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WaitingForNormal t1_j4gemua wrote

Reply to comment by threedogcircus in Til before Popeye gained superhuman strength by eating spinach, he became strong by rubbing a type of chicken called a whiffle hen. by Fitz_cuniculus

“Cocks” they called them cocks back then.

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bumjiggy t1_j4giw3i wrote

they still do, but they used to, too.

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BloodBoundCavalier t1_j4hclb3 wrote

Hens are specifically not cocks, though. I can only imagine what kind of luck rubbing a whiffle-cock would give you!

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