Mar 13, 2008 1:30 PM

Chicken S#@t Bingo Drops Its Lucky Load at SXSW

With some plywood, some chicken wire and a live hen, a Texas honky-tonk turns a DIY game of chance into a local institution. Wired.com ditches SXSW to hang with some hens.

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Lewis Wallace is the culture editor of Wired.com. When he's not working with words, he plays bass in squeezebox rock band Those Darn Accordions. ... Read More

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