Today's Daily Dose of Weird is brought to you by KFC and their new fried (or grilled) chicken corsage. It is running Americans $20 and has made my highlight reel on this ridiculous Monday.
I had a great time at prom. My date was/is a stellar guy, I had an awesome dress and I had some fast food. I opted for a trip to McDonaldland over the dirty bird, out of habit KFC closes super early in rural Nova Scotia and when you are under-age and have nothing to do on a Saturday night a trip to the McDonald’s in the next town over is the main source of fun (other than cards). It is my belief that too many fast-food restaurants close too early in Nova Scotia. That is not the point of this blog and a very narrow discussion point so I think I will end my rant on that here.
I love unique prom arrangements. From duct tape dresses to
landing a helicopter in the soccer field instead of arriving in a limo, I look
at prom as a great source of entertainment because people can get so ridiculous
about it. I am one of those people. My mom complained about having to buy me a $100
stick-on bra for my strapless-dress (but had no problem forking out $800 for
the dress), she would have moved heaven and earth to get the town’s Zamboni for
our arrival and I was 100% okay with all of it. I’m not much of a limo girl
myself, I wanted the Zamboni to symbolize my dedication to ice hockey (my sport
of choice)… my dad was on the rink commission and was in no way going to allow
us to break the insurance policy by driving it 500 feet away to my school for
my prom entrance. Dad 1, Mom -$900.
Anyways, I am generally a big fan of outrageous prom stunts.
But, not this time KFC. The KFC corsage is too much. I don’t care how much you
love KFC this is just not a class move. I have had a lot of fun talking about
this today, but overall I think it is just dumb. You should stop reading here,
I am about to go way too in-depth on this subject.
It sparks the following questions in my curious brain. First
off, who just wants one piece of chicken? Second, do you eat it while it is still warm? Third,
what if you get grease on your dress? Fourth, where do you store the gravy
(everybody knows KFC is nothing without the amazing gravy)? Fifth, is it protocol
to share with your date? What if he wants to eat the skin and all you want is
the skin?
As you can see, I have thought WAY too much about this today.
In fact it was at the top of my mind while I did my cardio at the gym. It came
down to this one thought. Nova Scotian kids (sorry everyone else) who want KFC
on prom night should just get a bucket and pop it in the oven after a night
full of fun--- don’t let KFC closing relatively early ruin your night. Oven
heat the chicken for the authentic taste and microwave the gravy… you’ve got to
get the gravy! Buy and wear a normal corsage for the night so that your mother
can keep it at the back of your freezer until you get married (think of how
gross that chicken would be in 10 years)… and so you don’t ruin that dress you
will never wear again.
Started specific, ended very specific. Now I want to go to
prom… and eat KFC.
*This is like 50% joke.... I think this is a brilliant promotion for KFC, it made me think this much about fried chicken so they are clearly doing something right!
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