I just saw a new commercial for KFC, you know… the fried-chicken, fast-food restaurant that used to be called Kentucky Fried Chicken.  When KFC first introduced its 7 layer bowls (mashed potatoes, corn, chicken, cheese, gravy, one unidentifiable ingredient, and grease) I thought they might be slipping a little.  Then I ate one of these bowls and found it quite delicious.  But after seeing the latest commercial I’m positive KFC has lost their mind. 

This new ad  has the current KFC President as the spokesperson.  All in all it is a pretty good commercial, until the Pres starts talking.  The dude has a British accent!  KFC – Kentucky Fried Chicken – luxury eating for rednecks – hallmark restaurant of the South has a British president?!  I mean, the only British food I’ve ever tasted had names like mutton and haddock, and it definitely did not taste like chicken.  What do the Brits know about fried chicken?  I imagine the Colonel is rolling over in his grave.  KFC has clearly gone mad.  You’re not going to move a lot of chicken with a British spokesperson.  The two just don’t go together.  First of all, people who eat fried chicken say things like “ain’t” and “skeered.”  British people say things like “highly unlikely” and “fearful.”  It just doesn’t seem like a good fit to me.  Second of all, a British accent generally conveys some sense of class.  I’ve never felt more undignified than when I ordered and then ate a 7 layer KFC bowl in public.

If that is not crazy enough, I went to the KFC website (hoping to post the Brit-Pres-Commercial) and landed on the KFC promos page.  Here I found more insanity.  For instance, KFC is trying to get the Colonel on the US Stamp.  I like fried chicken as much as the next Southerner, but I usually reserve my stamps for real American heroes like George Washington, Martin Luther King Jr, and the American Cancer Society.  I’m not sure promoting heart attacks and indigestion qualifies you to be put on a stamp.  Check out the page and see what you think.  While you’re there, make sure to order a KFC Colonel Bobblehead.

And just who decided the world “Colonel” should be pronounced “kernel?”

Oh the insanity.