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KFC Twitter Account Follows Only 11 People. Can You Guess Why?

by K. Gitter

Published November 6, 2017

KFC Twitter Account Follows Only 11 People. Can You Guess Why?

KFC’s famous fried chicken recipe has 11 herbs and spices.

Get it? “Herbs” and “Spices” (aka Spice Girls).

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GENIUS!

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KFC told the Associated Press it has been following the 11 people for about a month, but the clever trick has only recently gone viral thanks to Twitter user @edgette22, whose Tweet about the mystery now has more than 300,000 shares.

.@KFC follows 11 people.

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

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

— 🅴🅳🅶🅴 (@edgette22) October 19, 2017

The internet is loving the new found social media gem, saying the person who runs KFC’s Twitter account deserves a raise.

the person that runs the KFC account needs a raise. I don't care how much they make now. GIVE THEM A RAISE.

— Samantha אריאלה דּוֹבָה (@sicklittlejag) October 19, 2017

Even the Colonel himself thinks @edgette22 is a social networking genius.

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

— 🅴🅳🅶🅴 (@edgette22) October 21, 2017

Other restaurants are getting in on the joke too, including Wendy’s whose social media folks just now realized KFC wasn’t following them back.

.@KFC follows 11 people.

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

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

— 🅴🅳🅶🅴 (@edgette22) October 19, 2017

We should point out, however, that there appears to have been a Tweet a few days before the one that went viral, but it didn’t seem to pick up much traction. It does look like Twitter user @laurelbartlettt may be the one who deserves credit for the discovery, though.

https://twitter.com/laurelbartlettt/status/919736811416518657

Now, some Twitter users are now trying to get her Tweet to go viral instead.

I’m un-retweeting the other guys tweet…might not do much good but you never know…

— Will O'Hara 👨🏽‍💻 (@willohara) October 22, 2017

Who knew 11 herbs and spices could get so much attention on social media?! The “Herbs” followed include Green Bay Packers cornerback Herb Waters and jazz musician Herb Alpert.
So, to recap, that’s 6 Herbs and 5 Spices:
Mel B, Mel C, Geri Halliwell, