Chicken Dinner (602 hits)
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Submitted by FALLEN (View user info) at 2009-06-29 08:48:46 EDT
When I was a kid we had only four TV channels.
Yes, FOUR.
They were the big three networks, ABC, CBS, NBC and PBS. The Public Broadcast System was and is the home of the educational kid shows like Sesame Street and Mr. Rogers. PBS also fostered my love of shows like Dr.Who and Monty Python, but that's not important.
The point of this post is that they used to run short filler programs in between the big shows. There were no commercials on PBS back then so they had time to fill. One filler they used told stories and showed pictures of old paintings or stamps that had relevance to the story. Like "he went for a ride in his car" and they showed a painting of a car.
I can't find this story anywhere on the web, nor can I find any info on this TV show. If you could point me to the original story I'll be your BFF or whatever. If not, enjoy.
There was a man who spent his life in poverty.
He was old and alone and one day decided to do something he never would in the past.
He splurged what little money he had and bought himself a chicken for diner.
As the chicken was cooking he was approached by a man. The man told him that the chicken smelled delicious and he was tired after traveling a long way. The stranger asked the old man if he would share his dinner with him.
"Who are you that I should share my dinner with you?" asked the old man.
"I am the Lord God" said the stranger.
The old man looked at him and said.
"All my life I have been poor and hungry and now you come to me and ask for my help when you gave none to me? No, I will not share my chicken with you."
And God left.
As the chicken continued cooking he was approached by another man. This man told him that the chicken smelled delicious and he was tired after traveling a long way. This stranger asked the old man if he would share his dinner with him.
"Who are you that I should share my dinner with you?" asked the old man.
"I am the Devil" said the stranger.
The old man looked at him and said.
"You spend your days taking enjoyment in the misery of myself and others. I have seen too much of your misery. No, I will not share my chicken with you."
And the Devil left.
As the chicken was almost done cooking he was approached by a third man. This man told him that the chicken smelled delicious and he was tired after traveling a long way. This stranger asked the old man if he would share his dinner with him.
"Who are you that I should share my dinner with you? After I have denied God and the Devil before you?" asked the old man.
"I am Death" replied the third stranger.
The old man looked long and hard, and for some time said nothing. Finally he said, "Rich or poor, young or old, king or slave, you come to us all and treat us all as equals. Yes, I will share my chicken with you."
And he did.
Did I mention I was like seven or eight when I saw this? I so need to send my therapist bills to PBS.
User Reviews
Submitted by Can_Always_Trust_A_Liar (user info) at 2009-07-14 17:41:57 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
When I was a kid we had like 60 or so. Maybe more. Growing up in the 90s rocked.
Submitted by orphelia (user info) at 2009-07-14 17:06:24 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
WHERE ARE YOU??
Submitted by cheerios (user info) at 2009-07-03 00:20:59 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by Merlina (user info) at 2009-07-01 16:12:50 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
when I was a kid we had two channels - and they were black and white only until the ;ate 70's.
I'm SO OLD..
HAHAHA
Submitted by RoadSong (user info) at 2009-06-30 11:56:52 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
This gave me a headache. Deep story. Need rootbeer.
Submitted by trilaac (user info) at 2009-06-30 08:34:27 EDT (#)
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but not once did the old man notice that all 3 had been on long journeys.. where the hell had they been that was so far away? and why did they all go to that one man.
Submitted by DrogoRoch (user info) at 2009-06-30 05:43:52 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Strange tale. I only had 2, yes 2 channels as a child unless I wanted to be watching some Chinese crap which would have meant that I would have to have learnt chinese which wouldnt have gone along with my whole 'Living in another country being a typical ignorant Britisher' type life style.
Something which I deeply regret to this day!
Submitted by TuTs (user info) at 2009-06-30 04:21:41 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I love it!
In Aus, we have ABC1+2, which is like PBS, seven, nine, ten and funny language speaking SBS. The man wants sattellite, but I just can't for the life of me pay for TV. It just hurts my sense of how things are.
Submitted by Cakes (user info) at 2009-06-29 21:31:49 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Those were the Pong and Super Break-Out days. When we plugged Pong into our tv one Christmas monring, and heard that first bleep, bleep, bleep, we knew the world as we knew it would never be the same.
We were right.
I'll look around for that for you in my spare time, will let you know if i find.:D
Submitted by JoeyG (user info) at 2009-06-29 17:09:52 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
When I grew up here in Blighty, we also had only 4 channels. BBC, BBC2, ITV and Channel 4. When Channel 5 was launched, I thought it was great, until they showed Keith Chegwin in The Naked Jungle.
When I left home at 16, I got a job, got a flat, and my first paychek went on a Sky subscription.
It was only then that I realised there were worse things that can be transmitted to a television set than channel 5.
Although the Red Shoe Diaries more than compensated until I could afford a computer and the internet.
Submitted by haikumikoo (user info) at 2009-06-29 13:38:59 EDT (#)
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That's cool.
Submitted by simple_catalyst (user info) at 2009-06-29 13:35:11 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
Nice.
Submitted by Ballare (user info) at 2009-06-29 12:13:55 EDT (#)
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hey, man, I only had THREE channels. count 'em, three. and never got any fuzzy porn, either.
Submitted by scourge (user info) at 2009-06-29 11:05:12 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
heh
Submitted by monkeyswithguns (user info) at 2009-06-29 09:54:27 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
I'm fairly certain those were segments from NPR which means they could have come from any podunk town in the country. It was sort of a program like the Paul Harvey "rest of the story" segments.
I could be wrong though.
Submitted by skrapmetal (user info) at 2009-06-29 09:46:34 EDT (#)
Ranking: 1
You just made that up. It's good, though.
Submitted by EmissionImpossible (user info) at 2009-06-29 08:59:10 EDT (#)
Ranking: 2
THIS IS NONSENSICAL!
Submitted by SgtHartman (user info) at 2009-06-29 08:58:35 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by F.J.Bell (user info) at 2009-06-29 08:54:40 EDT (#)
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No Comment
Submitted by FALLEN (user info) at 2009-06-29 08:50:08 EDT (#)
Ranking: -2
sound and music?
WTF?