Tyson's Chicken Piano

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Tyson's Pick the Cluckin' Chickens

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The above 2 ditties borrowed from the funny folks at Tyson Chicken:  www.tyson.com/chicken

My Favorite Chicken Stories

Sears Roebuck and the Rhode Island Reds

Back in 1985, I was going to college at the University of Arkansas Fayetteville.  I had a part-time job at the local Sears store in the catalog department.

I had worked there for well over a year and a half when an elderly couple came in to place an order.  I was alone at the catalog order counter.  The sweet little lady looked up at me and said, "We'd like ta order some chickens."  I said, "Excuse me?"  She said it again, "We'd like ta order some chickens.  We ordered a'hunderd of 'em last year, and they worked out real good.  So, we'd like ta order some more."  

I said, "Chickens?  Like toy chickens?"

"No, live chickens."

Then it dawned on me... they were obviously traveling around in their own little time warp.  Perhaps they hadn't been down out of the hills in a while!  I mean really!  I know I'm in Podunk, Arkansas, but I had worked here for a year and a half, and I had never seen any means to order live chickens.

So as not to hurt their feelings or embarrass them, I said, "Well, let's just take a look in the catalog index."  I put the big fat Sears catalog on the counter.  *Whump*  I start flipping through the index and I say, "Nothing under the 'C's for Chicken.  Let's try 'P' for Poultry.  Nope, I can't find anything.   Are you sure you ordered them last year???"

"Oh, yes Ma'am."  

So, not knowing how to let them down easy and send them on their way, I went into the stock room to get one of the older ladies that worked there.  With a *nudge* *nudge* and a *wink* *wink*, I say, "There's an elderly couple at the counter trying to get me to order live chickens for them.  I keep trying to tell them we don't sell them, but keep insisting that they can order them."  

She says, "Oh!  Hang on!"  and goes out to the counter.  "How'r y'all doin'?" she says to the elderly couple as she reaches wwwwaaaayyyyyyy underneath the counter and pulls out a thin catalog titled:

Sears Farm and Ranch Catalog

Right there on page 3 was a full spread of live chickens to order.  Page 4 had ducks and geese.  Page 5 had bees.  Yes, BEES!

With great humility, I ordered 50 Rhode Island Reds that day.