Colonel Sanders infiltrates the UN
Thursday, 29 October 2009
, Posted by Ed Allen at 05:10
A man dressed as KFC's Colonel Sanders successfully snuck into restricted areas at the UN Headquarters in New York and can be seen here shaking hands with the new president of the UN General Assembly, Ali Treki.
A spokesperson for Ban Ki-moon, the current UN Secretary General, said that an investigation into the security breach has begun.
The break-in is understood to be a publicity stunt organized by KFC as part of a wider campaign to promote a new menu range. This campaign has included several previous attempts to ‘lobby’ the UN – including a letter written to Mr Ki-moon asking for grilled chicken lovers to be represented at the assembly – for inclusion of the fictional ‘Grilled Nation’ as a UN member state.
News that the actor who dressed as Colonel Sanders for the stunt has been named by KFC as Robert Thompson will surely disappoint those die-hard fans who maintain that the iconic Colonel did not die in 1980.
A spokesperson for Ban Ki-moon, the current UN Secretary General, said that an investigation into the security breach has begun.
The break-in is understood to be a publicity stunt organized by KFC as part of a wider campaign to promote a new menu range. This campaign has included several previous attempts to ‘lobby’ the UN – including a letter written to Mr Ki-moon asking for grilled chicken lovers to be represented at the assembly – for inclusion of the fictional ‘Grilled Nation’ as a UN member state.
News that the actor who dressed as Colonel Sanders for the stunt has been named by KFC as Robert Thompson will surely disappoint those die-hard fans who maintain that the iconic Colonel did not die in 1980.
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Excellent. Not only does this demonstrate that security even sucks at the UN, but Colonel Sanders is alive and well and still making his tasty chicken.
When will Dave Thomas sneak in for Wendy's Nation?
Appalled at UN Security, but even more appalled at KFC. This stunt crosses a line and could put world leaders at risk.
Rather than focusing on quality and improving their sub-standard fare (sorry folks KFC's "grilled" chicken is in fact baked), KFC is focusing on half-assed marketing schemes and ill-advised publicity stunts.
Not as large as KFC, if you have the choice, try El Pollo Loco and ACTUAL grilled chicken, it's amazing.
El Pollo Loco recently challenged KFC to a taste-competition. Watch the linked video for KFC's response to the challenge.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jyn7iDJQnyQ&feature=player_embedded
U.N. = United Nothings
To Anonymous at 11:36:
Really? You're "appalled" and think this "could put world leaders at risk"?
First off, get a sense of humor. Secondly, if anything this will prove to keep world leaders even safer. Now that they know their security has been breached, they will be able to improve on the job their doing.
Lastly, El Pollo Loco may have won the "taste test" but they are not the better chicken. Grilled or Baked, the KFC grilled chicken is far lower in Saturated Fat and to me tastes much better. And you suck.
Too funny! The U.N. security forces thwarted by a rouge Colonel of a chicken shoppe.
No wonder they keep getting their collective arses handed to them whenever they go "Peacekeeping".
why are some of you all bent out of shape about this? its funny. i almost considered eating at kfc again still i remembered it gives me the sh*ts.
KFC's chicken still sucks, by the way. How about they rework the formula instead of sneaking people into the UN.
Sure the Colonel stopped for a photo op, but his real mission in the UN was to secretly meet with his flavor agents from all over the world. Top secret recipes were surely obtained, and attempts by rival food empires to reproduce them were sabotaged. These are recipes so powerful that, in the wrong hands, they could destabilize entire nations.
The Colonel is looking out for you.
Actor looks like this guy Frank Edwards I worked with. He had a gig with KFC as a spokesperson for North America for a bit. Funny coincidence.