Food Theory: KFC and the Curse of Colonel Sanders

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    Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be haunted by Colonel Sanders? What could make such a thing a reality? That's where today's theory starts! You see in Japan KFC is HUGELY popular, so much that there are even statues of the Colonel himself. Would you believe that one of those statues is responsible for a CURSE put on a Japanese baseball team? Theorists, this is about to get WEIRD!
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  • @accordiongoose4635
    @accordiongoose4635 Před 3 lety +4029

    “Eat Kentucky for Christmas”
    Me who’s from Kentucky: uh, should I be worried about this?

    • @outre111
      @outre111 Před 3 lety +217

      Not until Christmas

    • @balloonwithglasses
      @balloonwithglasses Před 3 lety +112

      Eric Brann yes, we will eat your state(?) and you people are the seasoning

    • @chebas_
      @chebas_ Před 3 lety +31

      *coughs up dirt* No, not at all!

    • @juanmanuelpenaloza9264
      @juanmanuelpenaloza9264 Před 3 lety +23

      Mexicans on Halloween: First time?

    • @IdaeChop
      @IdaeChop Před 3 lety +11

      K E N T A K I K U R I S I M A S

  • @zineddine7689
    @zineddine7689 Před 3 lety +5852

    Alternate title: OMG I SUMMONED COLONEL SANDERS AT 3AM AND THEN HE POSSESED MY BODY (GONE WRONG) (GONE PO PO POLICE CALL AAAA)

  • @gotohyoshihisa3971
    @gotohyoshihisa3971 Před 2 lety +1197

    I can confirm that as a Japanese citizen (for real), we don't give a crap about celebrating Christmas in it's intended way and is just used as a convenient ad opportunity, and yes, KFC is around most (relatively large) train stations, and also we do be loud of baseball
    Srysly

    • @monroerobbins7551
      @monroerobbins7551 Před 2 lety +14

      Is it good? The chicken, I mean.

    • @PCB389
      @PCB389 Před 2 lety +64

      I think most of the world is slowing going into that direction. Christmas is no longer a Christian holiday, but more into shopping holiday, and a holiday to rest and enjoy with family and friends, unrelated to religion, and thats good too.

    • @gotohyoshihisa3971
      @gotohyoshihisa3971 Před 2 lety +28

      @@monroerobbins7551
      "It's finger lickin' good"

    • @freshavocadou9782
      @freshavocadou9782 Před 2 lety +10

      Have you seen the Vietnamese celebrate their won of AFF cup 2017? For male soccer, we are just as loud, if not more :)))

    • @crimsonslifesux4527
      @crimsonslifesux4527 Před 2 lety +7

      @@freshavocadou9782 I'm a vietnamese and my neighbor once fucking sang karaoke at like 2am

  • @matthewgumabon7498
    @matthewgumabon7498 Před 2 lety +776

    Honestly, full respect to the Colonel, but if a crowd of Japanese baseball fans threw a statue of me into a river because I looked like one of their foreign baseball players, I would feel absolutely honored 😂.

  • @frozeneevee
    @frozeneevee Před 2 lety +3021

    The idea that the colonel decided to help the team because he sympathized with them on being an under dog is honestly really wholesome.

    • @MarvinT0606
      @MarvinT0606 Před 2 lety +121

      and then he damned them to a long, disgraceful losing streak for their ingratitude

    • @lycaptain
      @lycaptain Před 2 lety +23

      yeah!

    • @gswfan694
      @gswfan694 Před rokem +9

      1k likes with only 3 replies lol

    • @lazylurkerbro9855
      @lazylurkerbro9855 Před rokem +49

      I kept expecting him to bring up the rumors circulating around that the colonel actually hated what KFC wound up becoming - this would support the idea that he would give good luck to the team for throwing his statue in the river, a way of separating him from the company that would go on to make food he considered to be sub-par.
      Actually, if he was able to inflict a curse on anyone, it seems like he'd be more likely to curse the restaurants themselves than an underdog baseball team. He'd be like a Ghost Chef Ramsay, the only way to appease his curse would be to cook the food right lol

  • @michaelzhang7098
    @michaelzhang7098 Před 3 lety +1560

    “My body is actually the size of a kernel”
    MatPat, I wanted to sleep today.

  • @marcustmusic
    @marcustmusic Před rokem +327

    As a Kentuckian, I love the idea of the Curse of the Colonel in Japan of all places. KFC is legit more popular in Japan than in my home state of Kentucky.

    • @electronpuppeteering
      @electronpuppeteering Před rokem +7

      as a Kentuckian I feel the same way

    • @lanadeadcake9724
      @lanadeadcake9724 Před rokem +8

      I went to kentucky because of KFC and I was surprised it wasn't popular as everyone outside of kentucky told me

  • @Pyrus425
    @Pyrus425 Před 6 měsíci +235

    Two great baseball droughts were ended this year. The Texas rangers and Tigers.
    The curse is broken

  • @the_brotherhood
    @the_brotherhood Před 3 lety +1168

    Colonel Sanders statue: throw me over the bridge and I shall become even more powerful than you can imagine.

