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Why
did the chicken cross the road?
Why do chickens cross roads?
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Annie Oakley:
- She was doin' what comes naturally.
O'Brien (Star Trek):
- Well, it's nothing a good pint or two won't fix.
- Well, it wasn't due to a bloody transporter malfunction, I can tell you that.
- No problem, Commander, I'll get right on it.
Flannery O'Connor:
- The chicken, tail feathers spread, crossed the road seeking the face of God.
Odo (Star Trek):
- I don't have the slightest idea--and I don't particularly care... but then, I've never understood you ornithoids' need to engage in such pointless behavior.
- I don't know, but I'm sure it must be Quark's fault.
Scarlett O'Hara:
- Cross! Cross! Cross! If I hear one more word aboutcrossing the road I'll run in the house and slam the door!
Georg Ohm:
- She resisted the idea at first.
- There was less resistance on the other side.
Orange County Supervisors:
- Because Merrill Lynch advised it.
George Orwell:
- Because Big Brother was watching to make sure that it did cross the road, although in its heart, the chicken never did.
- Because the government had fooled him into thinking that he was crossing the road of his own free will, when he was only serving their interests.
- To show the cattle and sheep it could be done. The pigs being more equal did not need the lesson.
Othello:
- Then must you speak of one who crossed not wisely, but too well.
- Jealousy.
Uncle Owen (Star Wars):
- I told you to forget it. You're only concern is to cross that road.
Admiral Ozzel (Star Wars):
- Lord Vader, the chicken has crossed the street and is preparing to... acgh! wheeze! cough! THUD!
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