They say it's supposed to be a sign of good luck, but I imagine Niall Horan would have preferred not to have been the receptacle for a bird's doodoo during a recent television appearance.
The former One Direction star was a guest on James Corden's 'Carpool Karaoke' when exactly this happened.
Have a watch for yourself:
Things started off swimmingly for the 26-year-old crooner when he took his seat in the presenter's motor.
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But then he was asked about his biggest fear... birds. And it all went downhill from there.
He said: "I hate birds. Mostly pigeons, I do enjoy a good walk in the park but the minute pigeons come into it...
"I think they're horrible, I just don't like them. I don't like the fact they're not that scared of us until you get really close to them.
"People have to run at a flock of pigeons to get them to move."
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Being the lovely chap he is, Corden decided to help his guest face up to his phobia and brought him to a local park, where they met up with a bird handler who handed the 'Slow Hands' singer Ted to have a hold of.
And if that wasn't quite enough of an annoyance, two birds were then placed on his shoulder and head. Yeah, thanks.
From here, I think you can guess what happened... said bird must have sensed Niall's hatred and took the opportunity to take a dump in his freshly-coiffed hair.
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Getting steadily irked by the situation, he says: "I swear this has actually made my phobia worse.
"He's just pooed on my back. I'm pretty sure... It's the one on my head that's freaking me out."
Adding: "This is the worst day of my life, all thanks to James Corden.
"I usually trust you but I just had three pigeons and one of them pooed on me. Can we just get back in the car now? Please."
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Unlucky, Niall.
Carpool Karaoke is always guaranteed for some top quality comedic moments from Cords and whichever A-lister takes the hotseat.
But earlier this year, it caused a bit of a stir for the wrong reasons when a picture from filming showed the car, with Justin Bieber inside, being towed along - and not driven by the Gavin and Stacey star, as fans had been led to believe was the case.
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Well, as you can imagine, viewers lost their s*** when they found out and took to social media to share their disgust.
It turned out, however, that not all was as it seemed.
Addressing the photo, Corden said: "I always drive the car, unless we're doing something we think might not be safe, like a dance routine or a costume change, or if I'm drunk. But in the case of Justin Bieber it was a safety issue where we thought it was best to tow the car - frankly I just kept getting lost in his eyes.
"Look I'm just shocked I've done something that upset people more than Cats.
"I swear to you, 95 percent of the time I really am endangering the lives of the world's biggest pop stars, OK?"
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