10-26-2009, 06:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
maybe a guy named Barney used to own all the KFCs back then?
I know the guy who owned all the Arby's in Calgary at one point in the early 80s.
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Did his last name rhyme with a rare gem? And did he have twin sons? Are we thinking of the same guy? He was our team sponsor, and I hated having the Arby's logo on my Hockey Jersey's as a kid though. It was sweet, all the Arby's we wanted in the summer. He would come home with a bag with like 12 Beef and Cheddars and just throw them on the table.
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10-26-2009, 07:08 PM
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#42
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Originally Posted by pylon
Did his last name rhyme with a rare gem? And did he have twin sons? Are we thinking of the same guy? He was our team sponsor, and I hated having the Arby's logo on my Hockey Jersey's as a kid though. It was sweet, all the Arby's we wanted in the summer. He would come home with a bag with like 12 Beef and Cheddars and just throw them on the table.
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Did you get the entire collection of Mr. Men characters? 
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10-26-2009, 07:09 PM
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#43
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Just a reminder, its Toonie Tuesday tomorrow.
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10-26-2009, 07:11 PM
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#44
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Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Market Mall Food Court
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Originally Posted by JFK
Just a reminder, its Toonie Tuesday tomorrow.
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isn't it like $3 now or something far from a twoonie?
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10-26-2009, 07:22 PM
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#45
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Originally Posted by Bertuzzied
isn't it like $3 now or something far from a twoonie?
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When all is said and done, it actually ends up costing like $5 or $6 (gravy and a drink aren't included in their meal).
The quirky name is an outright lie, but for some reason it makes me feel better when I'm buying it. I'm a sucker for greasy chicken, fries, and gravy.
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10-26-2009, 07:24 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Conquering the world one 7-11 at a time
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Ah, Kentucky Duck. One bite of that stuff and you can feel your arteries hardening.
Apparently the return to the full "Kentucky Fried Chicken" name is only in the States. In Canada it's still KFC - or PFK if you're in Quebec.
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10-26-2009, 07:35 PM
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#1 Goaltender
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Originally Posted by awildermode
oh, get this. the stock symbol for KFC/Taco Bell/Pizza Hut is YUM
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The parent company is Yum! inc.
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10-26-2009, 08:14 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Calgary, Alberta
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You guys gotta try KFC in the Caribbean.
KFC sucks here compare to there. The chicken is sooooooo goood.....
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10-26-2009, 09:07 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: In your enterprise AI
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Hey, what about that KFC buffet in Weyburn. That's fine dining there my friends.
I think you need to let PETA know about this thread, aren't they all anti-KFC (well, anti anything, really)
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10-26-2009, 10:03 PM
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Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Kalispell, Montana
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
I thought the KFC branding was being phased out and they were bringing back the full name? That's the case in the US last I heard.
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Yep, all the packaging says Kentucky Fried Chicken now.
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10-26-2009, 10:09 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Calgary
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I'm not gonna lie, I love KFC... its a guilty pleasure of mine. However, I don't eat it very often. In fact the last time I had KFC was maybe July. However, this thread has given me a craving for it.
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10-26-2009, 10:17 PM
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I believe in the Pony Power
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Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat
I remember it being called Barney's as well. We used to only go to the Centre Street location so I have no idea if it was city wide or nationwide or whatever it was.
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That's the same one we went to and called Barney's.
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10-28-2009, 03:04 AM
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All I can get
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Kentucky Fried Chicken was originally marketed as a proprietary pressure cooking method (as well as a chicken recipe). Local or regional restaurant chains bought the technology (hardware). Hence you had a lot of places featuring it as a menu item. That all changed eventually, but initially Kentucky Fried Chicken wasn't a franchised restaurant concept in and of itself.
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10-28-2009, 05:43 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Shanghai
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Originally Posted by Joborule
You guys gotta try KFC in the Caribbean.
KFC sucks here compare to there. The chicken is sooooooo goood.....
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KFC sucks in Canada compared to China too. Burger King also.
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10-28-2009, 05:57 AM
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Originally Posted by JiriHrdina
That's the same one we went to and called Barney's.
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I think that Barney's Kentucky Fried Chicken may have been independently-owned shops using the KFC brand. The town I grew up in had one that was owned by two Japanese-Canadian brothers. When they eventually sold, certain things came off the menu (like hamburgers) and the menu was eventually standardized. Now, like most big chains, they offer someone (franchisee) the opportunity to buy-into or 'own' their own KFC establishment. Unfortunately as the franchisee you don't have complete control or ownership as KFC regional HQ has the ability to remove the owner from the establishment (ie buy out) if the restaurant is not up to KFC operating standards.
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10-28-2009, 06:58 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2002
Location: Austin, Tx
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Originally Posted by awildermode
i think they 'changed' the name for international appeal. KFC sounds so much cooler than Kentucky Fried Chicken. like you said, who knows Kentucky? i guess it also saves space on billboards and signs when they combine KFC with Taco Bell and Pizza Hut (same company).
oh, get this. the stock symbol for KFC/Taco Bell/Pizza Hut is YUM
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That's because they are owned by Yum Foods.
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10-28-2009, 10:12 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by JohnnyB
KFC sucks in Canada compared to China too. Burger King also.
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At least you get chicken in Canada and not chinese mystery meat 
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10-28-2009, 10:28 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2006
Location: Shanghai
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Originally Posted by mykalberta
At least you get chicken in Canada and not chinese mystery meat |
No mystery about it. KFC is the biggest fast food chain in all of China, and fried chicken is done well here. Besides, it's not really cheap food in China. Eating a meal at KFC is several times as expensive as I could eat for at a local Chinese spot. It's good quality, clean and well run.
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10-28-2009, 10:30 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Income Tax Central
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Originally Posted by getbak
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This is easily the funniest thing I've read in days!
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KFC president Roger Eaton, asked that the secretary general register the "Grilled Nation" of grilled chicken eaters as the 193rd UN member state.
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What? Really? Thats something a bunch of College kids would do after being baked for a week....
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