That Time Colonel Sanders Tried to Kill the Competition by Trying to Literally Murder Its Manager 

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The thumbnail has two left hands. It’s a bit unsettling.

10%: actual comments 90%: "THE COLONEL HAS TWO LEFT HANDS!"

My old coworker actually met the Colonel, apparently he was a really good guy but hated seeing people mess up his chicken

“I’m too drunk to taste this chicken” - late great Col. Sanders

Plot twist: one of the 12 secret spices is gunpowder.

"Damn it tastes good to be a gangsta" - Col. Sanders

Can I just say how awesome it is that the founder of Wendy's didn't want kids dropping out of high school like he did so he went back as an elderly man to finally graduate?

*Today I Found Out :* That it was Colonel Sanders, in the kitchen, with the revolver. 🤔 *"NUFF SAID"™*

Sander's protecting those secret herbs and spices with lethal force.

"... they nailed that one." Hindsight is truly a gift.

In my childhood hometown the two ice cream trucks, Mr Whippy and Mr Gelato had a territory dispute, And Mr Gelato stabbed Mr Whippy to death. Which meant no more ice cream for anyone.

"What's the matter, Colonel Sandurz? Chicken?" - Dark Helmet

Knowing how badass Sanders was, I just wish that KFC's food was as good as when he himself was making it so that I would buy anything there.

He lured us in with a story about murder, by psyched us out by making it the shortest part of the video.

It is interesting to learn that KFC’s “Original Recipe” is not the original recipe at all.

I am surprised Simon didn't pause during that story of the shootout to say "America, what an amazing country." In the driest most Britishy voice he could muster.

I spent my early childhood in Corbin, Kentucky. The highway that goes by the town is I-75, and not I-70. I-70 goes by the town where I currently live -- Denver, Colorado. Word to the wise: In the United States, an interstate highway that ends in an even number runs (generally) east-west across the country. I-70 runs from Baltimore, Maryland to Cove Fort, Utah. An interstate that ends in an odd number runs north-south. I-75 runs from suburban Miami, Florida, past Corbin and up to Lexington, Kentucky (where I was born), and finally ends at the border with Canada, near Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. As for Colonel Sanders, the herbs and spices he used comprised a variation on the sort of herbs and spices commonly used in southeastern Kentucky. The word around Corbin was that he adopted the mixture used by one of his cooks, at the original restaurant. This did, indeed, differ from the "original recipe" chicken the management at KFC claimed. However, while the advertising focuses on the herbs and spices, that's not what made Sanders a rich man. When starting fresh, fried chicken takes a long time to cook. The meat is reasonably dense and must be cooked all the way through (*nobody* eats rare chicken), for all sorts of reasons. Such thorough cooking would normally make it really easy to dry out the chicken, and leave it tough and tasteless, so all the really good Kentucky cooks (including most of the women in my family) learn from an early age what to do. Take a cast-iron pan, grease it with Crisco or some other oil, and heat that up. Then, take the chicken and roll it in flour with the herb and spice mixture desired. Drop the chicken into the hot, oily pan and sear one side. Flip it over, and sear the other side. For an electric stove, pull the pan off the heat, cover it with a lid, and then turn the heat down to simmer. Once the burner is low enough, put the iron pan with the seared chicken back on the heat and let it cook thoroughly. (For gas stoves, just turn the flame down under the pan and put the lid on.) This cooking method produces delightfully cooked chicken with a crisp crust on the outside, and tender and juicy meat on the inside. It also takes about 15-20 minutes to finish. Traditional Kentucky fried chicken is *not* "fast food." What Sanders did -- and what you may have wanted to mention -- was to figure out how to make chicken a viable option for a fast food franchise. You did touch upon it, when you mentioned the pressure-cooker. Sanders figured out how to use the pressure-cooker to cook the chicken *almost* all the way through while keeping the meat tender and juicy. He could then take the nearly-complete chicken out, and put it in a refrigerator. When needed, he'd pull out the chicken, roll it in the batter, and drop it in the fryer for a few minutes. Voila. Chicken becomes a fast food option. The pressure-cooker made Col. Sanders rich; not the herbs and spices. :) Every fast food chicken place either chops the chicken up into fine bits, or uses some variation of Sanders' method.

another thing about sanders, he thought owning stocks in a company was hokus pokus nonsense, and so while his secretary became a millionare by owning shares in KFC, sanders didnt have any shares, and so he missed out on making millions in that way.

Simon: “Alabamer”.

