NEWS: Keep It Greasey So It Goes Down Easy

CULTURE: Keep It Greasy So It Goes Down Easy

Facing lagging sales as well as persistant urban legends that the word "chicken" was dropped from the brand name because the meat sold at the chain comes from mutant genetically bred animals, not chickens, Yum! Brands has opened a new KFC restaurant in Louisville, Kentucky called: Kentucky Fried Chicken.

The original switch to the KFC name was to remove the word "fried" in hopes of appealing to health-conscious customers. It has now occured to them that anyone who is "health-conscious" knows that even though it's called KFC, it's still greasy, nasty-ass chicken.

Or is it chicken at all?

Parts is parts!

popeyes ftw

[Edited on Apr 23, 2005 12:07PM]

no idea why the double post...

[Edited on Apr 23, 2005 12:07PM]

I thought it was changed from Kentucky fried chicken to KFC because they couldnt actually say it was Kentucky fried. Making the store IN Kentucky with the full name seems go along with that theory.

It's made out of people. PEOPLE!!

Now I want a bowl of chicken & mashed potatoes. That sounds pretty good.

All I know about KFC is that a meal of it's chicken is the best laxative in the world. I'll eat there a couple of times a year, usually on a road trip and it never fails. I think one of the "herbs&spices" is actually ex-lax.

As I understand it, there were two big motivations: first, get the word "fried" out of the name, and, secondly, the thought that "KFC" sounded hipper than "Kentucky Fried Chicken." Oh, and, also, there was thought of expanding the menu out past chicken, so calling it "Chicken" would hurt that. (It's the same reason Boston Chicken became Boston Market.)

It hasn't quite worked.

[Edited on Apr 23, 2005 12:53PM]

I thought they were required to take "chicken" out of their name because they couldn't say that a four-beasted foul with no beak and no feet was really a chicken.

You know what would probably help their sales? Making decent friend chicken. Fuck KFC. . .

Amen to that.

I could have sworn they changed it to "Kitchen Fresh Chicken." Now I'm confused.

and so I come away from the thread with nothing but a new and powerful craving for Boston Market...

People still think KFC's chicken is genetically created in a lab? Check it.

That being said, even though it's real chicken, it's still fucking nasty.

Huh... this thread has nothing to do with your skanky mother... never mind.

What?

Don't they know that we all just stopped eating it because Pamela Anderson told us not to?

Not directed at you... directed at the horrible title.

I like chicken. With hot sauce. But KFC is ok. The best is a church's fried chicken. The kind sold to raise money. Mmmm with blackeyed peas. I miss home.

I still like my mutant hunny bbq wings

I try not to eat fried chicken of any brand but KFC has some kick ass Mac and Cheese...

yes. I miss the caferteria mac and cheese that had a iron/metal taste.

As the author of this article, I'd like to point out that the "spelling correction" of the title of my article ruins the reference it makes. It should be "Keep It Greasey So It Goes Down Easy".

I'll leave it to you to figure out the reference.

but why is their new theme song Sweet Home Alabama ???

Yeah, but sometimes KFC's all a person has. No Popeye's and I've never even HEARD of Church's. The only local place that does fried chicken tastes like ass, though their tenders are good.

And as for Pamela Anderson, I'll stop eating KFC when you stop acting and pretty much just stop talking.

-TM