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Chicken joke: Pat Buchanan

29Apr10

Q: Why did the chicken cross the road? Pat Buchanan: Clearly that road was one of many roads, too many roads, that lead right past the Border Patrol and right into the overburdened heartland of America.

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Tags: 20th century, American, demagogues, politicians, wish-I-thoughta-that

Chicken joke: Hans Blix

27Apr10

Q: Why did the chicken cross the road? Hans Blix: We have reason to suspect the chicken of a crossing capacity, but we cannot make a final determination until inspectors have searched the far side of the road.

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Tags: diplomats, Iraq War, politicians, Swedish, United Nations, wish-I-thoughta-that

Chicken joke: Richard Nixon

22Apr10

Richard Nixon died on this day in 1994. New documentary material from his turbulent presidency is still being released. So perhaps some day soon we’ll turn up a transcript like the following. HALDEMAN: So, ah, I guess we need to know, ah, why did the [expletive deleted] chicken cross the road? PRESIDENT: Edgar will find […]

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Tags: 20th century, American, Nixon, politicians, U.S. presidents, Watergate, wish-I-thoughta-that

Chicken joke: M. Saeed al-Sahhaf

17Apr10

Q: Why did the chicken cross the road? Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf: The chicken did not cross the road. This is a complete fabrication. In fact, the chicken committed suicide before coming anywhere near the road.

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Tags: Arab, Baghdad Bob, bureaucrats, Comical Ali, Iraq War, Iraqi, military, politicians

Blague poulet | Chicken joke

08Apr10

Camille Laurin (1922-1999) was a Quebec politician who’s remembered as the father of the province’s pro-French language law. Q: Why did the chicken cross the road? Camille Laurin: Répétez la question en français.

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Tags: Canadian, français, French Canadian, French language, politicians, Québec, Quebecois

Chicken joke: Alexander Haig

07Apr10

Today’s chicken joke quizzes perennial government honcho Al Haig — general, Vice Army Chief of Staff, White House Chief of Staff (to presidents Nixon and Ford), Secretary of State, and Supreme High Muckety-Muck of NATO. Q: Why did the chicken cross the road? Al Haig: Some sinister force may have pushed it across the road. […]

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Tags: 20th century, American, bureaucrats, generals, Nixon, politicians, soldiers, White House

Chicken joke: George Wallace

25Aug09

George Corley Wallace (born 90 years ago today) was an Alabama governor, independent presidential candidate, and notorious defender of racial segregation — until he allegedly saw the light. (That happened just about the time he ran for another term as governor in a state that suddenly had a large number of African American voters.) Q: […]

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Tags: 20th century, Alabama, George Wallace, politicians, presidential candidates, race, segregation

Chicken joke: Zell Miller

19May09

Writing about jailed Alabama governor Don Siegelman (on another blog) reminded me of Siegelman’s mentor, the notorious party switcher Zell Miller of Georgia. Q: Why did the chicken cross the road? Zell Miller: Because there’s no longer any place for a conservative chicken on that side of the road.