Savage pheasant terrorizes North Yorkshire village

[William Parcher]

Pheasant terrorising North Yorkshire village 'attacks people in street'

The vicious bird has launched several unprovoked attacks on villagers in recent weeks. Men, women, children, prams, bikes, dogs and cars are said to have have fallen foul of the bird in Newsham, near Richmond, North Yorkshire. There are tales of the plucky cock lying in wait for children to get off the school bus, before chasing them screaming to the village green.

Sonia Hall was attacked by the creature while she was out for a walk with her two-and-a-half-year-old grandson Jacob. Her son Charles Hall, 34, who runs the A66 Hotel near the village, said: "She was really shaken up by it. She was out walking when the pheasant went for her and started pecking her legs. She tried to beat it off with her handbag but from what she said it is quite vicious. The local postman had to save her from it by kicking it. People think it is getting its revenge on people from some of its family being shot."

 

[Cleon]

Take it to Long Island, and let the beagles take care of it.

 

[WildCat]

I propose a cage match: The English pheasant vs. one of the Long Island beagles.

eta: damn you Cleon and your faster fingers...

 

[Madalch]

The pheasants are revolting! The pheasants are revolting!

 

[dudalb]

Is Yorkshire trying to muscle into Bodega Bay's shtick?

 

[slingblade]

The pheasants are revolting! The pheasants are revolting!

They improve with blackberry sauce.

 

[Sword_Of_Truth]

I'm a pheasant plucker, a pheasant pluckers son. I pluck pheasants because pheasant plucking's fun!

Bet 'yall can't say that out loud 10 times over without losing it.

 

[Rat]

I always knew it as "I'm not the pheasant plucker, I'm the pheasant plucker's son, and I'm only plucking pheasants till the pheasant plucker comes". Either way, I like to judge people's drunkenness using it; I can generally say it clearly before beer, and not after more than five or six.

 

[Rolfe]

I always knew it as "I'm not the pheasant plucker, I'm the pheasant plucker's son, and I'm only plucking pheasants till the pheasant plucker comes".

That's the one!

I always knew these birds were psychologically screwed due to the rearing process, but I hadn't thought they'd turn killer!

Revenge of the pheasant!

(I have a great cartoon relevant to this but it's framed on the wall and I need to scan it.)

Rolfe.

 

[Dave Rogers]

I always knew it as "I'm not the pheasant plucker, I'm the pheasant plucker's son, and I'm only plucking pheasants till the pheasant plucker comes". Either way, I like to judge people's drunkenness using it; I can generally say it clearly before beer, and not after more than five or six.

There are other verses. For example:

I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's wife,
We sit here plucking pheasants, it's a pheasant plucking life.

I know others. For a reasonable payment, I won't post them all.

Dave

 

[Pinkymcfatfat]

The people of Newsham need a coyote equipped with a 50lb. sack of Acme birdseed, a pair of Acme rocket boots, and, of course, an Acme anvil.

 

[zooterkin]

There are other verses. For example:

I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's wife,
We sit here plucking pheasants, it's a pheasant plucking life.

Not heard that one, but I have heard:

I'm not a pheasant plucker, I'm a pheasant plucker's mate,
I'm only plucking pheasants 'cos the pheasant plucker's late.

I know others. For a reasonable payment, I won't post them all.

Dave

 

[funk de fino]

This is rather amusing given the usual Yorkshire blokes stereotype.

 

[casebro]

I heard it as:

I'm not the fig plucker, I'm the fig plucker's son.
But I'll pluck figs until the fig plucker comes"

 

[Cleon]

I heard it as:

I'm not the fig plucker, I'm the fig plucker's son.
But I'll pluck figs until the fig plucker comes"

Tell me, how long....

 

[luchog]

I heard it as:

I'm not the fig plucker, I'm the fig plucker's son.
But I'll pluck figs until the fig plucker comes"

I've never heard any of these before.

 

[casebro]

Link to a site of many verses:

<http://www.odps.org/glossword/index.php?a=term&d=9&t=220>