February 21, 2006

Chicken? What Chicken?

Via Cubanet:

Thieves steal 140 pounds of freshly delivered chicken

HAVANA, February 20 (Amarilis C. Rey, Cuba Verdad / www.cubanet.org) - Less than 24 hours after a butcher shop in Havana's Arroyo Naranjo district had received 140 pounds of chicken, someone broke into the freezer and stole the entire shipment.

The butcher at the state-run shop was briefly held because he had violated a norm of the Interior Commerce Ministry under which an employee must be on the premises at all times after a shipment of merchandise or food has been received.

Neighbors said the thieves broke the store grill and, as in past instances, stole all the boxes of new food in the freezer.

Odd isnt it? How in the land of plenty where the government takes such great care of its people, some would resort to stealing chickens.

Anyone care to guess where those chickens probably came from?

Posted by Val Prieto at February 21, 2006 07:48 AM

Comments

Nebraska? Maine?

Posted by: Scott at February 21, 2006 07:52 AM

Well, Gainsville, Georgia is the Chicken Capitol of the US, so that'd be my guess. I just hope that Castro chokes on one of the bones.

Posted by: Pointy Head at February 21, 2006 07:59 AM

They are probably from India,after the bird flu killings??? Castro gets a discount I hope he eats them all.

Posted by: Julio at February 21, 2006 08:15 AM

Isn't Tyson in Arkansas?

Posted by: ziva at February 21, 2006 08:26 AM

Tyson is in Arkansas, and Gainesville, GA is known as the chicken capital of the US, but the state of Georgia has not been attempting to set up trade deals with castro like Nebraska, Maine, and others have - at least not that I know of.

"Ain't nobody here but us chickens,
Ain't nobody here at all..."

from an old Louis Jordan song.

Posted by: Scott at February 21, 2006 09:04 AM

Well, Gainsville, Georgia is the Chicken Capitol of the US, so that'd be my guess. I just hope that Castro chokes on one of the bones.

Posted by: Pointy Head at February 21, 2006 07:59 AM


I know Gainesville Ga well for it is not too far from where I live (30 min drive) and I have done a lot of business there...and yes...it is known for its "polleras" -

and just a little trivia:

In Gainesville it is illegal to eat chicken with a fork...

I would like to see some cop trying to enforce that law though!

Posted by: nurian at February 21, 2006 11:49 AM

Hicksville USA hahaha

Posted by: Alex at February 21, 2006 06:38 PM


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