Rooster Kills Man Attending Cockfight

CBS Los Angeles ^ | 2/7/11 | AP

[Lmo56]

DELANO (AP) — A California man attending a cockfight has died after being stabbed in the leg by a bird that had a knife attached to its own limb.

[VOA]

“
Rooster Kills Man Attending Cockfight
“

As a teenager in north-central Oklahoma, I now recall a small “ranch”
of fighting cocks just south of Blackwell, Oklahoma.
I never attended a cock-fight.
But I was criticized after mentioning this after a “cock-fighting” article
was mentioned on FR.
But did a little gloating when a post of a news article documenting
the prevelance of cock-fighting in NEW YORK was posted on FR.

I’m against the practice.
But apparently it’s not just the past-time of illiterate Okies.

[VOA]

“
A California man attending a cockfight has died after being stabbed in
the leg by a bird that had a knife attached to its own limb.
“

As they said in “Band of Brothers” when the poor soul accidentally
shot his leg with a war-souvenier Luger...
when your big leg artery is hit, you are just about done for.

Looks like the chicken got his revenge!!!

[VOA]

“
Probably illegal. Bringing the bloodsports to America that Americans previously
banned for their unnecessary cruelty.
“

I don’t know about California (even though I lived there during 1995-2005).

But the good folks of my native Oklahoma had to pass a vote to ban the
practice in Oklahoma about a decade ago.
All I can think is that it was a “thrill” in the days before TV
and talk radio.
Not an excuse...just an observation.

[Oztrich Boy]

Don’t take a knife to a bird fight.

[skeptoid]

Dave Dudley
Rooster Hill lyrics
By Ronnie Rogers


Last saturday night on rooster hill
I lost 4 one hundred dollar bills
Came home with my champion cock cut all to pieces
Some home made shine made my vision blur
And I carelessly tied up a pair of spurs
Last saturday night on rooster hill

I pick Cortez up off the ground
Neck was floppin' he wasn't makin' a sound
Left leg was missing and he was barely breathin'
I dropped him down in paper sack
And told old Charlie I'd be coming back
Next saturday night on rooster hill

So I took Cortez home and laid him in his cage
He was up and about in a couple of days
Hopin' round and crowing loud revenge
I feed him steak the rest of the week
He'd just rip it apart with his angry beak
Got to snapin' the cage wired like a pair of pliers

Look out cortez is coming back
And he wont be in no paper sack
He's healed and he's fired up
For rooster hill

Well saturday night rolled around again
And i tucked cortez into his portable pin
And we headed on up to check out the secluded hill
When we arrived the bones was already rollin
And you could hear Charlie's big bad gray a crowing 
And sure enough it's saturday night on rooster hill

We scaled them up and Cortez was light 
And I said that's alright let old one leg fight 
And Charlie gave three to one odds one his big bad gray
We faced them off and Cortez knew 
He was looking at the bird that spurred and chewed him half away last week
On rooster hill

We set 'em down to let 'em scratch
And it took all I had to hold Cortez back
He dug a hole deep enough to bury the big gray
Charlie look at me and said a grand to five
I said Charlie you're on let them feathers fly
It's saturday night
On rooster hill

Look out cortez is coming back
And he wont be in no paper sack
He's healed and he's fired up
For rooster hill

Earl gives a count and hollers pit 
And cortez flies up to make one fatale hit 
And Charlie kicks his big bad gray in the gully 
He slowly peels off ten big bills
And I say Charlie old buddy I know how it feels
This aint my first trip to rooster hill

It's sunday morning back here on the farm
Things are quiet except around the barn
It's sunrise and I'm cookin' Cortez a t-bone
All the bars are closed and the only action 
Is my champion cock crowing satisfaction
And me a count'n my take...
On Rooster hill

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

Justice was served. Just like when the bull kills the matador.

[Bruce Campbells Chin]

“Tamale!”

[dfwgator]

Here they come to snuff the rooster, aww yeah, hey yeah
Yeah here come the rooster, yeah
You know he ain’t gonna die
No, no, no, ya know he ain’t gonna die

-Alice in Chains

[ErnBatavia]

In the early 70’s, I drove a female friend to eastern Oklahoma (I was on my way to Illinois) so she could visit her family....her Dad raised fighting cocks, and he gave me a tutorial on the birds and equipment. Really interesting stuff.

[lefty-lie-spy]

Dang, I like that. Gonna look it up Ronnie Rogers right now...
Thanks.

[Secret Agent Man]

I meant the guy who was killed was an illegal alien.

After seeing his name I would be 99.99% sure he was.

[skeptoid]

It's a ballad in the style of 'Convoy' (the trucker CB song) from about '76.

Very catchy tune, but I haven't been able to find a free audio of it yet.

It is available here.

[50mm]

Let’s hope the turd didn’t reproduce.

[Salamander]

Thanks.

That’ll be stuck in my head all night, now.

:-P

[Salamander]

You’re well aware of my own personal theory about “men” who stage animal fights so I’m gonna assume he wasn’t capable.