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Puns of the Navarone by Beetle bomb, Roberto Caliente, Sir Dangerton, Dax Tran-Caffee

June 4th, 2009 9:43 AM / Location: 41.892511,-87.62427

INSTRUCTIONS: Create a real world version of a pun, word play, or bad joke.

have you ever noticed how deeply the regal chicken is interwoven into the fabric of our bad pun culture. I started this task out with one idea, then realized there were to many opportunities to just do one. the hardest part was finding a chicken suit. luckily my diminutive size allowed me to by a children's chicken suit.

Why Did the chicken Cross the road?:





cross walk or no cross walk, a chicken's work is never done!

Road crossing occurred in the magnificent mile at Ohio and Michigan, with surprisingly few reactions. But I had a good time. and hopefully I brightened a few people's days. After crossing the road for a half hour I went into Jewel Osco to buy eggs, (I know its not a pun, but come on! that's funny) the lady behind the check out and the guy bagging didn't even crack a smile, it was very upsetting. on the way to the blue line and the walk home however people seemed more responsive. Documentation and partner in crime Dax Tran-Caffee


Which came first?:
Untitled from Rj Buckler on Vimeo.
chicken and egg was in the Star Lounge off of chicago and western, this also became a part of a documentary by sir dangerton which is the reason for the excellent video quality and musical accompaniment. he also provided the materials so I could make the egg costume. Egg is the wonderful sir robingtonn, a new tasker amongst us.

more chicken crossing road pictures included, and if you go through all of them, you may just find an extra pun for your efforts.

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store, costume, hilarity, sign, street

23 comment(s)

HAH!
posted by Waldo Cheerio on June 4th, 2009 4:04 PM

I can't remember when a task made me laugh this much. The coffee shop exchange was hilarious, but my favorite has to be the videos of crossing the street with a sign that just says "WHY?"

So much win.

guess what?
posted by Minch on June 8th, 2009 6:35 AM

chicken butt!

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posted by Dax Tran-Caffee on June 15th, 2009 7:41 PM

Eep! How am I supposed to vote for you when you list me as a damn collaborator??

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posted by Beetle bomb on June 16th, 2009 3:23 PM

I can uncollaberate you if you want

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posted by Dax Tran-Caffee on June 22nd, 2009 12:39 PM

No no, I need your precious points so that I can vote on Journey completions.

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posted by done on June 22nd, 2009 1:54 PM

Here you have some more! I have more points than there is praxis to vote for!

(I probably would have voted for this anyway but this seems to be a language joke that I as a non-native just don't get.)

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posted by Dax Tran-Caffee on June 24th, 2009 9:23 AM

Just trust us, it's hella funny.

Susy, I am so glad you asked...
posted by Waldo Cheerio on August 3rd, 2009 4:42 PM

It is only a language thing so far as it is a convention of English comedy. It is a very famous half-joke, the sort of ridiculous situation which suggests a ridiculous answer. The common answer to the question is, however, "to get to the other side."

The beginning to that joke is so well-known, that it actually becomes funny again to offer up answers to the joke that recognizable characters might provide. Because the set-up is so open-ended and ridiculous, it just gives a common frame of reference to poke fun at pop stars or historical figures. I hope this clears things up for you babe.

Natalie Dee: ever prescient +3
posted by Scarlett on June 16th, 2009 4:08 PM

look-at-me-im-ruining-the-joke-guys.jpg

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posted by Beetle bomb on June 17th, 2009 6:10 PM

ha ha! amazing!

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posted by yoyo yoyo on August 27th, 2009 7:22 AM

It's not so simple to bring a not bad custom written essay, preferably if you are booked. I consult you to notice buy an essay and to be spare from doubt that your work will be done by writing service

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posted by Sean Mahan on August 27th, 2009 10:39 AM

Is this our first true spam player?

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posted by teucer on August 27th, 2009 10:48 AM

Possibly. Anyone have Correspond With A Spammer saved?

I suppose it's not so simple to bring a not bad custom written spam message. +2
posted by Burn Unit on August 27th, 2009 1:44 PM

A test, I guess.
Why here? Why now?
And if run by hand, why so bland?

And yet, some small, idealistic part of me hopes that any two-sentence message advertising an academic ghost-writing service that's this badly written must be a joke, or a task. Repeated machine-translation spam-bot? The grammar on the site itself and their choice of emphasis certainly don't rule it out. But, to what end? Shall we pool our resources and avail the services for a five-pager on psychogeography?

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posted by Lincøln on August 28th, 2009 2:38 PM

Yes.

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posted by Abe the Lion Tamer on August 28th, 2009 9:31 PM

Wouldn't this also count for Be Nice to a Telemarketer?

Also: online essay-writing services don't always write the best essays...

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posted by teucer on August 28th, 2009 9:37 PM

If we wanted a *good* essay we'd get it from a human.

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posted by Wolf on September 28th, 2009 9:17 PM

This is poultry in motion.

akkk!
posted by Beetle bomb on October 10th, 2009 11:46 PM

does anyone know how to get spammers to stop commenting on this page?

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posted by Sean Mahan on November 4th, 2009 11:28 AM

Sorry, didn't notice the comments added after the initial one. If it happens again and we don't catch it, either use the contact form or just message me.

P.S. Thanks for not responding to the spam comments; it's a bit more annoying deleting comments with replies attached!

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posted by Beetle bomb on November 5th, 2009 11:17 AM

thanks friend!
great seeing you again.

Amazing
posted by Edwin Farnham Butler III on October 13th, 2009 12:31 PM

Yelling "CHICKEN!" as she ran away just made my day.

I totally win
posted by Beetle bomb on July 17th, 2010 8:55 AM

It is an age-old riddle that has perplexed generations: Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Now British scientists claim to have finally come up with the definitive answer: The chicken.
The scientific and philosophical mystery was purportedly unraveled by researchers at Sheffield and Warwick universities, according to the Daily Mail newspaper.
The scientists found that a protein found only in a chicken's ovaries is necessary for the formation of the egg, according to the paper Wednesday. The egg can therefore only exist if it has been created inside a chicken.
The protein speeds up the development of the hard shell, which is essential in protecting the delicate yolk and fluids while the chick grows inside the egg, the report said.
"It had long been suspected that the egg came first but now we have the scientific proof that shows that in fact the chicken came first," said Dr. Colin Freeman, from Sheffield University's Department of Engineering Materials, according to the Mail.
"The protein had been identified before and it was linked to egg formation, but by examining it closely we have been able to see how it controls the process," he said.
don't believe me?:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/38238685/ns/technology_and_science-science/