How to Survive a Beheading | Tales From the Bottle

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[@evamerrie60]

Read about this chicken in a guinnes book of records when i was a kid, half the people i told didnt believe me.

[@ballfartius]

hah thats what i remember it from too

[@badfitz66]

I think I read about it in a "Ripley's Believe it or Not!" book.

[@AiOinc1]

Ripley's moment

[@p.dillen1907]

Same

[@samholdsworth420]

I remember reading it in the Guinness book of world records as well 😊

[@Studeb]

Funny how he was photographed next to his dead head, only most likely that head was long lost and he was paraded next to some other poor bird's head.

[@chickenlover657]

I love you people who somehow always notice things that would never even occur to the rest of us.

[@nickmiller9682]

thought the same thing, no way the farmer knew which one was which, there was probably a pile next to the chopping block...

[@denifnaf5874]

So... No head?

[@lionkefentse]

LOL ffs

[@crazywildegg54]

Maybe if you ask nicely?

[@boomboxlamb8791]

‘fraid not, sir.

[@resipsaloquitur13]

It was. Therefore, it... is?... Was? .. sht.

[@thumpyloudfoot864]

Acephalous Sunday

[@boingbong7348]

Lloyd must've gotten pretty attached to Mike aswell, lil fella became a freaky pet

[@miztahrayeproductions2942]

Chickens are female. Let that realization sink in. 😆

[@exactingbirdy]

@@boingbong7348 why wouldn’t you it’s crazy rare!

[@glasket_]

​@@miztahrayeproductions2942"Chicken" isn't gendered. Chickens are split into roosters and hens; Mike was a rooster.

[@TheRealOneWin]

@@miztahrayeproductions2942are you stupid on purpose

[@Nefville]

We may have figured out the headless chicken but NO ONE has figured out boneless chickens yet.

[@dumoulin11]

Nightmare fuel it is!

[@SecretMagician]

You just reminded me of the character from Cow and Chicken, who was their cousin.

[@genericalfishtycoon3853]

​@@dumoulin11 Pretty sure KFC and Tyson both already really tried something like this, whatever they were trying, the videos are indeed terrifying.

[@Nomdeplume4]

THIS 😂😂🤔🤔

[@Nefville]

@@genericalfishtycoon3853 Wait a minute, did someone actually try that for real?

[@238Hero238]

"How'd you die?" "Well I was beheaded, and-" "Ahh, a shame." "I wasn't finished! I was beheaded, which lead to my death by choking years later." "........"

[@MaoRatto]

The Grim Reaper either was mortified or laughing his butt off.

[@headtrauma_1]

Oh neat I saw the Mike the Headless Chicken statue in Fruita, Colorado when I was down there. Always wondered what the full story was

[@exactingbirdy]

same i always wondered how he survived

[@RGonzX10]

I too have survived without head for 20 years :(

[@twitchyeyess]

Same…

[@angry-eightball6887]

real shit

[@LucasProgeny]

Merely a guess... you have been married for about 21 years?

[@timh6011]

​​@@LucasProgenylmao. Totally Edit: that first year though

[@TripleCartsHunter]

Damn, is it inconvenient?

[@christopher88719]

The hens at 7:44 are like 'dude wtf?'

[@snowcow1173]

Imagine being one of them bruh, if they can think they are highly worried about their future

[@dumoulin11]

She's like "Mike? Mike is that you???"

[@collinmclaren6608]

idk why the first thing I'm wondering is 'did they put him up for breeding stock? Was he even still capable of that?'

[@SmokeyChipOatley]

@@dumoulin11Mike’s like “Really Helen?! How am I supposed to respond? I ain’t got no head!… how about I get some from you instead 😎👉👉” Helen: 😑

[@benthomason3307]

you know that one of them was probably thinking "now he won't talk back. finally"

[@neilwilson5785]

Next level cartooning on this one QXIR. You are a real talent.

[@baldmenwin9591]

05:10 Robot Chicken reference... smoothly added 😂

[@tommaxwell4966]

I’m a Britt who now lives in Fruita, Colorado, the home of Mike the headless chicken! We have a festival once a year to celebrate the legend. Our town is pretty funky really, and we have many headless chicken statues and artworks around our Main Street. We also boast a frigging massive dinosaur statue, and many more around town as dinosaur discoveries is also something the town is known for. That and world class mountain bike trails. Weird place!

[@grebulocities8225]

Technically, the Mike statues are also dinosaur statues!

