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The Dark Side of the Road

It ain't no use to sit and wonder why, babe

If'n you don't know by now

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When your rooster crows at the break of dawn

Look out your window and I'll be gone

You're the reason I'm a-traveling on

But don't think twice, it's all right

I'm on the dark side of the road

Could Dylan's lyrics contain a key clue demystifying "Why the chicken crossed the road?" Maybe yes, maybe no. Regardless, this existential question has been posed a million plus times and surely there's been an equal number of answers. I'm sure you know a few. But are you at all curious what the conversation, or pecking about, might have been if the bird was interviewed on the other side? Probably not. So, I developed a theory based on a recent chicken sighting.

The birds of my thesis were not perched at a crosswalk waiting for the little white chicken to appear in the traffic light signaling it's now 'OK to walk' across the road. They were already on the other side of the road having their 'conversation'.

Nugget

Kebab

To protect their identities, in this post the names have been changed. Let's call chicken on the left Nugget and the one on the right Kebab. Here's how the conversation went .....

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Nugget: "Hey, it's nice and warm on this side. In fact, it's too warm. I'm schvitzing."

Kebab: "Yeah, me too."

Nugget: "You know, I had a strange dream last night."

Kebab: "So, tell me what it was and I'll tell you what it meant."

Nugget: "I remember a party. There were lots of people chirping away, drinking, and noshing. Some were even double dipping. They all seemed to be having a good time. It started to get late and I was ravishing for some seeds or insects to munch on. With dinner time rapidly approaching, I imagined the partygoers were getting hungry as well. Suddenly it happened - I felt a hand grab my neck, there was swooshing sound with a gust of wind, and I felt this blow to the back of my neck.

Then everything went black!!"

"When I regained my bearings, I sensed I was in a different place, a different world. I couldn't see anything, and lo and behold, I also completely lost my sense of smell! I couldn't hear very well either ..... and it was hot, real hot!!"