Happy Thoughts Travel Fast (HTTF)

Humor is infectious. It lightens burdens, inspires hope, connects us to others, increases our insight, keeps us grounded, focused, alert, and happy. Laughter is a universal language that stimulates both sides of the brain. It allows us to get messages quicker and remember them longer. We all learn more when we are having fun. Writing this blog is a creative exploration in sharing thoughts that make me laugh, smile, or think. Thinking is the source of laughter. Welcome and have a nice day!

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Why Did The Chicken Cross the Road... to get to the pretty girl

Why did the chicken cross the road?

To get to the pretty girl.

CHICKEN ----------------(ROAD)------------------> PRETTY GIRL

Researchers in Stockholm, Sweden discovered that a chicken will cross the road for a pretty girl or at least peck at her more. ~April 2004

During a study in which Ghirlanda, Jansson, and Enquist trained chickens to react to human faces, the chickens showed preferences for faces consistent with general human attraction preferences. It would appear that mate preference is directly linked to phenotypic qualities: