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The Curse of Colonel Sanders

Started by tofugu · 9 months ago

I came across this story on Flickr while looking for something completely different, which forced me to do some more searching on my own. Of course, the curse is in Wikipedia, as well as in Shane’s atypicallife, but you can read it right here as well. Possibly with a little mo ... Continue reading »

40 comments

  • CG

    9 months ago

    I agree Randy Bass is the spiting image of Colonel Sanders : )
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  • Floatmeon

    9 months ago

    Well he may be evil, but i sure do love his chicken
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  • koichi

    9 months ago

    I love KFC and rice. It's the best combination there is.
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  • mistawang

    9 months ago

    I think you left out the diphthong on zu in "カーネルサンダースの呪い　(Kaaneru Sandaazu no noroi)"
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  • koichi

    9 months ago

    oops, or, I accidentally wrote it in English incorrectly, which is really what happened. Thanks for the catch!
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  • Popkornage

    9 months ago

    Oh snap. Now I know not to mess with the colonel.
    Random question- Does anyone know the background of why it's pronounced "kernel", but it is spelled "colonel"? Or is it English just being retarded?
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  • Maciel

    9 months ago

    probably for ppl wouldnt get mixed up with the popcorn kernel? lol
    idk
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  • SarahXin

    9 months ago

    http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-col1.htm

    Yeah it's just English being retarded haha
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  • ghindo

    9 months ago

    This is freakin' hilarious. White males = Colonel Sanders amirite
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  • Sougen02

    9 months ago

    LMao I thought the same thing.Of all things it had to be Colonel Sanders eh?
    xD
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  • Tofugu_Erin

    9 months ago

    You don't want to mess with the Colonel.

    Nice vocab list, btw.
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  • WOTDsctoo

    9 months ago

    Hahahaha. Awesome.

    But didn't KFC stop using trans fats? Isn't that like lifting a curse? Maybe it was only in the US...

    Anyway, I like the fact that you can refer to KFC simply as ケンタッキー. Kentucky = chicken. Nothing more. XD
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  • kwyjibo

    9 months ago

    One think I like doing when visiting other countries is trying the fast food to see how it differs from it´s American brethren. The shrimp burger I had was quite good from the McDonalds in Narita Airport. Another one in Japan even got my order wrong (forgot part of it), and it wasn´t due to miscommunication (I think they were just really busy).
    As for the curse. I´m sure it will falter sooner or later. Maybe they should toss Ronald McDonald into the river so Colonel Sanders will stop being so bitter.
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  • Ana_chan

    9 months ago

    @kwyjibo
    Oooooh nice idea! I mean, the whole "toss[ing] Ronald McDonald into the river" thing. Now, there's a place where he could be useful, at last.
    I guess that in poor Colonel's shoes, I'd feel pretty miserable with nothing/no one to kick for revenge. Cursing is good, but having company down there has to make things better somehow. Ranting and raving and cursing is much more satisfying when there's an actual audience.

    @Koichi
    Nice article! The vocab part is pretty neat too.
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  • Zaywex

    9 months ago

    Well, at least the Mariners are getting back on their feet (is it just me, or do most of their good players get bought off?)
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  • Maciel

    9 months ago

    HAHAHA this is a nice post
    i just laughed when i saw the title
    and i think its a true curse
    oh and i like the "Vacab for this Article:" part
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  • Jennifer

    9 months ago

    I think its pretty hysterical. The colonel is definitely treated interestingly in Japan. The one at the KFC down the road from me in Fukuoka is currently dressed like a samurai.
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  • Finlay Clark

    9 months ago

    No way! Japan has such cool stuff...=]
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  • Viet

    9 months ago

    I don't remember the last time I've eaten at KFC...
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  • Rob_Hoolan

    9 months ago

    I want a Colonel Sanders Statue now :(.
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  • Sougen02

    9 months ago

    So do i 0.0
    I've there are some on Japan, why haven't i ever seen them here in the USA??!

