"stop grieving, it's only a chicken"

**Macy** · 25/10/2005, 8:05 AM

From http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/m...de/4372230.stm

Self pity city....

Tributes left for a dead chicken
Flowers and tributes were left in an alleyway where the body of a mystery dead baby was found - before police realised it was only a chicken foetus.
A member of the public discovered the remains in a back alley in the Anfield area of Liverpool.

Police cordoned off the scene but soon realised that it was not a human but a chicken foetus.

Well-wishers had laid more than a dozen bunches of flowers at the scene, along with cards and teddy bears.

Local gossip

One of the cards read: "RIP Little Baby. Safe in the arms of Jesus. From someone who is a loving mother xxxx."

Merseyside Police told the community on Monday to "stop grieving, it's only a chicken".

A spokeswoman for Merseyside Police said: "It seems a member of the public saw the remains of a foetus, which possibly resembled a human foetus, and called us.

"We cordoned off the area to investigate, as we would with any possible suspicious death, but it became apparent it was not a human foetus.

"The flowers and cards are obviously the result of local gossip, but we can assure people that the remains were not human."

Conservative MP and editor of The Spectator Boris Johnson was criticised last year after commenting in the magazine that Liverpudlians were "hooked on grief".

**the 12 th man** · 25/10/2005, 8:46 AM

Absolutely fowl thread Macy........................................

**Macy** · 25/10/2005, 9:21 AM

Originally Posted by the 12 th man

Absolutely fowl thread Macy........................................

Cluck off

**carrickharp** · 25/10/2005, 10:28 AM

For buck buck sake

**the 12 th man** · 25/10/2005, 10:36 AM

Puns so far been "eggs"tremely dissapointing........

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**Macy** · 25/10/2005, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by the 12 th man

Puns so far been "eggs"tremely dissapointing........

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Yeah, a right load of c0ck.

**carrickharp** · 25/10/2005, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by Macy

Yeah, a right load of c0ck.

No yokeing they are bad alright.

**noby** · 25/10/2005, 12:34 PM

It seems the Liverpool Echo weren't fooled. They ran with the story:
"Man choked the chicken down alleyway"

**Thunderblaster** · 30/10/2005, 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by noby

It seems the Liverpool Echo weren't fooled. They ran with the story:
"Man choked the chicken down alleyway"

Must have had a frustrating night in Cream nightclub. Alrights mates; calm down, calm down lar. Are ya going to the Strand in Bootle for a bevvie? Tera lar.
You cannot beat Liverpool for the good sense of humour!!