    • @bagelinpond2433
      @bagelinpond2433 Před 3 lety +18

      Ur food is weak old man

    • @bagelinpond2433
      @bagelinpond2433 Před 3 lety +16

      When I left u I was but the worker, but now I am the owner

    • @bagelinpond2433
      @bagelinpond2433 Před 3 lety +9

      @Unitation Gaming lightburger*

    • @CherriXP
      @CherriXP Před 3 lety +2

      I am slightly worried about your user

    • @the_brotherhood
      @the_brotherhood Před 3 lety +2

      @@CherriXP it the old name of a group chat I made on discord based off of a joke I made with some friends on a minecraft server

  • @NovationNova
    @NovationNova Před 3 lety +8181

    I just realized this channel is LEGIT the embodiment of the phrase "Food for thought"

  • @_.SpaghettiMuffins._
    @_.SpaghettiMuffins._ Před 2 lety +58

    “Lucky of Kentucky” can be substituted with: “the luck, of the cluck.”

  • @TheFourthTower
    @TheFourthTower Před 8 měsíci +7

    MatPat: The man behind the-
    My brain: SLAUGHTER

  • @kiachnish
    @kiachnish Před 3 lety +5946

    As a kentuckian, I love the saying " The Lucky Of Kentucky "

  • @Cookie-mr6dx
    @Cookie-mr6dx Před 3 lety +662

    The Key to Success:
    Throwing Statutes of Colonel Sanders Into a river...

    • @seantaggart7382
      @seantaggart7382 Před 3 lety +8

      Me: so roadtrip?
      ALL BOARD THE SHIP TO JAPAN
      WE GOT A STATUE TO HURL

    • @Blankjinxx
      @Blankjinxx Před 3 lety +8

      I’m gonna do that before my math tests now

  • @NotAnEldritchHorror
    @NotAnEldritchHorror Před 2 lety +103

    As a person from the UK, the Christmas turkey dinner actually is a thing over here. I guess it’s because we don’t have thanksgiving. But maybe that’s were the idea of a traditional Christmas turkey comes from.

    • @summeridkoffical
      @summeridkoffical Před 8 měsíci +1

      Same

    • @KateCat420
      @KateCat420 Před 7 měsíci +1

      As a Canadian, we do turkey dinner for christmas

    • @IndigoFireFandubs
      @IndigoFireFandubs Před 6 měsíci

      Also Canadian, we also do turkey for Christmas as well as Thanksgiving. Although I have seen some families do ham for Christmas. Thanksgiving is definitely a turkey holiday here, Christmas usually is.

  • @Nick_C1997
    @Nick_C1997 Před 8 měsíci +11

    Fun Fact: Turkey for Christmas IS very traditional, just not in America, it’s actually the most common main dish for Christmas here in England, despite most people admitting they don’t even like it, Ham is the second most popular and in my house, we opt for Beef Wellington
    Also, MatPat, if you ever visit China, don’t make your fast food visit Pizza Hut, I did when I went and it was easily the worst thing I’ve ever eaten, there were mostly onions topping it (despite me ordering pepperoni and ham), and most confounding, absolutely zero sauce, not even exaggerating, not a single drop, just base, cheese, and toppings

    • @doctorofletters8412
      @doctorofletters8412 Před 5 měsíci

      What do you mean most people don’t like turkey ? Have you ever been to a carvery lol

    • @Nick_C1997
      @Nick_C1997 Před 5 měsíci +1

      @@doctorofletters8412 Yes, but that used chicken, not Turkey, and if people actually liked Turkey then they wouldn’t feel the need to drown it in cranberry sauce and gravy and stuff it with meat they would rather be eating

  • @mydragonhoardisyarn1839
    @mydragonhoardisyarn1839 Před 3 lety +977

    “I’m pretty sure any baseball team with a tiger as the mascot is cursed”- my disgruntled Michigan uncle when he heard what I was watching.

    • @rolandb2108
      @rolandb2108 Před 3 lety +16

      Me, in Lousiana, watching LSU win

    • @navenave7595
      @navenave7595 Před 3 lety +5

      Roland B210 lol was about ya say

    • @ladyyoruichichan9006
      @ladyyoruichichan9006 Před 3 lety +10

      Not baseball but American foot ball, the bungles a.k.a the bangles.

    • @khit007
      @khit007 Před 3 lety

      world series finalists 06

    • @peterneal3052
      @peterneal3052 Před 3 lety +2

      *I’ve been to a baseball game, and at a certain time at the game, their mascot, who is a tiger, will walk out and basically entertain younger people there-*

  • @I3art117
    @I3art117 Před 3 lety +2564

    Matpat: "Can a mascot cast a curse from the grave?"
    Me: "What?"
    Matpat: "So Japan...."
    Me: "Ah, fair."

  • @willalexra
    @willalexra Před 6 měsíci +28

    THE CURSE IS FINALLY BROKEN!

  • @BTG077
    @BTG077 Před 6 měsíci +12

    Hanshin has won the 2023 Japan Series!

  • @wolfhooks146
    @wolfhooks146 Před 3 lety +4315

    Omg I'm Egyptian and what you said is SO TRUE. In Egypt they treat Pizza Hut like a fine dining restaurant only the elite can go to 😭

    • @iternal4823
      @iternal4823 Před 2 lety +212

      The crust is very cheesy, and its finely served.

    • @M4xx1n3
      @M4xx1n3 Před 2 lety +144

      >:( PIZZA HUT IS THE SECOND BEST PLACE IN EGYPT BRUH and yes i AM Egyptian Too

    • @crashTestGuru
      @crashTestGuru Před 2 lety +153

      I went to a pizza hut in Macau and it was so upscale in there it was wild! Proper tables, leather chairs, proper table cloth, proper cutlery, waiters, etc

    • @zasbirrahmanzayan8648
      @zasbirrahmanzayan8648 Před 2 lety +43

      @@crashTestGuru yeah but i always like treat every single fast food place like its upscale idk why
      *lol*

    • @SeekerGoldstone
      @SeekerGoldstone Před 2 lety +34

      @@crashTestGuru I dont understand. I'm from Canada. Is that not what Pizza Hut is like in America?

  • @noodleboy7662
    @noodleboy7662 Před 3 lety +430

    "To find any nuggets of info"
    *Mat you are a genius.*

    • @amythistowo8377
      @amythistowo8377 Před 3 lety +18

      This channel is 70% food puns and that's why it's awesome

    • @Sunny-ot1vo
      @Sunny-ot1vo Před 3 lety +14

      But... editors could have used nugget from kindergarten as the double pun.

    • @igorlopes8463
      @igorlopes8463 Před 3 lety +5

      MatDad jokes

    • @8-bitboba295
      @8-bitboba295 Před 3 lety +3

      Igor Lopes how bout DadPat

    • @applecatrun
      @applecatrun Před 3 lety +1

      @@Sunny-ot1vo i was so sad they didn't

  • @dariusq8894
    @dariusq8894 Před 2 lety +75

    The fast food in Japan is legit, often better than the OG western version. My personal theory is they just put more care into the preparation.

    • @d.cs.j.2513
      @d.cs.j.2513 Před rokem +3

      Well idk in Japan but in Europe a lot of things are illegal to put in the fast food. So I guess something similar in Japan and yeah they also put more attention. I was never in the west or Japan so I'm not sure.

    • @itcaboi1707
      @itcaboi1707 Před 4 měsíci

      @@d.cs.j.2513not really. A whole lot of preservatives and chemicals not allowed in both America and Europe are allowed in Japan.

  • @monroerobbins7551
    @monroerobbins7551 Před 2 lety +9

    Honestly, I’d like to think that Sanders would love that he has statues up in front of his restaurants, and is dressed up. I imagine he would love that people see him as a Santa figure, that’s touched the hearts, and fed the mouths, of millions. I dunno, I imagine that as much as he is a hardass, he is a softie about the public, especially the children who love his costumes and statues. Idea: the annual Mini Colonel celebration. Have kids and sports fans make little Colonel statues, to show their glee about their favorite sports teams, and rebuke the superstition of curses, as well as making it a symbol of perseverance. I doubt Colonel Sanders, a man who fought tooth and nail to get where he was, would believe in curses or higher powers taking you down. Not saying make a Kentucky Fried Cult, but I imagine kids being able to make a little statue, put him in any costumes they want, to support their favorite sports teams? It might make a good morale boost.

  • @theawkwardpotato1973
    @theawkwardpotato1973 Před 3 lety +228

    I was expecting a historical "Oh, well I was actually a colonel in the military" or something like that at the beginning. NOPE. A pun. "Kernel" Sanders.
    And I am *not* disappointed.

  • @iruXshi
    @iruXshi Před 3 lety +501

    Matpat: ThRoW hIm OfF tHe BrIdGe aGaIn
    Me: *ok*

    • @piglin469
      @piglin469 Před 3 lety +4

      lol

    • @thegamingkids_234
      @thegamingkids_234 Před 3 lety +4

      Whoever's reading this remember God loves you very much!

    • @alfredojuice
      @alfredojuice Před 3 lety +3

      @@thegamingkids_234 oh- alright🤠👍🏼

    • @weedcaat
      @weedcaat Před 3 lety +2

      @@thegamingkids_234 thank you

    • @thehaikuking8680
      @thehaikuking8680 Před 3 lety +5

      They should dig up the real one and throw him off the bridge for eternal luck. (This joke was brought to you from the guy who really wants a zombie apocalypse so he can show off his one true skill - killing zombies.)

  • @samoanjoseph1457
    @samoanjoseph1457 Před 2 lety +16

    When you think about it, they picked the Colonel because he reminded them of a musclebound baseball player. That was probably a huge compliment that he wanted to continue, and when it didn't... CURSE TIME

  • @cpux64
    @cpux64 Před 6 měsíci +19

    THEY DID IT THEY BROKE THE CURSE

  • @diegolozano8084
    @diegolozano8084 Před 3 lety +731

    Film Theory: Ruining your childhood
    Game Theory: Ruining the games you love
    Food Theory: Ruining the food we love

  • @spongebobstacos1174
    @spongebobstacos1174 Před 3 lety +727

    They just started a full blown religion with Kentucky on Christmas

  • @ShadowFlame-xt8sf
    @ShadowFlame-xt8sf Před 6 měsíci +7

    Move over Colonel Sanders! The Hanshin Tigers are 2023 Japan Series Champs baby!!🎉🎉🐯

  • @YvesCFC
    @YvesCFC Před 2 lety +11

    Ironically, I've been to many Japanese Baseball games while I was in Tokyo and the team I watched and follow to this day are actually the Yomiuri Giants! Because they're based in Tokyo and the stadium was easy to get to, it made watching them easy.

  • @insertgamertag5369
    @insertgamertag5369 Před 3 lety +565

    "the lucky of Kentucky" hu kinda gotta ring to it

    • @isengrom6883
      @isengrom6883 Před 3 lety +12

      Also seems like something in a country song, like call someone else the lucky of Kentucky

    • @PansyPops
      @PansyPops Před 3 lety +2

      Colonel’s blessing.

