Bird brained
19th November 1998, Page 30
19th November 1998
Page 30
Page 30, 19th November 1998
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a. Why did a grown man in a chicken suit cross the road?
A. To boost
Automobile Association membership in Dublin. I don't know about you, but when the Hawk is stuck in a traffic jam in a congested city centre, I don't find having an out-of-work actor in a giant bird costume sticking his beak through the window particularly conducive to keeping an even temper. The AA, however, has faith in this mascot, which as part of its membership campaign was strutting its stuff on all major city routes. AA spokesman Dennis Fisk says the campaign was intended to be a bit of fun backed up by significant resources Some 180,000 motorists are members of the AA in Ireland—hands up all those who were recruited by chickens.