News of the Weird

[FreeSpirit]

Man in Chicken Suit Cries Foul Over Abuse

Sat Jul 22, 7:10 AM
SEARCY, Ark. - To Steven Turnage, it was bad enough to dress up in a chicken suit and stand along a city street in 105-degree heat. Having passers-by shoot bottle rockets at him has him crying foul.

"People don\'t take this costume seriously," said Turnage, who wears the suit to promote a fast-food restaurant. "They need to understand that there\'s a human underneath that suit. It\'s getting to the point where this is really a dangerous situation."

One rocket nearly hit him in the eye and another burned part of his suit. Police have heard Turnage\'s complaints but haven\'t issued any citations.

"Obviously it is against city ordinance to shoot fireworks inside the city limits," police spokeswoman Amber Dillon said.

Turnage said that during the two weeks he has worn the chicken suit people have thrown smokeless tobacco cans at him and tossed frozen drinks. After a bottle rocket attack, he called police.

"It\'s challenging," Turnage said. "You\'ve got to be very dedicated and have a high tolerance for heat. You almost have to have a calling from the Lord to do this type of work."

[Todd]

Man in Chicken Suit Cries Foul Over Abuse

Sat Jul 22, 7:10 AM
SEARCY, Ark. - To Steven Turnage, it was bad enough to dress up in a chicken suit and stand along a city street in 105-degree heat. Having passers-by shoot bottle rockets at him has him crying foul.

"People don\'t take this costume seriously," said Turnage, who wears the suit to promote a fast-food restaurant. "They need to understand that there\'s a human underneath that suit. It\'s getting to the point where this is really a dangerous situation."

One rocket nearly hit him in the eye and another burned part of his suit. Police have heard Turnage\'s complaints but haven\'t issued any citations.

"Obviously it is against city ordinance to shoot fireworks inside the city limits," police spokeswoman Amber Dillon said.

Turnage said that during the two weeks he has worn the chicken suit people have thrown smokeless tobacco cans at him and tossed frozen drinks. After a bottle rocket attack, he called police.

"It\'s challenging," Turnage said. "You\'ve got to be very dedicated and have a high tolerance for heat. You almost have to have a calling from the Lord to do this type of work."

rotfl rotfl It takes a tough man to make a great chicken!!!

[obsession600]

You almost have to have a calling from the Lord to do this type of work."

If the Lord showed up and told me that my calling was to wear a chicken suit and stand on the side of the road, I would tell him to f*ck off.

[Me!]

You almost have to have a calling from the Lord to do this type of work."

If the Lord showed up and told me that my calling was to wear a chicken suit and stand on the side of the road, I would tell him to f*ck off.

^^fuckin classic!! :lol:rotfl:lol:

[wildcoyote]

You almost have to have a calling from the Lord to do this type of work."

If the Lord showed up and told me that my calling was to wear a chicken suit and stand on the side of the road, I would tell him to f*ck off.

^^fuckin classic!! :lol:rotfl:lol:

Agreed.


And now for this idiot:

"My daughters like to be accessorized. Isabella doesn\'t like to leave the house without a purse.\'\'
-- Jean Strahan, who became the ex-wife of Giants defensive end Michael Strahan last week at a family court in Newark, N.J., commenting on why she needed to spend $27,000 on clothing for her twin daughters, who are not yet two.

[FreeSpirit]

Anyone have an hour to spare @ 3:00am tonight
Reply to: pers-184741714@craigslist.org
Date: 2006-07-21, 6:16PM EDT

I have to dig a ditch and throw a rolled up carpet in it tonight. I promise the carpet won\'t way much more then 150lbs, the ditch only has to be 6x6x3 feet. I\'ll provide a shovel and coffee.If i accidently call the carpet Joanna it\'s nothing, I swear, I just had an emotional attachment to it, the carpet not what\'s rolled up in it.

Serious offers only and like Clinton said, "Don\'t ask, don\'t tell"

[Me!]

:shock1: I dont\' know wether to laugh or be very very afraid

[derickw]

:shock1: I dont\' know wether to laugh or be very very afraid

why i\'m sure you weigh more than 150lbs:duck:

[Me!]

:shock1: I dont\' know wether to laugh or be very very afraid

why i\'m sure you weigh more than 150lbs:duck:

yeah, ALOT more.......

[Spacey]

I\'ve replied.

[Me!]

was there a reply to your reply?

[Spacey]

was there a reply to your reply?

yep, need to meet in New Haven at a location I can not disclose. Told me the money is will be in unmarked bills and that he will see to it that I am rewarded in a few weeks for my trouble. All I have to do is dig a hole, no moving the rug.

[Todd]

How did it go?

[Spacey]

it was a little strange. didn\'t get that dirty. the coffee was a pleasant treat and surprisingly the rug was not making any fight getting into the hole. i was told he just got tired of the old rug and that the stain on it was just too much for him to look at, so he wanted to bury it far away from him. he is not from CT which was kind of a surprise. it took well into the am to get the hole covered.

[FreeSpirit]

Waitress Gets Own ID When Carding Patron

Tue Aug 1, 7:35 AM
WESTLAKE, Ohio - A bar waitress checking to see if a woman was legally old enough to drink was handed her own stolen driver\'s license, which was reported missing weeks earlier, police said.

"The odds of this waitress recovering her own license defy calculation," police Capt. Guy Turner said Monday.

Maria Bergan, 23, of Lakewood, was charged Sunday night with identity theft and receiving stolen property. She was arrested at her home in suburban Cleveland and was jailed in Westlake to await a court appearance.

The 22-year-old waitress, whose name was not released, called police last week and said she had been handed her own stolen driver\'s license by a woman trying to prove she was 21. The woman, who became suspicious of the delay as the waitress went to call police, fled the Moosehead Saloon, but her companion provided her name.

The waitress said she had lost her wallet July 9 at a bar in Lakewood.

The victim also had a credit card stolen. The stolen card has been used to make $1,000 in purchases, Turner said.