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GAU-8 · 04-23-2008, 09:30 AM

In 1789, outside of Brest, France, a crazed wig maker threatened to flog balloonist, Jean-Paul Fleupoof with a live chicken if he didn't evacuate him out of town by air. Fleupoof noticed a raging mob heading toward his balloon with the obvious intent on hanging the crazed wig maker. Concerned that he might also become the object of the mob's rage, Fleupoof took to the air. After making an emergency landing in a bean field several miles down wind, the crazed wig maker dropped his live chicken and fled into the nearby woods. Authorities interviewed Fleupoof and the chicken. The chicken was not found to be part of the dastardly plot and no charges were filed. Fleupoof was treated for minor abrasions. The crazed wig maker was successful in his escape and eventually settled in America where he was hired by the postal service.

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GAU-8 Old Cold Warrior *Military Professional* Join Date: 02-14-07 Location: Grapevine, Texas Posts: 606 Country:	In 1789, outside of Brest, France, a crazed wig maker threatened to flog balloonist, Jean-Paul Fleupoof with a live chicken if he didn't evacuate him out of town by air. Fleupoof noticed a raging mob heading toward his balloon with the obvious intent on hanging the crazed wig maker. Concerned that he might also become the object of the mob's rage, Fleupoof took to the air. After making an emergency landing in a bean field several miles down wind, the crazed wig maker dropped his live chicken and fled into the nearby woods. Authorities interviewed Fleupoof and the chicken. The chicken was not found to be part of the dastardly plot and no charges were filed. Fleupoof was treated for minor abrasions. The crazed wig maker was successful in his escape and eventually settled in America where he was hired by the postal service.