    • @psychott6
      @psychott6 Před 3 lety

      The lucky of kentucky
      The lusty of the musty
      Crisp chicken
      Vandalized statue|||||
      THE LUCKY OF KENTUCKY

    • @horhaythebigmacguy3836
      @horhaythebigmacguy3836 Před 3 lety

      Levidixus cornballs

  • @hollowcrusader2106
    @hollowcrusader2106 Před 3 lety +852

    "Not the curse if the colonel but the Lucky of Kentucky" HAD ME WHEEZING! XD

    • @foofington5431
      @foofington5431 Před 3 lety +4

      lmao

    • @skyz710
      @skyz710 Před 3 lety +1

      Cap

    • @MrBored-zm9ww
      @MrBored-zm9ww Před 3 lety +1

      @@Emjayyyy wuts wrong with his grammar?

    • @alph13
      @alph13 Před 3 lety +4

      Slashingslinger 2008 that’s a joke right?

    • @MrBored-zm9ww
      @MrBored-zm9ww Před 3 lety +1

      @@alph13 no, im asking why you're laughing at his grammar?

  • @binnieb20
    @binnieb20 Před 6 měsíci +9

    I have some news for you, it's FINALLY BROKEN!

  • @log42lol
    @log42lol Před 6 měsíci +9

    THE CURSE IS OVER

  • @bluelfsuma
    @bluelfsuma Před 3 lety +149

    I'm imagining reporters on the news:
    "In recent times, fans of the Hanshin Tigers have been throwing effigies of Colonel Sanders into bodies of water. Retrieving them, but still throwing them. And the Tigers have had this _amazing_ lucky streak!"
    If that happened, I would _die_ of laughter and joy.

  • @clh2533
    @clh2533 Před 3 lety +526

    Japanese fans to the statue: I will put you back together

    • @timber9468
      @timber9468 Před 3 lety +20

      ....and take you apart all over again

    • @apwalsh2624
      @apwalsh2624 Před 3 lety +8

      HI FELLOW FNAF FAN

    • @Cart00nist101
      @Cart00nist101 Před 3 lety +5

      🤯🤣🤯🤣🤯🤣🤯🤣
      #fnaffan

    • @ItTheWeeb
      @ItTheWeeb Před 3 lety +4

      I love fnaf too, but respect his other work. I know you are just making a joke. But let's love his other work too

    • @tabiaaamir3801
      @tabiaaamir3801 Před 3 lety

      Call William Afton , He'll put him back together 😂😂😂

  • @wotintarnation8388
    @wotintarnation8388 Před 6 měsíci +6

    Curse broken! The Hanshin Tigers won the Japan Series in 7!

  • @Lobster_Dance
    @Lobster_Dance Před 2 lety +12

    Also visited a Japanese baseball game for the Tokyo Giants and that was such a fun game! Nearly every player had a special chant which the entire crowd knew the words and dance moves for. It was a blast!
    Would recommend 💯

  • @SnazzySnas
    @SnazzySnas Před 3 lety +2241

    The manager of that specific KFC branch watching people throw out their statue:
    👁👄👁

    • @iampidgeon6923
      @iampidgeon6923 Před 3 lety +124

      That one person who noticed him:
      👁👅👁

    • @SnazzySnas
      @SnazzySnas Před 3 lety +49

      @OutrunRetro Thank you for pointing out the obvious.

    • @SnazzySnas
      @SnazzySnas Před 3 lety +44

      @OutrunRetro I wasn't mad man, I was just thanking you for pointing out that I was a furry. I know it's a joke lmao, I'm just accepting the fact that you called me a furry, because I am.

    • @SnazzySnas
      @SnazzySnas Před 3 lety +17

      @CodeName F1am3 Ah yes, the legendary phrase

    • @chili1581
      @chili1581 Před 3 lety +9

      please don’t tell me an argument will happen.

  • @_bonniegirl_fnab8938
    @_bonniegirl_fnab8938 Před 3 lety +379

    Matpat: So basically we should hurl that statue off a bridge again.
    Me:
    *Ferb, I know what we’re gonna do today*

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      @Starii_64 Před 3 lety

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    • @AsobiMedio
      @AsobiMedio Před 3 lety +1

      It ain't summer jet Phin.

    • @jjj9640
      @jjj9640 Před 3 lety +1

      2:35 Guess I win.

    • @ctbelle5426
      @ctbelle5426 Před 3 lety +3

      There’s 104 days of summer vacation and school comes around jus to end it!! So the annual problem of our generation is finding a good way to spend it... *LIKE MAYBE*

    • @wolfishpotato6978
      @wolfishpotato6978 Před 3 lety +4

      @@ctbelle5426 Building a rocket, or fighting a mummy, or climbing up the Eiffel tower
      *Du na na*
      Researching KFC, reading some Japanese, or going to watch baseball!
      *da na na*
      Jumping off a bridge, throwing a sta-atue, or driving Sanders insane!
      Conolel sanders: Phineas!
      As you can see, theres a whole lot of stuff to do before baseball season ends. So stick with us cause phineas and ferb are gonna, do it, aaaalllll. So stick with us cause Phineas and Ferb are gonna, do it, all.