[@SuperFinGuy]

Maybe Mike got possessed by a dinosaur?

[@chrisporter9397]

>”our” town yer a tourist

[@ewill3435]

@@chrisporter9397 Oh piss off with that hogwash. It don't matter if someone's born and bred or moved in later, they naturalize and become a part of the community like any other. He's clearly settled down and made that town his home, so you got no place calling him a "tourist".

[@tommaxwell4966]

@@chrisporter9397 Cheers, Chris. It's this lovely warm and welcoming vibe that we moved here for. I'd love to chat more about your point of view.

[@Loren_Arg_6816]

This story will always blow my mind (at least not to the point where i could live without it)

[@ADistantWail]

Crazy story, but not as crazy as an American driving with the steering wheel on the right side! 4:12 Madness I tell you! Madness!

[@frumpycrust]

@quixr lol

[@cocacola4blood365]

Oh the humanity! Only in the US, I tell ya!

[@jiggsborah7041]

ja, mike was a politician who moonlighted as a policeman and worked as a councillor on weekends and bank holidays . mike was busy

[@DeuxisWasTaken]

My dad saw a chicken run around headless. Apparently it was tied down by the neck to allow an easier cut and to keep it in place in case something like that happens (nobody wants to clean up blood from everywhere it ran through), but whoever did the cut was new to it and didn't realise you're supposed to cut above the rope, not below. So the chicken's head remained tied down, while the rest of the body ran around, made a mess and gave some of the people involved an unforgettable memory. The way our brain is extremely centralised is uncommon in animals overall, though more common in mammals. Birds, reptiles and everything back has the brain more segmented and spread out, while things like spiders and starfish have their parts think mostly independently, communicating more or less general hints between each other.

[@KKenS]

love your videos after all this time man, love seeing your animations improve over the years. Happy to see how far you've come

[@desylid5915]

Qxir throughout your vids you have done an extremely good job of upholding scientific integrity in your retellings of these stories.

[@CalebJones1]

I’m from Colorado and we love the story of Miracle Mike, He even has a statue!

[@predzoru]

Thanks Qxir for releasing this video a week before my trip to Tijuana

[@abrahamedelstein4806]

7:18 I mean, two tractors and a pick-up truck in today's money is nothing to scoff at, tractors aren't cheap.

[@killercow444]

That’s all I was thinking😂😂

[@cs8712]

classic mike...

[@BobbyBrotworst]

Heard this story multiple times but always happy to hear about Mike again what a story qxir always tells a story with good comedy throw in as well so always worth another watch

[@flyingbodysymphony]

I remember learning about Mike as a teenager. I think through Guinness, followed quickly by a deep dive through Wikipedia about this little dude. The DELIGHT in my voice at seeing this one cannot be overstated 🖤 rip in peace headless one

[@Frosty_tha_Snowman]

Dude this is the most cursed story ever.. the first time I heard it I had terrible nightmares

[@ansal5788]

most probably a bot

[@wurtknurte7283]

@@cobratooo believe it or not but qxir didn't invent retelling historical stories.

[@KingTFD]

​@@wurtknurte7283 nuh uh 😮

[@DarthBinky89]

Frosty the softman

[@tracym8952]

@@wurtknurte7283 So you're telling me that qxir isn't retroactively creating history?

[@jeremygreer4039]

Your farmer accent is on point!

[@goldenfiberwheat238]

5:11 oh it’s the robot chicken intro

[@alezzanders988]

Thanks for the video

[@reggiep75]

Oooh It's Friday Night and I'm moderately toasted on rum & coke...

[@regulerjhonson7165]

Love you videos Qxir, please keep them up!

[@usaturnuranus]

No more gettin' woke up at the buttcrack of dawn, eh Lloyd?

[@WobblesandBean]

I feel so bad for Mike. It's so messed up to keep him alive in that state, let alone as long as Lloyd did. Even back then, people were upset with him for doing this.

[@electrogestapo]

I've heard about Mike the Headless Chicken for years but never knew how he died. I now have closure and is at peace with the universe.

[@christopherrindahl1825]

YAAAAAASSSSS more tales from the bottle!!! Keep em coming Qxir you do great work

[@SuperNate666]

Been watching for a few years now just wanted to thank you for your content it's always interesting!!

[@TBrady]

I grew up in Fruita and live here still. Mike The Headless Chicken Festival is kind of a big deal.

