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a rooster this morning. Had to pull over I was laughing so hard. It looked like the Corn Flakes Rooster.

 

Sorry about the random post.. It was too funny not to share! :thumbs:

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Haha.. I wish you coulda heard the sound of a rooster getting hit at 65 mph.. It was hilarious! I would have taken pics, but I hit it in front of its owner's house..

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Haha.. I wish you coulda heard the sound of a rooster getting hit at 65 mph.. It was hilarious! I would have taken pics, but I hit it in front of its owner's house..

 

 

Better hope it wasn't HenAvenger's house. :thumbs:

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Yeah. I just looked out the window and realized my front valance is hanging down on the driver's side! That rooster must have torn it loose!

BuckFeverZ Senior Enthusiast

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Yeah. I just looked out the window and realized my front valance is hanging down on the driver's side! That rooster must have torn it loose!

 

No harm, it looks better with that valance off anyway :thumbs:

Kodiak450 Senior Enthusiast

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I can picture what the Rooster sounded like after you running him down. Poor Rooster, he won't be able to make any more noise polution.

Speaking of running down things, i hit two deers the other night with my plow. I don't, it must of been the fact there was a full moon out, but there was deer all other the roads the other night. One ran out in front of me and I slowed down and then another jetted out and the plow clipped his rear and knocked him sideways, he got up and ran off. Then I was driving down another road, and there was like 5 deer on the side of the road, so I slowed down and this doe moved out a little and the wing of the plow clipped it, causeing the deer to fall. Again, just like the other one, it got up and ran off. I wasn't trying to hit them, just dumb luck. If I were to hit a deer head on with the plow, it could've killed them easily.

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If I were to hit a deer head on with the plow, it could've killed them easily.

 

I think if you were to hit anything with a plow head on, you could kill it easily!

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