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Title: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 23, 2018, 04:54:58 PM: I feel like ghost chicken tonight

https://mentalfloss.com/article/560789/scientific-spirit-sir-francis-bacon-and-ghost-chicken-highgate
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Sebastian Toe on October 23, 2018, 07:59:21 PM: Ghost chickens?
I don't know feather to believe that or not!
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Steve H on October 23, 2018, 10:24:18 PM: Cock-a-doodle-wooooooo!
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Roses on October 24, 2018, 08:38:24 AM: Quote from: Nearly Sane on October 23, 2018, 04:54:58 PM
I feel like ghost chicken tonight

https://mentalfloss.com/article/560789/scientific-spirit-sir-francis-bacon-and-ghost-chicken-highgate

I have seen a number of what appeared to be apparitions in my time, but never one of a chicken. :D
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Sebastian Toe on October 24, 2018, 10:01:10 AM: Quote from: Littleroses on October 24, 2018, 08:38:24 AM

I have seen a number of what appeared to be apparitions in my time, but never one of a chicken. :D
It might have been a chicken in disguise though?
Those ghost chickens can be devious!
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Anchorman on October 24, 2018, 10:05:59 AM: Quote from: Nearly Sane on October 23, 2018, 04:54:58 PM
I feel like ghost chicken tonight

https://mentalfloss.com/article/560789/scientific-spirit-sir-francis-bacon-and-ghost-chicken-highgate

Now, if you could market 'em, think of the possibilities for slimmers foods.
Invisible nuggets?
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Steve H on October 24, 2018, 10:11:22 AM: Quote from: Nearly Sane on October 23, 2018, 04:54:58 PM
I feel like ghost chicken tonight

https://mentalfloss.com/article/560789/scientific-spirit-sir-francis-bacon-and-ghost-chicken-highgate
With ghost pepper? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhut_jolokia
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Roses on October 24, 2018, 12:12:12 PM: Quote from: Sebastian Toe on October 24, 2018, 10:01:10 AM
It might have been a chicken in disguise though?
Those ghost chickens can be devious!

You mean the ones having the appearance of a monk, girl and boy? :D The shadow of a monk even appeared in the window of a photo I took of our previous home.
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Sebastian Toe on October 24, 2018, 01:22:03 PM: Quote from: Littleroses on October 24, 2018, 12:12:12 PM
You mean the ones having the appearance of a monk, girl and boy? :D The shadow of a monk even appeared in the window of a photo I took of our previous home.
Yes, those ones exactly.
The chameleon ghost chicken can do all of that.
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Roses on October 24, 2018, 02:27:38 PM: Quote from: Sebastian Toe on October 24, 2018, 01:22:03 PM
Yes, those ones exactly.
The chameleon ghost chicken can do all of that.

How very clever. :D
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Sebastian Toe on October 24, 2018, 03:02:54 PM: Quote from: Littleroses on October 24, 2018, 02:27:38 PM

Didn't you suspect any fowl play in action?
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Roses on October 24, 2018, 03:06:51 PM: Quote from: Sebastian Toe on October 24, 2018, 03:02:54 PM
Didn't you suspect any fowl play in action?

Actually we did consider it was a hoax but couldn't work out how it was perpetrated as some of it occurred before our eyes, and that of others.
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 24, 2018, 03:15:49 PM: Was there any appearance of a parson's nose?.
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Sebastian Toe on October 24, 2018, 03:21:51 PM: Quote from: Nearly Sane on October 24, 2018, 03:15:49 PM
Was there any appearance of a parson's nose?.
Would you expecked there to be any?
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 24, 2018, 03:43:21 PM: Quote from: Sebastian Toe on October 24, 2018, 03:21:51 PM
Would you expecked there to be any?
I was going out on a wing.
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Roses on October 24, 2018, 04:03:41 PM: Cock-a-doodle doo this thread has lost its shoe.
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 24, 2018, 04:08:18 PM: Better leg it while we still can
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Roses on October 24, 2018, 04:25:32 PM: Before the drumsticks start playing a tune.
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 24, 2018, 04:46:50 PM: I'll make a clean breast of it, I only really put this up as a yolk, but I am sure I will get roasted for it
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Sebastian Toe on October 24, 2018, 04:48:35 PM: That ghost chicken must be turning in its gravy by now.
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Nearly Sane on October 24, 2018, 04:49:59 PM: Stuff you all, trying to be sage and Littlerosemary.
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Roses on October 24, 2018, 05:07:55 PM: Feathers to right of them,
Feathers to left of them,
Feathers behind them
The butcher has blundered
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: jeremyp on October 24, 2018, 07:51:02 PM: If there was a ghost chicken, its presence can be proved by the existence of quantities of eggtoplasm.
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Gordon on October 24, 2018, 08:02:59 PM: And one should be especially wary of poultrygeists.
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Sebastian Toe on October 24, 2018, 08:06:31 PM: If you do spot a ghost chicken then you can count yourself as very clucky.
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Anchorman on October 24, 2018, 09:40:43 PM: Can't get rid of the damn things now; Anyone know a good eggsorcist?
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Sebastian Toe on October 24, 2018, 10:31:45 PM: Quote from: Anchorman on October 24, 2018, 09:40:43 PM
Can't get rid of the damn things now; Anyone know a good eggsorcist?
Do it yourself, just wing it.
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: jeremyp on October 28, 2018, 09:55:05 AM: Quote from: Sebastian Toe on October 24, 2018, 10:31:45 PM
Do it yourself, just wing it.
He might cock it up.
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Rhiannon on October 28, 2018, 03:00:28 PM: You can all just get stuffed.
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: Steve H on October 28, 2018, 03:01:56 PM: Why did the film-mad chicken cross the road?
To see Gregory Peck.
Title: Re: The ghost chicken of Highgate
Post by: jeremyp on October 29, 2018, 02:21:27 PM: Quote from: Steve H on October 28, 2018, 03:01:56 PM
Why did the film-mad chicken cross the road?
To see Gregory Peck.

I don't know why, he made a number of turkeys.