redtwiga 0 #1 June 26, 2003 The press is always messing these things up. I'll bet the chicken had a perfectly good rig on under the balloons but either experienced problems in freefall or encountered a dust devil. We'll just have to wait for the official report to come out; please, let's not speculate. Blue skies and good vibes, Amelia. U.S. National - AP SAN FRANCISCO - A chicken that was strapped to 100 helium balloons and sent skyward last weekend in a stunt is resting these days at the city's animal shelter as people vie to adopt it. The chicken, nicknamed Amelia, was rescued Saturday after getting tangled in power lines. A police marksman shot the balloons with a pellet gun to bring Amelia down to safety. Authorities said they have yet to identify the prankster, who was apparently imitating an ad that recently aired on a local TV station. The ad has since been pulled. "This is a great chicken, a friendly chicken, a chicken that is ready for a relationship," said Kat Brown, deputy director of the shelter. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FliegendeWolf 0 #2 June 26, 2003 Quote"This is a great chicken, a friendly chicken, a chicken that is ready for a relationship," said Kat Brown, deputy director of the shelter. The chicken is on the rebound.A One that Isn't Cold is Scarcely a One at All Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BartsDaddy 7 #3 June 26, 2003 Can I adopt it? I was wondering what to have for dinner tonight. Handguns are only used to fight your way to a good rifle Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kevin922 0 #4 June 26, 2003 QuoteThe press is always messing these things up. I'll bet the chicken had a perfectly good rig on under the balloons but either experienced problems in freefall or encountered a dust devil. We'll just have to wait for the official report to come out; please, let's not speculate. Blue skies and good vibes, Amelia. U.S. National - AP SAN FRANCISCO - A chicken that was strapped to 100 helium balloons and sent skyward last weekend in a stunt is resting these days at the city's animal shelter as people vie to adopt it. The chicken, nicknamed Amelia, was rescued Saturday after getting tangled in power lines. A police marksman shot the balloons with a pellet gun to bring Amelia down to safety. Authorities said they have yet to identify the prankster, who was apparently imitating an ad that recently aired on a local TV station. The ad has since been pulled. "This is a great chicken, a friendly chicken, a chicken that is ready for a relationship," said Kat Brown, deputy director of the shelter. I think I saw that ad :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #5 June 26, 2003 And I'm thinking through this entire process..."those poor balloons..."--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redtwiga 0 #6 June 26, 2003 Personal Ad: Feathery, short biped, recently learned to fly, electric personality, many say I am sweet and friendly. I am ready for a relationship. Please, only cocks need reply. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbrian 0 #7 June 26, 2003 Awesome news for some lucky guy. The definition of sodomy includes bestiality. Gives new thought to "choking the chicken"! In a world full of people, only some want to fly... isn't that crazy! --Seal Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 3,070 #8 June 26, 2003 >Authorities said they have yet to identify the prankster . . . Because god knows we need our police to spend their time identifying the cruel and inhuman criminal who made a bird fly! Next thing you know he'll be drowning fish or trying to feed rabbit food to poor unsuspecting rabbits. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #9 June 26, 2003 bwahahahahahaa!!!! One of the few things I've ever read on the internet that really did make me LOL. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #10 June 26, 2003 Oh man, just read it again and bust out again. I owe you beer, Bill....don't worry, no flowers from me. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tbrown 26 #11 June 26, 2003 QuoteQuote"This is a great chicken, a friendly chicken, a chicken that is ready for a relationship," said Kat Brown, deputy director of the shelter. I'd be more than happy to invite that chicken over to my place for dinner ! Your humble servant.....Professor Gravity ! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #12 June 26, 2003 those poor reporters! couldnt find a real story! I bet theyre so story-hungry that maybe even THEY floated this fouled-up foul!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Meathorse 0 #13 June 26, 2003 I like how it takes the skill of a police marksman to shoot balloons with a pellet gun. This guy must win all sorts of stuffed animals when the county fair rolls into town. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jtval 0 #14 June 26, 2003 HAHA! how degrading do you think that was. MARKSMAN: but I shoot PEOPLE! if you want someone to shoot balloons I'll bring my kid."My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites happythoughts 0 #15 June 26, 2003 I'll bet that some Lawnchair Larry copycat is just flying around up there with a cage full of chickens, tossing them out. Quote"This is a great chicken, a friendly chicken, a chicken that is ready for a relationship," said Kat Brown, deputy director of the shelter. It scares me to consider what kind of a relationship that a chicken is ready to have. Of course, this did happen in San Francisco, where I have been informed, diversity is not an issue. [ In the South, the relationship is called "Fried". There is a person who considers themselves to be qualified to determine the chicken's mental state and its suitability for such a relationship. This concerns me also. Do you discuss it in an encounter group? "...put yourself in the chickens' place...how does it feel...ok Ed, you go first...duuude, we've all been there..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhillyKev 0 #16 June 26, 2003 What scares me even more is that the chicken is apparently more emotionally mature than I am, because I'm not ready for a relationship. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites redtwiga 0 #17 June 27, 2003 QuoteWhat scares me even more is that the chicken is apparently more emotionally mature than I am, because I'm not ready for a relationship. Strap a hundred balloons to yourself and fly into eletrical wires and you're good to go. See? And you thought it involved emotional maturity. Our culture teaches us the weirdest things... ------------------------------------------ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydivexxl 0 #18 June 27, 2003 Living in San Francisco, this is not unusual... This is: Laughing driver runs over man, cops say Victim badly injured but alive Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer Friday, June 27, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A motorist in San Francisco ran down a pedestrian, laughed and then repeatedly drove over him before speeding away, leaving stunned witnesses scrambling to help the victim, police said. The gruesome attack Wednesday night in the Mission District came three days after a similar incident outside a South of Market nightclub that left a man clinging to life. The driver in the first incident turned himself in to police Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. This latest case occurred about 11:30 p.m. at 20th and Valencia streets and left a 24-year-old man badly injured. Police and witnesses were stunned by the viciousness of the crime, which they believe was an intentional attack, and the callousness of the suspect, who a witness said laughed hysterically. "It was really disturbing, definitely the most disturbing thing I've seen," said one witness who did not want his name used. "It was disgusting. This guy did everything on purpose. He wasn't crying, he was laughing." Police said they are seeking a 24-year-old man in connection with the attack who has a history of violence and who has lived in San Mateo, San Francisco and Vallejo. Police did not name the suspect. "He has a violent past, and we are concerned for everybody's safety who was involved in this incident," Inspector Michael Serujo said of the suspect. Police also refused to name the victim and a witness to the crime for fear the suspect might retaliate against them. The victim was in critical condition at a hospital, police said. The incident began when a dark blue Toyota Corolla, which carried four people and had been parked on Valencia for five to 10 minutes, pulled into a Shell gas station at 20th and Valencia streets as the victim approached on foot. "As soon as they came to a stop, before they had a chance to get gas, the two rear passengers jump out of the car and start chasing this guy down the street," Serujo said. They chased the victim around the block as the Toyota followed them, then sped up to make a U-turn and hit him, Serujo said. The witness said he had been driving in the area when he saw the victim beneath the Toyota. A stocky Latino with a crew cut, whom the witness believed to be the driver, was looking under the vehicle as a woman in the passenger seat screamed, "Oh my god, what did you do?" The woman snatched the keys from the driver, who grabbed them back after a struggle, police said. The witness said he had shouted at the driver not to move the car. "I thought he had ran over his friend," he said. "I still didn't understand it was an attack." The driver -- who the witness said appeared drunk -- got out of the car again. The witness said he approached the Toyota to write down its license plate number, and the driver jumped back inside and dragged the victim "two or three feet." "He was laughing his ass off," the witness said. "Laughing hysterically." The suspect then drove back and forth over the victim several times before speeding away, the witness said. The crime mirrored Sunday night's assault on Tesfamariam Sebhatu, who was nearly killed after being run down outside the 1015 Folsom nightclub. Sebhatu, 22, lost his left arm and suffered such severe injuries that doctors doubted he would survive. He remains hospitalized in critical condition and is steadily improving. He was dragged a short distance before the driver and two passengers tried to free him from the undercarriage of the Lexus before giving up an speeding away. The alleged driver in the Sunday case, identified by police as 33-year-old George "Junior" Delapaz Jr. of Burlingame, turned himself in Wednesday night. He was charged Thursday with 13 felonies, including counts of attempted murder, vehicular assault, mayhem and torture. An alleged passenger, Carlton Willis, surrendered to police at 7:45 p.m. Thursday and was booked on one count of attempted murder and other charges. The two men, who are being held without bail, are expected to be arraigned on Monday. Blog Clicky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites redtwiga 0 #19 June 27, 2003 That's not a funny story at all. You stole my happy place! --------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites skydivexxl 0 #20 June 27, 2003 You can still go back to your happy place... SERENITY NOW!!!!!!! Blog Clicky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites PhillyKev 0 #21 June 27, 2003 I thought someone else was telling us that everyone in SF is super enlightened and peaceful toward each other. 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jtval 0 #12 June 26, 2003 those poor reporters! couldnt find a real story! I bet theyre so story-hungry that maybe even THEY floated this fouled-up foul!My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Meathorse 0 #13 June 26, 2003 I like how it takes the skill of a police marksman to shoot balloons with a pellet gun. This guy must win all sorts of stuffed animals when the county fair rolls into town. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jtval 0 #14 June 26, 2003 HAHA! how degrading do you think that was. MARKSMAN: but I shoot PEOPLE! if you want someone to shoot balloons I'll bring my kid."My photos My Videos Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #15 June 26, 2003 I'll bet that some Lawnchair Larry copycat is just flying around up there with a cage full of chickens, tossing them out. Quote"This is a great chicken, a friendly chicken, a chicken that is ready for a relationship," said Kat Brown, deputy director of the shelter. It scares me to consider what kind of a relationship that a chicken is ready to have. Of course, this did happen in San Francisco, where I have been informed, diversity is not an issue. [ In the South, the relationship is called "Fried". There is a person who considers themselves to be qualified to determine the chicken's mental state and its suitability for such a relationship. This concerns me also. Do you discuss it in an encounter group? "...put yourself in the chickens' place...how does it feel...ok Ed, you go first...duuude, we've all been there..." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #16 June 26, 2003 What scares me even more is that the chicken is apparently more emotionally mature than I am, because I'm not ready for a relationship. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redtwiga 0 #17 June 27, 2003 QuoteWhat scares me even more is that the chicken is apparently more emotionally mature than I am, because I'm not ready for a relationship. Strap a hundred balloons to yourself and fly into eletrical wires and you're good to go. See? And you thought it involved emotional maturity. Our culture teaches us the weirdest things... ------------------------------------------ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivexxl 0 #18 June 27, 2003 Living in San Francisco, this is not unusual... This is: Laughing driver runs over man, cops say Victim badly injured but alive Jaxon Van Derbeken, Chronicle Staff Writer Friday, June 27, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A motorist in San Francisco ran down a pedestrian, laughed and then repeatedly drove over him before speeding away, leaving stunned witnesses scrambling to help the victim, police said. The gruesome attack Wednesday night in the Mission District came three days after a similar incident outside a South of Market nightclub that left a man clinging to life. The driver in the first incident turned himself in to police Wednesday afternoon, authorities said. This latest case occurred about 11:30 p.m. at 20th and Valencia streets and left a 24-year-old man badly injured. Police and witnesses were stunned by the viciousness of the crime, which they believe was an intentional attack, and the callousness of the suspect, who a witness said laughed hysterically. "It was really disturbing, definitely the most disturbing thing I've seen," said one witness who did not want his name used. "It was disgusting. This guy did everything on purpose. He wasn't crying, he was laughing." Police said they are seeking a 24-year-old man in connection with the attack who has a history of violence and who has lived in San Mateo, San Francisco and Vallejo. Police did not name the suspect. "He has a violent past, and we are concerned for everybody's safety who was involved in this incident," Inspector Michael Serujo said of the suspect. Police also refused to name the victim and a witness to the crime for fear the suspect might retaliate against them. The victim was in critical condition at a hospital, police said. The incident began when a dark blue Toyota Corolla, which carried four people and had been parked on Valencia for five to 10 minutes, pulled into a Shell gas station at 20th and Valencia streets as the victim approached on foot. "As soon as they came to a stop, before they had a chance to get gas, the two rear passengers jump out of the car and start chasing this guy down the street," Serujo said. They chased the victim around the block as the Toyota followed them, then sped up to make a U-turn and hit him, Serujo said. The witness said he had been driving in the area when he saw the victim beneath the Toyota. A stocky Latino with a crew cut, whom the witness believed to be the driver, was looking under the vehicle as a woman in the passenger seat screamed, "Oh my god, what did you do?" The woman snatched the keys from the driver, who grabbed them back after a struggle, police said. The witness said he had shouted at the driver not to move the car. "I thought he had ran over his friend," he said. "I still didn't understand it was an attack." The driver -- who the witness said appeared drunk -- got out of the car again. The witness said he approached the Toyota to write down its license plate number, and the driver jumped back inside and dragged the victim "two or three feet." "He was laughing his ass off," the witness said. "Laughing hysterically." The suspect then drove back and forth over the victim several times before speeding away, the witness said. The crime mirrored Sunday night's assault on Tesfamariam Sebhatu, who was nearly killed after being run down outside the 1015 Folsom nightclub. Sebhatu, 22, lost his left arm and suffered such severe injuries that doctors doubted he would survive. He remains hospitalized in critical condition and is steadily improving. He was dragged a short distance before the driver and two passengers tried to free him from the undercarriage of the Lexus before giving up an speeding away. The alleged driver in the Sunday case, identified by police as 33-year-old George "Junior" Delapaz Jr. of Burlingame, turned himself in Wednesday night. He was charged Thursday with 13 felonies, including counts of attempted murder, vehicular assault, mayhem and torture. An alleged passenger, Carlton Willis, surrendered to police at 7:45 p.m. Thursday and was booked on one count of attempted murder and other charges. The two men, who are being held without bail, are expected to be arraigned on Monday. Blog Clicky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
redtwiga 0 #19 June 27, 2003 That's not a funny story at all. You stole my happy place! --------------------- Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydivexxl 0 #20 June 27, 2003 You can still go back to your happy place... SERENITY NOW!!!!!!! Blog Clicky Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PhillyKev 0 #21 June 27, 2003 I thought someone else was telling us that everyone in SF is super enlightened and peaceful toward each other. On that note, I'm off to The Dead show... peace Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
