Tuesday, January 29, 2008

The Devil is in the Details

KFC is advertising their new sauceless hot wings. They're the newest tasty treat from the Colonel who, like Tupac, keeps coming up with new and & improved stuff post-mortem. They're spicy, they're tasty, they don't leave you all messy, and if you read the fine print, they're also "flavored pieces".


Wait.....what? What the hell are "flavored pieces"?


It scares me when food items have fine print. I expect fine print on prescription drugs, car loans and Bed, Bath & Beyond coupons (those bastards always throw in that "No Dyson" clause) but not on chicken. This is all acceptable, but "flavored pieces"? What's really scary about that is the glaring omission of the concluding part of that sentence, which should be "of chicken." But no, that's not what they're saying. The entire statement, as verified on the KFC website itself is "Wings are flavored pieces." Pieces of what? Aardvark? Pygmy Goat? Talk to me Colonel! I summon thee from the grave!!! Grab your slappy necktie, your Buddy Holly glasses and kick Tupac in the ass and tell me what the hell you're trying to sell me disguised as crunchy chicken goodness!!


In a related story, I find it creepy how similar the logos for GSK and Pork are. Comparison:




That's just creepy.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

pygmy goat is a great animal to mention because you don't hear it too often...

I stopped eating fast food from places such as KFC years ago because the resemblance to food had diminished. That and a McSandwich had me heaving out both sides....

Good catch on the logos....hmmm

PurpleOceanMoon said...

I've heard that pygmy goat is low in fat. Parts is parts they say.

dmarks said...

nThat "other white meat" thing looks like a Viagra ad or something.

Now, but what of spiderpygmy goat?

Miss Sassy Pants said...

That's funny that you mention Tupac because Manuel and I always laugh and find it amazing that a dead guy can come out with new stuff.