Starting your week off $#ITY, not such a bad idea

Picture this; a bar that looks like it might of been a church at some point, a piece of wood with BINGO numbers painted on it and a crowd all staring at a chicken waiting for it to poop. Sounds a little Hick right? Well it might be, but it's just good Texas fun. At first when I heard of this event I thought to myself, "what the hell, people find this entertaining, I have to check it out." I must say, Chicken $#IT BINGO is the place to be on a Sunday afternoon folks. It's definitely an experience like no other.

I'm a small town girl. My hometown has a population of 9,000 people, and the key of surviving growing up in a place like this is self-entertainment. With that being said I've seen a bunch of odd things that people do to keep entertained, like catching a lizard and racing it at Lovington's World's Greatest Lizard Race. I grew up hunting deers,doves and squirrels with my dad and brother and watching rooster fights. So I know what it's like to find strange things entertaining.

Ginny' Little Longhorn Saloon brings in rowdy locals for an evening of putting your luck literally on chicken $#IT. The game starts off with the purchasing of a BINGO number. The numbers sale out fast so be sure to get in line as quickly as possible, but if you miss the first game no worries you can still play in one of the next two rounds. I missed out on the first round, but I was still able to join the fun and watch the chicken make its mark on someone's lucky number.

The first round lasted quite a while, because the chicken was not cooperating. Who can blame it, if I was under that much pressure to do my business in a way too crowded bar, with all eyes on me, I'd freeze up too. Especially with a crowd enthusiastically cheering me on to poop. The problem was solved
when a second chicken was thrown in the game and had no problem relieving itself on the winning number.

I stuck around for one more round and bought a ticket to try my luck, sadly I had a non-$#ITY number that didn't win. Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon is a true Texan bar with live country music and great deals on booze. Lone Star beer does taste much better when it's only two bucks. Chicken $#IT BINGO is an event you have come out and try if you're in the area. You won't regret it and I'll guarantee you'll leave with a good story to tell about the time you started your week off $#ITY and you didn't mind it one bit.

Chicken $#IT BINGO
5p-8p., Sundays
Ginny's Little Longhorn Saloon, (512) 407-8557
5434 Burnet Rd, Austin, TX 78756