Tag Archives: Chicken Culture

Sometimes the chicken just comes home with you

Posted on 2011-10-31 by betsyaoki

an anonymous contribution about a chicken item that “wandered home” with someone…

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Betsy has a new hero – the cartoonist of SavageChickens.com

Posted on 2011-10-22 by betsyaoki

Our faithful Xbox developer who loves chickens, Jim, pointed this site out to Jason and myself. SAVAGECHICKENS.COM!!! He began his career by drawing chickens on stickynotes too! And even more importantly… he has a book! I’ve just bought one for … Continue reading →

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Chicken man at Xbox festivities

Posted on 2011-10-17 by betsyaoki

This is badass in an avian sort of way….Remember Halloween’s a coming!

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Check your shoes carefully….

Posted on 2011-10-14 by betsyaoki

I went out to give the last of my microwave bowl of popcorn (note: no addititves, it’s a great device that just pops kernels you’d use on a stovetop) to the chickens. As I picked my way around the yard, … Continue reading →

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Gritty New York City’s Chicken Bar

Posted on 2011-10-13 by betsyaoki

I did not get a chance to eat at the Chicken Bar, but there’s no way you can say that Chicken Bar character is “chicken.” Too bold and brassy by half…(also loved the strange grafitti behind him)….    

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Hurricane Irene: not something to play chicken with

Posted on 2011-10-12 by betsyaoki

When I read the article that Belmar NJ mayor told his residents that Irene was not something to play chicken with I realized that playing chicken has no resemblance to true chicken behavior ( at least among the hens – maybe … Continue reading →

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Chicken knickknacks on holiday

Posted on 2011-10-10 by betsyaoki

More from our lovely UK pal Eileen, who has managed to take an actual vacation despite her busy consulting business.  She was taking holiday by The New Forest and apparently they have a lot of chickenalia in the gift shops there! … Continue reading →

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The Cluckshot in Gears of War

Posted on 2011-10-03 by betsyaoki

You can tell from previous posts that our household is one tied tightly to gamer culture, and at various times, that gamer culture comes full circle and enters the chicken cultural landscape.  Someday, somewhere, some Harvard PhD is going to … Continue reading →

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The Egg Lady and the Chicken Man

Posted on 2011-08-19 by betsyaoki

Maybe I’m just a romantic sap, but I like the idea of Mitzi Perdue – widow of “Chicken Man” Frank Perdue (remember those oven-stuffer-roasters?!!!) is an artist. To be precise, an egg artist – she makes purses out of ostrich … Continue reading →

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Strange bonds with chickens

Posted on 2011-08-18 by betsyaoki

Watching this video, I felt sure at certain points the dog was eating the chicken alive, but as it progresses you realize that the dog is the chicken’s carwash and bedroll.  The second of the series is just as mysteriously … Continue reading →

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