Chickens who play tic-tac-toe...

   The Boston Globe just ran an AP story, "Casino offers $10,000 for beating chicken at tic-tac-toe." I did not know that chickens played tic-tac-toe. Having seen documentaries on how birds can learn I am willing to believe that it is possible for a bird to genuinely play a simple game. PressPlus has a better article on the casino game.

   I don't wish to promote casino gambling and I would like to learn more but I am not sure there is anything intrinsically wrong with playing tic-tac-toe against a bird. Especially if they only have to play for an hour or two at a time. Unlike the activist quoted in the article, I think people who saw a bird win a fair game would end up having more respect for chickens.

   The Lexington Herald-Leader (from Kentucky) has a good article on the chickens in Bird brains ready for all challengers at Bluegrass Fair.

   United Poultry Concerns has a website but I did not see any mention of the tic-tac-toe chickens. Their website does have photos of mistreated chickens. United Poultry Concerns is a 501(c)(3) national non-profit organization that addresses the treatment of domestic fowl.

   Has anyone played tic-tac-toe with a chicken?

[ September 04, 2001: Message edited by: Paul ]

What ain interesting story! LOL! I had always heard that chickens were rather stupid, but if they are so good at tic tac toe... maybe I was misinformed! :) Thanks for the story, Paul! You always post the most interesting things!

Goooo, Chikunz! :D

As for the Chikun-Lovers; consider the chickens' point of view:

Which would you rather be?
"Exploited", well fed, in air conditioned comfort, short work hours, with guaranteed job security, health benifits, and probably a teaching job in your retirement; -OR-
Deep fried an wrapped inna Micky-D's Chikun McNuggets box?

Exploit me, please! ;)

Do you like spending your time on dice gamble, anyone? Don't get me wrong, I am not an addict but I love the game and I just want to fnd out if I am the only one who likes it so much or I am not alone.