Multiple Chickens Found Scurrying Across Burn Road Leaving Neitzens to Wonder Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road

“Why did the chickens cross the road?”

“Because they didn’t want to get burned.”

“But they’re literally getting burned.”

Well, the age-old “Why did the chicken cross the road” notion has certainly adopted a different… twist.

Multiple Chickens Found Scurrying Across Burn Road Leaving Neitzens to Wonder Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road

On 4 April 2021, Reddit user jethron5000 posted a rather intriguing photo on the social news website, alongside the accompanying caption:

“Saw a couple of chickens crossing the Burn Road.”

Here’s a reiteration of the scene:

Needless to say, Netizens were up in arms over the age-old question: why did they cross the road?

After all, Burn Road is surely something of a River Styx to humans. Dangerous and lethal.

So why on earth would they take such a fatal endeavour?

Well, according to one particular Netizen, it was because of a desire to go to the lavatory.

Another speculated that it was simply to get to the other side, which is, for the record, the conventional answer to the prehistoric question. But more on that later.

Regardless of the reasons, some have prayed for the chickens’ safety.

While another hypothesised the chickens’ next escape route:

One, however, summed it up in a single sentence.

Meanwhile, it appears that chickens aren’t exactly a rare sight here in Singapore either, as they have allegedly been spotted in Aljunied and Botanic Gardens as well.

Apparently, these undomesticated chickens, also known as wild fowls, are native to Singapore.

That may also be why they’re undertaking such dangerous pathways. Or something like that.

Why Did The Chicken Actually Cross The Road?

Contemplated for centuries by the greatest of minds including Chickbert Enstein, Chickgang Cockzart and more, the prehistoric question has since garnered over millions of possible answers, and billions of different possibilities.

In the end, however, there’s reportedly only one answer to this question: to get to the other side.

Known as an exceptional instance of anti-humour, wherein the listener expects a humorous punchline only to be treated to a simple fact, the riddle joke has progressively evolved in popularity.

It can also be regarded as a pun, with “on the other side” effectively referring to the death realm.

Meanwhile, here are a few humorous takes by Harvard University, with the likes of Chickbert Einstein and co. in the featured cast list.

Albert Einstein: The chicken did not cross the road. The road passed beneath the chicken.

Isaac Newton: Chickens at rest tend to stay at rest. Chickens in motion tend to cross roads.

You can read more here.

Featured Image: Reddit (u/jethron5000)