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[–] lugal 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

It's implied that it's about chicken eggs

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago

Which came first:

  • A chicken or an egg
  • A chicken or the egg
  • The chicken or an egg
  • The chicken or the egg
  • The chicken or its egg ?

If the definite article is used then it should be clear from the physical or literal context eggsactly which chicken and which egg are the subjects. This makes the answer a simple matter of asking each for its birth certificate.

If the question has been taken out of context or misquoted - and is now meaningless - well that's just typical sloppy journalism.