# Why did the Cow Cross the Road? To go to Chick-Fil-A **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [March 19, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-cow-cross-the-road-to-go-to-chick-fil-a/831364 "2019-03-19T13:50:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-cow-cross-the-road-to-go-to-chick-fil-a/831364/1 "2019-03-19T13:50:05Z")
[https://kutv.com/news/offbeat/cow-runs-away-from-indiana-police-blocks-traffic-and-goes-to-chik-fil-a](https://kutv.com/news/offbeat/cow-runs-away-from-indiana-police-blocks-traffic-and-goes-to-chik-fil-a) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-cow-cross-the-road-to-go-to-chick-fil-a/831364/2 "2019-03-19T13:57:06Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > [https://kutv.com/news/offbeat/cow-runs-away-from-indiana-police-blocks-traffic-and-goes-to-chik-fil-a](https://kutv.com/news/offbeat/cow-runs-away-from-indiana-police-blocks-traffic-and-goes-to-chik-fil-a) Probably trying to get in on this ad campaign: > **[The Chick-fil-A's Cow and Its Untold Story | Adweek](https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/chicken-beef-untold-story-chick-fil-cow-campaign-171834/)** > > Stan Richards, founder and creative director of ad agency The Richards Group, was sitting in a routine staff meeting in 1994 when he learned his agency won the Chick-fil-A account. He didn't find out in an email. No phone call came in breaking the... ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-cow-cross-the-road-to-go-to-chick-fil-a/831364/3 "2019-03-19T14:38:09Z")
They’re re-booting, “[Top Secret](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0088286/?ref_=nv_sr_1),” and Nigel and friend are on lunch break. ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-cow-cross-the-road-to-go-to-chick-fil-a/831364/4 "2019-03-19T15:23:24Z")
> [@CalMeacham](#): > > Probably trying to get in on this ad campaign: > > [https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/chicken-beef-untold-story-chick-fil-cow-campaign-171834/](https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/chicken-beef-untold-story-chick-fil-cow-campaign-171834/) Damn, it’s too bad that’s a paywalled article…I’d love to read it. ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-did-the-cow-cross-the-road-to-go-to-chick-fil-a/831364/5 "2019-03-19T15:35:58Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Damn, it’s too bad that’s a paywalled article…I’d love to read it. Sorry – didn’t realize (it isn’t on mine). I was only going for the image, though. Try this one: [https://thechickenwire.chick-fil-a.com/inside-chick-fil-a/20-Years-of-Cows](https://thechickenwire.chick-fil-a.com/inside-chick-fil-a/20-Years-of-Cows)