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  Chicken - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Because of flight risk, chickens raised in open-air pens generally have one of their wings clipped by the breeder — the tips of the longest feathers on one of the wings are cut, resulting in unbalanced flight which the bird cannot sustain for more than a few meters (more on wing clipping).
Chickens generally live five to ten years depending on the breed [2]; chickens raised for meat are slaughtered prior to sexual maturity (six weeks), and thus many of the aggressive behaviors seen in adult chickens (fighting, cannibalism) are seldom seen in meat-type chickens.
The chicken is one of the Zodiac symbols of the Chinese calendar.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chicken   (5764 words)

  
 The Subservient Chicken - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Subservient Chicken is a viral marketing promotion of Burger King's line of chicken sandwiches and their "Have it Your Way" campaign.
The chicken responds to the command "smoke crack" by smoking, but when told to "smoke a bong" he waggles his finger scoldingly.
Recently Burger King introduced its Chicken Fights campaign; the two "cockfighting chicken" advertising characters it is using in its chicken meat marketing campaign are modeled off this chicken.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Subservient_Chicken   (335 words)

  
 Daily Egg: Subservient chicken
Urban Legend site Snopes tells us that the chicken has a repetoire of over 300 actions and was built as a viral marketing initiative for Burger King.
Subservient chicken was a cult classic back in '04, but I didn't have a blog then so can only tell you now.
On a number of occasions I have taken on a few chickens, but they are usually covered in breadcrunmbs and delivered by a guy on a moped.
www.dailyegg.co.uk /dailyegg/2005/03/subservient-chicken.html   (592 words)

  
 Subservient Chicken at WRT: Writer Response Theory
The “Subservient Chicken” web interface is an interesting example of the freedoms and limits that come with wiring an IF or chatbot command line style typing interface to a non-textual response.
It presents a mock webcam, in which an actor dressed in a large homemade chicken costume and garter belts appears to wait in his living room, hoping to be ordered around.
Whereas the chicken process of a limited amount of input options with only one default (that of the chicken moving to the camera and waving it’s finger in disapproval - well this is the only one I found) guarantees that every input will be addressed with a response that makes sense.
wrt.ucr.edu /wordpress/2005/02/02/subservient-chicken   (1176 words)

  
 Wired News: Porno Hen Hawks for Burger King
In one, the chicken reclines on a sofa, legs spread, head propped on a pillow, its beak parted in what one assumes is an expression of avian lust.
Type "chicken sandwich," and the chicken obligingly folds itself between two sofa cushions and lies motionless on the ground.
The Subservient Chicken is not the first ad campaign to capitalize on the camgirl mystique.
www.wired.com /news/culture/0,1284,63053,00.html   (870 words)

  
 Urban Legends Reference Pages: Business (Subservient Chicken)
Beneath the chicken is a box to type in your request for the chicken, along with the slogan "Get chicken the way you want it.
The garter-clad subservient chicken can be prompted to do one's bidding in response to a variety of keywords.
The most frequently asked question about Subservient Chicken was, of course, whether he was really affiliated with the Burger King fast food chain, or whether he was just the product of an Internet prankster who stuck a Burger King link on his web site.
www.snopes.com /business/viral/chicken.asp   (716 words)

  
 Subservient Chicken - Uncyclopedia
The Subservient Chicken (1872-1968) was a Russian general by the name of Poultrzy Obsequinsky.
In his 1959 autobiography "Chicken This, You Scandalous Freaks," Obsequinsky revealed that over an eleven-year period, he himself was the victim of a fierce sugar addiction, a habit he kept safe from political enemies by sneaking into the maintenance shed between second and third period to do sugar and listen to Chet Baker.
The scandal made waves in local papers for days and threatened to become a matter of county-wide consequence until a rabid elephant escaped from a nearby zoo and founded a ballet school with what money she had managed to cheat out of her zookeepers through card sharking.
www.uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Subservient_Chicken   (360 words)

  
 Subservient Chicken Strikes Again With Spicy TenderCrisp Chicken Sandwich
Even more recently, Subservient Chicken received a huge boost in popularity as the star of its very own Internet site, http://www.subservientchicken.com, which has attracted more than 46 million hits (and counting) since its launch on April 7.
The site is so popular, its creators say, that it garners over several hundred thousand viewers a day, who each spend on average almost seven minutes per visit in their attempt to find a new task for Subservient Chicken to perform.
Klein declined to comment on the nature, terms or length of the company's relationship with Subservient Chicken nor on Subservient Chicken's rumored role in either the creation or promotion of the two TenderCrisp Chicken Sandwiches.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-15-2004/0002152608&EDATE=   (603 words)

  
 info: The_Subservient_Chicken   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Dissecting 'Subservient Chicken'After being seeded into several Internet chat rooms, the "Subservient Chicken" instantly struck a nerve with bloggers, in part because the site's technology allowed users to type in nearly anything...
The BasementFor those of you who don't read AdWeek religiously, CP+B is the firm that brought you the Subservient Chicken.
Subservient Chicken Stats OutAlmost a year ago, on April 20th, I wrote an entry named Subservient Chicken - Viral Marketing by...
www.napoli-pizza.net /The_Subservient_Chicken.html   (376 words)

