# I've got two chickens to paralyze...pack your bags we leave tonight! **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 24, 2021, 5:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344 "2021-01-24T05:27:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![HMS\_Irruncible](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hms_irruncible/32/7394_2.png) [@HMS\_Irruncible](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HMS_Irruncible)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344/21 "2021-01-24T15:26:29Z")
I have some friends in Zimbabwe where I’ve been intending to take an extended visit forever. I had almost made up my mind and saved up the money when COVID hit. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344/22 "2021-01-24T15:32:24Z")
An Antarctic base. If more specificity is required, SANAE base, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344/23 "2021-01-24T15:52:53Z")
~~Chicken-itza~~ [Chichen itza, in Mexico](https://www.planetware.com/yucatan/chichen-itza-mex-yuc-ci.htm). And Cancun is close by. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344/24 "2021-01-24T15:54:15Z")
> [@Face\_Intentionally\_Left\_Blank](#): > > Red Rocks is supposed to be a great venue. Like a great narrator can make a horrible audiobook something divine … there _is no such thing_ as a bad show at Red Rocks. ---
**Author:** ![SCAdian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scadian/32/3292_2.png) [@SCAdian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SCAdian)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344/25 "2021-01-24T17:03:38Z")
Trying to decide between going to New Zealand and returning to Scotland. ZUJ… ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344/26 "2021-01-24T18:46:32Z")
Well, you do have _two_ chickens to paralyze. ---
**Author:** ![Gatopescado](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gatopescado/32/5711_2.png) [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344/27 "2021-01-24T18:59:42Z")
First door on the left at the top of the stairs. ---
**Author:** ![Trinopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/2bfe46/32.png) [@Trinopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trinopus)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344/28 "2021-01-24T19:01:51Z")
Boring answer, I’m afraid, but I’d like to tour Carlsbad Caverns again. Done it three times…not finished. Unfortunately, at my age…hm… Also, economically straitened… (Keep playing the lottery, right?) ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344/29 "2021-01-24T19:18:22Z")
> [@lobotomyboy63](#): > > Assuming you’re not whooshing, there’s an Eddie Money song, “Two tickets to paradise.” The title is the misheard lyrics version. I suppose I don’t help my popular culture cred if I ask who Eddie Money is? Nope didn’t think so. ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344/30 "2021-01-24T19:42:16Z")
> [@Trinopus](#): > > I’d like to tour Carlsbad Caverns again It’s a gem, isn’t it? I really enjoyed it. > [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > I suppose I don’t help my popular culture cred if I ask who Eddie Money is? I read that and realize…who Eddie _was_, actually (died 2019). Some folks don’t recognize names of singers. [The song in question](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxcUmAVG3RQ) [My favorite track by him](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJbBSIFN36k&list=RDMJbBSIFN36k&start_radio=1) [Highest charting Eddie Money song](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3aJvIFK9-xk) Quite a list here—Billboard top 100 more than 20 times. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie\_Money\_discography#Singles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eddie_Money_discography#Singles) ---
**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 7:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344/31 "2021-01-24T19:48:12Z")
2020 was my year to go to Greece for the first time. That worked out well - not. So Greece, I wanna go to Greece. To all of you heading off to the UK tonight - pack some warm clothes. > **[Snow: Severe weather warnings in place across UK](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-55786984)** > > Motorists are urged to take care with sub-zero temperatures forecast into Monday. j ---
**Author:** ![FriendlyCurmudgeon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/friendlycurmudgeon/32/5786_2.png) [@FriendlyCurmudgeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FriendlyCurmudgeon)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2021, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344/32 "2021-01-24T23:50:21Z")
Probably the North Sentinel Island in Bay of Bengal. Why ? Humanitarian work, I’ve checked my privileges’ recently and it’s time to give back. Joking aside. Since I’m in the middle of winter at -18° for today anywhere in Hawaii or Australia sounds nice. Why ? Because it’s not here. Winters are harder as I get older. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344/33 "2021-01-25T00:48:32Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > I suppose I don’t help my popular culture cred if I ask who Eddie Money is? > > Nope didn’t think so. Don’t assume you’re the only one. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 1:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344/34 "2021-01-25T01:10:45Z")
I’ve got two ticks and a pair of dice. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344/35 "2021-01-25T01:14:06Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Don’t assume you’re the only one. That is comforting, thank you. ---
**Author:** ![squeegee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/squeegee/32/14537_2.png) [@squeegee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/squeegee)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344/36 "2021-01-25T01:36:33Z")
Tokyo to visit old friends. Then Thailand to visit more friends. Then Ankor Wat - I’ve been within shouting distance twice and never got there and I’m even Facebook friends with a guy who lives in nearby Siem Reap. That’s one chicken/trip. Second Chicken would be Italy and Greece. ---
**Author:** ![Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mundane_super_hero/32/6304_2.png) [@Mundane\_Super\_Hero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mundane_Super_Hero)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344/37 "2021-01-25T01:40:52Z")
The UK. Land near London, rental car with unlimited mileage, rented under someone else’s license, with the standard $2-a-day unlimited insurance. A meal card that every/any restaurant pub will recognize for alcohol-for-three and unlimited seafood. Bonus Points if you include a ‘Bail-Out Bag’ with 2 changes of clothes, different papers, and a ticket on a slow trawler west (out of Scotland) back to the US if it all goes to Hell in a Handbasket. ( …you Did say ‘vacation’… ) ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344/38 "2021-01-25T01:47:39Z")
Ignoring COVID - Iceland to watch the aurora. With COVID - Same as today. My kitchen, office, and living room. Such fun. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344/40 "2021-01-25T01:55:49Z")
A nice snug on Shetland island with a sea view, a nice warm fire, and a pile of books. ---
**Author:** ![Reeses\_Monkey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reeses_monkey/32/2885_2.png) [@Reeses\_Monkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reeses_Monkey)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ive-got-two-chickens-to-paralyze-pack-your-bags-we-leave-tonight/931344/41 "2021-01-25T02:29:25Z")
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