'MJ' shoos birds from Taiwan rice farm
Source: Xinhua |
October 7, 2010, Thursday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
A TAIWAN rice farm is trying an off-the-wall way to get hungry birds to beat it at harvest time: dressing scarecrows like King of Pop Michael Jackson.
One of the two scarecrows wears white sequined gloves, a black fedora hat and black brogues, and the other is decked out in a red "Thriller" jacket and trousers. They are set in the fields in poses copied from the singer's signature dance moves.
They are the idea of 30-year-old salesman Lee Ping-hsing.
"During harvest, my dad would go to the fields every day and chase the birds away," Lee said.
"And I thought, since Michael is good at 'grabbing his bird,' I'm inviting him to grab ours," he told a TV crew.
But not everyone thinks the scarecrow idea is a thriller.
"I was yelled at by my grandfather, who said Jackson's spirit could come and haunt us," Lee said.
One of the two scarecrows wears white sequined gloves, a black fedora hat and black brogues, and the other is decked out in a red "Thriller" jacket and trousers. They are set in the fields in poses copied from the singer's signature dance moves.
They are the idea of 30-year-old salesman Lee Ping-hsing.
"During harvest, my dad would go to the fields every day and chase the birds away," Lee said.
"And I thought, since Michael is good at 'grabbing his bird,' I'm inviting him to grab ours," he told a TV crew.
But not everyone thinks the scarecrow idea is a thriller.
"I was yelled at by my grandfather, who said Jackson's spirit could come and haunt us," Lee said.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
