Stop grieving, it's only a chicken

[Norky]

Just spotted this on BBC Merseyside news

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

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".

[tim_n]

Same with road side deaths - I walked past a place where there had been a hit-and-run incident every day for six months. The flowers just kept appearing - only one original bunch seemed to be from the people affected by the crash. The rest had notes like 'we feel your grief' and 'another brave soul taken by ignorant motorists'.

[iranu]

Hehe - oris is my local MP - I'd love to see him stick his head above the parapet again, he seems to have been vindicated.

Also make me larf at how gullible some people are - they latch onto any rumour and once a "critical mass" is achieved it gains truth. I think this is how politicians are able to dupe the masses. The masses are just too stupid.

[Anders]

That's awesome, nice one Merseyside. Check out this Squirrels on Crack Article.

On a topical note, it will be interesting to see if this kind of rumour mentally is behind recent scenes in Birmingham.

[Norky]

They're probably more concerned now they've found out its a dead chicken...OMG MY I JUST SNEEZED!!!

[shelley bda]

Surprised they aren't appealing for a Chicken who may be in distress and needing medical attention

[jon bda]

There was a hit and run everyday for 6 months, and you still walked past there, I salute your braveness

[Kezzer]

Kezzer says:
but seriously
Kezzer says:
chicken = wings
Kezzer says:
baby = legs
Kezzer says:
am I right?

'nuff said.

[tim_n]

There was a hit and run everyday for 6 months, and you still walked past there, I salute your braveness

foiled again by the english language. Pyle, I salute you

[eloquence]

I wouldn't expect this to happen in Central London - you see someone trying to get themselves together after being mugged from 200m down the street, and as you walk up everyone walking past just rubber-necks and doesn't stop. I think having a few bouquets bought unnecessarily is much better than some of the alternatives, like not caring at all.
It did brighten my day, though - I've seen baby birds dead around my parents place, where they died trying to learn to fly, and there was no way you'd mistake them as human remains... if I hadn't worked work in Tech Support I'd wonder at how stupid people could be, but I already know the answer to that.

[shaithis]

That's awesome, nice one Merseyside. Check out this Squirrels on Crack Article..

Thats one of the funniest things Ive read in a long time - thanks