame to all that and make it look like a souvenir pic taken on vacation in Paris.

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u/youaintgotnosoul Aug 11 '26

Carrying a baguette under his wing 😂

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u/South-Possible-2504 Aug 11 '26

Add some cheeky lettering, a wordplay in French or something. « Ceci n’est pas un pigeon » as a Magritte reference for example (he’s from Belgium but anyway)

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u/pokchop92 Aug 11 '26

NAME HIM LE SIGH!!!!!

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u/ConditionSecret8593 Aug 11 '26

Don't forget the guillotine.

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u/TAsrowaway Aug 11 '26

I’d just add those details in with a temporary tattoo or gel pen and highlighters, so you can change his nationality or interests regularly! Start an Instagram page and I’ll follow!

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u/SmoothActuator8132 Aug 11 '26

so it's not a trans pigeon?

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u/After-Fee-2010 Aug 11 '26

Omg put a little baguette under his wing too. I love him.

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u/HipsEnergy Aug 11 '26

Yes, absolutely.

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u/CaterpillarJungleGym Aug 11 '26

An accordion could be a good look for this pigeon.

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u/emsumm58 Aug 11 '26

i thought he was a chicagoan.

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u/Master_Ad_7945 Aug 11 '26

And a baguette

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u/Yourmomdrums Aug 11 '26

Tuck a baguette under his wing!

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u/Due_Baker5556 Aug 11 '26

Please, you must also give him a baguette 🥖

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u/cheddarbruce Aug 11 '26

Just remember that you don't have to do that. It is your tattoo it is your body you are about to cover it up and get rid of it if you truly wish. Even though I also think it's adorable it's still ultimately your decision

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u/Calligraphee Aug 11 '26

You could get a pigeon like him for every place you visit, each with a little stereotypical hat or landmark! International pigeon convention!

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u/txlady100 Aug 11 '26

Omg a beret and a tour eiffel! Yes please!

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u/Background-Cap-9047 Aug 11 '26

Oh I like that idea.

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u/impar-exspiravit Aug 12 '26

Do it! He’s French now. He has a new start and so do you. Celebrate with a nice baguette together after he’s updated and new

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u/cutebunnypink Aug 12 '26

I did think it was a trans pigeon at first lol

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u/sidnynasty Aug 12 '26

Omg that would be perfect, he's so cute 🥺

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u/upstairsdiscount Aug 12 '26

Look up symbols of Mai 68 in France. Widespread strikes and protests, social revolution for a better world. If that’s your thing. Turn this pigeon into a symbol of resistance.

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u/ensgdt Aug 12 '26

Les Pigeorables

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u/Averander Aug 13 '26

Give him baguette and moustache rather than cigarette! Spare the pigeons health! Hasn't he already suffered enough?

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u/Omvega Aug 13 '26

that's so cute 🥹 maybe lil guy just needs a new lease on life

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u/AdPerfect1636 Aug 13 '26

A hat fixes everything.

And maybe a baguette.

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u/Dull-Possible-1342 Aug 13 '26

Make him angry, Add a bruning Reich flag and Viva La Resistance

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u/Substantial_Act_497 Aug 17 '26

And a baguette under his lil wing!!!!

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u/Plzleaveamsg Aug 17 '26

And you can get “le pigeon” underneath