  • @mrconfusion87
    @mrconfusion87 Před 6 měsíci +11

    I am here cuz the Hanshin Tigers exorcised The Curse of the Colonel! 😎👍🍻⚾️🇯🇵

  • @Ash1ley._.xo-
    @Ash1ley._.xo- Před 9 měsíci +3

    I only learnt about the history behind KFC for Christmas in Japan a year or two ago and it was only because the first manager in Japan of KFC lied saying Americans have KFC for Christmas

  • @catherinetyndale1734
    @catherinetyndale1734 Před 3 lety +888

    Moral of the story: statues can't consent to being thrown in the water.

    • @biggils8894
      @biggils8894 Před 3 lety +1

      Catherine Tyndale statues can’t but free thinking ppl have a choice. Exactly how communism started in all the communist countries before, throwing their history into a river

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    • @biggils8894
      @biggils8894 Před 3 lety

      Ivan The evil Look up the history of how communism started in China. They, the communists also did the same thing and destroyed statues of cultural freedom in China in the 1940s, just like the rioters from so called BLM antifa. Marxists! . Although my comment was just a stupid joke, off course ?

    • @twofish759
      @twofish759 Před 3 lety

      Haha 666 likes

  • @cardrabitt1159
    @cardrabitt1159 Před 3 lety +672

    At this point they should just make: CONSPIRACY Theory

  • @emj7336
    @emj7336 Před 2 lety +5

    Turkey for Xmas dinner is a big thing in UK. You usually won't see a full size turkey in the grocery store, until you near Xmas.

  • @potatohead826
    @potatohead826 Před 6 měsíci +7

    TIGERS ARE CENTRAL LEAGUE CHAMPIONS

  • @akkorosie
    @akkorosie Před 3 lety +496

    Fun fact: my friend was in a hurricane and one of the only buildings that was not harmed at all was a kfc. She came to live with us IN KENTUCKY. Coincidence? I think not.

    • @thesteveskin6026
      @thesteveskin6026 Před 3 lety +5

      lol

    • @ShirudoMusic
      @ShirudoMusic Před 3 lety +19

      But that's just a theory, a food theory

    • @kazuka68yt72
      @kazuka68yt72 Před 3 lety +10

      I was gonna say that wasn't a fact, but I forgot that a fact does not always have to relate to education

    • @deanxile
      @deanxile Před 3 lety +10

      The colonel is not a curse. It is a god

    • @moonlight.8831
      @moonlight.8831 Před 3 lety +4

      @@deanxile We must worship him!

  • @bruhe_8226
    @bruhe_8226 Před 3 lety +346

    Ngl if someone threw a Replica Statue of me, I'd laugh in the afterlife

  • @galactiicpup
    @galactiicpup Před 2 lety +6

    Hey Matt, here's a fun little Canadian sports curse for you! The Toronto Maple Leafs won 4 Stanley Cups thanks in part to Bill Barilko, but the summer of 1951 he tragically passed in a plane crash. The Maple Leafs didn't win a single cup again until his body was found. The Tragically Hip even has a whole song about it called "Fifty Mission Cup", so truly sports and supernatural curses go together ridiculously.

  • @JacobtheCuber
    @JacobtheCuber Před 6 měsíci +6

    THE HANSHIN TIGERS HAVE BROKEN THE CURSE OF THE COLONEL

  • @I.have.no.name.ideas.
    @I.have.no.name.ideas. Před 3 lety +3080

    Matpat: some say the curse won't be broken until the statue is whole again.
    The entire fnaf fanbase: I will put you back together

  • @Jake-hl6ql
    @Jake-hl6ql Před 3 lety +337

    lol i love how sanders had a beard even when he was little

    • @mihael64
      @mihael64 Před 3 lety +5

      He's a stickman

    • @aarongarza8438
      @aarongarza8438 Před 3 lety +1

      He is

    • @lfchubbuck
      @lfchubbuck Před 3 lety +2

      He means when he was in a car in the river

    • @AaronShenghao
      @AaronShenghao Před 3 lety

      God MADpat went from promoting pot to promoting vandalism and littering... Probably because this is a new channel need some exposure... ANY exposure is good exposure eh?

    • @ethansmith4503
      @ethansmith4503 Před 3 lety

      He just said that pot should be in the discussion for western civilization’s next drug of choice, and he specifically said not to vandalize or litter.

  • @shythehybrid9939
    @shythehybrid9939 Před rokem +4

    There should be a channel called Supernatural theory or something like 😁😁😁 but anyways I love this episode of food theory , hope to see more ghost related food theorys🥰

  • @hannahcrossett3415
    @hannahcrossett3415 Před rokem +1

    Great reference humor in this episode. It's much appreciated!

  • @williamheath7823
    @williamheath7823 Před 3 lety +565

    Matpat: "This is for science!"
    Also Matpat talks: about the logistics of curses and ghosts

    • @mini_lemonsoup
      @mini_lemonsoup Před 3 lety +3

      y e s

    • @Toxic6969696969696996
      @Toxic6969696969696996 Před 3 lety +4

      Tbf curses are in many religion and actually do seem to work

    • @AxxLAfriku
      @AxxLAfriku Před 3 lety +1

      I recently revealed the genders of my two girlfriends. It got a lot of hate and now has 30 times more dislikes than likes. I am really sad that people can be so mean. Sorry for using your comment to talk about my problems, dear will

    • @JohnnyBoy0806ea
      @JohnnyBoy0806ea Před 3 lety +4

      There should be a paranormal theorists, that would be the blue section. Great idea!

