MSNBC Flash News: HE Has Died!

[DistressedAmerican]

Frank Perdue, the chicken guy, I mean. He was 84 years old.
Sad day for chicken lovers everywhere!

R.I.P. Frank!
:evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin: :evilgrin:

Sorry, Couldn't resist!

[sabra]

1. I will miss HIM

[11 Bravo]

2. It took a tough man to make a tender chicken.

[sniffa]

3. they suspect 'fowL pLay'

buh da bum

[JetJaguar]

7. Odd he only had a

paltry fortune.

[achtung_circus]

14. but he was haunted

by a poultygeist.

[DistressedAmerican]

17. LOL!

:rofl:

[achtung_circus]

26. Credit where credfit is due.

That line is from a Farside cartoon.

[mattclearing]

33. Leave it to DU to tinfoil the chicken man.

The BFEE hated meatier chicken.

[TOhioLiberal]

36. Frankly my dear....

...I don't give a cluck!

Thanks I'll be here all week, try the veal....:)

[sui generis]

4. is Johnny Tyson still alive?

( . . . I've got storeeeees about him from before he got saved. Probably the reason he got saved. He's still going to hell.)

[displacedtexan]

5. The Spokeschicken could not be reached for comment.

[ClintonTyree]

6. Why weren't we treated to a "death watch"

for old Frank? I'll bet the family feels slighted.

Elsewhere, chickens around the world rejoice.

[DistressedAmerican]

11. You have a point there.

Chicken's have probably been waiting for this day for decades, the way I was waiting on Strom Thurmond to kick! Thought that guy would never die!

[fudge stripe cookays]

18. Until.....

Bo Pilgrim finds them.....

FSC

[On the Road]

8. He Went to My Old Business School in College Park

and apparently had a close relationship with the program. The administrator in charge of placement even dated him (shudder). One of my classmates went to work for Perdue in Salisbury, Maryland as a financial analyst.

Not that it's of particular interest to anyone else, but I always felt just one step away from Frank Perdue.

[babylonsister]

9. Twasn't from the bird flu, was it? nt

[rkc3]

10. My brother spent a week in Salisbury putting decals on Perdue trailers.

During his second day there, he got a tour of the plant.

He hasn't eaten chicken since - that was 11 years ago.

[DistressedAmerican]

12. His Obit From The Chicken Giant's Website:

http://www.perdue.com/corporate/news_detail.asp?lvl1=3&lvl2=0&release_id=1092

In memory of Franklin Parsons Perdue, May 9, 1920-March 31, 2005

Frank Perdue didn’t plan to grow up to become an innovative business leader and celebrity spokesperson for a brand bearing his name. Instead, he was a shy young man who dreamt of leaving the farm and becoming a baseball player.

Despite his success and fame, Frank Perdue remained a farm boy. Years after turning over to his son, Jim, the reins of what has become a multi-billion-dollar international food company, Frank continued to visit the company’s plants, and its poultry producers and grain farmers, and, during harvest, was often at the company’s grain elevators.

Honesty and hard work were among the values Frank learned from his father, “Mr. Arthur.” Even as his business grew, Frank never forgot the basics, and often reminded associates that consumers “buy chickens one at a time.”

Frank became known for his unwavering commitment to quality, expressed in the now-famous phrase, “it takes a tough man to make a tender chicken.” But to Frank Perdue, quality of character was every bit as important as product quality. Those who worked with Frank knew him as a plainspoken business leader who expected hard work and results, but, above all, demanded integrity.

The greatest testament to Frank is that the associates of Perdue Farms will continue to be guided by the values he learned on his father’s farm.

[goodboy]

13. A great day for chickens world-wide (nt)

[DistressedAmerican]

15. I Guess We Know How He'll Come Back If The Reincarnation Folks Are Right!

[Marnieworld]

16. "But I don't want to be in a pie"

Chicken Run.

I always hear that line whenever I eat chicken. I don't think I ate any chicken for at least a year after that movie.

Chicken's rejoice everywhere!

[RBHam]

19. Who will care for the CHICKENS!!!!

Doesn't anyone care baout the CHICKENS!!!!!

Oh..those poor poultry....

[AnnInLa]

20. Wonder if the Death Channel has picked this up?

CNN, MSNBC, Faux...take yr pick.

[DistressedAmerican]

21. Really did see it on MSNBC. As Willing As I Am To Make

Totally Bogus Things Up To Use Against The MSM...

[KittyWampus]

22. On A More Serious Note: Perdue Had A Great Ad Campaign. Positive &

slighly tounge in cheek. Spoke in person for his own products.

I prefer chicken from the local chicken farm... but you gotta give the guy kudos for picking out a great ad campaign.

If only the chicken plants weren't such awful places to work.

