Man in chicken suit cries foul over abuse

[johnnymk]

Looks like this guy is fowl game.

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories...MPLATE=DEFAULT

SEARCY, Ark. (AP) -- To Steven Turnage, it was bad enough to dress up in a chicken suit and stand along a city street in 105-degree heat. Having passers-by shoot bottle rockets at him has him crying foul.

"People don't take this costume seriously," said Turnage, who wears the suit to promote a fast-food restaurant. "They need to understand that there's a human underneath that suit. It's getting to the point where this is really a dangerous situation."

One rocket nearly hit him in the eye and another burned part of his suit. Police have heard Turnage's complaints but haven't issued any citations.

"Obviously it is against city ordinance to shoot fireworks inside the city limits," police spokeswoman Amber Dillon said.

Turnage said that during the two weeks he has worn the chicken suit people have thrown smokeless tobacco cans at him and tossed frozen drinks. After a bottle rocket attack, he called police.

"It's challenging," Turnage said. "You've got to be very dedicated and have a high tolerance for heat. You almost have to have a calling from the Lord to do this type of work."

[ShawnLee]

While this might be sad work, it's still work. I've got all sorts of sympathy for the guy and whichever idiot thinks it's cool to attack someone, especially one so vulnerable, that's just sad.

[BigJon]

Wow...Arkansas? I wouldn't really have expected this story to come from there.

[Paymaster]

Maybe he was passing out expired coupons. If so, he deserved the attack.


(If you don't get the reference.... then nevermind...)

[gwilks98]

Maybe he was passing out expired coupons. If so, he deserved the attack.


(If you don't get the reference.... then nevermind...)

hehehe...good one:

[guiseppewv]

I, for one, would not want to be in a chicken costume when it is over 100 degrees out. As a matter of fact I don't think I would ever want to wear a chicken costume. It is work and I think people should leave the guy alone. It is a sucky enough job without those idiots coming by and throwing stuff at him.

Wow...Arkansas? I wouldn't really have expected this story to come from there.

I hope you are being extremly sarcastic.

[mojo]

i heard the same complaint from a guy in a turducken suit

[ooBaKeep]

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, fried chicken. I'm hungry now.

[Markel]

One rocket nearly hit him in the eye and another burned part of his suit.

mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm, fried chicken.

Of the poultry or of the marketing variety?

Flaming Chicken Suits of Doom....coming to a theater near you.

[ShawnLee]

i heard the same complaint from a guy in a turducken suit

What is that suit like? A man wearing a chicked suit wearing a duck suit wearing a turkey suit? That's gotta get hot.

[BigJon]

I hope you are being extremly sarcastic.

No actually. I was really amazed that this came out of Arkansas. You never hear anything like this from there. I half expected this guy to be in New York City or somewhere in California.

[johnnymk]

No actually. I was really amazed that this came out of Arkansas. You never hear anything like this from there. I half expected this guy to be in New York City or somewhere in California.

Why? It's just a bunch of rednecks pickin' on another redneck.