    • @GPM3
      @GPM3 Před 3 lety +1

      @@Toxic6969696969696996 Tbh you're just like every dummy

  • @lordturtleduck4634
    @lordturtleduck4634 Před 3 lety +760

    The Christmas turkey is definitely a thing here in Britain. We don’t have thanksgiving though, so I think it’s just an excuse to eat turkey and it be socially acceptable. Personally I don’t get it. Turkey’s like weird, nose-hurting chicken

    • @iterumconare4258
      @iterumconare4258 Před 3 lety +14

      As a Briton, I like it.

    • @joshuakim5240
      @joshuakim5240 Před 3 lety +22

      Turkeys are a heavier (fattier) chicken in terms of flavor so really its just a less healthy version of the same thing

    • @KnightoftheSorryFace
      @KnightoftheSorryFace Před 3 lety +6

      I think the thanksgiving thing is something to do with American Indians taking Americans in after they declared independence from Britain or something

    • @KayleighMorganMusic
      @KayleighMorganMusic Před 3 lety +10

      Turkey is my favourite thing about Christmas. Specifically, the leftover turkey sandwiches you have late in the evening after the ridic huge turkey dinner at like 2pm.

    • @jas.b5828
      @jas.b5828 Před 3 lety +1

      I usually have lamb

  • @lewatoaofair2522
    @lewatoaofair2522 Před 6 měsíci +6

    CURSE OVER!!!

  • @xChaoSxBladeZx
    @xChaoSxBladeZx Před 6 měsíci +3

    Sooooo... Hanshin Tigers are currently leading the central league? maybe time to start writing the follow up episode just in case they win? XD

    • @mrconfusion87
      @mrconfusion87 Před 6 měsíci +3

      Now they should! The Hanshin Tigers are KINGS OF JAPAN!

  • @Simon_Augustine
    @Simon_Augustine Před 3 lety +225

    The Colonel gave the Tigers a free sample of victory.

  • @caiorezei
    @caiorezei Před 3 lety +2989

    Japanese Tiger's fans after watching this: [looks outside to the nearest KFC breathing heavily]
    Edit: ありがとう、タイゲルス!

    • @caiorezei
      @caiorezei Před 3 lety +59

      @Isaiah Byrd the important thing is that y'all understood me

    • @caiorezei
      @caiorezei Před 3 lety +29

      @Isaiah Byrd still, fix'd

    • @Schwertleite26
      @Schwertleite26 Před 3 lety +13

      @@thebadkidsshaderoom Spam

    • @fizzyinksoda2315
      @fizzyinksoda2315 Před 3 lety +22

      Make your own Colonel statue, people! Don't use the ones near KFC, the people who made the statue worked hard on that.

    • @Mediaadoration
      @Mediaadoration Před 3 lety +3

      I’ve been doing CZcams for about 3 years now and I don’t even have 200 subscribers any ideas on how I could get more subscribers

  • @ajwinberg
    @ajwinberg Před rokem +6

    I love this curse. It sounds super plausible. LOL.

  • @thespecialone2OO5
    @thespecialone2OO5 Před 6 měsíci +6

    NOT ANYMORE

  • @emmasandfort5095
    @emmasandfort5095 Před 3 lety +808

    As a kentuckian, I can confirm we all live in KFC'S

    • @Jitssyu
      @Jitssyu Před 3 lety +31

      I knew it! Somehow I knew it! I sound like an idiot, but I knew it!

    • @tyrite6805
      @tyrite6805 Před 3 lety +11

      My theories were correct!

    • @jessehudgins6066
      @jessehudgins6066 Před 3 lety +5

      The restaurant or like... actual fried chicken?

    • @FriskyD.
      @FriskyD. Před 3 lety +15

      @@jessehudgins6066 it varies between families

    • @indicatj
      @indicatj Před 3 lety +4

      Can also confirm this.

  • @KorporalKReephdmkiytrecv69
    @KorporalKReephdmkiytrecv69 Před 3 lety +6738

    Imagine being cursed by a dude who sells fried chicken.

  • @hannahcrossett3415
    @hannahcrossett3415 Před rokem +2

    Maybe you should start a market of miniature, biodegradable string ties in Japan for luck :) Maybe make duck or fish food shaped like it.

  • @StringedGuitar17
    @StringedGuitar17 Před 6 měsíci +6

    who else is here after the curse got broken

    • @markfischer1778
      @markfischer1778 Před 6 měsíci +1

      I’m here just after finding out they won.

  • @oilyliver5078
    @oilyliver5078 Před 3 lety +331

    MatPat: The lucky of kentucky.
    Me: Mom can we move to kentucky?

    • @hellogoditsmesara3569
      @hellogoditsmesara3569 Před 3 lety +17

      As a Kentuckian, you don’t want to

    • @glamrockcrossing798
      @glamrockcrossing798 Před 3 lety +17

      As a non-kentuckian, you don't want to

    • @ezrasmith-pohl8503
      @ezrasmith-pohl8503 Před 3 lety +6

      As someone who lives in Kentucky, please don't

    • @thehaikuking8680
      @thehaikuking8680 Před 3 lety

      Kentucky has bad luck in general. If you smile at someone on the street, they don't smile back, they ask why and if they know you... it's impossible to make true friends here. Can't think of more yet, but i may comment with more KY BS. (Kentucky Bull--)

    • @someone2334
      @someone2334 Před 3 lety

      Corn virus

  • @musicwithavery
    @musicwithavery Před 3 lety +584

    Bad baseball players:
    Everyone else: OMG COLONEL SANDER IS CURSING A BASEBALL TEAM

