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Matt,
My original post was simply cut and pasted from the website of Scientific American. Sorry if I didn’t make that clear. They weren’t my words, they were the words of the scientists. Why you find it silly is hard for me to understand. I think we need to pay attention to science and evolve.
Hey Stewart. It’s an interesting science article, for sure. but in this context it just comes across as proselytizing, that’s all. Thats what I meant by ‘silly’. I’m over it tho. Do what you gotta do!
I find their chicken to be dry and the spices to be caked on. I have been a good half dozen times and found it this way consistently. I want to like them but so far they are just OK. Their chicken is hot, but tends to be tough and lacks depth of flavor.
Harry,
Since you don’t believe in science, be careful when you drive to Rocky’s. You don’t want to get too close to the end of the earth, you might fall off!
“Animals are more than ever a test of our character, of mankind’s capacity for empathy and for decent, honorable conduct and faithful stewardship. We are called to treat them with kindness, not because they have rights or power or some claim to equality, but in a sense because they don’t; because they all stand unequal and powerless before us.”
from Dominion, the Power of Man, the Suffering of Animals, and the Call to Mercy, by Matthew Scully
Didn’t Rocky’s actually originate on Sweeten Creek, right up the road from the old Frank’s location?
Actually, they originated in an old building on Hendersonville Road in Fletcher, right on the Henderson-Buncombe county line.
Stewart,
There’s a reason we’re at the top of the food chain. I’ll eat and drink what I want to, and I hope you will exercise your freedom to do the same. I dodged bullets so that we both have that right. If you want to eat tofu on a stick, drive a battery powered egg, and believe that anthropological global warming is anything more than a politically motivated scam, have at it my friend. You have inspired me though. I am going to Rocky’s tonight for dinner. I’m also going to eat one extra piece of their delicious chicken and dedicate it to you. This thigh’s for you Stew!
Harry: the word is ‘Anthropogenic’.
You are right. Thanks Matt.
Harry,
If you aren’t interested in science, that’s your issue. There is a lot of anti-science sentiment around these days, like people wanting to teach creationism in the schools, denying that climate change is man-made, etc. The fact that you found an article from Scientific American to be “silly” says a lot.
Humans may be tasty, too, but I don’t see how that should impact the discussion as to the ethics of how we treat one another.
Stewart: he didn’t say the article was silly he said your post was. I think I agree.
Franks NY Deli was really good! It was in that little tiny building in the “Royal Pines Plaza.” They didn’t really have room for dine in guests so they moved to the former Tucson Southwest Grille and didn’t seem to last very long there for whatever reason. 🙁
Rocky’s Hot Chicken Shack isn’t my most favorite fried chicken, but their sides are SO good! All of them.
Hey Stewart. Chickens, as well as other animals, may be smart, but they are also very, very tasty. You convince nobody with your silly ass posts.
From the current issue of Scientific American:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-startling-intelligence-of-the-common-chicken/
The Startling Intelligence of the Common Chicken
Chickens are smart, and they understand their world, which raises troubling questions about how they are treated on factory farms
By Carolynn L. Smith and Sarah L. Zielinski
In the animal kingdom, some creatures are smarter than others. Birds, in particular, exhibit many remarkable skills once thought to be restricted to humans: Magpies recognize their reflection in a mirror. New Caledonian crows construct tools and learn these skills from their elders. African grey parrots can count, categorize objects by color and shape, and learn to understand human words. And a sulfur-crested cockatoo named Snowball can dance to a beat.
Few people think about the chicken as intelligent, however. In recent years, though, scientists have learned that this bird can be deceptive and cunning, that it possesses communication skills on par with those of some primates and that it uses sophisticated signals to convey its intentions. When making decisions, the chicken takes into account its own prior experience and knowledge surrounding the situation. It can solve complex problems and empathizes with individuals that are in danger.
” It can solve complex problems and empathizes with individuals that are in danger.”
I’ve got a little experiment for you Stewart to test the empathy part of this statement……take a mouse (and I mean a real field mouse – not a WalMart pet section, white, blind mouse) and toss him in a pen full of chickens and see what happens. I can tell you from my past observations that there’s not a whole lot of empathy being shown towards the mouse as the chickens tear him apart and eat him.
Circle of life my friend. Don’t be the mouse.
I adore eating chickens, though I find them to be fascinating creatures and rather charming. There is an amazing PBS show called “The Natural History of the Chicken” that you could stream on Netflix until recently, but you can still watch in segments on YouTube. Rather fascinating! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NkxO91TLKVg
downstairs on the right side of this building is what i’ve heard…
https://www.google.com/maps/preview/@35.473802,-82.515183,3a,75y,225.82h,92.15t/data=!3m4!1e1!3m2!1sHJl8YXPWUnlMpor3a40WiA!2e0
There’s a construction dumpster outside that building filled with renovation junk.
Congrats to Rocky’s! Best wings in town!
Ah, heard they were looking at East Asheville a long time ago. Oh well. Mostly a wasteland over here, bring us some good food, we’re sure to buy it.
Sean
Where was that deli located on Sweeten Creek? I thought it was in the Skyland Springs strip mall near Linamar.
The deli moved there from a location on Sweeten Creek in Royal Pines, in a building that also has the Black Cat Ballroom.
That building with the mural of New York on the side of it? I remember that being a hip-hop clothing store… Lol. People come and go so very quickly here!
It was originally a couple blocks south of where 12 Bones is now on Sweeten Creek. Moving to Skyland Springs was too much, I guess.
Now this is good news.