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@cstross Sure, at first the giant murder chickens are only for supervillains. But then they become commonplace, and next thing you know, there are mall cassowaries everywhere, moodily stalking through the aisles at Sephora and H&M, clawed feet scuffing on the industrial nylon carpeting. And sure, the occasional chihuahua or toddler goes missing from time to time, but shoplifting’s down 85%, and that’s really all that the bosses and the shareholders care about … 7 comments
There's an XKCD for everything 😜 Whitey was such a big, mean rooster with nasty spurs that I'm unsure I'd bet against him with that ostrich! 🐓 The nice thing about them is that they are more entry-level and low maintenance than most of your supervillian lair creatures. I mean sharks require tanks and various aquatic adaptations to your lair, bears require constant baiting, and so on. Cassowaries are only a few thousand dollars and a reinforced chicken coop. Great for the budget minded supervillian.  It quickly gets out of hand. I was on a flight last week where a passenger was arguing loudly with a flight attendant about whether the one she brought on board really was an "emotional support animal". |
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@angusm @cstross
When I was a boy, we had a giant murder chicken on our farm. A solid white rooster named Whitey. One day, he attacked my sister and she hit him with a board and killed him.
She walked into the house, carrying his body, sobbing to our mother that she killed Whitey. Tears everywhere.
And then blood and feathers everywhere as Whitey woke up and attacked. We were all running around frantically, trying to get him out of the house.
All should fear the giant murder chickens.