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CrusaderPi · 10-26-2009, 01:09 PM

Remember 15 years ago when Kentucky Fried Chicken changed their name to KFC? We all thought it was ridiculous. "Who do they think they're kidding, we all know what the 'F' stands for" we thought. Well, we were wrong. Last night during the absolute destruction of an eight piece family feast (plus popcorn chicken, chicken fries, large fires, large gravy, 3 sides salads (nuclear cole slaw ftw) and 2L of soda) my son asked me, "Dad, what does KFC stand for".

My feeling fluctuated between two extremes. I went between feeling like I have failed him as a father and how did we let KFC win. I quickly recovered my senses and turned it into an observational lesson. I felt better that he could figure out the C stood for chicken. ("What are we eating, son"?) Relieved when he realized F stood for fried - take that Colonel. ("And how did they cook the chicken, my boy"?). I gave him a pass for not knowing Kentucky. Who cares about Kentucky anyway?

The moral of the story is the evil marketers are winning. I fear for the next generation.

10-26-2009, 01:09 PM	#1
CrusaderPi Redundant Minister of Redundancy Self-Banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Exp:	Kentucky Fried Chicken won Remember 15 years ago when Kentucky Fried Chicken changed their name to KFC? We all thought it was ridiculous. "Who do they think they're kidding, we all know what the 'F' stands for" we thought. Well, we were wrong. Last night during the absolute destruction of an eight piece family feast (plus popcorn chicken, chicken fries, large fires, large gravy, 3 sides salads (nuclear cole slaw ftw) and 2L of soda) my son asked me, "Dad, what does KFC stand for". My feeling fluctuated between two extremes. I went between feeling like I have failed him as a father and how did we let KFC win. I quickly recovered my senses and turned it into an observational lesson. I felt better that he could figure out the C stood for chicken. ("What are we eating, son"?) Relieved when he realized F stood for fried - take that Colonel. ("And how did they cook the chicken, my boy"?). I gave him a pass for not knowing Kentucky. Who cares about Kentucky anyway? The moral of the story is the evil marketers are winning. I fear for the next generation.