[AlCzervik]

23. My Dad used to fly a charter plane back in the 70's and Frank Perdue

was a customer, my dad said he was an absolute asswipe.

[DistressedAmerican]

27. Seems like such a nice guy on the commercials.

So did Dave Thomas! Jesus, can I not trust TELEVISION any more?

Lord Help Us!

[Danmel]

24. He's Got a Grudge Against Frank Perdue

Psycho chicken
I can't seem to face up to the facts

I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax

This Colonel Sanders job is gettin' me down

A crazy chicken chasing me all over town


Psycho Chicken--what the f*ck?

Bwak bwak bwak bwaaak bwak bwak bwak bwak bwaaak bwak

Better run run run run run run run away

I don't know just what to do

He's got a grudge against Frank Perdue

He's clucking a lot, but he's not saying anything

I plucked him once--why pluck him again?--CHORUS

Colonel Sanders wants to cook his goose

but Psycho Chicken's still on the loose

("Hmm, a little chickie--" BWAAK!! "OHH!!")

They caught him down in Ohio

They cut off his head and they put him in the oven

They put him in a box right next to a roll

Put some coleslaw around his legs and someone took him home

Ate him for lunch and he tasted real fine ("BURP!")

but the guy who ate him, he just lost his mind!

HALF-CHORUS (with "Qu'est-ce que?")

CHORUS (with "What the f*ck?")

("Ooh, it's all covered in feathers!")
Psycho Chicken--what the f*ck?

Bwak bwak bwak bwaaak bwak bwak bwak bwak bwaaak bwak

Better run run run run run run run away


To the tune of "Psycho Killer by the Talking Heads
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[DistressedAmerican]

41. I'm Sorry I Failed To Give This Post The LOL It Deserved!

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

Five Rolls Up!

[PaganPreacher]

25. Police suspect fowl play.

Preliminary reports indicate that Purdue may have been choked, perhaps in retaliation for an earlier incident.

Rocky the Flying Rooster is being sought for questioning. It seems he flew the coop.

Police have released this composite sketch, and ask the public to call the TIPS Hotline with any information:


Have you seen this rooster?

The Pagan Preacher
I don't turn the other cheek.

[DistressedAmerican]

28. Chicken Kickin'

[distressedsister]

29. Both are 84. Coincidence?

Saw it on CNN in Andy Serwer's "business" report on dead poultry tycoons.

[DistressedAmerican]

30. CNN Reporting He (The Pope This Time) Has Died!

Based on Italian media reports...

[DistressedAmerican]

31. Ther are "Awaiting Confirmation"

Reporting on rumors?

mMums the word from MSNBC...

[DistressedAmerican]

32. Now They Say He Is Terri Dead (Brain But Not Heart and Lungs)

Sheesh! What a circus!

I dread the nonstop memorials. It is going to be worse that the Reagan funeral for us "non-believers".

[DistressedAmerican]

34. Vatican Denies It.

Say's he's still alive. Take that CNN!

You have to forego commercials for a while longer. People will turn the channel!

[DistressedAmerican]

35. kickin' it!

Since the Pope thing is dragging on and on!!!

:evilgrin:

[Arugula Latte]

37. Did he donate his giblets?

Might as well something good come from his death ...

[DistressedAmerican]

43. LOL! He Sure Did?

Need a liver? :beer:

[Ladyhawk]

38. FU! :) This is the second time I've been fooled by this thread.

Fool me once, shame on you...fool me twice...I can't get fooled again!

[Bluebear]

39. Ooooh the rarely achieved DOUBLE FOOL!

hehehehe

[DistressedAmerican]

40. I Do Have To Say I Find That Pretty Satisfying!

:rofl: :evilgrin: :rofl: :evilgrin::rofl: :evilgrin::rofl: :evilgrin::rofl: :evilgrin:

APRIL FOOLS!

[DistressedAmerican]

42. Any Chance We Can Make It Three?

April Fools Again?

:toast:

[Ladyhawk]

45. God, I hope not.

I don't think I'm that stupid. I hope I'm not that stupid. :)

[Ladyhawk]

44. I'm glad you are enjoying yourself. :D n/t

[DistressedAmerican]

46. Tomorrow It Is Right Back To My Usual Deadly Serious Posts!

I Promise!

:pals:

[Ladyhawk]

47. Yeah, I'll bet. :D

Glad my brain-dead state today gave you a lift. :D

[DistressedAmerican]

48. One Final Kick Then On To Meet Its Fate!

:kick:

[Swamp Rat]

49. Down into the archives we go...

:D

[DistressedAmerican]

50. Nice Graphic Guy!

I'll get it posted up on the submissions page ASAP:
http://www.seedsofdoubt.com/distressedamerican.main.htm

:toast: :yourock: