Ese es un pollo loco!

The teeming metropolis that is my hometown has several claims to fame:

Four Governors of Tennessee were born in or resided here,

Both David Crockett and Andrew Jackson once lived in the area,

Three natives have been honored by the British crown, most notably Sir John Templeton,

And my little town is the birthplace of both Dinah Shore and University of Tennessee head football coach Phillip Fulmer.

In addition to all that, we are distinguished by having the greatest number of authentic ethnic restaurants of any town its size north of Brownsville, TX.

I completely made up that last statistic but not the others.

We do seem to have an inordinate amount of such restaurants, though - mainly Chinese and Mexican. And that's fine with me. I like the food, I like the people who operate them and it gives me an excuse to talk to my kids about cultural diversity, tolerance and the real meaning of John 3:16.

One such establishment's recent attempt at an advertising gimmick caused us to do a double-take. This is the sight we beheld as we cruised through 'downtown' Winchester:


No, you're not seeing things. That is a giant plastic rooster standing on a trailer in front of 'Buen Dia Mex Grill'.

I'm not sure why this is so funny but the entire family broke down in a fit of uncontrollable giggles.

Enjoy!