Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road

[Pastor Scott Markle]

Well, some of you may think me strange for doing this; but I decided to check out the origin for the English word "chicken."  What I discovered was, to me, both interesting and ironic.  The origin for the English word "chicken" is from the Old English word cycen, which literally means "little cock," wherein the English word "cock" comes from the Old English word coc.  What I found interesting and ironic about this is that in the present day the word "chicken" is employed as figure of speech for someone who is timid and fearful, whereas the word "cock" ("cocky") is employed as a figure of speech for someone who is strongly self-confident and even arrogant.  Although these two words originate from the same place, with the one word simply refering to a smaller version of the other, when employed as figures of speech, they now refer to that which is the opposite of one another.  To me, that is ironic.

[heartstrings]

Male chickens can actually be quite brave. A rooster will often attack people which are many times his size.. I've been attacked by one myself. Hens are known, also. to defend their babies from larger animals and people. 

[Standing Firm In Christ]

Then, the Hebrew word would be "geber," the word for warrior.  LOL

[Standing Firm In Christ]

The question arises...

After Adam's eyes were opened to knowing right from wrong, did he chastise the chicken for using fowl language?

[HappyChristian]

LOL

[irishman]

I think we should ask the chicken (If she is not road kill by now)

[Standing Firm In Christ]

She isn't road kill... she crossed the road.

[Salyan]

Good point....

[The Glory Land]

 

[The Glory Land]

Why did the chicken cross the road?

HE WANTED OBAMA CARE.... :(

[HappyChristian]

Why did the chicken cross the road?

HE WANTED OBAMA CARE....

He?  Chickens aren't he's....

[Standing Firm In Christ]

It was an old biddy looking for her brood

[The Glory Land]

He?  Chickens aren't he's....

 

 

This chicken is from California...  

[2bLikeJesus]

BARACK OBAMA:

The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a CHANGE!  The chicken wanted CHANGE!

 

JOHN MC CAIN:

My friends, that chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road.

 

HILLARY CLINTON:

When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little chicken to cross the road.  This experience makes me uniquely qualified to ensure -- right from Day One! -- that every chicken in this country gets a the chance it deserves to cross the road.  But then, this really isn't about me....

 

DR. PHIL:

The problem we have here is that this chicken won't realize that he must first deal with the problem on THIS side of the road before it goes after the problem on the OTHER SIDE of the road.  What we need to do is help him realized how stupid he's acting by not taking on his CURRENT problems before adding NEW problems.

 

OPRAH:

Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad.  So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.

 

GEORGE W. BUSH:

We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not.  The chicken is either against us, or for us.  There is no middle ground here.

 

COLIN POWELL:

Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road..

 

ANDERSON COOPER:

We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed to have access to the other side of the road.

 

JOHN KERRY:

Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it!  It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled about the chicken's intentions.  I am not for it now, and remain against it.

 

NANCY GRACE:

That chicken crossed the road because he is GUILTY!  You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks.

 

PAT BUCHANAN:

To steal the job of a decent, hard working American.

 

MARTHA STEWART:

No one called me to warn which way that chicken was going.  I had a standing order at the Farmer's Market to sell my eggs when the priced dropped to a certain level.  No little bird gave me any insider information.

 

DR. SUESS:

Did the chicken cross the road?  Did he cross it with a toad?  Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it did I've not been told.

 

ERNEST HEMINGWAY:

To die in the rain.  Alone.

 

GRANDPA:

In my day we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road.  Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.

 

BARBARA WALTERS:

Isn't that interesting?  In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heartwarming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish his lifelong dream of crossing the road.

 

ARISTOTLE:

It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.

 

JOHN LENNON:

Imagine all the chickens of the world crossing the road together, in peace.

 

BILL GATES:

I have just released eChicken2014, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook.  Internet Explorer is an integral part of the chicken.  This new platform is much more stable and will never cra...#$%&* reboot.

 

ALBERT EINSTEIN:

Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?

 

BILL CLINTON:

I did not cross the road with THAT chicken!  Define chicken...

 

AL GORE:

I invented the chicken!

 

COLONEL SANDERS:

Did I miss one?

 

DICK CHENEY:

Where's my gun?

 

AL SHARPTON:

Why are all the chickens white?  We need some black chickens.

[John81]