[@Waffles935]

Planning on going this year

[@dustinnichol1311]

This is one of my favorite stories I once found on the early internet. Wonderful to see it still going around. Thanks for a great video 👍

[@goldengriffon]

My uncle died choking in a hotel room about a decade ago...my aunt frantically watching her husband die, helpless to clear the mucus. A family horror story that hangs heavy over all of us to this day. So it really grabbed my attention when you got to that part. But it's okay. As my family has come to learn, sometimes life kicks you in the 'nads out of nowhere, and perhaps the best thing to do is simply accept it. Rest in peace, dear uncle. Utah Carol Parker.

[@HubertofLiege]

Was his name……..Mike?

[@gregoryhunter7413]

Great video as always! Your drawings really give the videos their signature flair and personality.

[@MrSpoon-n8z]

1:58 the chicken Is moving like a earthbound character Bakk (Im missing my head and im still Alive) Bak buk buk baak (All normal in Moonside) Buk Buk Ba Kok (Wellllcome To Moooonside)

[@Billy_McLovin_Hope]

3:11 Carling Black Label. I can assure you that's practically South Africa's national drink right there 😅

[@robbyburty]

I grew up in Grand Junction. There was an ongoing festival in Fruita

[@wbwbc89]

so he wasn't really 'headless' chicken in the way we think of, he was basically just a faceless chicken

[@jermwermdontsquirm]

I’m from Grand Junction, Colorado, right next Fruita where Mike was born. We have statues all over the valley of that wonderful wonder fowl.

[@fipachu]

A wholesome story in the end. They reinvested (some of) the earnings into their farm instead of waisting them on vices. Didn’t abandon the farm either. One savvy couple.

[@aHedgerowFrog]

Your voice is perfect for stories like this. Theres just something about the way you say "mike de headless chikken" or even"Jack the baboon"1

[@existentialcrisisactor]

Hell Yeah!! Hometown story time!!

[@Waffles935]

Same here

[@boomdaddymaxwell]

The chicken riding shotgun in the wagon killed me lmao

[@jadetuin9086]

This story ended up having a happy ending! Nice. Love the art

[@charlessaint7926]

Now I have a hankering for Chicken McNuggets.

[@skunkrat01]

I think you mean chicken Mike-Nuggets

[@doctordogelordtmg9637]

​@@skunkrat01 LMAO

[@PreyofBird]

Being from and having family around there, Mike is a legend. Glad this corner of the US is getting some love

[@dogpotato972]

I absolutely love your sketches. They add so much to the story telling.

[@CIementine_]

The chicken had crazy bluetooth signal bro💀

[@ThomasFarquhar2]

Mike must've been running around like....... hm.. something that cannot see and is implied to have lost it's brain but can still run...... can't think of anything

[@firstbradley3281]

Damn I got choked up by the end. I’m sorry I’ll see my way out.

[@mirrorblue100]

Cruel to keep it alive like that.

[@ruffmansavageveteran1345]

Weird. Some how I heard about this story earlier in life. There was a four legged chicken in an aquarium on a cart filled with formaldehyde when I was I in high school with a back story back in 1998. You could contact Tulsa Public Schools in Tulsa, OK, US. The high school was Thomas Edison. Might be an interesting video.

[@Playgravityrush2NOW]

Oh my gosh, I was just thinking about this chicken an hour ago, this coming into my recommended is crazy!

[@doomsdaygray]

Love your channel man. Keep up the good work!

[@ClutchEveryTime]

Perfect video. Coming from a Canadian!

[@pepeuberfraug4529]

Fruita is my hometown So glad to see you cover it

[@joshuawinward5112]

I live in Fruita, and there is a Mike the Headless chicken festival every single summer. There’s also a statue in the small downtown, he’s almost become the mascot of the town.

[@HappyLifeTurtle]

Mike thumbnail: creepy headless chicken Mike story : cool headless chicken

[@geronimo5537]

there was also a small documentary about a headless chicken in the early 2000s. where people were taking care of it for a couple years.

[@Buttercookie268]

You are always creating unique stories on your channel. Keep up the good work

[@ClaudiaX2]

I first found out about this on Ripley's Believe it or Not back in the day. It was so fascinating to me.... Still is. 😂

[@pepethunder]

You know this guy mangled a whole bunch of chickens afterwards trying to recreate Mike.

[@ByteDeity]

Some players of the Earth Meta have invested most of their points into resilience.

