KFC gifts painting to the man who noticed their ’11 herbs and spices’ pun on Twitter

Yes, Mike Edgette, who goes by @edgette22 on Twitter received a unique gift -- a painting of himself riding on Colonel's back with of course a KFC fried leg for noticing that the fast-food brand follows on 11 spice and herbs.

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Along with a Thank you note, few gift cards, KFC commissioned a painting of the man with Colonel for his discovery on Twitter. (Source: @edgette22/ Twitter)

Well for chicken lovers around, Kentucky’s Fried Chicken aka KFC bring in more joy and happiness than any other thing. And as much as they enjoy their fried chicken, over the years thousands have tried to decode Colonel’s secret. Well, even though we are out of luck to discover that moment, when one can yell out Eureka, one man in South Dakota, US actually discovered that KFC follows only 11 users on Twitter and they became the biggest pun of the social media this year.

It’s a well-known fact that the secret recipe contains 11 herbs and spice and with them following five Spice Girls and six men named Herb, the Internet lost all its calm and lauded their brilliance. But KFC who is a social media star decided to laud the man who solved their puzzle and even rewarded him! Yes, Mike Edgette, who goes by @edgette22 on Twitter received a unique gift — a painting of himself riding on Colonel’s back with of course a KFC fried leg. Nothing but our modern day Vikram and Betaal! (READ: Enjoy a bubble bath that smells like fried chicken, thanks to KFC Japan’s bathbomb)

Edgette shared his discovery on Twitter on October and his tweet broke the Internet with over 7 lakh likes.

.@KFC follows 11 people.

Those 11 people? 5 Spice Girls and 6 guys named Herb.

11 Herbs & Spices. I need time to process this.

— Edge (@edgette22) October 19, 2017

Soon, the Colonel himself endorsed his social media skills on LinkedIn but they did not stop there.

Weirdest part of this whole thing is the @kfc Colonel adding me to @LinkedIn & endorsing me for social networking.

Didn’t see that coming. pic.twitter.com/V8WRbNQRk6

— Edge (@edgette22) October 21, 2017

They commissioned the personalised gift for the man and now, it has again created a huge buzz online. After all, who knew with his eye for details would make him an Internet sensation!

Dreams DO come true. #GiddyUpColonel

Thanks @kfc pic.twitter.com/a4skf7MIB4

— Edge (@edgette22) November 4, 2017

Now, after the painting, it has also led to conspiracy theory and many users on Reddit feel he is guerrilla campaigner for the brand. However, he has denied any such connection and said, “I’m just a guy who spends too much time on Twitter.”

I’m just a guy who spends too much time on Twitter. https://t.co/BZFVJabhJq

— Edge (@edgette22) November 9, 2017

What do you think about KFC’s gesture? Tell us in comments below.

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