[the Register] Giant Colonel Sanders Visible From Space

Hot damn, gang; screw the crop circles...

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Giant Colonel Sanders visible from space
(Welcome to our planet - have some chicken)

By Lester Haines
Published Friday 17th November 2006 14:56 GMT


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Kentucky Fried Chicken reckons it's the first company whose logo is
visible from space after piecing together a huge mosaic of Colonel
Sanders in the Nevada desert.

The pic of the Colonel comprises 65,000 one-foot-square painted tiles
laid out on a plot near Rachel, Nevada. Gone is Sanders' traditional
suit, replaced by a with-it and happening red apron.

Black helicopter aficionados among you will know that Rachel lies east
of Area 51, and KFC big cheese Gregg Dedrick duly said in a statement:
"If there are extraterrestrials in outer space, KFC wants to become
their restaurant of choice." He added: "If we hear back from a life form
in space today - whether NASA astronauts or a signal from some life form
on Mars - we'll send up some Original Recipe Chicken."

Hmmm. We'd advise KFC against the extraterrestrial Original Recipe
Chicken plan, because once the Martians get a taste of the company's
mouth-watering poultry products, they will surely invade Earth in search
of the legendary secret blend of herbs and spices recipe. Either that,
or they'll destroy the whole planet from a safe distance. ®
Bootnote

The new-look Colonel Sanders is not yet visible on Google Earth, which
is either a great shame or a great relief, depending on your opinion of
fun-sized buckets of chicken wings and fries.



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