After watching Simon’s videos across different channels, hearing him say “with that, well it was on!” is glorious.

Colonel Sanders. He literally had 2 left hands. And reportedly could shoot left handed OR left handed.

"Leave the gun, take Kentucky" - Col. Sanders

I gotta admit, I love me some KFC. There's nothing like chowing on some delicious KFC whilst listening to your arteries harden. Ah, pure bliss.

The old joke I made up in the 70’s. Why did the chicken cross the road? Because the Colonel was on maneuvers.

Uncle Nick's Greek Fried Chicken in Warren, Ohio has a tag line, "If the Colonel had our recipe, he'd be a General."

"Is that a original or extra crispy? Mind if I taste? Mmm now that's some tasty chicken. Are you painting over my sign, boy?" "What?" "Say what again. I dare you."

Imagine going to KFC to get some chicken and some guy dressed as the Colonel comes out with a gun

Nothing more sinister than a man with two left hands.

*Me, eating turkey, and listening about The Colonel shoot a man to death at a Gas Station* ... "Strange things are afoot at the Circle K..."

*three men running at a dude with guns* "he shot at us first it was self defence" 👀

Thank you for the etymology lesson in "colonel". Now can you explain the "Lieutenant/Lieftenant" pronunciation issue. I know they are spelled the same on both sides of the pond, I just wrote it that way for illustrative purposes.

Col Sanders fired my dad once, he worked at the Big Chicken in Marietta Ga in the 60's, Sanders came in on Mother's Day (busiest day of the year for KFC) and my dad per his manager was cooking chicken before they opened so they would have enough to keep up with demand, the Col didn't like it (it was supposed to be as fresh as possible) and fired my dad on the spot, the manager told my dad to go to a place next door and watch for the Col to leave and then come back to work. My dad said every time he ever met the man he was a huge asshole to everyone around...

Nice! Today I found out about Claudia Sanders Dinner House!

4:48 Interstate 75, not interstate 70.

I know this was more about the Colonel, but Dave Thomas was absolutely brilliant.

Anyone else bothered by the backwards hand in the thumbnail

I would have gone with the margaritas and scantily clad ladies on the beach.

Ah, a KFC video just in time for Christmas!

Well done as always ty!

You have a great skill Simon, a excellent story teller. As always thanks for posting

The real reason why English is so messed up is it is really 3 languages walking around in a trench coat pretending to be a language.

I met Dave Thomas, he would give my school a visit and make speeches. he was just the nicest guy

You answered many questions I have long seeked. Thanks!

Did you know that the name “Wendy” was basically invented as a name (vs. a nickname) in the book Peter Pan? Before that it was actually a man’s name.

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Great to hear this on your channel, whatched a history channel thing about it way back. Sanders was ruthless

MOST LIKELY TO SUCCEED! So brilliant! I play piano online into senior homes during the pandemic, and love factoids like that to liven up my programs of golden oldies plus 'info-tainment'.

"Alabamar". Can't pronounce japanese names but has a perfect understanding of "southern" dialect.

“Proactive self defense” has quite the legacy, eh?

Simon I have been watching your vids for a long time mate and I sure do enjoy and appreciate the ones like this that don't include all the nonsense that you seem to have recently aquired .

Small correction - the interstate that swings by Corbin, Kentucky is Interstate 75, not Interstate 70. I know this because I travel that route multiple times a year. 70 takes a much more northerly route through that part of the country, with the closest segment to Corbin traveling through south-central Ohio.

KFC was not known as such until 1991 Growing up it was always known as Kentucky Fried Chicken

It wasn't Interstate 70, it was Interstate 75 that was coming in outside of Corbin, KY.

Well played Simon, I was mid Google of the linguistic roots of the word colonel when you sold me on the bonus facts. Lol

As an 8-year-old boy, I quite literally ran into Colonel Sanders at the Harrisburg East Mall (Harrisburg, PA) in the Autumn of 1972. To this day, I vividly recall looking up at him in absolute wonder & awe. As an aside, in 1995 I randomly met Jerry Lewis at the Harrisburg East Mall, about 100 feet away from the spot where I met the Colonel. Life is funny, eh? 😃

What's up with the Colonel's arm in the thumbnail? Dude has two left hands!

that one time colonial sanders beat the sh*t out of a cook for under-cooking an egg.

