<![CDATA[Alright, who's the wise guy?]]>http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4554752

Half-ton statue gone day after unveiling

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Associated Press

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- A chainsaw carving of former Buffalo Bills running back Thurman Thomas is missing from a parking lot across from Ralph Wilson Stadium, a day after the statue was unveiled.

The project's creator, Therese Forton-Barnes, says the 8½-foot statue carved from a fallen pine tree weighs more than 1,000 pounds and it took a crane to get it set up for Sunday's event. She says it would have taken several strong people with a flatbed truck to remove it. It's unclear when it disappeared.

Orchard Park police are investigating.

The statue was unveiled before Sunday's Bills game against the Browns. It's the 34th in a fundraising series that grew out of a 2006 snowstorm that toppled thousands of trees. The carvings feature celebrities, animals and historical figures.

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Steeler SChuck said:

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Half-ton statue gone day after unveiling

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Associated Press

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- A chainsaw carving of former Buffalo Bills running back Thurman Thomas is missing from a parking lot across from Ralph Wilson Stadium, a day after the statue was unveiled.

The project's creator, Therese Forton-Barnes, says the 8½-foot statue carved from a fallen pine tree weighs more than 1,000 pounds and it took a crane to get it set up for Sunday's event. She says it would have taken several strong people with a flatbed truck to remove it. It's unclear when it disappeared.

Orchard Park police are investigating.

The statue was unveiled before Sunday's Bills game against the Browns. It's the 34th in a fundraising series that grew out of a 2006 snowstorm that toppled thousands of trees. The carvings feature celebrities, animals and historical figures.

You *do* remember what happened after the Pats-Bills game, right? 🥷

]]>https://brownsboard.com/post/124915https://brownsboard.com/post/124915Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:36:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Alright, who's the wise guy? on Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:13:32 GMT]]>Buffalo was a mess yesterday, I saw on the news that some 19yr old drunk driver drove recklas through the crowd exiting the stadium. Some fans jumped off a bridge to get out of the way.

Geez, we rocked their world.

.... heading to Pittsburgh now ...

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