Category Archives: Philosophical Debates

Psychic chickens!

Posted on July 8, 2012 by Michael

During the 2010 World Cup, a British-born, German-based octopus named Paul made the headlines for his unerringly accurate forecasts of the results of key football matches. Sadly, Paul passed away shortly afterwards, exhausted by all that psychic energy, but this … Continue reading →

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Cluck!

Posted on July 7, 2012 by Michael

The postman has just been, delivering a replacement copy of Jon-Stephen Fink and Mieke van der Linden’s fine book Cluck! The True Story of Chickens in the Cinema, a work of scholarship published 31 years ago that clearly remains the … Continue reading →

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Werner Herzog on chickens

Posted on July 1, 2012 by Michael

One thing that’s very hard to ignore about chickens, especially if your only previous experience with pets has been with intelligent animals like cats, is that they’re very very stupid indeed. Which isn’t too surprising when you consider that their … Continue reading →

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Chickens and birds

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Michael

Me: Are you going out to feed the birds? Daughter (seven): No, the chickens. Me: Chickens are birds. Daughter: (derisively) No they’re not! Me: So why aren’t they birds? They have feathers and beaks. Daughter: They can’t fly. Me: Penguins … Continue reading →

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