Thursday, March 26, 2009

The Mysterious Affair in Brooklyn

This post will make the most sense to local kosher Brooklynites. Did you notice that about a month ago whole chickens - that previously were sold with all limbs attached - are now missing at least one wing and sometimes both? First I thought it was the Mountain Fruit schtick, but now that I have started shopping in Moisha's, I have noticed the same thing! Not that I miss them or anything because kosher chicken wings look like that have been on aggressive Rogaine therapy and are pretty much inedible unless you want to spend an hour plucking them. But I am curious nevertheless...

What's going on? Did they start purchasing their chickens from the abused bird shelters? (Just imagine that from the chickens' perspective. There you are at the shelter thinking that you are finally being rescued only to be slaughtered after they fatten you up. Unimaginable cruelty, I say. Unless, of course, these birds died of natural causes. - I'm going to pause for a minute and gag.)

Or did the chicken wings became the choice of poultry among the rich and famous and all of a sudden saw a sudden increase in demand? Or maybe they are using them to feed/torture political prisoners/war criminals and Madoff?

Here's another theory, maybe our patriotic kosher chickens are cutting off their wings to protest all the bailouts, stimulus packages and current economic situation? Or maybe their wings are falling off due to a lack of preventive care because chickens do not have universal health coverage?

Does anyone know what's going on?

P.S. For those who are not very familiar with the laws of kashrut, animals who were sick at the time of the slaughter or died of natural causes are not kosher by default. I was just trying to be funny, that's all.

7 comments:

  1. They're Yakuza chickens who failed their Oyabun (boss) a second time.

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  2. Its the economy, chickens are so poor they have to sell their wings to feed themselves.

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  3. MIM, LOL!

    Moshe, who could possibly be their Oyobun?

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  4. Whoever it is.
    The bigger question, what is he planning on doing with his army of chickens...

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  5. Moshe, good point. Something worthy of losing sleep... LOL

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  6. ive noticed it this @ that place on coney and M, forgot what its called...

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  7. Glatt Mart. They make it up by selling Chernobyl chickens, 1 chicken, 4 legs.

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