Funniest Things A City Slicker Has Ever Said To You?

[chickenmum]

I was at a person's house and we looked out the window and there was a bird mounting another bird and she was like, what are they doing? Some how I probly told her(I don't remember too well, it was a couple years ago) they were probably breeding. She said something about didn't the male fertilize the egg after it was out. I was like, probably 11 and she a grown woman and I probably knew more about the birds' bees!

Sorry for the bad storytelling.

 

[Anny]

Considering I am a city slicker...but I have chickens I find some of the questions amusing.

:Friend: "those eggs are from your own chicken, EWWW"
Me: "yeah, it's not any grosser then store bought eggs"
Friend: "But when you get them from a store they do stuff to them, like sterilize them."

I just giggled.

 

[alagary]

Not funny but I can't beleive the comments I've got about shooting coyotes and wild dogs . I live far away from anyone and I free range my girls .

 

[bethandjoeync]

The things some people say is hilarious, sadly most of them are adults that should know better (like there needs to be a rooster and a hen to have an egg {that can develop into chick}...I mean duh)

My husband and I had a talk a few years ago about wanting to be more self sufficient (grow our own food, and such) and we wanted to teach our kids that things don't just magically appear on a truck at the grocery store. and that vegetables come from a plant out of the ground, and meat doesn't come from the refrigerator case at the store, it comes from an animal. the cartoons of today and other shows, have so diluted the simple knowledge that we try and teach the kids/people that have made a lot of the comments from this thread. My question is why would someone want an egg that was "treated" or had stuff "added to it" instead of one fresh, with nothing done to it but a quick wash? some much of our society is stuck on being so dependant on the grocery store that they forget where it actually comes from.

What sets me apart from a "city slickers" (and no I don't feel guilty for using this term because I have been called redneck, hillbilly and more) is that I want to do for myself, not rely on the store as much, and have my home and land work for me. But that's just my opinion I guess. I want my kids to know how to support themselves, because you never know if they will need it later in life.

sorry for the long rant

 

[chixrus]

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This one drives my kids crazy!! They think it is so stupid and those Hollywood people must be really DUMB!!

me too! i won' t watch that movie because of the bull-with-udders thing! and then, i highly doubt that five coyotes could kill a full grown bull with horns. (though don't take my word for it, cuz i'm not 100% positive myself that that's true.)

 

[Gatekeeper]

I've had several weird questions.

My white cochin, "Do you bleach them to get them that white?"

"Its pretty hot in Louisiana isnt it? Ever find a hard boiled egg?"

In Hot Springs, Arkansas they had a chicken that was taught to play a toy piano. I shared it with a group of people at a Parish Fair.

Some of the comments:

"How'd they teach the chicken to read music?"

*Do you think I can teach my chicken to play the trumpet?"

Heres one of my all-time favorites.

"I'm sorry that your egg order wasn't shipped on time (3-4 weeks late). But there is a 20% restocking charge"

RME
Gate

 

[Jennings Gamefowl]

yeah its kinda weird seeing otis with udders but yea im 21 and i will admit I love the movie and tv show



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This one drives my kids crazy!! They think it is so stupid and those Hollywood people must be really DUMB!!

me too! i won' t watch that movie because of the bull-with-udders thing! and then, i highly doubt that five coyotes could kill a full grown bull with horns. (though don't take my word for it, cuz i'm not 100% positive myself that that's true.)

 

[Year of the Rooster]

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Thats a good question! How come ducks don't crow?

Cuz they're not all quacked up to be

 

[Appaloosa Hill Farm]

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Yup. My brother in law refuses to eat eggs from my chickens saying that they're not healthy because they've not been "inspected." I tell him that that's simply not true--I look over all my eggs.

OH! And EE, Araucana or Ameraucana eggs--My fave question, "What color are they on the inside?!"

 

[gckiddhouse]

Yesterday morning, I had spent quite a bit of time, while having my morning coffee, reading this thread and giggling over the silly ignorance. Later, I cooked up some food and joined my big family for our annual Easter Celebration at a family member's home.

I brought some deviled eggs from my hens and also put a lovely bowl on the plate displaying the colorful eggs from my hens.
One of my cousins picked up a deviled egg to eat and I proudly told her that those were from my hens.
She was thrilled... for a moment. Then she looked at the eggs in the bowl and asked if they were from my hens. Then she had some kind of epiphany...

"These come OUT OF the chickens?!?!"

"How do they get out?" "EWW!" "Do you have to wash them?"

It was like she finally understood... "I knew that they sat on the eggs, I just never thought about how the egg gets out of the chicken!"

Then other family members joined in:

"How do they make eggs without a rooster?" (I got to use that line from this thread, "Did you ovulate when you were single?")

"If there is a rooster, then are there babies in the eggs?"

"Can you eat them?"

"Do the eggs come out this color?"

Someone asked where I got a green egg and I answered, "from my green chicken." I thought that was funny, but I guess he didn't realize I was kidding and went on to the next question. I had to back him up and tell him, "My chicken isn't really green."

Well, I didn't want to be responsible for any of the ignorance!