Nope. It required plastic surgery. 6 feet of pavement does that. So he's got an eyelift on one side of his face. It was really gorey. His skull was numb for months, and that was with a good helmet.

One of his students was the cop first on the scene. My dad recalls coming to and seeing his face and going "OK, you pass." Heh.

We're a sick family, provided everyone survives.

To try to revive it, he has proposed that roosters wear little boxing gloves attached to their spurs, as well as lightweight, chicken-sized vests configured with electronic sensors to record hits and help keep score.

This would be so CUTE! Like puss in boots, except ... not.

With the little electronic vests they're just one step away from rooster laser-tag.

Now I'm picturing pigeons inside little miniature tanks, which would have little touch-sensitive view screens, allowing the pigeons to steer the tanks and fire the lasers by pecking on the image of their enemies.

Sometimes I wish I was a TV producer with unlimited power....

One of my hillbilly uncles raised and fought chickens. It ranks up there as one of the worst things I have ever seen in my life.

I don't think wee boxing gloves can even come close to making this more attractive.

I think I killed the thread.

Nah. East coast started thinking it should REALLY go to bed now....

Well, the only way to revive it is to strap on your teeny little boxing gloves. Then we'll all be moved to comment on the cuteness.

Hi, Emily!

Holy crap -- the Plaza is being totally redone into more stores, condos, and fewer hotel rooms. Who wants to buy me a condo at the Plaza?