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May 31, 2005
Adventures From the Redneck Ghetto
A few weeks ago I looked over and noticed that our lovely next-door neighbors had a little coop with CHICKENS in it in their back yard. Yes, you heard me right CHICKENS in a residential neighborhood, and if you didn't catch that, let me repeat it for you once more...CHICKENS!! At the time I thought how cruel it was to have two chickens cooped up in a small little house, but what can you do? I assumed they had gotten their little bratty kids little chicks for Easter and of course they had grown into full grown CHICKENS. At the time I thanked my lucky stars that they appeared to be simply CHICKENS and not ROOSTERS!
On Friday I was talking to my mom on the phone and I look out at they were letting the CHICKENS roam their yard free. I told my Mom, "I bet they are in my yard before we know it!" They put the chickens up and then they left for several days. While they were gone the neighborhood was nice and quiet and peaceful. Their dog wasn't in my yard, their little hoodlum son wasn't threatening Alexis' life and the CHICKENS were in their tiny, little coup. I have to say I liked them being gone, but unfortunately they returned yesterday afternoon. At which point they let the chickens back out into the yard to roam free.
Yesterday afternoon we were preparing to have a Memorial Day barbeque with my sister and some friends. When Katherine arrived she was looking out into the backyard when she informed me, "There are chickens in your yard." Now the DOG is bad enough, but by God I was not going to have chickens in MY YARD!! I was LIVID! I called across the street to our nice neighbors because Jamison was over there, but as I was dialing he and Alexis walked in the front door. I told him he was going to have to get them to get the chickens out of my yard. We kept an eye on them and when they headed toward my garden I got my broom and was getting ready to thwack some CHICKENS!
Finally they came and got the damn birds out of my yard, but they really had the attitude that they couldn't figure out why I was upset about them being in my yard. I really dislike these people. They are supposed to be moving sometime, but it isn't soon enough in my book, and it's been over a year since he told us they were going to move so I'm not holding my breath, but the next time the CHICKENS come into my yard I'm skipping the animal control people, who still haven't done anything about their stupid dog being in my yard and I'm calling the police department. Have I mentioned I can't wait for our fence to be put up??!!??
A few minutes ago I heard a ruckus outside so I looked out and the lady is walking up the street with one of the chickens under her arm. They were out AGAIN. I don't know if they were in my yard or not. Let's hope they weren't.
Posted by Daffodil at May 31, 2005 1:38 PM
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Comments
It sounds like the final outcome to this situation is fowl play! ;)
Posted by: InsaneIdiot at June 2, 2005 1:14 AM
But they are supposed to be leaving. I guess they chickened out.
Posted by: Le Puritan Postmoderne at June 2, 2005 11:39 AM
Man, those are some poultry excuses for humor!
Posted by: ManDrake at June 2, 2005 11:56 AM
Hey it doesn't take much to egg us on.
Posted by: Le Puritan Postmoderne at June 2, 2005 12:05 PM
LOL You guys are killing me!
Posted by: Dianne at June 2, 2005 12:05 PM
Sorry for the scramble of comments dear, we will try to coup up our humor before we fry your brain.
Posted by: ManDrake at June 2, 2005 12:11 PM
That's right Mandrake, don't go forgetting your place in the pecking order...;)
Posted by: Le Puritan Postmoderne at June 2, 2005 12:15 PM
Are you suggesting that I don't rule the roost PMP?
Posted by: ManDrake at June 2, 2005 2:27 PM
ROFL! Lets just say I think I know wears the spurs around the coupe and her name internet handle starts with a D and ends with affodil! :)
Posted by: Le Puritan Postmoderne at June 2, 2005 3:09 PM