James Allen. I promised to send you a GEDCOM but I don't seem to have your addy since I cleaned house this morning. Marilynn IBSSG ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim & Sue Allen" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 9:35 PM Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] I love your Peacock stories... here's mine! > > There is surprisingly little data on recipes for Peacock on the web. > This email exchange was interesting and slightly amusing. > > > http://www.florilegium.org/files/FOOD-MEATS/peacocks-msg.html > > Maybe, at the next gathering.... Heck, it has to be better than Haggis. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Robert E. Armstrong > Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 8:55 PM > To: [email protected]; [email protected] > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ARMSTRONG] I love your Peacock stories... here's mine! > > > Beats the heck out of me, John. > I suspect that they do. > And to tell you the truth, I couldn't care less. > I think people often get what they deserve. > That's why I retired. Life was getting ridiculous. > I was also asked by a "tax paying citizen" to take some kind of > enforcement action against a "queer's dog" that was running around the > neighborhood. > Today I get to exchange thoughts with real people. > Sincerely, > Bob > > John Armstrong wrote: > >>Bob, >> But what about the Peacocks??? do they still openly survive at the >>eatery there?? >> >>John D >> >> >> >> >>Robert E. Armstrong wrote: >> >> >> >>>Dear Armstrong mates, >>> As the chief of Houston's animal control program, I once got a call >>> >>> >>>from a citizen who complained about the peacocks which surrounded a very >> >> >>>fancy restaurant in Houston. The restaurant also had a pond with a lot >>>of ducks. The complainant asked me about the city ordinances regarding >>>poultry. I explained that there was an ordinance against having poultry >>>if they became a public nuisance. The man assured me they were. He >>>explained about their loud noises the peacocks made, the odor the ducks >>>made, and the fact that the peacocks flew out of their compound and >>>roosted in the trees over his driveway. I sent two officers to >>>investigate. He showed my officers his new Mercedes Convertible, covered >>>with peacock droppings. Several citations were issued! >>> This action prompted a personal call to me from one "Marvin >>>Zindler," Channel 13's investigative reporter, who was a friend of the >>>restaurant owner. If you haven't heard of Marvin Zindler, then you need >>>to see the movie, "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas." In the movie, >>>Marvin's character was played by Dom Delouise. Marvin threatened to have >>>me fired if I didn't cancel the citations which my officers had issued. >>> Unfortunately, the milquetoast health director, sided with Marvin >>>and insisted that the citations be voided. >>> So, I did what my boss asked me to do, and tore up the citations. >>> The next week an older gentleman was passing the restaurant when a >>>peacock flew across in front of his car. The man hit the brakes and his >>>car went down a steep embankment where the old fellow had a heart >>>attack, was picked up by the fire departments EMTs, and taken to the >>>hospital. The man survived, and the peacock survived. That was the day I >>>decided to permanently retire. >>> Today I am happily retired with a city pension to supplement my Air >>>Force retirement, Marvin is still broadcasting, and the health director >>>has been replaced. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > -- > Sincerely, > Bob Armstrong > in Houston, TX > picture > "I have fished through fishless days that I remember happily and without > regret." Roderick Haig-Brown > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Robert E. Armstrong, DVM, MS, member Dog Writers Association of > America, author of the veterinary > mystery/thrillers, CANIS - paperback, ISBN 0-595-29795-1 or eBook, > ISBN 0-595-75078-8 and > INDEX OF SUSPICION - ISBN: 0-595-20485-6 Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble > Visit my home page at http://home.houston.rr.com/rarmstrong9/ > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >