“What’s the Shakespearean way to eliminate bird flu?”/“Murder most fowl.”

“Murder most foul, as in the best it is / But this most foul, strange and unnatural” is a line from William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet. This shouldn’t be confused with “murder most fowl,” but there are jokes.
 
“What is the most Shakespearean way to eliminate bird flu? Murder most fowl” was posted on Facebook by Lin Burrows on April 23, 2021. “What’s the cure for bird flu? Murder most fowl” was posted on Reddit—Jokes on January 30, 2025.
 
     
Wikipedia: Avian influenza
Avian influenza, also known as avian flu or bird flu, is a disease caused by the influenza A virus, which primarily affects birds but can sometimes affect mammals including humans.
 
Wikipedia: Murder Most Foul
“Murder Most Foul” is part of a quotation from William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet: “Murder most foul, as in the best it is / But this most foul, strange and unnatural.”
       
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Ryan Pitts
@ryanpitts
Back in the bird flu days, I wrote (but thankfully didn’t run): “Hong Kong commits murder most fowl.” Lame! Groan! #worsthed
1:41 PM · Feb 4, 2009
 
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joe rooney
@joerooney1
Title for a film about an outbreak of bird flu; “Murder Most Fowl”
8:33 AM · May 1, 2012
 
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anakerieonice.bsky.social
@Crampedsultana
#CoronaLockdown WHO, afraid that bird flu will follow on top of Corona, has issued a call to euthanize 95% of the world’s poultry.  It’s Murder Most Fowl.
5:37 PM · Mar 27, 2020
 
Facebook
Lin Burrows
April 23, 2021 at 9:11 AM ·
What is the most Shakespearean
way to eliminate bird flu? Murder most fowl.
 
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RC deWinter
@RCdeWinter
What’s the Shakespearean way to eliminate bird flu?
Murder most fowl.
12:32 AM · May 6, 2022
 
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RC deWinter
@RCdeWinter
What is the most Shakespearean way to eliminate bird flu?
Murder most fowl.
12:21 AM · Apr 27, 2024
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Reddit—Jokes
NativeMasshole—January 30, 2025
What’s the cure for bird flu?
Murder most fowl
 
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Bob Golen
@BobGolen
What’s a cure for bird flu?
Murder most fowl.
9:56 PM · Jan 30, 2025
 
Bluesky
WhosThisFrank
‪@whosthisfrank.bsky.social‬
What’s the cure for bird flu? Murder most fowl.
January 31, 2025 at 4:06 PM