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This is seriously the best thing I've seen on the internet:

http://www.subservientchicken.com/

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Sunday, 11 April 2004 12:19 (twenty-one years ago)

It actually works! I just asked, um... 'him' to "do the worm", and he did it! Please somebody tell me there is some fancy-pants code that just searches terms and calls up video clips. SURELY HE CAN'T BE DOING WHATEVER I SAY.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Sunday, 11 April 2004 12:20 (twenty-one years ago)

Sweet merciful crap I just realized this is brought to you by the good people at burger k1ng. Marketing people really are losing their edge (or gaining it?).

PS - Can any of youse Americans confirm if this is part of some big BK promo campaign or something? I'm temped to be much more cruel to the chicken now...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Sunday, 11 April 2004 12:25 (twenty-one years ago)

HOLY FUCK i just asked it to moonwalk, flash a gang sign, rave, EVERYTHING. IT's doing EVERYTHING

― LC, Sunday, 11 April 2004 12:25 (twenty-one years ago)

OMG say "KARATE"

― LC, Sunday, 11 April 2004 12:32 (twenty-one years ago)

ALright fuck this, this is the last thing I need at 6:35am, I'm going to bed. I really hope it's a really extensive video database too, because I just say the guy sleeping and he got up when I re-entered text.

― LC, Sunday, 11 April 2004 12:33 (twenty-one years ago)

I asked him to build a fort out of the cushions and he did it.
I DON'T UNDERSTAND THE WORLD ANYMORE.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Sunday, 11 April 2004 12:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I'm going to eat at Burger King a LOT more. Seriously.

― Mr Mime (Andrew Thames), Sunday, 11 April 2004 12:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Telling it to "get drunk" was a bit scary

― Mr Mime (Andrew Thames), Sunday, 11 April 2004 13:02 (twenty-one years ago)

Please somebody tell me there is some fancy-pants code that just searches terms and calls up video clips.

Yeah, it is. If you reload it a few times, you see a few of the same clips repeated. Plus, I just asked the chicken to throw the books (the ones in the bookcase) across the room and he just picked one up, thumbed through it a little, then put it back.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 11 April 2004 13:06 (twenty-one years ago)

he won't turn the light off.

― MikeB, Sunday, 11 April 2004 13:09 (twenty-one years ago)

I also asked him to "leave a cushion on the floor," and he took two cushions, made a "chicken sandwhich," then put the cushions back.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 11 April 2004 13:10 (twenty-one years ago)

In other words, whatever you ask the chicken to do, he always leaves the room in the same state as before, thus allowing a smooth segue into any other small filmed segment.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 11 April 2004 13:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Oh christ!

I types simulate anal sex!!!

― Ronan (Ronan), Sunday, 11 April 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Sorry that's so childish I know but a message came up saying "chicken may be performing actions unsuitable for most audiences"

― Ronan (Ronan), Sunday, 11 April 2004 13:22 (twenty-one years ago)

this is too much for my eggshell mind this morning

― strongo hulkington (dubplatestyle), Sunday, 11 April 2004 13:23 (twenty-one years ago)

damn it, he wouldn't smash the tv. i dont believe in anything anymore.

― Ronan (Ronan), Sunday, 11 April 2004 13:26 (twenty-one years ago)

yeah, this is stealth marketing by BK, pretty genius innit?

― teeny (teeny), Sunday, 11 April 2004 13:29 (twenty-one years ago)

he does too turn off the light mikeb!! (for ronan: http://boingboing.net/2004/04/08/subservient_chickens.html)

― m., Sunday, 11 April 2004 13:33 (twenty-one years ago)

he does a mean tai-chi.

― m., Sunday, 11 April 2004 13:34 (twenty-one years ago)

I asked him to do "the chicken dance". It's a cool dance but I don't think it's THE chicken dance.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:07 (twenty-one years ago)

he won't breakdance but he will "riverdance"

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:17 (twenty-one years ago)

it doesn't want to make me eat at Burger King more, so they're all fired

impressive gimmick nonetheless

― stevem (blueski), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I was going to say we should be calling this chicken a "she" but when I asked it to lay an egg, it squatted but nothing came out. Also when I asked it to do a somersault it rushed the camera and gave us a closeup of its groin...and it's a bit hard to tell.

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:19 (twenty-one years ago)

I just asked him to perform "The House of Jealous Lovers" and he just bowed towards the TV a couple times. Obviously this is not a real chicken we're dealing with here.

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:19 (twenty-one years ago)

If you asked me to perform House of Jealous Lovers, the actiosn I'd make would probably look a lot like a chicken bowing towards a TV a couple of times.

― Johnney B (Johnney B), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:22 (twenty-one years ago)

He has a weird way of humping the couch.

― Carey (Carey), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

If you asked me to perform House of Jealous Lovers, the actiosn I'd make would probably look a lot like a chicken bowing towards a TV a couple of times.

Hmm. Are you delicious in nugget form, too?

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:26 (twenty-one years ago)

Any one ask it to fly?

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:27 (twenty-one years ago)

It dies well.

