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Friday, November 29, 2002

By Dan Gigler, Post-Gazette Sports Writer

So, did you miss John Madden blathering on and on during football games yesterday? Neither did we. The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals didn't either.

In fact, the Philadelphia Daily News reports that one of America's most annoying lobbies got their fur in a bunch after Madden devoured his traditional Thanksgiving Turducken during the telecast of Monday night's Eagles- 49ers game. A Turducken, by the way, is a turkey stuffed with a duck stuffed with a chicken.

In a statement, PETA said, "Kindhearted Philadelphia Eagles fans were appalled to see seriously overweight NFL announcer John Madden tear apart a Turducken with his bare hands ...." Kindhearted Eagles fans? Is there such a thing?

After the game, PETA promptly shipped off tofu-based "Tofurky" treats for the announcing crews at CBS and Fox who covered the NFL games yesterday. PETA suggested that the announcers give the game MVPs a slab of soy rather than the turkey legs Madden once dispensed.

This is the same group that once proposed that the team from the frozen tundra change its name the Green Bay "Six-Packers," as homage to that region's brewing history, rather than the meat-packing industry. Gotta give 'em points for creativity.

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