Hvad er oprindelsen why did the chicken cross the road?
Why did the chicken cross the road?
Denne vittighed stammer fra strejkevagter under arbejderstrejker i det 19. århundredes USA. Svaret på spørgsmålet "Hvorfor krydsede hønen vejen" var oprindeligt:
"For at komme derhen, hvor han stod".
Det vil sige, at arbejderen havde "tøset" sig ud af strejken og krydsede strejkevagten over til fabrikken. Denne person ville også være kendt som en strejkebryder eller en strejkebryder. 'At komme derhen, hvor han stod' betød, at han ville fortsætte med at tjene den samme indkomst, som han havde før strejken, og ikke forbedre sin 'stilling'.
Why did the chicken cross the road?
The origins of this joke emerged from picket lines during labor strikes in 19th century America. The answer to ‘Why did the chicken cross the road’ was originally:
‘To get where he was standing.’
This means that the laborer had  ‘chickened’ out of the strike and crossed the picket line over to the factory. This person would also be known as a scab or a strikebreaker. ‘To get where he was standing’ meant that he would continue to make the same income he had before the strike, and not improve his ‘standing’.
Why did the chicken cross the road?