| A few weeks ago, a friend told me the San Diego Reader printed a nasty article about backyard chickens that named me by name. Really? This was quite shocking since I haven't been doing much lately to call attention to the issue. And why would they wish to call out a private citizen by name as the face of an issue like this?
UPDATE: Turns out it was a spoof! OK, in that case it's funny!
Tonight I met up with my friend, and he gave me the article, which he had cut out and saved for me:
San Diego Reader article, from Dec 9, p. 11:
Choking the Chicken Ordinance
Following [my city] crazy person Jill Richardson's attempt to get the city council to reconsider its extremely prudent ban on backyard chickens, Mayor [our mayor] has called for the implementation of Operation Clustercluck, a countywide crackdown on illegal backyard egg production. "You know what else is produced in East County backyards?" asked Madrid at a recent press conference. "Methamphetamine." The San Diego Union Tribune, which came out in a December 2009 editorial, applauded the move, noting that "Ew, chickens poop!" However, results have been somewhat limited, possibly due to the fact that, of all San Diego County governments, only Coronado shares in [my city]'s comprehensive ban on the fetid fowls.
There is a photo with the article showing a dozen eggs of various shades of brown and a few green eggs, with the caption: Contraband seized during Operation Clustercluck. Note the presence of infamous "green eggs." |
