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The Straight Story

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Thu May-26-05 10:07 AM
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Chicken gets a ticket

Linc and Helena Moore may have finally learned the answer to that age-old question: Why did the chicken cross the road? Because the chicken doesn't know jaywalking is illegal. Kern County Sheriff's Deputy J. Nicholson does know, however. The deputy issued a ticket March 26 because one of the couple's chickens allegedly impeded traffic in Johannesburg, a rural mining community near Ridgecrest, some 220 miles northeast of Los Angeles. The Moores were in Superior Court on Friday to plead not guilty. A trial was scheduled for May 16.

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Shell Beau

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Thu May-26-05 10:13 AM
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1. I imagine this must have

topped the list of important things to be concerned with.

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Dogmudgeon

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Thu May-26-05 10:16 AM
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4. You don't know what that chicken might have been up to

S/He might have been selling drugs, running guns for al-Qaeda, promoting unhealthy sexual practices or suborning pedophilia!

--p!

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Shell Beau

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Thu May-26-05 10:24 AM
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5. Gangster mafioso chickens!

It was a wanted chick!

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zbdent

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Thu May-26-05 10:15 AM
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2. Is this station a Fox station?

Gotta keep that British memo down and put out real news . . . :eyes: :sarcasm:

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Blue-Jay

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Thu May-26-05 10:15 AM
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3. I thought it would be for jaywalking.

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edbermac

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Thu May-26-05 10:31 AM
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6. That chicken should be put in the electric chair!

And served cold afterwards...

1 bag (10 oz.) romaine lettuce
2-1/2 cups cooked boneless skinless chicken breast strips
2 cups cherry tomatoes, halved
2 cups cut-up cooked asparagus (1-inch pieces)
1/2 cup Caesar Dressing
1 cup seasoned croutons
1/4 cup Grated Parmesan Cheese

Toss lettuce with chicken, tomatoes and asparagus in large bowl.
Add dressing; mix lightly.
Sprinkle with croutons and Parmesan cheese.

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Semi_subversive

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Thu May-26-05 11:43 AM
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7. Par for the course in Kern County

If you read the book "Mean Justice" you'll try to avoid that area.

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The Straight Story

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Thu May-26-05 11:43 AM
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8. I used to live there myself

In Ridgecrest and in Tehachapi. And yeah, it can be weird....

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DrDebug

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Thu May-26-05 11:55 AM
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9. I think he should demand a chicken crossing

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TrogL

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Thu May-26-05 11:55 AM
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10. You can't make this shit up

Some cop's either got a really bizarre sense of humour or none whatsoever.

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Deja Q

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Thu May-26-05 11:55 AM
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11. Ticketing humans for jaywalking would be a more intelligent thing to do...

Give the chicken to Colonel Sanders; I'm sure it's finger lickin' good. Or will be.

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