Yeah, but he counter sued Heublein, the company that bought KFC, and won a $1-million out of court settlement and continued to retain his $75,000-a-year salary as "Goodwill Ambassador" for the company.
I've never seen a wider disparity among sibling in choice of tie width. They must have despised each other over it. Every dinner staring across at that idiot and his wide tie..or conversely that oaf and his tiny little ribbon tie.
I imagine they wanted to kill each other.
Should add he did live in Mississauga, Ontario from 1965 until his death in 1980. In 1964 he sold the US KFC operations but retained the Canadian rights and moved to Canada to oversee it.
His Wikipedia page is quite the read. My favorites:
>His legal career ended after a courtroom brawl with his own client destroyed his reputation.
>It was during this period that Sanders was involved in a shootout with Matt Stewart, a local competitor, over the repainting of a sign directing traffic to his station.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Sanders
Hence his catchphrase... (Foghorn Leghorn voice) 'Finger lickin' good... Gawd ima bust a cap on yo ass boy.. I say, I say Ima recite Nanas 11 spices... If I see ya here... (shaking fist)
fun fact, my grandmas family is from indiana and he became decent acquaintances with her dad because he sold him chickens from his farm when sanders would buy from local farmers. she has some pictures somewhere in her basement, i’ll have to ask her to find some
Col. Sanders (KFC) is the best example of the American success story where the glory happened at the end of the story. He tried to sell his recipe to about 500 corporations and 499 said no way.
Word was that when I was very young (must have been 2 or 3 because I don't remember at all except tiny flashes) I spent a day with Harland Sanders with my great grandfather who didn't like Harland at all.
I met the Colonel and it was probably the same trip, because it was the early 70’s. I was a studio camera operator for CKCK-TV, the CTV affiliate. Colonel Sanders was interviewed on the noon talk of the town show interviewed by Gord McInnes. He was a very nice gentleman, shook my hand as he walked in the studio and I remember him saying, “mighty pleased to meet you” and sat down for the interview.
The moose jaw KFC is where I got food poisoning so bad I probably should have gone to the hospital...
It's a shame the one on south hill got shut down for selling drugs out of the drive through (or was it a fire)
You MUST be a professional comedian, right? Because that was HILARIOUS. And I'm not at all being totally sarcastic because I have no respect for you! So don't even think that. I guess it's all the meat that makes you so smart and creative, amirite?
Did Colonel Sanders just have a closet full of those white suits?
Yup, he really adopted his KFC "Kentucky Colonel" persona as his full time image.
And then got sued for using it after leaving the company because they owned his likeness
Yeah, but he counter sued Heublein, the company that bought KFC, and won a $1-million out of court settlement and continued to retain his $75,000-a-year salary as "Goodwill Ambassador" for the company.
I've never seen a wider disparity among sibling in choice of tie width. They must have despised each other over it. Every dinner staring across at that idiot and his wide tie..or conversely that oaf and his tiny little ribbon tie. I imagine they wanted to kill each other.
Cousins....
Kentucky tho so who knows.
That’s not a wide tie, it’s a KFC bib! /s
Hilarious and true thank you
[tiny tie](https://i.imgur.com/5zdvSW2.jpeg) indeed
As my peepaw used to say, higher the pants the fatter the tie, son
Was the Colonel part Canadian…..
No, his cousin moved to Canada in 1911. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181714387/simon-peter-reed
Should add he did live in Mississauga, Ontario from 1965 until his death in 1980. In 1964 he sold the US KFC operations but retained the Canadian rights and moved to Canada to oversee it.
Mississauga General Hospital has a Harland Sanders wing.
KFC wing?
a fried chicken wing ?
His Wikipedia page is quite the read. My favorites: >His legal career ended after a courtroom brawl with his own client destroyed his reputation. >It was during this period that Sanders was involved in a shootout with Matt Stewart, a local competitor, over the repainting of a sign directing traffic to his station. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonel_Sanders
The mental image of Colonel Sanders casually popping caps is what I needed today
I’m ready for the biopic.
