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  Big Chicken - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Big Chicken is a local landmark in Marietta, Georgia, built at the city's biggest intersection of Cobb Parkway (US 41) and Roswell Road (Ga. 120) - - exact address 12 Cobb Pkwy N, Marietta GA 30062.
It has also led to a small cottage industry of sorts, selling souvenirs emblazoned with the monument, including one sweatshirt showing Big Ben in London, the Eiffel Tower in Paris, the Colosseum in Rome, and of course the Big Chicken in Marietta.
Fact: Many millions throughout the world have already heard of the big chicken statue that is in Marietta, Georgia, USA (there was a question on Jeopardy Game Show).
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Big_Chicken   (405 words)

  
 BIG CHICKEN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Nach anfänglicher Skepsis der Bevölkerung von Marietta und Atlanta wurde das Big Chicken dennoch beliebt.
Heute ist das Big Chicken wieder voll funktionsfähig.
Als Big Chicken wird oft auch die Volksrepublik China bezeichnet, ein Blick auf die Landkarte erklärt schnell warum.
www.toonorama.com /encyclopedia/B/Big_Chicken   (341 words)

  
 Big Chicken   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Big Chicken is a local landmark in Marietta Georgia built at the city's biggest intersection Cobb Parkway (US 41) and Roswell Road 120).
In January 1993 storm winds damaged the and rather than tear it down KFC forced by public outcry to re-erect the The new Big Chicken even includes the design of beak and eyes which move this time the vibrations which plagued the structure (even to the point of breaking have been eliminated.
It has also led to a small industry of sorts selling souvenirs emblazoned with monument including one sweatshirt showing Big Ben in London the Eiffel Tower in Paris the Colosseum in Rome and of course the Big Chicken Marietta.
www.freeglossary.com /Big_Chicken   (516 words)

  
 Big Chicken Product information Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Big Chicken Barstool takes a Show Master and adds a selection of accessories to give you Da Bomb.
The Twin Chicken gas powered barstools use all the same quality parts as the single seated Big Chicken but allows you to carry a passenger!
Our new Big Chicken Heavy Duty (sport) Gas Powered Barstool is not a racer, but is the perfect racers companion.
www.flyingbarstools.com /bigchik/info.html   (360 words)

  
 The Big Chicken, Marietta, Georgia
In 1974 Kentucky Fried Chicken (K.F.C.) leased the restaurant which was one of the highest dollar volume K.F.C. operations until the construction of I-75 parallel to U.S. 41 relocated the traffic through the area.
"In the shadow of the Big Chicken" or "first light south of the Big Chicken" are still common phrases used on television and radio to describe a location in Marietta.
And the Big Chicken Chorus performed for both the closing and grand re-opening of the restaurant.
www.bigchickenchorus.org /BigChickenLandmark.html   (621 words)

  
 Big Chicken: Facts and details from Encyclopedia Topic   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The new Big Chicken even includes the original design of beak and eyes which move, EHandler: no quick summary.
Big ben, more formally the great bell of westminster, is the hour bell of the great clock of westminster, hanging in the clock tower of the palace...
(and of course the Big Chicken in Marietta.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/bi/big_chicken.htm   (761 words)

  
 Marietta Square: The Big Chicken
The The Big Chicken was built in 1963 by S.R. "Tubby" Davis as a method of advertising a restaurant on U.S. 41, a main thoroughfare through Marietta, Georga.
Directions were often given, to "turn right at the Big Chicken" or, something was just "one mile from the Big Chicken." Folklore has it that even airline pilots used it as a navigational landmark.
In January 1993, heavy winds damaged the Big Chicken with sheet metal being ripped off of the structure.
www.mariettasquare.net /bigchicken.html   (377 words)

  
 SlowFood.it
American chickens are exported mainly to China, which is a net importer despite the huge number of birds it produces, Russia and Mexico.
The big chains want to buy their chicken from big producers and processing firms that can guarantee uniformity.
Chicken production here is regulated by the United States Department of Agriculture, the Food and Drug Administraion, and by state agriculture departments.
www.slowfood.com /img_sito/riviste/slowark/EN/32/fastfood.html   (1031 words)

  
 Atlanta - The Big Chicken - Restaurant - AOL CityGuide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The chicken almost had its goose cooked after a 1993 storm caused extensive damage, but an outraged public and political outcry convinced KFC to sink a few grand into refurbishing their fine feathered friend.
As a result, the Big Chicken has been restored to its former glory, complete with a beak that opens and shuts and eyes that roll around.
These days, the Big Chicken is the cock of the walk, housing the greatest gift shop this side of the Florida state line, where you can pick up Big Chicken beanies, key chains, T-shirts and birdhouses.
usatoday.digitalcity.com /atlanta/entertainment/venue.adp?sbid=103487815   (505 words)

  
 Cow and Chicken: The Big Move / Cow's Magic Blanket / I.M. Weasel: I.R. Ghost - TV.com
The Big Move: Cow and Chicken are devastated when Mom and Dad suddenly announce that their moving.
Cow and Chicken start reminising about their favorite memories from the only home they ever lived in, from their first puppy, to their first Christmas.
Chicken tries the cheer her up by playing the bad guy in a game of Super Cow.
www.tv.com /cow-and-chicken/the-big-move--cows-magic-blanket--i.m.-weasel-i.r.-ghost/episode/385048/summary.html   (463 words)

  
 About the Big Chicken   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Big Chicken is perhaps the tackiest beloved icon in the country.
He came up with the concept for a large sheet-metal chicken to tower over the highway, and found a Georgia Tech engineering student (whose name has been lost to the passage of time) to be the architect.
The Big Chicken was, after all, from another period and inter-city traffic no longer used U.S. When the local media caught wind of this, a public frenzy was created.
www.dcltribute.com /bigchicken   (495 words)

  
 Ron Galotti's publishing legacy - Real life Mr. Big
Big, was trying to decide what to do with the rest of his life.
Big schmoozing the fastidious and reserved designer, although I wouldn’t be at all surprised if Armani had been charmed.
Big because he was like a big man on campus.” They dated for a little over a year, and Bushnell chronicled the relationship in her “Sex and the City” column in the New York Observer, which would eventually give birth to the book and the HBO series.
www.newyorkmetro.com /nymetro/news/media/features/n_10334   (1101 words)

  
 LEAHLAND... Big Chicken Beanie   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Kentucky Fried Chicken owned "Big Chicken" in Marietta has become a famous landmark due to it's architectural structure.
This Big Chicken beanie was a promo that retired back in 1998.
On each side of the Big Chicken, it says "Big Chicken".
home.att.net /~leahland/bigchicken.html   (104 words)

  
 The Big Chicken (KFC) - Smyrna, GA, 30080-3008 - Citysearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Big Chicken is the extraordinary sign for a very ordinary Kentucky Fried Chicken in Marietta.
Built with locally milled bars and plates from Atlantic Steel, the 50-foot Big Chicken is still the most recognizable landmark in Cobb County.
Its legacy has spread to the surrounding businesses and streets, each picking up the nomenclature of "Big Chicken this" and "Big Chicken that." After a 1993 storm caused severe damage, KFC considered deboning the Chicken but a public and political outcry saved the bird.
atlanta.citysearch.com /profile?fid=21&id=2922118   (346 words)

  
 Chicken a Big Winner From Low-Carbohydrate, High-Protein Diet Trend, Survey Shows
Of those, sixty-two percent said they were eating more chicken; 31 percent said they were eating more beef; and 28 percent said they were eating more pork.
Respondents were also asked which of the major meats -- beef, chicken, or pork -- is "most appropriate" in a low-carbohydrate and low-fat diet.
Sixty- seven percent of respondents chose chicken as the most appropriate meat in that context, while 14 percent chose beef and nine percent chose pork.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/05-18-2004/0002177163&EDATE=   (422 words)

  
 Big Chicken
It the chickens are bought by the company, they are then put in boxes (people called catchers grab 5-6 chickens per hand and throw them into a box), and brought to the company.
From that point on, the chickens are put through the rigorous process of being killed, de-feathered, de-boned, cut up, etc. This is done by the workers in the factory.
The big chicken in the drawing represents the plan the neck being the machinery there, where the majority of the accidents happen.
www.meetingground.org /loavfish/lfarchives/lf_198/sandi.htm   (1286 words)

  
 Big Chicken Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Big Chicken Enterprises distributes the souvenirs sold at the Big Chicken location of KFC.
In case you hadn't noticed, the Big Chicken is the location of a KFC store.
She designed a wonderful wallhanging in celebration of the Big Chicken and all it means to residents of Marietta and the Atlanta metropolitan area."
www.dcltribute.com /bigchicken/bc_links.htm   (155 words)

  
 The Big Chicken, Marietta, Georgia
When plans of the Chicken's demise were leaked to the public an unexpected outcry of support forced the owners of the KFC franchise to rethink their options.
Technological advancements made it easier to create the movement in the beak and eyes; a new coat of paint (actually, several coats of paint) and the Big Chicken was once again ready to stand duty on US 41 in Marietta.
Today the Big Chicken stands in front of a KFC (the new name for Kentucky Fried Chicken).
roadsidegeorgia.com /site/bigchicken.html   (509 words)

  
 FamilyFun: World's Best Roast Chicken - and More Family Fun
It's just as easy to roast a big chicken as a small one, and you might as well have leftovers for the week ahead.
Place the chicken on a grased rack and put the rack into a greased roasting pan.
Take the lemons out before you bring the chicken to the table; they won't be very attractive at this point.
jas.familyfun.go.com /recipefinder/display?id=14036   (273 words)

  
 Giant Chicken, Marietta, Georgia
Along a suburban fast food highway northwest of Atlanta, the 56-ft. tall Big Chicken exercises an uncanny command of the region.
It's not a realistic replica chicken, but an abstraction of signage -- huge sheet metal flange, painted bright red, with moving yellow beak.
In 1963, Tubby Davis had the Big Chicken built to advertise his Johnny Reb's Chick, Chuck and Shake.
www.roadsideamerica.com /attract/GAMARchicken.html   (320 words)

