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 ]
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