Commenting on a story about a hatchet wielding ex boyfriend, James Taranto offered the following parody of the gun control lobby:

This story points up the need for more-stringent hatchet-control laws. The power of the Hatchet Lobby is such that in most states, anyone can buy a hatchet--there's no waiting period, licensing requirement or even limit on the number of hatchets you can buy. Don't get us wrong; we're not for a complete ban on hatchets. Contrary to the "ax nuts" at the National Hatchet Association, responsible hatchet control poses no threat to legitimate wood-choppers.

Staff writers here at Ravenwood's Universe immediately saw the resemblance to our much ignored story about Americans for Chicken Safety.

As long as anyone can simply walk into a store and purchase a chicken, no one is safe. I propose a state-wide blanket chicken ban to stop all cock fighting. At the very least, you should need a license to purchase a chicken, and there should be a three day waiting period.

While we don't have the national audience that Taranto has, we still take pride in our work. Unless something better comes along, we'll probably nominate it for next week's Carnival of the Vanities to get more exposure.