Where did they come up with this plain ridiculous measurement?

CORSICANA, Texas – Officers seized $170,000 in cash, about 300 birds, several guns, drugs and enough alcohol to fill the back of a pickup during a raid at a cockfight, the Navarro County Sheriff's Department said Sunday.

Nearly 200 people were charged with gambling after officers raided a cockfighting operation Saturday that included bleachers for spectators and a concession stand, authorities said.

What is that, about fifty cases of beer?

Instead, if we are making up measurements, how about:

"More chickens than a pretty girl can fry"

or, if you are feeling political:

"more cocks than even a Republican senator has seen"


don't expect much mercy for the birds:

"The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said 343 chickens were taken from the facility and would be held until a March 24 hearing before the justice of the peace in Corsicana, who will decide their fate."