A man un-ironically called the Portland, Oregon, police Monday to report a chicken was crossing the road, causing traffic.
“Hi, um this is actually not a prank call,” the man began in his call to a non-emergency dispatcher. “I had to slow down to almost to a complete stop.”
According to the Associated Press, Sgt. Pete Simpson said responding officers could not locate the bird and thus, “were unable to determine the chicken’s intent.”
The Portland Police very ironically posted the call on YouTube:
Whether this is the greatest or worst thing of all time is up for interpretation.
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