A conversation on the way to our Thanksgiving feast:
Doug: Have you ever had duck?
Me: No, but I was once deceived into eating pheasant. I was told they were chicken nuggets.
Doug: Well you should try deep-fried duck. It’s the bomb.
Me: Sorry. I only eat things that live on farms.
Doug: Ducks live on farms.
Me: Yes, but chickens are raised to become nuggets. It’s their destiny.
Doug: So where do you think chickens come from?
Me: Probably an egg that was laid on a farm.
Doug: Ahhh…but where did the FIRST chicken come from?
Later that day, a quick search revealed that although no one knows the origin of the chicken for certain, it is believed they were first domesticated in India—for cockfighting.
Old McDonald had a…steroid-pumped, prize-winning gamecock?
And with that, the rationale behind my first literal chicken-and-egg argument flew the coop.