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CatWoman

(79,302 posts)
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 06:05 PM Jan 2015

I think either KFC just stopped fucking trying

or they are trying to out gross itself with each new promotion:



KFC occupies the Philippines with Double Down Dog

Amid a region that has long been marked by instability, roiling upsets, and suffering, KFC has found the perfect place to deploy its Double Down Dog, its latest arm of a worldwide effort to replace all things with fried chicken—including, eventually, arms. That plot thickened and congealed over the fall, when KFC took its now-somehow-referred-to-as-“traditional” Double Down sandwich and added a bacon cheeseburger inside it. Now the race has accelerated considerably by KFC nestling a hot dog deep within a greasy, waiting “bun,” in a sentence that would be more appetizing were it actually a sexual euphemism.

Instead, the only obfuscating language here is that the “bun” is really a folded-up slab of fried chicken, wrapped around a tube of intestinal meat cheerfully referred to as a “hot dog,” and slathered in a neon-yellow slurry that is satirically referred to as “cheese.” Together they form the Double Down Dog, so named after the yoga position that involves putting your palms on the ground, then slowly distending your colon.

http://www.avclub.com/article/kfc-occupies-philippines-double-down-dog-214359?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=SocialMarketing&utm_campaign=LinkPreview:1 efault

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I think either KFC just stopped fucking trying (Original Post) CatWoman Jan 2015 OP
God, one of those things would be suicide for me. Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #1
It looks just plain nasty CatWoman Jan 2015 #4
but it's "tender and juicy". KittyWampus Jan 2015 #7
So are-- Jackpine Radical Jan 2015 #11
Not as bad as Superbowl recipe I saw recently Panich52 Jan 2015 #16
!!!!! n/t truedelphi Jan 2015 #20
Absolutely! Cha Jan 2015 #51
shouldn't that be illegal JI7 Jan 2015 #2
No. It actually looks good yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #13
It's hyperbole. Kingofalldems Jan 2015 #15
Sorry. Lol yeoman6987 Jan 2015 #26
Definitely order that with a *diet* coke (nt) Nye Bevan Jan 2015 #3
and unsalted fries CatWoman Jan 2015 #5
I know people who would actually eat that. Cleita Jan 2015 #6
*sigh* CatWoman Jan 2015 #9
now they just need to bread and deep fry the whole thing Cali_Democrat Jan 2015 #8
folded-up slab of fried chicken underpants Jan 2015 #10
It's The Onion underpants Jan 2015 #12
Yes indeed. Could use some onions Paulie Jan 2015 #22
also in USA Today CatWoman Jan 2015 #25
AV Club is a sister publication of The Onion, and is not satirical. Nailzberg Jan 2015 #33
My bad underpants Jan 2015 #47
Where's the bacon? think Jan 2015 #14
That's a day's worth of food there. nt Dreamer Tatum Jan 2015 #17
Aw hell, I would probably try it dissentient Jan 2015 #18
Feeling better about my second spinach salad of the day exboyfil Jan 2015 #19
I like Double Down Dog JustABozoOnThisBus Jan 2015 #21
Sold out at all locations first day. Yummmmm lunasun Jan 2015 #23
As with all of these so-called "transgressive food" promotions, they will find idiots who think it's alcibiades_mystery Jan 2015 #24
Can I order a couple of dozen online? lpbk2713 Jan 2015 #27
KFC is gross. bigwillq Jan 2015 #28
This. ScreamingMeemie Jan 2015 #35
Don't think there's any Zaxby's in New England. (nt) bigwillq Jan 2015 #37
KFC's crispy tenders are the best of all the tenders IMO, Popeyes and Church's included. tridim Jan 2015 #53
Their motto is: "Die Humans, Die." FSogol Jan 2015 #29
+1. nt DisgustipatedinCA Jan 2015 #36
That made me laugh BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #39
Mustard == Republican? jen1980 Jan 2015 #30
OK: That. Is. Disgusting. nt Laffy Kat Jan 2015 #31
I think you should probably not eat that. MineralMan Jan 2015 #32
Oh HELL no NuclearDem Jan 2015 #34
I think KFC is trying to become one of those foods, MurrayDelph Jan 2015 #38
Who would mess up fried chicken? BrotherIvan Jan 2015 #40
Taco Town! cyberswede Jan 2015 #41
That is a small sized unAmerican amount of "cheese" product. betsuni Jan 2015 #42
How about mustard instead of cheese? Ilsa Jan 2015 #48
There is NOTHING worse than cheese on a fish sandwich. betsuni Jan 2015 #49
+1 That's muensterous! pinboy3niner Jan 2015 #52
It's so disgusting I camemberit! betsuni Jan 2015 #54
Wow, that actually looks scary! n/t bobGandolf Jan 2015 #43
The Lounge thread has a pic of what it really looks like petronius Jan 2015 #44
LOL JonLP24 Jan 2015 #45
. geomon666 Jan 2015 #46
I double-down-dog dare you to eat that. Orrex Jan 2015 #50
Considering what Americans willingly consume at state fairs, kentauros Jan 2015 #55
I'm guessing not too many here are into Pinoy food jberryhill Jan 2015 #56
disgusting ecstatic Jan 2015 #57

