Curse of Colonel Sanders officially lifted
The Colonel Sanders statue that was fished out of the Dotombori River in March has been exorcised:
“The curse is completely broken,” chief priest Tsunetada Mayumi said at Sumiyoshi Shrine in Osaka, home to the Hanshin Tigers, after reciting a prayer in front of a life-sized doll of the bearded, bespectacled colonel.
The statue of the KFC founder was raised from the sludge of a canal in Osaka in March, 24 years after it was tossed there by overexcited supporters when the Tigers won the national championship for the first time.
“It is destined to become a saviour for the slumping Hanshin Tigers,” the priest, an 86-year-old devout Tigers fan, told reporters at the 1,800-year-old shrine.
The rite was held during the fast food chain’s annual service to give thanks to the chickens it has served up.
I wonder if the KFC restaurants in America hold rites to honor the spirits of the chickens they fry?
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Baseball curses don’t go away that easily. Just ask the Chicago Cubs.
This is insane. Baseball curses. Colonel Sanders. Giving thanks to dead chickens. Madness I say, madness!
THIS…IS…OSAKAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
HAHA! Nicely played, sir. Nicely played indeed.. :: falls into a giant pit ::
“Dotonbori River”? Huh? “Hori” *means* “canal”, which is exactly what the Dotonbori is.
You do know that a canal is not the same thing as a river, right?
Please direct your complaints about the term “Dotonbori River” to Mainichi, the BBC, the LA Times, the Guardian, Reuters, and the Japan Times. As that seems to be the English translation they have decided upon, I used it as well.
Osaka is not home to the Tigers!
The way the Tigers are playing this year, they need all the help they can get. Go Hanshin!!
colonel sanders was about a ft taller KFC actually ripped him off for millions of dollars