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So, as it turns out, the internet may not be so far off in its reading of the classic joke. As far as the Puck cartoon goes, given the murdered chickens, this seems quite the dark interpretation of what was once meant to be a simple anti-joke. But what do you think? How is the reader meant to interpret this cartoon? Let us know in the comments on Facebook, Twitter, or right here on the blog. Thanks as always for reading! If you know any better ones, let us have them using the comments box below! ??2025 Hearst UK is the trading name of the National Magazine Company Ltd, 30 Panton Street, Leicester Square, London, SW1Y 4AJ. Registered in England. All Rights Reserved. Charles Darwin drew on the chicken to cement his theory of evolution, and Louis Pasteur used it to create the first modern vaccine. Its egg, after more than 2,500 years of study, remains the premier model organism of science, and is the vessel we use to manufacture our annual flu serum. The common fowl was the first domesticated animal to have its genome sequenced. Its bones ease our arthritis, the rooster???s comb smooths the wrinkles on our faces, and transgenic chickens may soon synthesise a host of our medicines. Raising the bird also offers poor, rural women and their children vital calories and vitamins to keep malnutrition at bay, as well as an income that can help to lift struggling families out of poverty. |