Jackpine Radical

(45,274 posts)
1. God, one of those things would be suicide for me.
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 06:10 PM
Jan 2015

A long, slow, painful death involving -- well, I won't get too graphic here, but --

Panich52

(5,829 posts)
16. Not as bad as Superbowl recipe I saw recently
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 06:27 PM
Jan 2015

On site called, not kidding, Gardens&Guns was recipe f/ meat feast - burger, topped w/ ground sausage, topped w/ sev whole hard-boiled eggs, rolled up in a woven bacon mat. Clogged arteries just looking at it.

 

Cali_Democrat

(30,439 posts)
8. now they just need to bread and deep fry the whole thing
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 06:12 PM
Jan 2015

Then serve it with a side of ranch for dipping.

 

dissentient

(861 posts)
18. Aw hell, I would probably try it
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 06:29 PM
Jan 2015

once. Just to see what it tastes like.

I love chicken, and KFC on occasion has good chicken, but its really hit and miss.

 

alcibiades_mystery

(36,437 posts)
24. As with all of these so-called "transgressive food" promotions, they will find idiots who think it's
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 07:03 PM
Jan 2015

"rebellious" to pay a corporation to feed you poison.

"Take that, Nanny State!" they yell like morons as they pay for the privilege of being slowly murdered.

tridim

(45,358 posts)
53. KFC's crispy tenders are the best of all the tenders IMO, Popeyes and Church's included.
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 09:06 AM
Jan 2015

They're delicious.

MineralMan

(146,317 posts)
32. I think you should probably not eat that.
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 08:57 PM
Jan 2015

I also think you should not tell others what they should not eat. Everyone can decide for themselves, I think. Me? Doesn't look like something I'd eat, but to each his or her own, you know.

MurrayDelph

(5,299 posts)
38. I think KFC is trying to become one of those foods,
Mon Jan 26, 2015, 11:12 PM
Jan 2015

along with Haggis, Gefilte fish, Hakarl, and Lutefisk,

where people can say "See how tough I am? I am going to eat THIS!"


They haven't been in the business of making tasty food for a long time.

BrotherIvan

(9,126 posts)
40. Who would mess up fried chicken?
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 02:38 AM
Jan 2015

Dude, it's fried chicken! One of the most delicious creations to come out of this country. Just make some good fried chicken and people will eat it! Sheesh. I've gotten marriage proposals (and unmentionables) when people taste my fried chicken. Leave the fried chicken alone!

betsuni

(25,537 posts)
42. That is a small sized unAmerican amount of "cheese" product.
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 03:03 AM
Jan 2015

It would never pass mustard back here in the Homeland. Hot dogs do not belong in breasts.

Ilsa

(61,695 posts)
48. How about mustard instead of cheese?
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 08:14 AM
Jan 2015

I'm sick of everyone wanting to put cheese on everything. Whataburger offers cheese on a fish sandwich. Disgusting!

petronius

(26,602 posts)
44. The Lounge thread has a pic of what it really looks like
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 03:20 AM
Jan 2015

(Warning: don't click if you've just take a bite or a swig - this is keyboard-endangering.)

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1018715846

JonLP24

(29,322 posts)
45. LOL
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 04:10 AM
Jan 2015

That is about the funniest thing I've seen lately.

It is like they're satirizing themselves. Though I wouldn't say they stopped trying, it would take somebody twisted to become creative enough to come up with that shit.

kentauros

(29,414 posts)
55. Considering what Americans willingly consume at state fairs,
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 09:17 AM
Jan 2015

it doesn't surprise me.

What does surprise me is that it isn't in a massive portion fit for three people. Maybe I'm just used to regular restaurants that cater to the "I have to have food left over to take home or I'm not getting my money's worth!!1!" crowd...

 

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)
56. I'm guessing not too many here are into Pinoy food
Tue Jan 27, 2015, 09:31 AM
Jan 2015

There's a reason Manila is called "the Omaha of the Pacific". If you like to eat a lot of meat, they have an awesome dish for any huge chunk of it.

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