055. Fowl Calculations
usedbooks on Oct. 11, 2009
I chose chickens for this strip not because they are the “exception to the rule.” There are plenty of apparently simple diploid organisms with more chromosomes than human beings. Dogs have as many as chickens. A species of crayfish has 100 pairs. Several plant species have even more than that. That is sort of the “lesson” behind this strip. Never make assumptions. Humans like to claim superlatives in the animal kingdom but by claiming things like genome size correlates to complexity or equating brain size to intelligence or other non-supported generalizations, we just end up looking foolish.
The reason I chose chickens from the long list of chromosomatically-superior organisms is because the chicken is inherently funny – and evil.
Gelotology is still up for review, so please go leave your critique! There's very little activity there now, and I'd love some feedback about what jokes work, what don't how I can improve, etc.
Gelotology's one year anniversary is this Saturday! *Throws confetti.* I feel accomplished. I wasn't sure I'd come up with enough material to last a whole year, and yet I managed to prove me wrong. ^_^
EssayBee at 7:51PM, Nov. 11, 2009
Perhaps it's how chickens have continued to baffle mankind with one of the greatest conundrums known . . . What came first: the chicken or the egg?
Nicotine at 10:20AM, Oct. 14, 2009
Happy anniversary! It's a surprise that this is almost a year old O_O. Time just goes by so, so fast, eh? Lol, I like the title of this one. I say they're plotting to destroy us for eating so many of their friends. XD
Loud_G at 5:38AM, Oct. 13, 2009
wow a year already! awesome! Here's to 5 more ;) also, I LOVE this gag today :D
ghostrunner at 9:23PM, Oct. 12, 2009
yes, but they can survive with thier heads cut off (if you leave the brain stem) we cant :D
patrickdevine at 11:19AM, Oct. 12, 2009
Chickens are pretty funny, at the very least they have the funniest theme music of any bird: [url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oeXOBCBxl10&feature=related[/url]
Warpedwenger at 8:14AM, Oct. 12, 2009
That is actually a very interesting fact that I did not know.
Locoma at 7:54AM, Oct. 12, 2009
it's been almost a year already?? wow, congrats on that! I posted my thoughts about it on the forum. Always happy of getting my week's fix of Gelotology and looking forward for more ^_^
DAJB at 6:06AM, Oct. 12, 2009
I'm not sure they're plotting. I think all their brain-power is being used to figure out what came first ...!
amanda at 6:03AM, Oct. 12, 2009
Braaaaawk.
Karm2865 at 6:01AM, Oct. 12, 2009
did not know that
Gillespie at 10:21PM, Oct. 11, 2009
I feel so educated right now ^_^
Anubis at 10:06PM, Oct. 11, 2009
you know they are plotting nothing with that many chromosome pairs is going to be happy to be a future roast