Appropriate to the toon, i saw a tin sign at one of my favorite book stores that read “ I Dream of A World Where Chickens Can Cross The Road Without Having Their Motives Questioned”
When I live in a rural area and when think about it, I have seen many critters, or the remains of them, crossing the road but never have I actually seen a chicken crossing a road.
Maybe it’s like climbing Mt. Everest: Why did the chicken cross the road? … Because it’s there. … [This picture does shows why chickens cross the road here: … Because there’s a crosswalk here.]
The chickens didn’t want to cross the road. They didn’t even live by the road. They were brought there in crates from another county and herded across. The scene was staged for a Disney documentary because lemmings had already been done.
Couldn’t the question be asked about almost everything we do ? How is about as good of a question. What is easy. How does a Kwei lay and egg that is almost the size of an Ostrich egg and a Kwei isn’t much bigger.
From Marl Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. (I’m going from memory, so there may be some mistakes.) The Boss is questioning a young man of noble birth for admission to his West Point. He asks, “Why does a chicken cross the road?”
The noble youth replies, “The chicken represents the soul, and the road represents life, which must be crossed from the ditch of birth to the ditch of death. The chicken knows not why it crosses the road. It crosses because it must, even as we all must.”
The answer to why the chicken crossed the the road is really simple. It’s not like every chicken crosses the road for the same reason all the time, nor that all chickens cross for the same reason. The solution: Watch and see why this chicken crossed the road this time: see where it goes and what it does. Then you’ll know (for this chicken, this time, anyway). ;>)
hariseldon59 about 2 months ago
Too bad chickens can’t read.
The dude from FL Premium Member about 2 months ago
Why the mystery? To get to KFC
Richard S Russell Premium Member about 2 months ago
Also not how. Walk? Run? Fly?
cmxx about 2 months ago
Why’s obvious! Because it takes too long to go around.
Enter.Name.Here about 2 months ago
Q: Why did the chicken cross the road?
A: To get away from Colonel Sanders.
Superfrog about 2 months ago
It was to prove that the chicken crossed before the egg.
syzygy47 about 2 months ago
Appropriate to the toon, i saw a tin sign at one of my favorite book stores that read “ I Dream of A World Where Chickens Can Cross The Road Without Having Their Motives Questioned”
lalapalooza Premium Member about 2 months ago
are you all still discussing this? i knew long ago that chickens cross the road to get to the other side!
Funniguy about 2 months ago
jonescientific about 2 months ago
It’s a conspiracy! The chicken never crossed the road! A movie company rebuilt the road behind the chicken!
Doug K about 2 months ago
Maybe it’s like climbing Mt. Everest: Why did the chicken cross the road? … Because it’s there. … [This picture does shows why chickens cross the road here: … Because there’s a crosswalk here.]
GreenT267 about 2 months ago
The chickens didn’t want to cross the road. They didn’t even live by the road. They were brought there in crates from another county and herded across. The scene was staged for a Disney documentary because lemmings had already been done.
wongo about 2 months ago
T get away from the crack dealers and panhandlers.
Prey about 2 months ago
´coz it thought it could get away with ALL the heist money, see(in a Bronx accent).
gozirra2 Premium Member about 2 months ago
Around here very few actually use the crosswalks. They just cross wherever for convenience, even when it may be only a couple of steps to crosswalk!
MS72 about 2 months ago
And the News is born…
David Lieb Premium Member about 2 months ago
The chicken crossed the road to show the raccoons that it COULD be done.
Doctor Toon about 2 months ago
The chicken crossed the road to watch a man lay bricks
goboboyd about 2 months ago
Why? The traffic light changed. No free ranging here.
mindjob about 2 months ago
Chickens for KFC
njchris about 2 months ago
I’d tell you but it is fowl story
dalemcginnis about 2 months ago
to show the possums that it can be done
uniquename about 2 months ago
Or When
(why stop at 4 W’s?)
batesmom7 about 2 months ago
Always defer to chickens in the road unless you think a grill full of feathers is nature inspired artwork.
jscarff57 Premium Member about 2 months ago
To get away from political ads
Mike Baldwin creator about 2 months ago
If you want the answer ask the chicken.
mistercatworks about 2 months ago
Because chickens cross there – duh. :)
Bilan about 2 months ago
The answer is obvious now, to get to the fire hydrant.
But why the fire hydrant? They’re not like dogs.
ROSTERM3 about 2 months ago
I didn’t realize that chickens were Catholic. (Chicken crossing)
leemorse9777 about 2 months ago
Couldn’t the question be asked about almost everything we do ? How is about as good of a question. What is easy. How does a Kwei lay and egg that is almost the size of an Ostrich egg and a Kwei isn’t much bigger.
anomaly about 2 months ago
Why did the pedestrian cross the road?
Chris Sherlock about 2 months ago
Some people see chickens crossing the road and ask, “Why?”. I see chickens crossing the road and ask, “Why not?”
eddi-TBH about 2 months ago
Beware of chicken stampedes.
keenanthelibrarian about 2 months ago
When you locate a definitive reason, can you let me know?
Uncle Kenny about 2 months ago
From Marl Twain’s A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court. (I’m going from memory, so there may be some mistakes.) The Boss is questioning a young man of noble birth for admission to his West Point. He asks, “Why does a chicken cross the road?”
The noble youth replies, “The chicken represents the soul, and the road represents life, which must be crossed from the ditch of birth to the ditch of death. The chicken knows not why it crosses the road. It crosses because it must, even as we all must.”
[Unnamed Reader - 14b4ce] about 2 months ago
I’ve never seen a Foghorn Leghorn Crossing…..
Ray Helvy Premium Member about 2 months ago
The answer to why the chicken crossed the the road is really simple. It’s not like every chicken crosses the road for the same reason all the time, nor that all chickens cross for the same reason. The solution: Watch and see why this chicken crossed the road this time: see where it goes and what it does. Then you’ll know (for this chicken, this time, anyway). ;>)