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In a village near here they have one of those scarecrow festivals that
seem to be getting more popular. One that on first glance looked like
a speed gun wielding Policeman probably slowed more people down in the
week it was there than any speeding campaign.

Hmm, do you live near me? One of the local villages here did that and
every third scarecrow in the village was a plodcrow. Most of them were
set up with a cheap tripod and a broken video camera. Astonishing to see
the rubber marks on the tarmac, some people must drive around eyes
closed.