back to article KFC-scented sunscreen

The restaurant chain formerly known as Kentucky Fried Chicken has released bottles of sunscreen perfumed with the odour of its eponymous product. Associated Press reports that the company created 3,000 bottles of the stuff to promote a new and extra-crispy offering. The Reg is a little bemused by the product's name, as "Extra …

  1. Oengus

    Defeats the purpose

    "Extra Crispy Sunscreen"

    I have to agree with Simon here. I thought the purpose of sunscreen was to prevent you getting "Extra Crispy"...

    I wonder how long before there is a warning about not eating the sunscreen as the ads used to say "Finger Lickin' Good"

  2. Mark 85

    Considering that they changed the recipe when Heublein bought the chain and it's been modified several times, I'm not surprised that it doesn't smell like the Colonel's finest creation. The good Colonel used to bad-mouth the product no end.

    Footnote: maybe it's me, but who wants to lay around pool smelling like fried chicken?

    1. David Roberts
      Coat

      Lay around the pool smelling like fried chicken?

      Depend entirely on the demographic of your intended partner.

      "No idea what attracted me to him. Just made me HUNGRY being near him."

      Kentucky Flavoured C$?

  3. Big-nosed Pengie

    KFC has restaurants now???

  4. gjc33

    WTF! Is it April 1st already, my clock still says Aug 23rd ?!?!

  5. Black Rat
    Alien

    It's not sunscreen it's a marinade!

    Warning from the Twilight Zone...

    https://youtu.be/vrabZFhnBIA?t=22m9s

  6. Mutton Jeff

    Who'd want to smell like rat legs?

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