It is amazing (a much overused word in my vocabulary) how ingrained we are with programming.... commercials, cartoons, jingles from childhood have stuck with me for life!
Perfect example... although I may have already written on this (I supposed I should review my own writing and this blog at some point):
Late nite food fest with a new friend... chicken gyros - the food was really dry and we were talking about getting chicken here - how hard it is to find something moist and juicy and the limited options...
He, American, said, "Oh my God, I know it's bad and all, it's terrible, but I was at Kentucky Fried Chicken and it was perfect, they got it down, man. All juicy and moist. It was (family friend edit here ) awesome! Kentucky Fried Chicken, you know, they do chicken right!" and then he paused (he's a bit of a talker so the pause is noteworthy :-) ) and I sorta giggled.
His words were earnest and true, and I couldn't agree with him more.... BUT -
That's the KFC jingle from decades in the past - come on now, sing it with me -
Kentucky Fried Chicken.... they do chicken right!
Neither of us live in the US, that hasn't played for years (they turned in to KFC a while back in an attempt to remove the Fried connection) and yet, we, of similar age, have that stupid jingle stuck in our heads... and in a moment of earnest desperation that is what we turned to.
Truth. Chicken. The American Way.
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