Colonel Sanders At The UN: KFC "Spokesman" Breaches United Nations Security, Meets With Ali Treki

We always knew Colonel Sanders was good at keeping secrets, but who figured he was an expert in espionage too?

An actor dressed as KFC's iconic spokesman breached several layers of security at the United Nations in New York Tuesday, eventually meeting with Ali Treki, the new president of the General Assembly.

The "Colonel" showed up at the UN wearing his trademark white suit and black string bow tie and, after being ushered through security by guards, posed for photos in different parts of the headquarters, including one of him shaking hands with Treki.

The incident was just the latest stunt in KFC's campaign to promote their new line of grilled chicken dishes. The company has been "lobbying" the UN to recognize their fictional "Grilled Nation" as a member country.

Soon after meeting with Treki, security officials got wise to the ruse and kicked the impostor out. An investigation has been launched into how the chicken spokesman got into the building.

The real Colonel Sanders died in 1980.

Comments

[JBS]

That ain't the Colonel. For one thing, the dude's about a foot too tall.

[Carolab]

The article says it is an actor. Colonel Sanders di-ed some time ago. In fact, I met him when I was 16 and he was in his 70s then. I am now 61.

[HekmabaJuzimax]

So Colonel Sanders must be over 120 years old.

[RL9632]

Harlan Sanders didn't even START KFC until he was 65. Up until then he ran a restaurant where he sold his chicken but it wasn't KFC. When he was 65, he loaded a pressure cooker in his car and started traveling finding other restaurants who would be interested in using his cooking techniques and recipes to sell along with their regular menu.

[RL9632]

Harland...not Harlan

[macohmz]

Next will come zombie chickens.

[Balzac]

Bwahahaha!

[Unimatrix42]

Holy Bufalo Wings Batman!

[Jesse P. Steinberg]

Saw this yesterday. This is so funny.

[duxguts]

The UNs' been 'Choking the Chicken' for decades.

[notb observer]

For those of you who don't know (and who care...), Harland Sanders, the man who started KFC was not a real colonel, but he was named "Honorary Colonel of the Kentucky Militia" earlier in his life. He used this title to create the well known image of the southern gentleman with trademark white suit, cane and pointed goatee.

Sanders was eventually pushed out of power (could it be considered a mutiny to rise against an honorary colonel ?) by the board at KFC who wanted to change the company's image to appeal to the younger demographic, and Harland objected.

One of Sanders' proteges was Dave Thomas, who later went on to found Wendy's.

Harland Sanders' biggest fear was that upon dying, he would find that "heaven" was actually run by the chickens... ;)

[Rand]

Actually, he was a member of "The Honorable Order of Kentucky Colonels" (Which has nothing to do with the militia). The group was founded in the 1930s to create goodwill for KY

[LMPE]

The Col should have sneaked into the General Assembly and voted against lifting the US blockade against Cuba, just so that he could have gotten embarrassed by being in the minority with the US, Israel and Palau.

[chooken]

oops. try this link:

http://davescupboard.blogspot.com/2009/08/vintage-sunday-1969-kentucky-fried.html

[chooken]

am i the only one who used to think that the colonel's bow tie was his body?

http://www.flickr.com/photos/21909072@N05/3063124770/

[lovestoread]

maybe not the only one but definitely one of the few!

[nightwind928]

In a bold counter-move, The Popeye's Chicken franchise sent a man dressed up as a can of spinach to the Capitol building but the impostor was quickly eaten by Newt Gingrich before the ruse was discovered.

[Douglas90723]

Is the Col still alive...cool. Anyone know the types of herbs and spices he uses on that finger lickin good chicken?

[Carolab]

He's been de-ad a long time. I met him when I was 16 and asked him about the recipe. He just smiled.

[NickfromCali]

He looks great for a man that's been dead almost 29 years!

[mykebee]

Col Sanders has confirmed that 'Choking the Chicken' will be the franchise's motto moving into 2010 as their crack marketing team has determined the phrase projects a degree of self indulgence that when combined with global warming concerns exhibits a high degree of acceptance in the transgender community.

[Earl]

Looks aren't everything. He must have smelled the part as well.

[indy girl]

earl, your pic made me snort coffee out my nose!