Hanshin Curse Confirmation
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Hanshin Curse Confirmation
Whenever you read stories about the supposed curse that the Tigers have because of fans throwing the statue into the river in '85, many people say it was Colonel Sanders of Kentucky Fried Chicken. However, I have also read accounts that it was not actually Colonel Sanders but a local imitation fried chicken chain. Can someone confirm who or what was really thrown into the river?
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Re: Hanshin Curse Confirmation
[ Author: number9 | Posted: Jun 26, 2008 3:51 PM
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I've never read or heard about it being an imitation restaurant. What accounts I've read usually refer to the KFC Dotonbori store's Colonel Sanders being douage'd then thrown into the river. Then again, it's so long in the past that this could very well be an urban myth.
Re: Hanshin Curse Confirmation
[ Author: Guest: gotigersredsox | Posted: Jun 26, 2008 5:27 PM
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I can't remember where I read that it wasn't actually Colonel Sanders, but with 99% of the stories saying it was Colonel Sanders, we may never know the truth. Until he is actually recovered that is!
Re: Hanshin Curse Confirmation
[ Author: Guest: Number 26 | Posted: Jun 28, 2008 5:05 PM
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Did the imitation chain have a mascot resembling Colonel Sanders? Or Bass for that matter? The reason why Colonel Sanders was chosen was because of his beard which resembled Randy Bass' beard.
Re: Hanshin Curse Confirmation
[ Author: Guest: gotigersredsox | Posted: Jun 28, 2008 11:13 PM
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Yeah, I had read that the imitation chain indeed had a mascot that resembled Colonel Sanders. So, basically, they chose someone who resembled Colonel Sanders who resembled Randy Bass!
Anyway, all Internet sources I have read mention Colonel Sanders, but I still swear that I read somewhere a while back that it was actually an imitation chain. Christopher, any insight on this?
Anyway, all Internet sources I have read mention Colonel Sanders, but I still swear that I read somewhere a while back that it was actually an imitation chain. Christopher, any insight on this?
Re: Hanshin Curse Confirmation
[ Author: Christopher | Posted: Jun 29, 2008 3:43 PM
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I haven't heard this rumour before. I understood it was the Dotonbori shop's Colonel Saunders which went into the river. My Tigers friends didn't mention anything different either. I also recall that in 2003 the Colonel Saunders statues throughout Osaka were all locked inside the stores (this also happened in 2005) to prevent a repitition, suggesting that the story is genuine.
Re: Hanshin Curse Confirmation
[ Author: mijow | Posted: Jul 2, 2008 11:50 PM
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I've asked a couple of Tiger veterans this question in the past few days and all I'm getting are blank stares. Nobody I've spoken to has heard the rumor about the imitation store and nobody can ever recall such a store being down there at Dotonbori anyway. As Christopher says, all the statues were locked away in 2003 and 2005 (but I suppose that doesn't prove anything because even if the legend is untrue, the fans believe it to be true, and they'd react accordingly). But the KFC legend is fairly well established in Tiger-lore, so unless there's evidence to the contrary I'm going to continue to believe it!
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