Chicken or egg
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="does">does</span> "<span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="egg">egg</span>" <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="in">in</span> "<span word="Maybe">Maybe</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chick">chick</span>-<span word="or">or</span>-<span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="problem">problem</span>"?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="chick">chick</span>-<span word="or">or</span>-<span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="refers">refers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="idiomatic">idiomatic</span> <span word="expression">expression</span>: "<span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="egg">egg</span>?"</p><p><span word="You">You</span> <span word="know">know</span>, <span word="chickens">chickens</span> <span word="lay">lay</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="hatched">hatched</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="eggs">eggs</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="first">first</span>?</p><p><span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="walk">walk</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="wondering">wondering</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="existence">existence</span> <span word="ahead">ahead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="versa">versa</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="especially">especially</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="effect">effect</span> <span word="becomes">becomes</span> <span word="cyclical">cyclical</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="ends">ends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="begins">begins</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="rolling">rolling</span> <span word="first">first</span>?</p><p><span word="Say">Say</span>, <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="Christmas">Christmas</span> <span word="day">day</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="receive">receive</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="person">person</span> – <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Rolex">Rolex</span> <span word="watch">watch</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span> (<span word="suppose">suppose</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="value">value</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>) – <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="thank">thank</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="note">note</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="deserve">deserve</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gift">gift</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wonderful">wonderful</span> <span word="things">things</span> <span word="you">you</span>'<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="done">done</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="Rolex">Rolex</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="ruminating">ruminating</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="began">began</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="remember">remember</span>. <span word="Certainly">Certainly</span> <span word="neither">neither</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="handed">handed</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Rolex">Rolex</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="acquaintance">acquaintance</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="slight">slight</span> <span word="nod">nod</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="it">it</span>.<span word="But">But</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ball">ball</span> <span word="rolling">rolling</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="terms">terms</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="building">building</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="serious">serious</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="when">when</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span>. <span word="You">You</span> <span word="can">can</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="firm">firm</span> <span word="hand">hand</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Call">Call</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="chicken">chicken</span>-<span word="or">or</span>-<span word="egg">egg</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> – <span word="whoever">whoever</span> <span word="offered">offered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="olive">olive</span> <span word="branch">branch</span> <span word="first">first</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="friendship">friendship</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="grown">grown</span> <span word="till">till</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="thing">thing</span>.</p>
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