KFC asks for papal approval of new fish sandwich

[Swede]

:shrug:

KFC, the nation's largest fast-food chicken chain, this week began selling something it's never sold nationally: fish.
Its new Fish Snacker sandwich sells for 99 cents and is available at all 5,500 locations across the USA. In an unusual move, President Gregg Dedrick sent a letter to Pope Benedict XVI, asking him to lend his personal seal of approval for the item "as a way for members of your flock to keep a holy Lenten season


http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/food/2007-02-22-kfc-fish_x.htm

[Solly Mack]

1. Just saw that on the tube here in Germany

I uh...laughed


Must admit, a new KFC opened up here last year and it does a huge business.

[GoneOffShore]

2. Vatican Seal of Approval?

None authentic without the smiling face of Benedict on the wrapper!

Of course, this sort of thing has been done before, with communion wine and wafers. Get the Vatican Seal of Approval!

I wonder why Durex doesn't ask the Pope for that for their condoms?



:rofl:

[Ken Burch]

24. If the sandwich DOES get papal approval...

...will it contain a toxin that's released into your system the moment you violate Catholic dogma?:scared: :wow:

[tridim]

3. Just saw that reported on CNN..

(Can't watch MSNBC any more because of their 24/7 posthumous ANS orgasm)

Corporations are getting good at launching advertising schemes that don't cost them a cent. Wonder if the "news" understands that they're being used?

[hippiechick]

5. Corporations and 'news organizations' are sometimes one in the same ...

... wholly owned subsidiaries of a bigger mega-uber-org ... :puke:

[kath]

34. FYI, the grammar police say that it's "one and the same", not "one in the same":

:-)

A common mistake.

http://www.stanford.edu/~armin/courses.guidelines.html
Avoid these common mistakes:
all intents and purposes, not all intensive purposes
input, not imput
deep-seated, not deep-seeded
free rein, not free reign
tenets (principles), not tenants
one and the same, not one in the same
spit and image, not spittin’ image
complement (add to), not compliment

[iverglas]

37. have you seen Eggcorns? ;)

http://eggcorns.lascribe.net/

Tow that line!

But not Spitting Image?!

You learn something new ...

[hippiechick]

38. gee, thanks

:eyes: Appreciate your thread-related input. :freak:

[mitchleary]

4. Yum brands

the parent is just another company of KFC promotes corporate farming and animal cruelty. I would never eat at one of their heart attack promoting stores ever.

[Doondoo]

6. how about kosher?

[anotherdrew]

7. I know somebody who knows somebody who found a RATzinger in their KFC n/t

[Marrah_G]

8. Forgive me but I just had to post this..........

Oldie but goodie!

VATICAN CITY—Concerned handlers for Pope John Paul II announced Monday that, in recent weeks, the 78-year-old Catholic leader has "just been blessing everything in sight."

Enlarge Image Aging Pope 'Just Blessing Everything In Sight,' Say Concerned Handlers

Above: The aging Pope John Paul II, who observers say has been "consecrating random objects like there's no tomorrow."

The frail pope has been confined to bed ever since his Jan. 28 return from North America.

"We are, of course, very concerned for His Holiness' mental condition," said chief papal physician Giuseppe Clementi, standing by the pope's bedside, surrounded by dozens of newly consecrated pill bottles, urine-specimen cups and orthopedic slippers. "Pretty much anything you hold up in front of his face these days, he blesses."

Vatican handlers said they first noticed signs of papal deterioration on Jan. 26, as he deplaned at St. Louis' Lambert International Airport upon his arrival in the U.S. After descending the airplane staircase and kissing the runway, as is papal tradition, the pope broke free of his handlers and blessed a luggage cart, a podium, a Life photographer's camera, the plane's left-side landing gear, three TWA flight attendants, and two of the Swiss Guard who were attempting to release his grip on the landing struts and subdue him. Upon realizing that he was being physically restrained, the pope worked his papal-signet-ring-bearing right hand free and blessed the entire aircraft, which now resides in its own special five-story grotto under St. Peter's Basilica.
http://www.theonion.com/content/node/39027

[Ian David]

9. Pope Ratso Fish Snackers... They're Pope-a-licious! n/t

[TlalocW]

10. Think I could get the Pope to lend his seal of approval to...

My new snack cracker aimed at Catholics called, "Jeez-Its?" Ingredients include enriched flour, sodium, and the body of the lord.

If not the Pope's, I'll settle for Bill Donohue's endorsement.