  
 Subservient Programmer
A couple years ago, a creative group of marketing types decided to create a Subservient Chicken that would perform tasks based upon user input.
If an exact keyword match can not be found, then the subservient code will break down the command phrase from the user down into individual words, testing each one for an exact match as before.
The Subservient Programmer application, which includes both a Windows Forms version and a Web version, allows users to issue commands to a virtual programmer and see the response as if he was actually being directed.
www.subservientprogrammer.com /howTo_code.aspx   (2955 words)

  
 Gothamist: Chicken Subservient to Cars
Joe Schumacher almost got an answer to the age old question "Why does the chicken cross the road?" but, unfortunately, a vehicle seemed to have gotten in the way at the northeast corner of Marcus Garvey Park.
We can only assume the chicken was on the lam from a cockfighting ring or on its way to play some tic-tac-toe.
And in other animal news, a strong recommendation for those microchips implanted in pets: A Bronx family's beagle that was stolen in a robbery two years ago was found thanks to his microchip.
www.gothamist.com /archives/2005/10/24/chicken_subservient_to_cars.php   (265 words)

  
 Subservient Chicken...
Comment from bgckk - 5/1/04 11:18 PM Gregg - All I did was add some text and a shadow to the image.
Comment from screaminremo303 - 4/22/04 12:31 AM Sonny and I got this in an e-mail recently and the chicken had us rolling on the floor...
Comment from babyshark28 - 4/21/04 12:59 PM i guess chickens don't hump in CT...i told him 'hump' and he walked forward, bent over and shook his finger/wing NO NO at me.....go figure.
journals.aol.com /slowmotionlife/slowmotionlife/entries/2004/04/21/subservient-chicken.../439   (1689 words)

  
 LibrarianInBlack: Subservient Chicken
And yes, the chicken is wearing a garter belt--you'll have to click on the link to Subservient TV to understand that one.
The first time I went to the site, the chicken was not in the frame and the text read "summoning chicken." Subsequent visits showed the chicken in the process of, seemingly, fulfilling someone else's commands.
Also, telling the chicken to turn off the light yielded 4 different video responses on 4 different visits.
librarianinblack.typepad.com /librarianinblack/2004/05/subservient_chi.html   (266 words)

  
 The Subservient Chicken - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
A subsequent commercial showed a man riding on the chicken in a 60's-ish camera view complete with the friendly-like song, "Big Huckin' Chicken".
This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about The Subservient Chicken contains research on
The Subservient Chicken, See also, External links, Parodies and similar sites, Viral marketing and Commerce websites.
www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/The_Subservient_Chicken   (349 words)

  
 USATODAY.com - Burger King says Web chicken won't go mainstream   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The chain, which is working to revitalize sales and promote its new TenderCrisp chicken sandwiches, launched the Web site April 7, creating a wave of Internet buzz and media attention overnight.
Branding experts think Burger King is doing the right thing by keeping the chicken out of the limelight, and said the mystique will allow it to retain its appeal among 20- to 30-year-olds who may not respond to more overt marketing.
"If they had that chicken in front of their stores then it's not doing what it was meant to do," said Steven Addis, CEO of brand strategy firm the Addis Group.
usatoday.com /tech/webguide/internetlife/2004-05-12-chicken_x.htm?...   (629 words)

  
 skill fx | articles | the subservient chicken   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
On the site, there's this weird webcam that allows to you talk to the chicken.
What I really like about this is that the chicken understands a lot of commands.
I've discovered about 40 commands, and was surprised that the chicken understood some weird ones!
www.skillfx.illusionfxnet.com /subservientchicken.html   (124 words)

  
 Subservient Chicken
I hope that guy gets paid better than minimum wage to wear a chicken suit, run over to his camera, and do stupid commands every time someone logs into that site.
The "Contacting chicken" is just the time it takes for the videos to load.
A funny one was telling the chicken to poke his eye out.
www.physicsforums.com /showthread.php?p=301250   (450 words)

  
 Another Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road Joke Site!
A man was driving along a freeway when he noticed a chicken running alongside his car.
He was amazed to see the chicken keeping up with him, as he was doing 50 mph.
So he followed the chicken down a road and ended up at a farm.
www.whydidthechickencrosstheroad.com   (363 words)

  
 Dissecting 'Subservient Chicken'
A week later, three 30-second TV spots began airing on late night network television, showing the "Subservient Chicken" living and interacting with 20-somethings, who all lusted after the chicken.
The "Subservient Chicken" site, which is still active, has garnered about 14 million unique visitors and 396 million hits to date, a success which was a relief to the client.
While overall "system sales are doing well," and the chicken sandwiches are selling "reasonably well," he expresses concern about the limited appeal of such creative.
adweek.com /aw/national/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1000828049   (1358 words)

