Kentucky Fuhrer Chicken?

Steak Snabler · Jul 8, 2013

Not sure I have anything to add ...

"Hitler" recently opened its doors in Bangkok, and sports a storefront emblem very similar to the American fried chicken chain. But instead of Colonel Sanders, its logo features the head of Adolf Hitler, complete with apron and bow tie.

KFC officials said they may take legal action against the restaurant if it doesn't cease and desist immediately.

"We find it extremely distasteful and are considering legal action since it is an infringement of our brand trademark and has nothing to do with us," a spokesman for KFC parent Yum! told The Huffington Post in an email.

http://www.click2houston.com/news/kfc-threatens-lawsuit-over-hitler-chicken-restaurant/-/1735978/20875398/-/2clb8u/-/index.html

LongTimeListener · Jul 8, 2013

I love this. Does a cease-and-desist order mean anything in Thailand?

Ace · Jul 8, 2013

If you look at this from the chicken's perspective, it makes sense.

Stoney · Jul 8, 2013

Ace said:
If you look at this from the chicken's perspective, it makes sense.

Great post.

TrooperBari · Jul 8, 2013

Steak Snabler said:
Not sure I have anything to add ...

"Hitler" recently opened its doors in Bangkok, and sports a storefront emblem very similar to the American fried chicken chain. But instead of Colonel Sanders, its logo features the head of Adolf Hitler, complete with apron and bow tie.

KFC officials said they may take legal action against the restaurant if it doesn't cease and desist immediately.

"We find it extremely distasteful and are considering legal action since it is an infringement of our brand trademark and has nothing to do with us," a spokesman for KFC parent Yum! told The Huffington Post in an email.

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http://www.click2houston.com/news/kfc-threatens-lawsuit-over-hitler-chicken-restaurant/-/1735978/20875398/-/2clb8u/-/index.html

This story is far from new.

http://whatismatt.com/a-bucket-full-of-fail-how-the-worlds-journos-fudged-thailand-fried-chicken-story/

At this stage, I may as well point out a handful of things:

The restaurant isn't in Bangkok
Amusing Thailand posted the picture, submitted by someone using the handle Volker, along with a caption saying it's in Ubon Ratchatani, about 300 miles from Bangkok.

It didn't open last month
The pic on Amusing Thailand is dated March 12, 2012. Andrew's pic is from May just past.

There are no images of it doing the rounds, it's just this one pic
The pic posted by Andrew is the only one "doing the rounds".

Nobody has been taking photos of it because it isn't open any more (update: at least in this guise)
A user on the Thai Visa forum writes:

The photo of that supposedly "recently opened" fried chicken fast food joint in Bangkok is actually from a fried chicken restaurant in Ubon Ratchathani and at least 2 years old! Needless to say that this shop has CLOSED DOWN long, long ago (due to copyright infringement, by the way, because it had used 'Col. Sanders').