    • @blonkwhy
      @blonkwhy Před 3 lety +9

      @shenmueIII suporta o PNR e Chega e Mario Machado nice to know

  • @charliebear4855
    @charliebear4855 Před 2 lety +4

    In Australia, Christmas is the time of the year where we have turkeys and family comes over to celebrate because we don’t have thanksgiving. Also Christmas is in summer for us

  • @qwertyforwen2342
    @qwertyforwen2342 Před rokem +2

    Idea for merch: baseball style cap with all the theory logos on it

  • @KaleBennett
    @KaleBennett Před 3 lety +452

    This feels like an Ace Attorney case where instead of it just being a curse, their best player is killed by the owner of that Colonel statue

    • @tiffyw92
      @tiffyw92 Před 3 lety +10

      Turnabout Home Run.
      Oh, yeah. I think there was a baseball-themed interactive story event that was exclusive to a theme park in Odaiba several years ago that went by a similar name. Japan really loves their baseball.

    • @cranberryjuice9768
      @cranberryjuice9768 Před 3 lety +8

      You. Play. Ace. Attorney?!?!??!
      I love it. I have the trilogy, Apollo Justice, Miles Edgeworth 1, Dual Destinies and SOJ. My faves are AJ and SOJ

    • @KaleBennett
      @KaleBennett Před 3 lety +4

      @@cranberryjuice9768 I hope to make movies about Ace Attorney in the future

    • @jolenemathews
      @jolenemathews Před 3 lety +6

      Plot twist: it wasn't a statue, it was actually a clock that tells the time when you shake it...

    • @tisibiaedeakamatsu
      @tisibiaedeakamatsu Před 3 lety +2

      @@jolenemathews that thing really is cursed

  • @mjtuxxstudios9167
    @mjtuxxstudios9167 Před 3 lety +406

    fun fact (when you see the scooby doo): if Scooby is a talking dog then he is the only super natural creature the gang has found

    • @akitasettongumi
      @akitasettongumi Před 3 lety +26

      He's an alien hybrid

    • @d.h.5511
      @d.h.5511 Před 3 lety +7

      Actually, you can’t forget the evil entity they found.

    • @jeremiahbooth423
      @jeremiahbooth423 Před 3 lety +10

      @Derek Hottenstein there's also the crossover with the series Supernatural, where they encounter a real demon and have to stop it with Sam and Dean's help

    • @lukemutschler9652
      @lukemutschler9652 Před 3 lety +5

      Scooby is the great grandpa of Martha Speaks

    • @Hitoshuratdn
      @Hitoshuratdn Před 3 lety +4

      Nah there are movies, with real ghost, zombies and real supernatural creatures.

  • @Nah846
    @Nah846 Před rokem +1

    I love your theorys but this one is AMAZING

  • @johnnysins9198
    @johnnysins9198 Před 2 lety +3

    Matpat is giving Tigers fans some ideas about throwing more Colonel Snaders statues off bridges lol

  • @milomoon06
    @milomoon06 Před 3 lety +376

    Yeah. That tie sometimes looks like a stick figure. LOL

  • @artyomgr8
    @artyomgr8 Před 3 lety +598

    "eat kentucky for christmas"
    everyone in the state of Kentucky: c o n f u s e d screaming

    • @perseidgirl
      @perseidgirl Před 3 lety +21

      Yes we will scream forever

    • @youareveryannoying9179
      @youareveryannoying9179 Před 3 lety +2

      @@perseidgirl nice alt

    • @-maetheteletubby-4958
      @-maetheteletubby-4958 Před 3 lety +3

      Yes I will now scream...

    • @roundertoaster5876
      @roundertoaster5876 Před 3 lety

      @@youareveryannoying9179 that's not an alt that was made in 2007 and the other one was made in 2018

    • @OpRaven-62
      @OpRaven-62 Před 3 lety

      @@youareveryannoying9179 that account was legit made 13 years ago, you need to check your eyes mate.

  • @cheeseballs9726
    @cheeseballs9726 Před 6 měsíci +5

    Hanshin in 7!

  • @gehrigornelas6317
    @gehrigornelas6317 Před rokem

    I truly respect the conclusion here and then asking to test it further. That is the essence of true science.

  • @driftingdruid
    @driftingdruid Před 3 lety +194

    Prediction : Soon after this video is watched in Japan, someone is going to found & dedicate a Shinto shrine to Colonel Sanders to acknowledge his influence and appease his ghost

  • @darkangel7274
    @darkangel7274 Před 3 lety +318

    When my husband studied in Japan, he said they treat Christmas kinda how we treat Valentine's day. It's a day for lovers where you go out together, and yeah KFC was the place to go and then get a cake from a baker to take home. Idk how much of that is still true, but I've seen it in animes before and think it's sweet

    • @erihomma4749
      @erihomma4749 Před 3 lety +10

      lol yesss kfc and strawberry shortcake :)

    • @Tornado1994
      @Tornado1994 Před 2 lety +9

      Christmas Eve is a Romantic Holiday in Japan.

  • @TheRealJudahCarson
    @TheRealJudahCarson Před rokem +1

    I live in Kentucky, and my older cousin and grandma worked with him. What was said in the video is quite true

  • @LighthouseCape
    @LighthouseCape Před 3 lety +793

    Small fun fact:The KFC that got its statue stolen no longer exists. It was first planned to be displayed in Hanshin Tigers home stadium but was rejected, so the statue now rests in KFC Japans Osaka-branch and off limits from public eyes.

