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Dawnawaken92 t1_izdlb3b wrote

That's one way to get rid of the competition.

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Landlubber77 t1_izdt16j wrote

The judge deferred to Colonel Sanders on what method of execution the condemned suffer, hanging or the electric chair. Sanders replied, "make 'em extra crispy," and the chair it was.

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Solsatanis t1_izdyqgw wrote

Having 10 luck in fallout be like;

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rpbanker t1_ize25el wrote

Dave Thomas' (founder of Wendy's) autobiography has a lot of good KFC stuff in it since he used to work for the Colonel. Sanders apparently swore a lot and frequently got into fistfights.

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HopandBrew t1_ize2am7 wrote

How is there not a movie about this guy? The more I learn about him, the crazier the story gets.

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cetacretin t1_ize2z8i wrote

Replying to HopandBrew (#884,706)

The story of Ettore Boiardi (Chef Boyardee) is pretty interesting too. I grew up thinking it had always been a cheap processed canned food line, and the whole Chef thing was just a marketing shtick, which is not the case.

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Solidsnakeerection t1_izegg5p wrote

Replying to cetacretin (#884,743)

He is a cool dude. He started in canned food because people enjoyed the food at his restaurant so much that they wanted to buy his sauses to bring home. He studied the ideal place to grow totmatoes in America and chose it for his factory location. He was contracted by the US Army to provide food for the army because it was considered high quality but affordable. After the war he chose to sell the company rather then lay off workers. He sold it to a larger corporation on the condition nobody lost their jobs.

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herbw t1_izegyid wrote

Stewart eliminated himself. Murder is still illegal and the old 19th C. methods of competitions have been outlawed.

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proggieus t1_izemr5r wrote

I spent a day with the Colonel in the late '70s when I was in a KFC commercial. I don't remember much other than he was very grandfatherly towards me-

I got an envelope in the mail sometime later with a picture of me and my sister with him on the set(she was also in the commercial) and a personalized autographed photo of him saying

"To (my name), My little TV Star...."

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when I turned 16 I applied for a job at KFC as a cook- when I filled out the application it asked if I had ever worked for KFC, before-

being 16 and unsure what to answer I checked yes.

the manager knowing that you had to be 16 to work there and that I had just turned 16 was a little confused, when I explained he literally said"no fucking way". when I told him I had pictures to prove it he said "you're hired but you need to bring the pictures in and show them"

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I did but the job sucked so I was only there about 7 months or so.

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bolanrox t1_izenuk4 wrote

he had two types of suits as well.

Linen for warm weather, and wool for the cooler months.

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Somethingmorbid t1_izeuee6 wrote

I said it before and I'll say it again, he got into exactly as many gunfights as you would figure a Kentucky chicken man would.

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AppleJ33 t1_izewm2n wrote

Damn, today I learned... The movie "The Founder" about McDonald's was interesting and I liked it. I would be very interested in a movie about the Colonel.

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rinku-a t1_izex72s wrote

They don’t call him the colonel for nothing

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murrrow t1_izf7ofi wrote

Some of you may die, but that's a risk I'm willing to take - Colonel Sanders probably

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Goalie_deacon t1_izf86sh wrote

And that folks is how to get Employee of the Month at KFC. Get shot by a Popeye’s franchise owner, and you too can have your pic on the wall. Get out there, and make KFC proud.

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frix86 t1_izfaana wrote

"Some of you may die, but it's a sacrifice I am willing to make"

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MeanGreanHare t1_izfd6ui wrote

Did he also have a drug lab under the place that washed his white suits?

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Craw__ t1_izg1ab6 wrote

Plot twist. The Colonel shot his own employee and framed Stewart for the murder.

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Royal-Doggie t1_izg3e3w wrote

I come here for a fucking shoot out alright? Some proper shoot out with some proper man. Like a carnel deserves. Is that happening? No. Because you were to busy with a bloody courthouse

SHOOT OUT IS A FUCKING SHOOT OUT, like a western

Wankers, wasting my time

Sanders after hearing of the ruling probably

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LoserCowGoMoo t1_izgdas8 wrote

This could make for a good comedy movie with Will Ferrell and John C Reilly

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Ahelex t1_izgtaiy wrote

That's definitely one way of removing your competitor.

  1. Challenge them to a potentially fatal duel.

  2. Have somebody nearby.

  3. Stage it up so your competitor kills that somebody.

  4. Convict him of murder, thus costing him his business.

  5. Profit.

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Lovat69 t1_izh2c8n wrote

That's some reverse Wimp Lo shit there.

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