'MJ' shoos birds from Taiwan rice farm
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October 7, 2010, Thursday
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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.
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