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:34 (twenty-one years ago)

It looks like it's having a heart attack when it dies!

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:37 (twenty-one years ago)

His flying isn't very impressive. But then again, chickens can't fly.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:37 (twenty-one years ago)

What if you ask it to play an instrument?

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:39 (twenty-one years ago)

It looked like it was playing a trombone when I asked it to "play dead".

― Sean Carruthers (SeanC), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:40 (twenty-one years ago)

I really wanted to believe that this wasn't a trick, but I guess like so much in life, it was too good to be true. It nearly had me when he did a pretty good 'worm' and followed my command to 'watch TV' though.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:42 (twenty-one years ago)

Aja, ask him to 'do air guitar'

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:43 (twenty-one years ago)

Haw! Look at the chicken! It thinks it's Angus Young!

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:44 (twenty-one years ago)

Whoa. Ask it to "rock out." It's creepy.

― m.e.a. (m.e.a.), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:45 (twenty-one years ago)

so is asking it to kiss the camera!

― Ronan (Ronan), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

http://www.xeni.net/images/bb/clipData.html

― alan banana (alan_banana), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:46 (twenty-one years ago)

I like what happens when you click on any of those video files, though...

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:49 (twenty-one years ago)

Aja, ask him to 'do air guitar'

I would but my mom won't let me download what ever it is that is needed on this computer to veiw the chicken. :,(,,,,

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:55 (twenty-one years ago)

"Preen" is ok, but "lay egg" looks the same as constipated chicken. and no egg.

― Hunter (Hunter), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:58 (twenty-one years ago)

How about butcher??

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 11 April 2004 14:59 (twenty-one years ago)

Hey how about "Whip it"?

It's on the radio now so, why don't you try it?

― Aja (aja), Sunday, 11 April 2004 15:00 (twenty-one years ago)

I just asked it to piss on the sofa. And it did.

― C J (C J), Sunday, 11 April 2004 15:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I asked it to:

stand still

operate heavy machinery (this was terrifying!!!)

recite plato

display wrath

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 11 April 2004 15:10 (twenty-one years ago)

I like what happens when you click on any of those video files, though...

They changed it! A few days ago they showed all of the clips. Anyway you can just type the commands into the main prompt and still see everything.

― alan r. banana (alanbanana), Sunday, 11 April 2004 15:12 (twenty-one years ago)

I don't think I'm more inclined to eat at Burger King though.

― jel -- (jel), Sunday, 11 April 2004 15:18 (twenty-one years ago)

if you tell him, "Dude, that's awesome!", he bows to the camera.

he won't do the Robot, tho. just some generic dance.

― Kingfish Balzac (Kingfish), Sunday, 11 April 2004 15:18 (twenty-one years ago)

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try typing 'vomit' instead of 'barf' .... that works!

― C J (C J), Monday, 12 April 2004 14:18 (twenty-one years ago)

Jumping jacks are nice.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 12 April 2004 14:18 (twenty-one years ago)

he wouldn't go medieval or re-arrange the furniture

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 12 April 2004 15:02 (twenty-one years ago)

he did the monkey¡

― dyson (dyson), Monday, 12 April 2004 15:08 (twenty-one years ago)

he did the finger waving thing when I asked him to touch the ceiling, and his impersonation of axl rose was rubbish. I give up.

― jel -- (jel), Monday, 12 April 2004 15:11 (twenty-one years ago)

I asked him to head-butt the wall, and obligingly he did so.

― C J (C J), Monday, 12 April 2004 15:32 (twenty-one years ago)

Ummm, if you say "Kiss me you fool!", he makes out with a pillow.

You have no idea how similar to my adolescent dating experience that is.

― C J (C J), Monday, 12 April 2004 16:02 (twenty-one years ago)

I told him to "be the ball" and he rolled. I screamed.

― roxymuzak (roxymuzak), Monday, 12 April 2004 16:03 (twenty-one years ago)

I tried that twice. The first time he bowled (like cricket) the camera, the next he took a rugby free kick at it. This is possibly the best thing on the internet ever.

― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Monday, 12 April 2004 16:14 (twenty-one years ago)

BE A MATADOR

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 12 April 2004 16:17 (twenty-one years ago)

It doesn't always do the same thing when you ask it to do something though, which is a bit baffling.

I typed in "John Travolta Night Fever" and the first time it did a brilliant Night Fever dance. The second time I asked it, it just wandered around aimlessly. How odd.

― C J (C J), Monday, 12 April 2004 16:20 (twenty-one years ago)

KICK IT OLD SCHOOL!

He kicked it old school.

― nickalicious (nickalicious), Monday, 12 April 2004 16:21 (twenty-one years ago)

BE JESUS

― Prude (Prude), Monday, 12 April 2004 16:25 (twenty-one years ago)

The chicken is male. He pees standing up.

― jaymc (jaymc), Monday, 12 April 2004 16:27 (twenty-one years ago)

SHAKE IT LIKE A POLAROID PICTURE

― VengaDan Perry (Dan Perry), Monday, 12 April 2004 16:29 (twenty-one years ago)

this chicken has ideas above its station.

― cozen (Cozen), Monday, 12 April 2004 16:30 (twenty-one years ago)

"run away" causes problems.

"die" it does, but not permanently

"clean room" is my fave.

― Nik (Nik), Monday, 12 April 2004 16:52 (twenty-one years ago)

since when is "lick balls" a baseball term?

― Nik (Nik), Monday, 12 April 2004 16:53 (twenty-one years ago)

Poke your eye out is violent and disturbing

― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Monday, 12 April 2004 18:11 (twenty-one years ago)

pick your nose applies, even though he only has a beak. weird.

― Jay Kid (Jay K), Monday, 12 April 2004 20:41 (twenty-one years ago)

OMG it does walk like an egyptian!

― Jay Kid (Jay K), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 09:33 (twenty-one years ago)

YMCA!

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 09:38 (twenty-one years ago)

It knows what "choke the chicken" means.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 09:46 (twenty-one years ago)

It doesn't know how to scissor kick though.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 09:51 (twenty-one years ago)

Or cancan. And when you tell it to pick up that thing on the floor it lies on its side and does leg lifts.

― Madchen (Madchen), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 10:05 (twenty-one years ago)

it does do a can-can! (use the hyphen).

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 10:27 (twenty-one years ago)

But not the Macarena.

― Matt DC (Matt DC), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 10:29 (twenty-one years ago)

Anda tu cuerpa, querida pollito?

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 11:13 (twenty-one years ago)

Try 'Seduce Me'

― Joe Kay (feethurt), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 11:39 (twenty-one years ago)

That was nice. If you say "You're so money!" he shakes his ass right by the lens. Wow.

I'm disappointed by his attempt to "do the hokey-pokey". He just runs in a circle. Where's the leg-shaking?

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Wednesday, 14 April 2004 12:05 (twenty-one years ago)

two commands to try

"Taco Bell" (gets a girl on camera which he dances with)
"Mosh" (self explanitory)
"eat at mcdonalds" (mimics vommiting)

― rsm99833, Thursday, 15 April 2004 00:57 (twenty-one years ago)

Does it have anyone to mosh with?

― Aja (aja), Thursday, 15 April 2004 01:01 (twenty-one years ago)

"go ape crazy" is a good one.

― the music mole (colin s barrow), Thursday, 15 April 2004 01:08 (twenty-one years ago)

i think sometimes the commands are deliberately disobeyed/randomized to keep up the appearance of, er, authenticity? 'make a chicken sandwhich' didn't work at all for my friend, 'do the hokey pokey' *did* get me the hokey pokey etc

― m., Thursday, 15 April 2004 08:11 (twenty-one years ago)

one year passes...

http://www.ar365.com/ar365com/snap/kabzcam.jpg?1119042607

hi dere.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 17 June 2005 20:15 (twenty years ago)

I see no chickenmastering there.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 17 June 2005 20:27 (twenty years ago)

DO THE MEXICAN WAVE

― the Stanmore signal (nordicskilla), Friday, 17 June 2005 20:27 (twenty years ago)

http://angel.elte.hu/wave/fig/demo/simulationMovie.gif

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 17 June 2005 20:38 (twenty years ago)

(I had no idea that The Wave was Mexican.)

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 17 June 2005 20:38 (twenty years ago)

Freebird!

― the Stanmore signal (nordicskilla), Friday, 17 June 2005 20:38 (twenty years ago)

Its response to "make porn" has totally scarred me for life.

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 17 June 2005 20:43 (twenty years ago)

Er, all it did was strut around and look silly.

― The Ghost of Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 17 June 2005 20:47 (twenty years ago)

Also it appears that it'll give you a thumbs-up for any command that has "Burger King" in it -- including, say, "Burger King sucks," "Burger King sucks ass," "Burger King is poison," or "I hate Burger King."

"BK tastes like dollar-store vomit" makes it fake-vomit, which seems interpretable as agreement.

― nabisco (nabisco), Friday, 17 June 2005 20:47 (twenty years ago)

This one is still my favorite.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Friday, 17 June 2005 20:59 (twenty years ago)

omfg subsurvient chicken is still there. he does what you say. holy shit.

― Orbit (Orbit), Saturday, 18 June 2005 21:17 (twenty years ago)

the chicken never dies. he is eternal.

― Rob Bolton (Rob Bolton), Saturday, 18 June 2005 21:22 (twenty years ago)

p. plains isn't there anymore.

― jaymc (jaymc), Sunday, 19 June 2005 04:59 (twenty years ago)

No, but I am up too late.

― Pleasant Plains /// (Pleasant Plains ///), Sunday, 19 June 2005 05:25 (twenty years ago)

seventeen years pass...

https://ampervadasz.tumblr.com/post/696906493476405248

― “Cheeky cheeky!” she trills, nearly demolishing a roadside post (forksclovetofu), Monday, 10 October 2022 21:34 (three years ago)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIXsUnaMDuE

― waht (calstars), Monday, 10 October 2022 23:16 (three years ago)

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