Friday, February 26, 2010

Please Listen To Those Whose Voice Is Not Listened To

There's been a lot of talk about intelligence in animals lately. Dolphins recognize themselves in mirrors, chimpanzees use tools, Orcas eat their trainer.
But nobody talks about the most intelligent animal out there, a bird that has even managed to learn human language (English), and speaks it comprehensibly, albeit with a slight accent.
Yet nobody listens.
For centuries at least these poor creatures have been begging for more education, and I predicate here and now that they have even managed to learn how to read.

I am of course talking about the chicken.
You heard me.

The chicken.
What is the only thing chickens always say?

That's right:

"Book!" "Booak! Bookbookbook!"

They are calling for education! So please, for the sake of every moral and ethical invention humans have made, give the chickens printed materials! Newspapers, books, flyers, magazines, mail-order-catalogues, restaurant menues, TV manuals... it doesn't matter what, as long it can be read.

Thank you.
The chickens will be eternally grateful.

3 comments:

Astrid Rose said...

hahahahahahah. I was laughing out loud. you are right: give a book to a chicken TODAY!

Anonymous said...

good joke, brato. muhahaha

today i googled for your block and the first result i found was an interview with sammy maclongson (or so) from the hunting rock'n'tocks (or so) about his work together with you. that reminded me of the louder becoming voice i hear now for a certain time in my brain, that shouts: WE WANT MORE SONGS!WE WANT MORE SONGS!WE WANT MORE...

bis bald
eric

Anonymous said...

Would it be mean to give a chicken the menu from KFC? Maybe it'll re-unite estranged family members. Alternatively, maybe the reading chicken will get a good 'ol hearty laugh about what happened to their dirty uncle.

See you (two) later,
Anne