    • @lurkingcarrier8736
      @lurkingcarrier8736 Před 3 lety +76

      ...So there's likely no way to unfuck the curse in a manner that will soothe the spirit.

    • @ppphhhoooeee
      @ppphhhoooeee Před 2 lety +6

      100th like

    • @LadyOnikara
      @LadyOnikara Před 2 lety +15

      @@lurkingcarrier8736 I wonder if they could try a seance or something.

    • @venomousbunny9875
      @venomousbunny9875 Před 3 měsíci

      ​​@@lurkingcarrier8736the Japanese have a history of calming vengeful spirits

  • @axkwa
    @axkwa Před 3 lety +460

    The Tiger Fan: We can't find a guy with a beard let us just throw this statue.

    • @driftingdruid
      @driftingdruid Před 3 lety +24

      that's one reason why they need more foreigners (who are respectful of local customs) touring in Japan
      ( joking )

    • @joshiesmith7487
      @joshiesmith7487 Před 3 lety +13

      I'm going to pretend to be insulted that Japanese think all Americans look like the Colonial, most of us are far uglier.

    • @stephaniesummer2663
      @stephaniesummer2663 Před 3 lety

      @@joshiesmith7487 The Colonel is a model of perfection idk what you’re talking wbout

  • @gracecomeau2572
    @gracecomeau2572 Před 2 lety

    0:09 now I can never unsee that the same way again… also awesome video

  • @ZamboniBoi
    @ZamboniBoi Před 3 měsíci +1

    its been years and I'm still finding new things in the food theory intro

  • @rolo0o
    @rolo0o Před 3 lety +374

    “Today we’re talking about whether a fast food mascot can put a hex on you”
    You look at the old Ronald McDonald commercials and DON’T see an obviously evil fast food mascot that definitely COULD put a hex on you? Ok MatPat...

  • @kaih_the_viewer
    @kaih_the_viewer Před 3 lety +394

    Moral of the story: WE NEED MORE COLONEL SANDERS STATUTES TO THROW INTO LAKES

    • @aadi55
      @aadi55 Před 3 lety +9

      No! WE NEED RONALD MCDONALDS STATUES!!!!!!!!

    • @thehaikuking8680
      @thehaikuking8680 Před 3 lety

      WE NEED GIANT ZAXBY'S CHICKEN STATUES! (Or I guess statues of the two brothers that started the business.)

    • @woooshbait1051
      @woooshbait1051 Před 3 lety

      *OR PROBABLY THREE OF THESE!!!!!!*
      Okay, that’s just lame

    • @christophersmith1694
      @christophersmith1694 Před 3 lety +5

      OR we stop the other team's illegalish activities and manipulation to help the tigers out.

    • @nguyenhoanglong420
      @nguyenhoanglong420 Před 3 lety

      @@aadi55 you HAVEN'T TRIED MY BIG MAC YET :)

  • @lasercraft32
    @lasercraft32 Před rokem +1

    Its funny how pure coincidence can create such chaotic debates and theories.

  • @Crim_Zen
    @Crim_Zen Před 2 lety +1

    2:20 here in NC our charismas dinners included turkey, but in quesadilla form. I think I had a traditional turkey dinner once, but that was when visiting relatives in VA. Other than that the only other odd meal came from when I had visited relatives in Louisiana. There Christmas dinner included rabbit, alligator, shrimp, turducken, a lot of home made sweets, and turtle soup. Anyway... I know Japan is also big on French fries. Or at least they used to be. Some families would have a whole meal of just fries.

  • @coffeebean2
    @coffeebean2 Před 3 lety +332

    Fun fact: The official KFC twitter account follows all 5 spice girls and 6 guys named herb

  • @ytbe316
    @ytbe316 Před 3 lety +818

    Japan: *Eats Kentucky for Christmas*
    USA: *Loses 1 state*

  • @PurpleMagic1409
    @PurpleMagic1409 Před 2 lety +1

    The opening skit never fails to make me laugh

  • @nyssfromtheabyss3839
    @nyssfromtheabyss3839 Před 2 lety +4

    What a lovely theory! Its a good thing matpat is so open minded lol

  • @lemonboom589
    @lemonboom589 Před 3 lety +83

    "As any parent who has been forced too watch the movies Cars 974 times..." That moment made me realize what I've done to my parents.

  • @sonicroachdoggjrraven3263
    @sonicroachdoggjrraven3263 Před 3 lety +542

    Fun fact: In Sonic Adventure there is a statue of a man outside of a restaurant you can throw into the ocean.

  • @quinbatcheller5805
    @quinbatcheller5805 Před rokem

    Dang Matt, where I'm from just about everyone with a family has a "traditional " turkey or chicken Christmas dinner. It's super common. My family will mix it up occasionally but we almost always cook a bird with all the fixins.
    Anyway I was shocked to hear you've basically never done that, and even more shocked when you said most people eat perogies or some other basic food. I really assumed that people all over North America usually ate a roast poultry dinner for Christmas.
    You live you learn.

  • @HANKSANDY69420
    @HANKSANDY69420 Před 2 lety +5

    Wow, didn't know The Colonel nearly drowned in a vehicular accident. Interesting.

  • @sbug2242
    @sbug2242 Před 3 lety +322

    "The Lucky of Kentucky"
    I'm not even Kentuckan and I'm still going to use that-