[@OnlyEntropy]

Another great video, I'm glad 'Tales from the bottle' has not changed in format style or art. I first subscribed sometime when Qxir had just hit 30,000 subscribers (years ago). Often success changes people and channels, he hasn't. That young Irishman has a real talent for storytelling. (It's an Irish thing.) 🤣Qxir, you're awesome! 😁 Don't ever change!

[@syahrilamir98]

Love your content and your voice

[@raidzero934]

Qxir posted twice in 2 weeks!?!?! Always a better day with a Qxir video! Get that drinkng money!

[@kgilliagorilla2761]

$4,500 a month? That ain’t chicken feed!

[@ddunfuh9239]

0:38 you’ve clearly never heard of any British politicians

[@nyx4506]

😅 facts

[@ponyyboyy]

You're accent was spot on there for that there chicken

[@krowgar]

Writing this comment before the watching, gonna edit after watching! I've been wanting you to cover this for so long as I found this really young and it made me fascinated with death! I hope to learn something new! Edit: Loved the video, Didn't know about people trying to recreate the headless chicken, That's evil lol. Also didn't know the farmers that had MIke went on a trip across the U.S and made them a ton of money. Kinda wild to think about, not sure if its morally correct but none the less a great story to cover! Thank you Qxir keep making videos!

[@Nulldron]

Imagine how much pain that chicken was in

[@skywatcher966]

That farmer must have been trying to recreate that for years

[@eddiebendigo7317]

Glad to see you uploading again! Keep em coming, bud. 👌👌

[@JohnDoe-on6ru]

Seems really cruel to keep him alive like that

[@dutczar5436]

To be fair, could he... actually feel any suffering?

[@BiggestNightmareJim]

Not really, any part of the brain that can sense negative emotion was surely removed. Just a creature with its basic functions.

[@kikibean2024]

I never heard this story before, you must have made it up you clever boy.🐔

[@richardsanchez5444]

6:10 so you're saying DEY TERK DER JERBS!!!"

[@Iwilleatmyhattoyou]

TUUKAA JUBBB

[@Flesh_Wizard]

DEY TERK'R JERBZ!!!!!!

[@twitchyeyess]

Thanks Qxir! Very Cool

[@Mitsurugi2424]

When I was young a friend from school talked me into going to church with them and the sermon was about Mike the headless chicken...

[@wintermoonomen]

Thats what I love about Quixr...alway a 'head' of the rest in bizarre stories!

[@LlamaBobby]

You need to do Peter Stumpp, the Werewolf of Bedburg…would be an amazing and crazy video from you

[@mr.hollow319]

Cool I live in Fruita, CO!!!

[@OMalleyTheMaggot]

The headless chicken wasn't going to live much longer than it did. This was an absolute win for the Olsen's

[@haroldvoss5886]

Thanks dude, I was getting so tired of nothing but politics flooding my notifications.. Then along comes "Q" and some random yet intriguing subject that has absolutely NOTHING to do with all the depressing "stuff" that's flooding youtube ... Perfect timing my man!!! And thank you..

[@You_1133]

I am very ill right now and not in the best mood, thank you for the video it made me laugh bunches

[@unclechris3958]

I am from where Mike the headless chicken is we have a festival about it every year it’s kinda cool to see a video on it Mike is from fruita Colorado

[@thumpyloudfoot864]

5:43 Shaved Turtle? I thought all turtles got waxed..... Bahdum tsss....

[@misterbig9025]

Which turtle? Mine is Brazillian waxed

[@FriedrichHerschel]

Could also have been -Last Moments- Last Months

[@beyondobscure]

Weirdly enough I was thinking about this either yesterday or the day before. Creepy.

[@zopEnglandzip]

I lived at a riding school for a while, one of the girls slammed a stable door on a chickens neck and it did a couple of laps of the yard with it's head hanging off. 22 years later I can still see the faces of those mortified Saturday girls, unable to turn away from the living, running horror show.

[@mattybaked]

“No, this can’t be replicated on a human.” Qxir said disappointingly

[@Name-ot3xw]

My friend's gran kept chickens and they'd make us climb the tree before they went all axe murderer on them so that we kids were out of the way of any runners.

[@ShadeGaming4444]

my god, i never knew mike came to SLC. to think i may have walked where he once walked.

[@FIGHT-R]

This seems so cruel.

[@morticiaheisenberg9679]

This is horrible. Poor Mike😢

[@man-1291]

thanks for tutorial