    Ebay >.> Must... buy...now!
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  • maakusutipen

    9 months ago

    What about Colonel Sanders dressed as a meido? Just recently he donned the black and white dress and apron for Akihabara passersby? He did not get mad and cursed the otaku-kei that put him in that situation?

    @Koichi's comment on KFC and rice. I would not have it any other way! Here in the Philippines that is standard fare. We get all KFC meals with rice on tow. I really thought that was normal not until I got to the States as well as one Korean friend reminded me again that even in Korea rice was the staple but they cannot even order rice on KFC.
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  • emiko

    9 months ago

    omg this is so scary!

    i've never heard of it before, but when i saw the article i remebered that in the beginning of 'higurashi no koro ni' (one of the most disturbing anime i've ever watched) had a scene in the town junk yard. in the junk yard was a girl trying to get out a 'cute colonel sanders statue' . . . she asks the boy to help her get it out and shows up later with a huge knige/sithe thing . . . i wonder if this has anything to do with this curse . . .

    because afterwards the boy becomes paranoid that his friends are going to kill him and he begins to 'practice his swinging' with and old baseball bat that belonged to one of his friends 'dead' brother . . . soon afterward he killed his friends after being injected with a serum . . . and yes, this story is all about curses
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  • Tofugu_Erin

    9 months ago

    Interesting correlation! I think I saw half an episode of ひぐらしのなく頃に but never finished it for some reason.
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  • emiko

    9 months ago

    it is a good series, it just takes a lot of getting used to . . . it restarts the storyline about four or five times, and you don't truly understand what is going on until the second season
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  • BZou

    9 months ago

    I don't think theres any relation but damn that was a great anime, both seasons.

    Loved it, it had a creepy element to it, The first episode got creepy pretty fast too, its insane.
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  • emiko

    9 months ago

    I heard that there is a third season coming out, but only in OVA
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  • BZou

    9 months ago

    Man you never mess with the Colonel. They were just asking for it, the power of the fried chicken is too awesome for them to comprehend. http://www.dannychoo.com/fauna/userimg/large/20...

    Just look how badass the Colonel is in that picture, you'd have to be crazy to mess with that.
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  • koichi

    9 months ago

    Damn - images like that make me wish I could draw better than a 6 year
    old
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  • Viet

    9 months ago

    Damn. Anyone thinking of stealing the Colonel's recipe better watch out.
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  • Sougen02

    9 months ago

    That's a good way to convince people to eat at KFC 0.0
    Ahem...
    Lmao xD
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  • Captain_Ron

    9 months ago

    I bet The Waterboy would have watched out a bit more in Colonel Sanders class if he knew how skilled he was with a blade.

    Adam Sandler is lucky he caught him by surprise when he tackled him. haha
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  • karab1n3r_k90

    9 months ago

    He funny!
    LOL there's KFC in philippines.I eat there sometimes.
    i HATE spicy!!!
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  • Jyojia

    9 months ago

    Haha. Poor Colonel. Chucked into the river without a second chance.
    I asked my host parents about this and they just gave me weird looks as I tried to explain in my broken Japanese what the hell I was talking about. XDD
    That goes to show you what reading tofugu blogs will do to you :P
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  • karab1n3r_k90

    9 months ago

    you're right!
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  • Eevee

    9 months ago

    ahaha.... That is an awesome story, while very un-educational. The quick edu-save at the end with the vocab list at the end was tricky though. We'll never know if the curse is true or false until a group of snooty gaijin scientists go and check that out...
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  • Captain_Ron

    9 months ago

    Just like the Boston Red Socks curse, who's to say whats real... if they believe it to be true, it will probably be true for them
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  • SarahXin

    9 months ago

    Hahaha that's awesome. It's like the goat-curse thing that the Cubs have...but even crazier...:D

    ケンチキ is a really awesome word. I think I'm going to say "Kenchicken" now in English instead of KFC!! xD
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  • Popkornage

    9 months ago

    You should call it Kenchiki, sounds more Japanes-y
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  • Viet

    3 months ago

    Dun dun dun..

    The statue has been recovered!

    http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=9180
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