  
 Subservient chicken. - Den Games Network Forums   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
"Chicken just the way you like it" is the slogan and as part of the campaign they've created what's pretty much the weirdest website on the internet.
A chicken in a room and you can boss him around, offcourse it's all prerecorded so he doesn't do everything but it's still funny to watch and he does do allot.
I made that chicken do some funny stuff 'last I played with him...
www.cncden.com /forums/showthread.php?t=2759   (375 words)

  
 Hispanic Business - Subservient Chicken Strikes Again With Spicy TenderCrisp Chicken Sandwich   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The new Spicy TenderCrisp Chicken Sandwich pairs the popular TenderCrisp chicken filet -- tender and juicy on the inside and crisp and flavorful on the outside -- with a rich and bold spicy sauce for the ultimate mouth whuppin' spicy chicken sandwich that provides great taste, not just heat.
"Subservient Chicken is a powerful and certainly memorable visual message to our Guests that when they visit with us, they have options beyond simply letting them 'hold the pickle.' They are in charge."
Subservient Chicken quietly began its run into pop culture consciousness several weeks ago -- suspiciously close to the debut of the TenderCrisp Chicken Sandwich.
www.hispanicbusiness.com /news/newsbyid.asp?id=15723   (731 words)

  
 The Subservient Chicken
The Subservient Chicken, responding to the command "Michael Jackson moves" The Subservient Chicken is a viral marketing promotion by Burger King, originally as part of a promotion for the company's line of chicken sandwiches.
Recently Buger King introduced its Chicken Fights campaign, the two "cockfighting chicken" advertising characters it is using in its chicken meat marketing campaign are modeled off of this chicken.
When he Carbury or her daughter, and did at last inquire whether 'the.
www.datamass.net /th/the-subservient-chicken.html   (253 words)

  
 JD on EP: Chicken stats
Chicken stats: AdWeek discusses the effectiveness of Burger King's "Subservient Chicken" piece.
The food company didn't discuss dollars, but did disclose 14 million unique visitors, 396 million total hits, and steadily increasing orders for chicken sandwiches (although they didn't test how sales linked to site visits).
couldn't the website have some text saying "Tell the clerk you're a subservient chicken to get a free gift" to track how many store visitors were driven by site visits?
weblogs.macromedia.com /jd/archives/2005/03/chicken_stats.cfm   (117 words)

  
 FAQ
is a parody of Burger King's Subservient Chicken advertising campaign with a political twist.
While The Subservient President is supposed to be humorous, it's hard to feel too good about getting big laughs about Abu Ghraib or the Patriot Act.
The Subservient President cost about $125, including props, sandwiches, domain name, and a mini DV tape -- we lose that much in a couple of hours at the dog track.
www.subservientpresident.net /faq.html   (411 words)

  
 The Trend Junkie » Blog Archive » The Subservient Donald
Scrolling through Bloglines this morning I came across another hilarious spoof of the original “Subservient Chicken” concept.
This time its dubbed Subservient Donald, yes a complete and total spoof on the Donald.
Check it out, the responses are off the wall depending on what you type in for a command.
www.thetrendjunkie.com /2005/11/23/the-subservient-donald   (156 words)

  
 Rhizome.org: The Subservient President   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Subservient President is a political parody of Burger King’s Subservient Chicken advertising campaign created by Los Angeles based artist Steve Anderson.
The Subservient President attempts to give ordinary people a momentary sense of what it’s like to be a wealthy Bush campaign donor or an oil industry executive.
The Subservient President launched in July 2004 during the Democratic National Convention in Boston.
www.rhizome.org /object.rhiz?27618   (330 words)

  
 Interactive Annual 11
“We started off knowing two things: Burger King was introducing a new chicken sandwich and their brand platform was ‘Have It Your Way.’ With these things in mind, we came up with a large, awkward chicken that does exactly what you tell it to—and we called it Subservient Chicken.
The idea was to use Subservient Chicken to demonstrate that at BK, you can get chicken just the way you like it.
“In the end, all we really did was put someone in a chicken costume, videotape him responding to commands, and send it to a few friends.
www.commarts.com /ca/interactive_d/cai05/31_ia05.html   (379 words)

  
 Soxtalk.com > The subservient chicken
Claim: Fast food chain Burger King is behind a 'subservient chicken' Internet promotion.
Yeah, it's a great subtle BK campaign tied into "chicken your way" or whatever that tag line is. A few weeks ago a thread popped up about the creepy "wake up with the King" TV ads and I had said it didn't hold a candle to the Chicken as far as creep factor.
I remembered you had agreed that Chicken rulz, but I guess I didn't more explicitly note that these were both BK campaigns.
www.soxtalk.com /forums/lofiversion/index.php/t26447.html   (252 words)

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