# KFC, let us discuss your frame of reference. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [November 15, 2003, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407 "2003-11-15T07:57:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![andygirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@andygirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andygirl)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 7:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407/1 "2003-11-15T07:57:47Z")
Dear KFC, Having recently witnessed a commercial where you assert that your fried chicken has “less fat than a Burger King Whopper,” I would just like to remind you that this is not an accomplishment, as that statement can be said about most food items in the universe. Cheers, Andygirl ---
**Author:** ![Manduck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manduck/32/256_2.png) [@Manduck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Manduck)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 8:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407/2 "2003-11-15T08:05:54Z")
It also has less salt than the Dead Sea. ---
**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 8:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407/3 "2003-11-15T08:47:24Z")
“Improving” their fries wasn’t so hard either. ---
**Author:** ![Nanoda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ce73a5/32.png) [@Nanoda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nanoda)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407/4 "2003-11-15T08:52:26Z")
“Improving” their fries wasn’t so hard either. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 10:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407/5 "2003-11-15T10:47:42Z")
Their new ad strategy touting their chicken as health food amuses me to no end, for some reason. It reminds me of a little kid telling some outrageous lie ("Honest, Dad, this guy came in through the window, spit water everywhere, broke the bed, and left!) and desperately hoping it will be believed. They’re also touting that it’s great for people on low-carb diets, if you’ve missed that commercial. ---
**Author:** ![FisherQueen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/58f4c7/32.png) [@FisherQueen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FisherQueen)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407/6 "2003-11-15T11:25:27Z")
If I remember correctly, you can get a reasonably low-fat meal at KFC. But you have to peel the skin off of the chicken. ---
**Author:** ![SkipMagic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skipmagic/32/20706_2.png) [@SkipMagic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkipMagic)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407/7 "2003-11-15T14:13:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by FisherQueen \* > \*\*If I remember correctly, you can get a reasonably low-fat meal at KFC. But you have to peel the skin off of the chicken. \*\* Or oder it and just not eat it. That works, too. Also, tastes better that way. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407/8 "2003-11-15T14:42:18Z")
Yes! My friends and I have found this endlessly hilarious. “You’re looking good, Bob! What’s your secret?” “Chicken.” “Chicken?” “Yeah, chicken. I stopped eating Whopper meals three times a day, now I eat fried chicken. I’m still going to die of a heart attack by the time I’m 35, but at least I’ll be slightly less fat.” ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Amazing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6de8d8/32.png) [@Captain\_Amazing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Amazing)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407/9 "2003-11-15T17:08:12Z")
Have some sympathy, and put yourself in the KFC’s advertising agency’s shoes. They come to you and say, “We need you to make an ad touting the health benefits of our products.” Just what are you going to do? ---
**Author:** ![Crusoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/49beb7/32.png) [@Crusoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crusoe)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407/10 "2003-11-15T17:10:32Z")
KFC: You Can’t Get Prostate Cancer From Our Chicken ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407/11 "2003-11-15T17:25:53Z")
KFC: No Animals Were Harmed in the Making of This Dinner. ---
**Author:** ![Futile\_Gesture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f05b48/32.png) [@Futile\_Gesture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Futile_Gesture)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407/12 "2003-11-15T17:26:52Z")
100% True Story. I went into a KFC today, then left without buying anything. The pervasive smell of congealed chicken fat totally robbed me of all appetite. ---
**Author:** ![Fuji\_Kitakyusho](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f0a364/32.png) [@Fuji\_Kitakyusho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fuji_Kitakyusho)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407/13 "2003-11-15T17:30:10Z")
Our secret blend of eleven herbs and spices… (six of which are salt). ---
**Author:** ![Nocturne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9fc348/32.png) [@Nocturne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nocturne)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407/14 "2003-11-15T17:31:43Z")
In a common-sense way, the health-conscious fast food consumer who eats fast food RARELY (ME), would probably be more likely to go for fast food with less fat. Thus, KFC and not Burger King. Then again, I don’t eat at either of those places, ever. ---
**Author:** ![Michael\_Ellis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/977dab/32.png) [@Michael\_Ellis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michael_Ellis)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407/15 "2003-11-15T17:40:12Z")
Mmm…KFC. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407/16 "2003-11-15T18:37:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Futile Gesture \* > I went into a KFC today, then left without buying anything. The pervasive smell of congealed chicken fat totally robbed me of all appetite. Mmmm…congealed chicken fat. I guess one man’s nausea is another’s Jes’ Gooood Eatin’. :wally ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407/17 "2003-11-15T18:42:05Z")
When I lived in CT, the KFC up there had skinless fried chicken which was quite good. Was that just an experiment that never went anywhere? I haven’t seen it since. ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407/18 "2003-11-15T18:48:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Neurotik \* > \*\*Yes! My friends and I have found this endlessly hilarious. > > “You’re looking good, Bob! What’s your secret?” > > “Chicken.” > > “Chicken?” > \*\* I keep waiting for him to make the “O face” after he says “Chicken?” (That’s the same guy, right?) ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2003, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407/19 "2003-11-15T19:06:03Z")
It absolutely is. I think the same thing every time I see the commercial. He’s done a few others, too, and I keep seeing that scene repeated in my mind. Truly disturbing. ---
**Author:** ![Duke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e8c25b/32.png) [@Duke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2003, 2:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407/20 "2003-11-16T02:51:56Z")
The KFC commercial (one iteration of which I just heard in the other room) also reminds me of those bags of candy which tout that they are “A Fat Free Product.” Well, I suppose they’re right, in the sense that pure sugar contains no fat. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/kfc-let-us-discuss-your-frame-of-reference/213407.md?page=2)