Where did the term "Buffalo Chicken" come from?
On Feb 22, 6:19*pm, Chemo the Clown > wrote:
> On Feb 22, 10:34*am, wrote:
>
> > I never understood this. There is absolutely no buffalo meat, no buffalo
> > hair, no buffalo parts, or anything else connected to buffalo in this
> > food.
> > Why do they call it this name?
>
> Many many years ago, long before our time, in a distant past in the
> wild wet there lived a creature called the Buficken. It was a small
> creature that resembled a cow but had feathers and wings. Much like
> many animals...it was nearly killed off for it's tasty wings. today,
> they are raised in a very secret location that not even the CIA or the
> FBI know there whereabouts. And now you know the rest of the story.
Well, there IS or WAS a beefalo. It came up one time on that show
with Orson Bean, and Kitty Carlisle could NOT say it without a laugh.
Trivia question: was that "I've Got a Secret' or "Will the real so
and so please stand up?" show. Old age setting in - I can't even
think of THAT show's name. "What's my Line?"
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