>>> AND FINALLY "He's gone to the big chookery in the sky," senior sergeant Ian Freeman, of Christchurch police, told the NZPA news service after an hour-long standoff between a New Zealand rooster and bomb disposal experts came to an abrupt end.
A member of the public had noticed the bird acting suspiciously and reported him to the police. Officers cornered the "tooled up" bird - who had two canisters with wires poking out of them taped under his wings - in a driveway. The neighbouring house was evacuated, and bomb disposal experts were summoned to assess the threat. X-rays proved inconclusive and the rooster was shot, although his canisters turned out to be harmless. His fate, sergeant Freeman warned local residents, was a lesson to people who played practical jokes with animals. (from the Guardian's e-mail "Informer" / 11June03) best wishes, SS _______________________________________________ Futurework mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://scribe.uwaterloo.ca/mailman/listinfo/futurework
