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Colonel Harland Sanders
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| 4/24/25
| Biography
Posted on 09/08/2025 5:25:15 PM PDT by DallasBiff
Who Was Colonel Harland Sanders?
At the age of 40, Harland Sanders was running a popular Kentucky service station that also served food—so popular, in fact, that the governor of Kentucky designated him a Kentucky colonel. Eventually, Sanders focused on franchising his fried chicken business around the country, collecting a payment for each chicken sold. The company went on to become the world's largest fast-food chicken chain, Kentucky Fried Chicken. Sanders died in Louisville, Kentucky, on December 16, 1980.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Chit/Chat; Food
KEYWORDS: chicken; colonelsanders; elvis; elvispresley; food; japan; kentucky; kentuckyfriedchicken; louisville
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He was born 135 years ago tomorrow. Remember the chicken in the bucket. Haven't been to a KFC in years, but I hear in Japan, Kentucky Fried Chicken is a Christmas day dinner tradition.
To: DallasBiff
Kentucky colonel ::= Every other man in Kentucky
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posted on
09/08/2025 5:27:12 PM PDT
by
GingisK
To: DallasBiff
Best fried chicken ever.
Popeyes close… but the Colonel wins.
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posted on
09/08/2025 5:29:49 PM PDT
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.,)
To: DallasBiff
The Chinese love KFC. There were KFCs all over the place in Zhangjiagang and Shanghai when I was there in 2001 and they were always busy.
Wanna bring the Chinese to their knees? Shut down all of those KFCs.
(I didn’t rhyme that on purpose, but it came together quite nicely.)
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posted on
09/08/2025 5:31:19 PM PDT
by
Allegra
(Thank you for your attention to this matter. )
To: DallasBiff
Haven’t had a bite of KFC since the early 1990s... And that may be why I’m still alive.
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posted on
09/08/2025 5:32:34 PM PDT
by
jerod
(Nazis were essentially Socialist in Hugo Boss uniforms... Get over it!)
To: DallasBiff
Yes the Japanese reserve their Christmas KFC well in advance.
I didn’t get to taste it in Japan, but in America it is pretty bad compared to what I enjoyed as a kid.
It was so incredibly good in the 60’s and maybe 70’s, I can still see, smell and taste it from memory. The gravy was also incredible, and dipping that massive delicious breaded chicken leg in the gravy was an emotional experience.
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posted on
09/08/2025 5:32:36 PM PDT
by
Williams
(Thank God for the election of President Trump!)
To: GingisK
Plenty of women, too.
And every other connected person, maybe.
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posted on
09/08/2025 5:36:30 PM PDT
by
FreedomPoster
(Islam delenda est)
To: NFHale
Yup! At its peak in its early years nothing beat Colonel Sanders Kentucky Fried Chicken. In fact, you can actually see where we got our KFC in a scene in “Goldfinger.” It was located at 701 NW 119th street in Miami although in the movie it was supposed to be in Kentucky. That chicken was absolutely INCREDIBLE!!!
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posted on
09/08/2025 5:42:43 PM PDT
by
PJ-Comix
(Yes, I am the Toxic Troll Terminato?)
To: PJ-Comix
I treat myself and the missus to a bucket of KFC, sides of mashed potatoes, and biscuits once a month or do.
Wash it down with some Guiness and Johnny Walker Red.
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posted on
09/08/2025 5:46:25 PM PDT
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.,)
To: NFHale
Best fried chicken ever.Agreed and I like their mashed potatoes and coleslaw too.
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posted on
09/08/2025 5:46:29 PM PDT
by
PROCON
(Sic Semper Tyrannis)
To: Williams
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posted on
09/08/2025 5:47:52 PM PDT
by
nfldgirl
( )
To: Williams
KFC in Asia is a lot better than in the US. I have no idea why that is.
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posted on
09/08/2025 5:50:25 PM PDT
by
Fai Mao
(I used to care, but things have changed ~ Bob Dylan)
To: NFHale
My husband loved KFC when he was growing up, but he thinks it’s not what it used to be now,
I don’t have any experience with it; I’m a Popeye’s fan...
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posted on
09/08/2025 5:51:39 PM PDT
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: PROCON
Seriously wanting to run out to KFC now…
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posted on
09/08/2025 5:54:15 PM PDT
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.,)
To: NFHale
You can see the KFC at the 14 second mark in this scene from
GOLDFINGER. If you look closely you can see coconut palms in the background as well as a Royal Castle burger store, both of which were in Miami, NOT Kentucky as that scene was meant to be located.
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posted on
09/08/2025 5:54:53 PM PDT
by
PJ-Comix
(Yes, I am the Toxic Troll Terminato?)
To: Jamestown1630
Popeyes is damn good too, but KFC definitely has different- And I think better - flavoring.
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posted on
09/08/2025 5:55:17 PM PDT
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.,)
To: PJ-Comix
Holy crap I never saw that… I did, however notice the 64 Ford Thunderbird.
That beast had a 390 in it…
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posted on
09/08/2025 5:56:16 PM PDT
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.,)
To: NFHale
I will have to try it. But I really like the spicy Popeye’s, and their mashed potatoes and coleslaw.
They used to have a fish and shrimp platter that was good; but they don’t seem to have that anymore.
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posted on
09/08/2025 6:00:21 PM PDT
by
Jamestown1630
("A Republic, if you can keep it.")
To: Jamestown1630
I do too. And the biscuits are awesome.
Theres KFC AND Popeyes near me.
I may have ti get a bucket each just to compare and contrast now 😂😂😂
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posted on
09/08/2025 6:02:39 PM PDT
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.,)
To: DallasBiff
Omnipresent amid all the frenzy of Shanghai is that famous portrait, that modern icon. The faintly smiling, bland, yet somehow threatening visage appears in brilliant red hues on placards and posters, and is painted huge on the sides of buildings. Some call him a genius. Others blame him for the deaths of millions. There are those who say his military reputation is inflated, yet he conquered the mainland in short order. Yes, it’s Colonel Sanders.
PJ O'Rourke
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posted on
09/08/2025 6:04:45 PM PDT
by
Pilsner
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