Alectryomancy is an ancient form of divination in which the diviner observes a bird (preferably a white rooster) pecking at grain (such as wheat).The way it's done nowadays in Texas is to place the chicken on a board with numbers, and... well, we'll let National Geographic explain...
(Via Neatorama's Upcoming Queue)At Ginny's, a long time Austin establishment (its motto: No Fussin', No Cussin', No Hasslin', No Wrasslin')... monuments of fowl feces (pun intended) are found plopping their way onto a large grid covering a wooden board set on the pool table. Cheering the chicken on are hoards of regulars and instantly hooked first-timers clutching a number that just may be the lucky square...
Ginny's Sunday standard, Chicken Shit Bingo, has branded itself into the hearts of a faithful following and is not to be missed if you are in town. Participants hope to turn their $2 into $100 via this popular crap shoot, and the crowd spills out into the parking lot as a surprisingly calm chicken does her dooty for the mid-afternoon onlookers.
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