TlalocW

[951-Riverside]

11. Pffft! Shoot higher

...and get Oprah's endorsement

[kestrel91316]

12. Can I K&R YOUR post?? ROFLMAO

[TlalocW]

13. You go right ahead

And bring back Queen of Wands! :)

TlalocW

[colorado_ufo]

32. I pray that God forgives me for laughing out loud!

[AlCzervik]

14. marketing campaign to make it the new Eucharist?

[htuttle]

15. Has anyone asked Don Novello to comment on this yet?

:rofl:

[AlCzervik]

16. he's busy with the "Find the Pope in the Pizza" version 5.6

[Megahurtz]

17. Why Must EVERYONE Kiss Religious Ass

constantly???

Enquiring minds would like to know. :sarcasm:

[JaneQPublic]

18. Not until they get rid of the trans fats (n/t)

[Ken Burch]

25. In this case, would that be

TRANSUBSTANTIATED fats?

[Peace Patriot]

19. But is it really fish, or.....????

God knows these days.

[BadgerKid]

21. Dunno. Are there still USDA labs open?

Probably tilapia.

[llmart]

47. Question....

What is tilapia???

[MaineDem]

20. An Imprimatur on a sandwich??

That's really funny.

[knitter4democracy]

22. It wouldn't be Lenten in our church.

We're supposed to either give up oil entirely or at least cut way back. Something deep fried isn't considered Lenten.

[WindRavenX]

23. yet another article where I initially thought it was from The Onion

These are hillarious times...

[KittyWampus]

26. .99 cents? Now that's got to be quality food.

:puke:

[bullwinkle428]

27. You can fool some of the papal all of the time, all of the papal some of the time...

...yadda, yadda, yadda!

[IndianaGreen]

28. Catholic Church has gone kosher?

Give you a hint KFC, if the fish sandwich comes with a slice of cheese, it ain't kosher!

[flvegan]

29. Papal approval trumps the raping of the environment.

So be it.

Someone call Exxon...

[SoCalDem]

30. Now serving.. .. The Holy Mackerel n/t

[colorado_ufo]

33. I may not make it to the end of the posts! ROFLMAO!

[MaineDem]

36. Now THAT'S funny!

Thank you for a good morning laugh!

:rofl:

[VegasWolf]

31. KFC should wrap their new fish sandwich in a condum for that true Papal appeal. nt

[LeftyMom]

35. If you want Jesus to approve your sandwich, feed the multitudes for free.

Until then, stop trying to outdo the Church at whoring religion for money, they have two millenia of experience on you and they'll kick your ass at it six days a week and twice on Sunday.

[woodsprite]

39. Does McDonald's have approval? I can remember

that during lent that was the only fastfood place my friend would eat at. I was reminded of that when I saw they had a special, limited time value meal sale on their filet-o-fish.

Gotta read more carefully. I'm home sick with a fever and the first time I read the headline I thought they were asking for "PayPal" approval. ;)

[noonwitch]

40. Jesus would approve-cheap food the poor can afford.

.99 is about as cheap as fast food gets, these days. This is great news for the street beggars in Detroit. On a really cold day, even I'll give a couple of them a buck or two.

[AnOhioan]

41. Give me break....Vatican Approval???

Just marketing....bad marketing at that. Let's see...McDonalds has a fish sandwich, BK does, but wait...only KFC has the Vatican approved fish!!! Let me run on over to a KFC right this instant...NOT.

I would laugh if the entire concept were not so sad.

[bleedingheart]

42. he won't need the approval...this stunt got him the publicity he needed

although the rat incident in NYC may make people think twice about it...

[Bodhi BloodWave]

43. unrelated to KFC but

i think this fake ad is one of the most hilarious i've seen in ages, involves the papacy so this seems like an good spot to offer it to others: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sEKwyq5_Hg

[VegasWolf]

44. WWJE. Where Would Jesus Eat. Jesus loves KFC, says so in the bible. nt

[mitchum]

45. What next... Keebler "Magic Crackers"?

[Truthseeker013]

46. KFC asks for papal approval of new fish sandwich

Oh, my... (reg TM, copy.)

[llmart]

48. I clicked on this link because I needed a laugh....

and I got one! Thanks everyone. DU'ers have the best humor:)

Jesus Christ on a pogo stick - what else will Catholics think of? Fast "food" blessed by the Pope? Oh, brother! Like that's gonna get you into heaven quicker.