September 07, 2006

A heartfelt thank you to the good people of Oregon.

For taking a little bit of the "Perpetuating the Stereotype" heat off of us Southerners with episodes such as the one reported here: Cops: Chicken dies, wife shoots husband

CHESHIRE, Ore. - A woman shot her husband in the back after he killed her pet chicken, the Lane County sheriff's deputies said. Deputies said they were sure that Mary Gray, 58, intended to shoot her husband, Stephen Gray, 43. They weren't certain if the husband meant to fire at the chicken.

"We don't know if it was an accident or if it was on purpose," Sgt. Clint Riley said. "It depends who you ask."

The chicken was not available for comment.

Riley said the couple had been drinking for much of Monday --

Golly, what are the odds of THAT!?

-- while they did yard work at their rented home in the town northwest of Eugene, and they began arguing after Stephen Gray shot the chicken with a .44-caliber handgun.

Deputies said he was then hit with a shot from a .22-caliber rifle, and is recovering. Mary Gray was arraigned Tuesday on an assault charge.

Revenge may well be a dish best served cold, but sometimes it's best just to go ahead and have chicken instead.

Posted by Terry Oglesby at September 7, 2006 10:51 AM
Comments

Pardon the ignorance, but isn't .44 a bit much to use on a chicken?

Posted by: skinnydan at September 7, 2006 10:59 AM

Well, when all you have's a hammer, everything begins to look like a nail. Especially if you've been drinking and doing yard work all day.

Posted by: Terry Oglesby at September 7, 2006 11:10 AM