Crispy Frickin' Chicken: It's Obscenely Delicious
Street preacher Michael Sucec and his wife Sheri of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, were so offended by a billboard advertising Sheetz's new Crispy Frickin' Chicken sandwich that they complained to Sheetz and contacted the advertising firm to have the billboard taken down. Sucec describes the word "frickin'" as a "euphemism for fornication," devoid of any humor when paired with "chicken" as a rhyme and intensifier.
I can't say that "Crispy 'Euphemism for Fornication' Chicken" entered my head when I first read the billboard, but maybe my mind is too corrupt to notice. [via So Good]
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20 Comments:
Hope he doesn't find out about Fricker's, a restaurant known for Frickin' chicken wings!
http://www.frickers.com/
Josh Smith at 3:52PM on 03/03/08
Maybe he tried the frickin' chicken and it gave him the sheetz!
jonfoxx at 3:57PM on 03/03/08
@ Josh Smith: haha that's super funny
@jonfoxx: haha even funnier
hungrychristel at 4:02PM on 03/03/08
In college, there was a great wing place near where I lived called "Cluck U Chicken." Sadly, it's not there anymore; I really hope it was closed down for something respectable like Health Department violations and not some whacko decrying the name.
rheogs at 4:03PM on 03/03/08
I'm pretty sure there's still a Cluck-U Chicken near Howard University off Georgia Ave.
Erin Zimmer at 4:13PM on 03/03/08
well this is all fine and good but really...how is the chicken??
p.s. another proud moment from my city of birth. these are the same people who were protesting at a civil war fallen soldiers ceremony, claiming that it proves america condones sodomy. no logic at all.
protest at 4:19PM on 03/03/08
There's a similarly named chicken place in NYC called Pluck U.
OHH, SO WITTY.
roboppy at 4:23PM on 03/03/08
They're bloody nuts!
srhcb at 4:29PM on 03/03/08
well this is all fine and good but really...how is the chicken??
p.s. another proud moment from my city of birth. these are the same people who were protesting at a civil war fallen soldiers ceremony, claiming that it proves america condones sodomy. no logic at all.
protest at 4:49PM on 03/03/08
hehe, I'm in NJ and we have Fu... I mean Cluck-U chicken, however we call it the offensive word. We also have a different name for Fudruckers. It's getting to the point where I have to stop and think and be sure of what I say when asked where we ate dinner.
:(
Southern_bella at 5:14PM on 03/03/08
Good thing they don't live in San Francisco- we have a middle eastern chicken restaurant called Good Frickin' Chicken.
karenita at 5:33PM on 03/03/08
I live in the area that has Sheetz markets. Sheetz is a convenience store and gas station chain. I have not tried the Frickin' Chicken, but I have eaten other Sheetz food (when I had no other choice) and found it to be at the very bottom of the convenience food scale. Over priced, poorly prepared, stale, over-microwaved, tasteless. But the stores are bright and colorful, and apparently they have clever marketers. I wish I felt confident enough to try the chicken sandwich, since I think the objection to the advert is silly, and I would vote with my wallet.
matriarchy at 6:48PM on 03/03/08
Harrisburg, PA. The humble city of my birth. I'd love to say it's a city full of sensible people . . . but if I did, I'd be lying.
Susquehanna at 6:49PM on 03/03/08
The thought police seek to score another inane and senseless victory. May the Frickin Chicken fly forever over the fallen soldiers of Harrisburg, the putative capitol of the poor beknighted state of Pennsylvania. (Maybe they could adopt it as a state bird.)
fewteeth at 7:19PM on 03/03/08
I live on the same block as the Cluck U near Howard U. It's been closed for months, for what I can only assume is repairs or a remodel. I'm sure the chicken was good (this coming from the fingers of a vegetarian) since it's at a major intersection. I'll post updates if I find out when it plans to re-open.
iliana at 8:24AM on 03/04/08
Dang...
anglerfish96 at 9:47AM on 03/04/08
I too am originally from the "great" state of Pennsylvania and actually recently received an email from my parents about this exact billboard. A friend of theirs was petitioning to have it removed. Completely crazy!!!
maz2401 at 11:41AM on 03/04/08
some people are just ... ugh.
lexophile at 4:58PM on 03/04/08
Oh gosh. I live in the town where the store is based.
Some people have a sense of humor at least. We have a local version of the ONion and they came up with a story about it.
http://www.dotpenn.com/2008/174/dotpenn-editorial-billboards-are-freakin-over-our-children.html
MrHoagie at 7:13AM on 03/05/08
So, I checked up on it. The building is for rent now...so long Cluck U.
iliana at 4:48PM on 03/06/08