Thanks Simon. I remember the Col tried to sell a Potato based food after he sold KFC. I guess it didn't catch on. LOL.. You hooked me with the Bonus Facts. yep.. it's wild out WEST. lol

I remember seeing Dave Thomas on the Wendys Commercials when I was a kid. I remember thinking that he looked like a nice guy, later I liked how happy and proud of his business he seemed. I remember when he passed away and thinking that I would miss him.

Colonel Sanders knew Dave Thomas? And people say Avengers Infinity War was the most ambitious crossover of our time.

Wendy's food is pretty gross but I've always admired Dave Thomas. He seemed like a genuinely good guy that went out of his way to advocate for kids, adoptees, etc.

Now this is the kind of content I subscribed for

Simon, THIS is a perfect example of the type of content to put on your Highlight History channel.

Anyone notice he plain and simply never gave up and worked his ass off only to have big business rip him off in the end.

it was interstate 75, not 70 :) I actually live about 3 miles from the original KFC :D

This was a good episode my man.

Great information

Henryville Indiana also of distinction for the March 2 2012 tornado that destroyed literally the whole of the town. Quite a few stories that came out of that of an inspirational nature Simon that maybe you could highlight.

At the beginning when he say first 100 people to go, I thought I had accidentally changed the playback speed to 2.0 😂🤣

I grew up in Orem, Utah in the 50’s and 60’s about 40 miles south of Salt Lake City. Almost always included in the trip to the “ big “ city was a stop at Harmon Kentucky Fried Chicken. A good memory.

In the 1970s my Dad was negotiating the purchase of an airplane from a man who had been Colonel Sander's personal pilot. During their discussions he said the Colonel was always a gentleman, but he held great contempt for the people he had sold his company to, always referring to them as thieves. Your story appears to dovetail with his.

Yes, the person to raise the argument to the level of a gunfight is the one who instigated the gunfight, which is illegal. Shooting back to defend yourself is not a crime

He probably sent Eric Cartman

As someone from Kentucky although not a Kentucky company we completely agree with this discussion!

I worked at this original restaurant growing up. They have a museum with the old rooms they used to offer when it was opened... BTW, it was I-75, not 70.

I wasnt aware the Colonel had 2 left hands.

This is going to be a great story.

"you had to be a Rhodes scholar to cook it" I'm ded lmaooooo

Keep up the good work !

Am I the only one tripping over the thumbnail 🤯

I just figured out that you and Vsause are not the same person.

I met Colonel Sanders at a "Grand Opening" in Durango, Colorado @67-68. I and friends ate lunch with him at our table. He told us not to eat the mashed potatoes - that the styrofoam cup they were in would taste better. I really liked him.

I have incredible respect for Dave Thomas for setting that example to future generations: that education is the key to escaping poverty, if there was one.

The thumbnail for this video has the wrong hand used to hold his gun. The guy has two left hands...

WHY DOES THE THUMBNAIL HAVE 2 LEFT HANDS!?!? THIS IS DISTURBING!!!

Excellent and fun video

Dude I literally watch all your videos. Why this one of my favorites?! Keep it up Simon But I’m a chicken lovin American . So fuck do I know?

There needs to be a Colonel Sanders biopic.

My great-grand father actually knew mr sanders

The fact that the boy with the blaze absolutely LOVES KFC I find this video late coming, but inevitable.

Having started watching SW on biz blaze and migrating to the “real channels “ is funny as hell along with extremely informative. Americana through a Brit/Hungarian prism is fascinating

Never knew the Colonel had a dark side 😮

Two left hands? C'mon you could do better.

Hey Simon, coming off the back of many Business Blaze videos could you do a TIDO on who invented the Da Dum Tssh?

I live just a few minutes from Henryville where the Colonel was born. I had no idea and I've lived here for 6 years!

Back in the mid to late 70s, I used to work at a fast food joint called Judy's. As I recall, it was started by a former Wendys upper management type who thought he could do it better. A lawsuit put that uprising down...

This is the kind of life changing info you can’t get anywhere else.

I still remember when he was sitting in his top down convertible waving at people when he came to town just after the restaurant opened

I am from KY and met the Colonel in my youth. By then he was so deaf he couldn't get my name right for an autograph. He was evidently a volatile man and if he came upon a franchise not cooking his chicken properly, was known to throw all their equipment out into the parking lot. Sanders' innovation was the use of a pressure cooker. People travelling on the new Interstates wouldn't have to stop for 1+ hours to have chicken cooked for a decent meal. Instead, a few minutes in the pressure cooker did the trick and the travelers would be back on the road.