You can now buy a KFC gold-plated chicken bone necklace

Kentucky Fried Chicken fans now have a new way to express their love for
their personally preferred poultry. The Kentucky for Kentucky company
will sell gold Kentucky Fried Chicken bone necklaces made from real KFC
chicken wing bones.

The company teamed up with Meghan Carroll of Meg C Jewelry, who created
the necklaces after a night full of KFC chicken wings.
Kentucky Fried Chicken bone gold necklaces

Carroll and her boyfriend ate 25 wings from a KFC in Kentucky, then
cleaned the bones with soap and water. She let them dry, then painted
the bones with a varnish, graphite conductive paint and coated them in
copper. The bones were then plated in 14-karat gold.

"Like Willy Wonka's Everlasting Gobstopper we've figured out a way to
make it possible to savor a single piece of Kentucky Fried Chicken
forever," writes Kentucky for Kentucky on its website. "For-ever and
ever. We all win."

If the company sounds familiar, they're the same people who brought you
the Kentucky fried chicken-scented candle last year. When they first
went on sale, they sold out in less than a minute.

Only 20 KFC bone necklaces will be available for purchase online Friday
at 10 a.m. ET. The small gold-plated chicken bone necklace is priced at
$130, while the larger version is $160. Both necklaces come with
14-karat gold-plated chains.

Carroll suggests wearing the chicken bone necklaces with a pair of jeans
and a t-shirt or even with a little black dress. Apparently, they go
with everything.

Travis McGee wrote:
>
> Carroll and her boyfriend ate 25 wings from a KFC in Kentucky, then
> cleaned the bones with soap and water. She let them dry, then painted
> the bones with a varnish, graphite conductive paint and coated them in
> copper. The bones were then plated in 14-karat gold.

That's not a stable plating. The gold diffuses
into the copper, so the copper will show through
after a few years. To be stable, you need a
barrier layer between the copper and the gold.
Nickel is usually used for the barrier layer.

On Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:08:23 -0800, Mark Thorson >
wrote:

> Travis McGee wrote:
> >
> > Carroll and her boyfriend ate 25 wings from a KFC in Kentucky, then
> > cleaned the bones with soap and water. She let them dry, then painted
> > the bones with a varnish, graphite conductive paint and coated them in
> > copper. The bones were then plated in 14-karat gold.
>
> That's not a stable plating. The gold diffuses
> into the copper, so the copper will show through
> after a few years. To be stable, you need a
> barrier layer between the copper and the gold.
> Nickel is usually used for the barrier layer.

I don't think it matters. They're be lost or broken sooner than that.

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On Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:53:40 -0700, sf > wrote:

>On Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:08:23 -0800, Mark Thorson >
>wrote:
>
>> Travis McGee wrote:
>> >
>> > Carroll and her boyfriend ate 25 wings from a KFC in Kentucky, then
>> > cleaned the bones with soap and water. She let them dry, then painted
>> > the bones with a varnish, graphite conductive paint and coated them in
>> > copper. The bones were then plated in 14-karat gold.
>>
>> That's not a stable plating. The gold diffuses
>> into the copper, so the copper will show through
>> after a few years. To be stable, you need a
>> barrier layer between the copper and the gold.
>> Nickel is usually used for the barrier layer.
>
>I don't think it matters. They're be lost or broken sooner than that.

Really, are those guy still around? I forgot all about Kentucky Fried Chicken ever since I discovered Churches and Popeyes chicken! they have the best
chicken, biscuits, and other complements. It's finger licking good!

Regards,

Bookworm Cowboy
Lakeland, Florida

On 6/26/2014 10:00 PM, Boolworm Cowboy wrote:
> On Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:53:40 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:08:23 -0800, Mark Thorson >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Travis McGee wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Carroll and her boyfriend ate 25 wings from a KFC in Kentucky, then
>>>> cleaned the bones with soap and water. She let them dry, then painted
>>>> the bones with a varnish, graphite conductive paint and coated them in
>>>> copper. The bones were then plated in 14-karat gold.
>>>
>>> That's not a stable plating. The gold diffuses
>>> into the copper, so the copper will show through
>>> after a few years. To be stable, you need a
>>> barrier layer between the copper and the gold.
>>> Nickel is usually used for the barrier layer.
>>
>> I don't think it matters. They're be lost or broken sooner than that.
>
> Really, are those guy still around? I forgot all about Kentucky Fried Chicken ever since I discovered Churches and Popeyes chicken! they have the best
> chicken, biscuits, and other complements. It's finger licking good!
>
> Regards,
>
> Bookworm Cowboy
> Lakeland, Florida
>
>

I'm not a huge fan of KFC's chicken, but their chicken pot pies are
pretty good.

On 2014-06-27 02:00:39 +0000, Boolworm Cowboy said:

> On Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:53:40 -0700, sf > wrote:
>
>> On Wed, 25 Jun 2014 15:08:23 -0800, Mark Thorson >
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Travis McGee wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Carroll and her boyfriend ate 25 wings from a KFC in Kentucky, then
>>>> cleaned the bones with soap and water. She let them dry, then painted
>>>> the bones with a varnish, graphite conductive paint and coated them in
>>>> copper. The bones were then plated in 14-karat gold.
>>>
>>> That's not a stable plating. The gold diffuses
>>> into the copper, so the copper will show through
>>> after a few years. To be stable, you need a
>>> barrier layer between the copper and the gold.
>>> Nickel is usually used for the barrier layer.
>>
>> I don't think it matters. They're be lost or broken sooner than that.
>
> Really, are those guy still around? I forgot all about Kentucky Fried
> Chicken ever since I discovered Churches and Popeyes chicken! they have
> the best
> chicken, biscuits, and other complements. It's finger licking good!
>
> Regards,
>
> Bookworm Cowboy
> Lakeland, Florida

They're all three just industrial-grade fried chicken. The real deal
is much harder to come by. In the Portland area there's a place called
Thad's Chicken 'n Dumplings on the bank of the Sandy river that in
addition to serving its namesake, also makes a *real mean* fried
chicken, as well as real potatoes and other side dishes that haven't
been frozen, dried, or reconstituted. I doubt Churches or Popeyes can
make a similar claim.

On Thu, 26 Jun 2014 19:10:17 -0700, Oregonian Haruspex
> wrote:

> They're all three just industrial-grade fried chicken. The real deal
> is much harder to come by. In the Portland area there's a place called
> Thad's Chicken 'n Dumplings on the bank of the Sandy river that in
> addition to serving its namesake, also makes a *real mean* fried
> chicken, as well as real potatoes and other side dishes that haven't
> been frozen, dried, or reconstituted. I doubt Churches or Popeyes can
> make a similar claim.

They make no claim about being anything other than "industrial-grade"
fried chicken. Or maybe I haven't seen the ad that tries to tell you
it's just like mama used to make. We haven't had a Churches near me
in decades, so I don't know what it's like now - but I thought it was
very good back when we still had one. KFC has had its ups and downs.
I'm certainly not a fried chicken expert, but it's not as bad as it
used to be. I've never eaten at Popeye's. I know there's one near
enough to me on a map for country people to think it's "close", but
it's not and there's only street parking, if you can find an open
meter. If I'm going to go through all that trouble and expense (25¢ =
8 min) to park, I want to eat in a real restaurant.

--
I take life with a grain of salt, a slice of lemon and a shot of tequila