  
 Big Boy Restaurants, LLC - Home of the Famous BigBoy Sandwich
A combination of all white meat chicken tenders, cheese sticks and onion rings deep-fried and served with choice of sauce.
All white meat chicken tenders breaded and deep-fried to a golden-brown.
Your choice of grilled chicken breast or grilled shrimp with south-of-the-border seasoning on a crisp salad mix with cheddar cheese, tomatoes, fl olives, red peppers and red onion.
www.bigboy.com /sandwiches.asp?category=5   (888 words)

  
 Satan's Laundromat: Imitation chicken: presidents
The chicken was never recognisable as chicken, the grease was overwhelming; but there was something cool about getting a boxful of fried dough and maybe (if you were lucky) some chicken flesh at like 2 in the morning.
Their chicken is actually the best greasy spicy, peppery chick around for the price and will still beat out KFC anyday to me. Their center breast peices are real white meat that has strands like real chicken, not soft in clay like as what you will find at KFC.
Posted by: King Nisar at March 18, 2006 12:17 PM Hey folks, I forgot to mention that the chicken served at Crown Fried Chickens is "Tyson's Chicken", which is prepared and cooked using Crown's secret recipes.
www.satanslaundromat.com /sl/archives/000453.html   (5453 words)

  
 Popeyes(R) Chicken & Biscuits New Chicken Sandwich Advances Commitment to Flavor Superiority
Big Flava Chicken Deluxe Hits Restaurants Nationwide ATLANTA, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Popeyes(R) Chicken & Biscuits, a division of AFC Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq: AFCE), today announced the Oct. 1 nationwide launch of its new Big Flava Chicken Deluxe Sandwich.
The white meat chicken fillet is hand-breaded and fried in the restaurants, resulting in fresher, moister and more flavorful chicken.
"Since our chicken is marinated and freshly prepared in each restaurant, they will taste the flavor of the chicken followed by the freshness of the breading, lettuce, tomato and artisan bun." Popeyes also created its Big Flava Chicken Deluxe Sandwich with portability in mind.
www.prnewswire.com /cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/09-29-2005/0004134609&EDATE=   (355 words)

  
 Big Big Forums - Chicken Pox or What?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
My only conclusion was chicken pox even though he did get the vaccine when he was 2 years old.
The doctor said they are just as contagious as chicken pox though and he was out of school a week.
He also said the since they have been giving the vaccine they have seen more and more of these other viral rashes and also the shingles in young children which used to be rare.
www.bigbigforum.com /showthread.php3?t=467701   (964 words)

  
 The Big Chicken
There were the chickens, doing what chickens do, picking at morsels on the ground with a cluck, cluck here and a cluck, cluck there.
Maybe the Big Chicken, a local landmark when giving directions was what he meant.
I tried to impress upon her that time outside, unsupervised, with the chickens, probably was not in Rocky’s best interest.
www.lafeber.com /Lafeber-Library/Articles/parker/chicken.asp   (993 words)

  
 Hartford Courant Article on Yale Chicken Conference - May 20, 2002
A three-day conference, "The Chicken: Its Biological, Social, Cultural and Industrial History," drew scholars from around the world to tackle this very complex bird."We see it as a window to focus on man's relationship with the environment by focusing on this one thing," says James Scott of Yale's Agrarian Studies Program, the conference's sponsor.
Panel topics included "When Chickens Come to Town: The Impact on Communities," "The Chicken in Folklore and Symbolism," and "The Historical Creation of the Chicken." Two film festivals were also featured.
The tone of the weekend was of a loopy good humor seemingly inherent to those in the field of poultry study.
www.upc-online.org /thinking/020520yale_conference.html   (732 words)

  
 Big Chicken
Locations are comomnly explained in terms of their proximity to the Big Chicken.
On two occasions the Big Chicken dodged the executioner's bulldozer, most recently in 1996 when a storm inflicted heavy damage to the structure.
When Puckett, an Atlanta native, was wokring on the Big Chicken and other projects in the early 60's, designs and calculations were tediously worked out on a slide rule.
www.gtalumni.org /StayInformed/techtopics/fall98/chicken.html   (941 words)

  
 Roatanet.com: El Pollo Grande Caper (The Big Chicken Caper) (CoastWatcher: Caribbean West) - Roatan Scuba Diving, ...
I had talked it over with my housekeeper and she thought it would be a marvelous idea to get a large chicken which she would roast in the convection oven.
Since it would be the first time she had ever cooked chicken in the convection mode she asked for some guidance in the process.
El pollo grande turned out to be a smallish looking chicken, but the largest of the lot the nice lady threw onto the counter from her deep freezer, while trying to satisfy a silly request from a silly Gringo for the largest chicken she had.
www.roatanet.com /news/news060201.htm   (724 words)

  
 Big Critters   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
In early spring, the male prairie chicken performs a mating ritual called "booming" during which he spreads his wings and tail feathers, inflates the orange sacs on either side of his neck, struts, and makes a booming sound.
It was previously the Chicken Stop restaurant and the rooster had been on the grass in front.
The Big Duck is one of the finest remaining examples of mimetic roadside architecture.
www.agilitynut.com /critters.html   (1244 words)

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