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I was just joking a little bit. Btw I'm sure I was not the only one to ask
myself why Chicken System.
I hope no one was hurt. Humour, was the only purpose...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nikko" <nicolas@...>
To: <exs-users@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 9:52 PM
Subject: Re: [EXS] Translator


> Great answer! I've learned a lot about Chickens now :)
> Btw I love BBQ chicken (with south's corn) hehe
>
> Nikko
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Garth Hjelte" <garth@...>
> To: <exs-users@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Saturday, October 04, 2003 8:00 PM
> Subject: Re: [EXS] Translator
>
>
> > At 04:58 PM 10/4/03 +0200, you wrote:
> >
> > >well who can tell me why it IS called Chicken system? Real Chickens
have
> a
> > >really bad reputation in term of hi-tech, intelligence
> >
> > Well, I've got to agree with you there. Seen the movie Chicken Run?
> >
> > >and Friendship.
> >
> > I was going to say "baloney", but after seeing chickens get along with
> each
> > other, you're right.
> >
> > The city I live in is home to one of the biggest turkey producers in the
> > United States, Jennie-O. (It's the only reason it's on the map. Some of
> you
> > may remember the Jennie-O commercials where they made fun of the City
> > (Willmar), Nobody here thought they were funny. But then again, nobody
> here
> > that Fargo was a good movie either.)
> >
> > When the "toms" (male turkeys) are born, they are debeaked by a
microwave
> > beam in this little machine. They are debeaked because they'd peck each
> > other to death in the barns they are raised in.
> >
> > (Side note, we wrote software that controls these debeaking machines and
> > the reporting mechanisms behind them.)
> >
> > Seriously, though, in America, where the first thing that comes to mind
> > when you say "chicken" is Colonel Sanders, it's a "friendly" term. In
the
> > South, it's even friendlier.
> >
> > >> > >Who could trust a company called Chicken System? Are they selling
> > >> fast food?
> > > > Well, if it means anything, it was a step up from our previous name.
> =)
> > >What was the previous name? Pankakes Labs? Nudegets Corp.? BullSharks
> LLC:)
> >
> > The origination of the name is this: in valiant search of a company name
> in
> > the mid-80's, during which the decade produced a bland assortment of
> > creative company and band names, under much study, thought, and
> > consideration - all lasting under 30 seconds - we came up with (drum
roll)
> > "Rubber Chicken Software Co." - featuring "no joke samples." Certainly a
> > name that can be trusted with all your valuables and loved ones.
> >
> > Since then, for a couple reasons, I (me) wanted to get rid of the name
due
> > to some funny associations that the term "rubber chicken" alludes to
that
> I
> > was too naive to realize. (I'm skipping a really funny story about this
> > here, for brevity.) However, it was apparent to us that only a small
> > minority of persons knew about that association, and the rest (maybe
90%,
> > and my associates) loved the name. I even got dates because of it,
before
> I
> > was married. (Those are other really funny stories - not the dates - but
> > the acquisition of them.)
> >
> > After 11 years, and during a decade that seemed to spawn more creative
> > company and band names, we decided to add a "dba" (doing business as) of
> > "Chicken Systems, Inc." (we incorporated)
> >
> > Now, due to your posts, we'll have to change it yet again. Shoot. =)
> >
> > Garth Hjelte
> > Sampler User
> >
> >
> >
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