It takes a tough man to make a tender corpse

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(Kudos to Monty)

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It takes a tough man to make a tender chicken, but it doesn't take much to off an 84-year-old geezer

(Also Monty)

Chickens everywhere rejoice as Col. Sanders wingman Frank Perdue has died at the age of 84. Egged on by the success of other poultry providers, Perdue became the first to market direct to consumers. Tired of being cooped up in his office, he became a household name by starring in his own commercials, as the tough man who raised tender chickens. Sales took flight, growing from $56 million in 1970 to $2.8 billion last year, helped by Perdue’s method of adding marigold petals to the chicken feed to give the birds a golden hue. Perdue didn’t treat his employees much better than his chickens, turning to a New York crime boss to suppress union activities and getting hit with a fine after a report of workers developing carpal tunnel syndrome surfaced. When his son Jim took over in 1991, he pullet the company into the modern age and alae-d fears by introducing health centers at plants. Perdue gave generously to the community, and bought naming rights to the South Atlantic League ballpark housing the Salisbury, Maryland-based Delmarva Shorebirds, naming it for his father and company founder, Arthur W. Perdue.