{"id":4944,"date":"2008-08-27T19:51:47","date_gmt":"2008-08-27T19:51:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/taciej.com\/blog\/?p=762"},"modified":"2008-08-27T19:51:47","modified_gmt":"2008-08-27T19:51:47","slug":"why-did-the-chicken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/taciej.com\/blog\/why-did-the-chicken\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Did the Chicken&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000080; font-family: &quot;Monotype Corsiva&quot;;\">W<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #ff0000; font-family: &quot;Monotype Corsiva&quot;;\">hy<span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000080; font-family: &quot;Monotype Corsiva&quot;;\">D<\/span><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #ff0000; font-family: &quot;Monotype Corsiva&quot;;\">id the <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000080; font-family: &quot;Monotype Corsi  va&quot;;\"><span style=\"font-family: Times New Roman;\">C<\/span><\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #ff0000; font-family: &quot;Monotype Corsiva&quot;;\">hicken <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000080; font-family: &quot;Monotype Corsiva&quot;;\">C<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #ff0000; font-family: &quot;Monotype Corsiva&quot;;\">ross the <\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #000080; font-family: &quot;Monotype Corsiva&quot;;\">R<\/span><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 24pt; color: #ff0000; font-family: &quot;Monotype Corsiva&quot;;\">oad?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: &quot;Courier New&quot;;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\"><span>BARACK OBAMA<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a <strong><em>change<\/em><\/strong>! The chicken wanted<span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"> <\/span><strong><em>change<\/em><\/strong>!<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">JOHN MC CAIN<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">My friends, that chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in cooperation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span class=\"ececyshortcuts\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\"><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SARAH PALIN<\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">The chicken had to cross the road because he was not able to find a bridge. Alaskans do not build bridges to nowhere. If he wanted a bridge, he&#8217;d have to build it himself.<br \/>\n<\/span><strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">HILLARY CLINTON<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\"><strong>:<\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little chicken to cross the road. This experience makes me uniquely qualified to ensure right from Day One! \u2013 that every chicken in this country gets the chance it deserves to cross the road. But then, this really isn\u2019t about me.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span class=\"ececyshortcuts\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">GEORGE W. BUSH<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">We don\u2019t really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span class=\"ececyshortcuts\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">DICK CHENEY<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">Where\u2019s my gun?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span class=\"ececyshortcuts\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">COLIN POWELL<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\">Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road<strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span class=\"ececyshortcuts\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">BILL CLINTON<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">I did not cross the road with that chicken. What is your definition of crossing?<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span class=\"ececyshortcuts\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">AL<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ececyshortcuts\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">GORE<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">I invented the chicken.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span class=\"ececyshortcuts\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">JOHN KERRY<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-famil: Tahoma;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it! It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled about the chicken\u2019s intentions. I am not for it now, and will remain against it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span class=\"ececyshortcuts\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">AL SHARPTON<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">Why are all the chickens white? We need some black chickens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span class=\"ececyshortcuts\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">DR. PHIL<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">The problem we have here is that this chicken won\u2019t realize that he must first deal with the problem on<span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"> <\/span><strong><em>this<\/em><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"> <\/span>side of the road before it goes after the problem on the<span class=\"ecappl\"> <\/span><strong><em>other <\/em><\/strong>side of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he\u2019s acting by not taking on his current problems before adding new<span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"> <\/span>problems.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">OPRAH<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I\u2019m going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span class=\"ececyshortcuts\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">ANDERSON<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"ececyshortcuts\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">COOPER<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">, CNN<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed to have access to the other side of the road.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span class=\"ececyshortcuts\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">NANCY GRACE, CNN<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">That chicken crossed the road because he\u2019s<span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"> <\/span><strong><em>guilty<\/em><\/strong>! You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span class=\"ececyshortcuts\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">PAT BUCHANAN<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span class=\"ececyshortcuts\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">MARTHA STEWART<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\">No one called me to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer\u2019s Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">DR SEUSS<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I\u2019ve not been told.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span class=\"ececyshortcuts\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">ERNEST HEMINGWAY<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">To die in the rain, alone.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">GRANDPA<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">In my day we didn\u2019t ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span class=\"ececyshortcuts\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">BARBARA WALTERS<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">Isn\u2019t that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its lifelong dream of crossing the road.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span class=\"ececyshortcuts\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">ARISTOTLE<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">JOHN LENNON<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;\">Imagine all the chickens in the world crossing roads together, in peace.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span class=\"ececyshortcuts\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">BILL GATES<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">I have just released eChicken2008, which will not only cross roads, but will lay eggs, file your important documents, and balance your checkbook. Internet Explorer is an integral part of eChicken2008. This new platform<span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"> <\/span>is much more stable and will never cra\u2026#@&amp;&amp;^(C%&#8230;&#8230;&#8230;.reboot. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin: 0in 0in 0pt;\"><span class=\"ececyshortcuts\"><strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">ALBERT EINSTEIN<\/span><\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma;\">:<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ecapple-converted-space\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\"> <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma;\">Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><em style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">COLONEL SANDERS<\/span><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #800080; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">:<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000080; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\"> <\/span><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA;\">Did I miss one?<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? BARACK OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a change! The chicken wanted change! 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