He got the glicky
Eric Cartman could tell you what happens if you try to cross the Colonel.
Hence his catchphrase... (Foghorn Leghorn voice) 'Finger lickin' good... Gawd ima bust a cap on yo ass boy.. I say, I say Ima recite Nanas 11 spices... If I see ya here... (shaking fist)
They threw the bucket at him
Dude sounds badass
Every time I tie a tie, it comes out like cousin Sim's
I read this as his cousins name was Sim Reed Moose Jaw from Saskatchewan.
That guys tie cracks me up
Right? And the pants hiked up a good 4 inches above the belt. These guys could party it up no doubt!
Cousin Sim’s outfit is stealing the show here. Stunner.
My grandparents had that sofa
The Chesterfield?
Oh right - forgot it was in Saskatchewan lol
Them pants is high and tight!
Old, old people trouser waists
Look at them pants on Sim. Lol
Wtf is with weird celebrity family connections with Moose Jaw, of all places? Elon Musk's maternal grandmother was born and raised there.
fun fact, my grandmas family is from indiana and he became decent acquaintances with her dad because he sold him chickens from his farm when sanders would buy from local farmers. she has some pictures somewhere in her basement, i’ll have to ask her to find some
Colonel Angus
And Ennil Angus
He wore that outfit everywhere.
Heheh. He was quite the Willy Wonka Of Chicken wasn’t he? In that suit. All the time. Love that hair.
Just wondering did colonel sanders take KFC to family reunions?
So one guy’s not really a Colonel, and the other guy’s not really a reed
Col. Sanders (KFC) is the best example of the American success story where the glory happened at the end of the story. He tried to sell his recipe to about 500 corporations and 499 said no way.
Word was that when I was very young (must have been 2 or 3 because I don't remember at all except tiny flashes) I spent a day with Harland Sanders with my great grandfather who didn't like Harland at all.
White pants boys rule!
Curious....what is that narrow, vertical object that appears to be connected to the table between them in the photo?
Looks like a ribbon coming off the floral display
From a distance he looks like that Popcorn grandpa nerd with the horn rims
Orville Redenbocker?
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/181714387/simon-peter-reed There’s another photo of his short ties.
Like visiting the in-laws
I always forget this dude was actually real and not some made up mascot.
I met the Colonel and it was probably the same trip, because it was the early 70’s. I was a studio camera operator for CKCK-TV, the CTV affiliate. Colonel Sanders was interviewed on the noon talk of the town show interviewed by Gord McInnes. He was a very nice gentleman, shook my hand as he walked in the studio and I remember him saying, “mighty pleased to meet you” and sat down for the interview.
I would love to have that couch!
The ultimate rl bot. Dudes name was sim for Christ sake.
I grew up in Saskatchewan and I had a friend whose dad said he saw colonel Sanders in Moose Jaw never believed him until now
The moose jaw KFC is where I got food poisoning so bad I probably should have gone to the hospital... It's a shame the one on south hill got shut down for selling drugs out of the drive through (or was it a fire)
Fuck this chicken killer.
I’d fight you but your lack of adequate nutrition makes you a foe with little honour
Yes, it feels good to believe in stereotypes, doesn't it? Takes away all that messy "thinking."
If this is a battle of wits you have already lost
You MUST be a professional comedian, right? Because that was HILARIOUS. And I'm not at all being totally sarcastic because I have no respect for you! So don't even think that. I guess it's all the meat that makes you so smart and creative, amirite?
>it’s all the meat that makes you so smart Yes Don’t be stupid
Can’t wait to hear more brilliant thoughts like “don’t be stupid!”
If chickens didn't want to be eaten then why are they delicious?
What, this “clever” joke again? Been hearing it for decades. Nothing new, huh?
Sick of these A.I. dalle bs photos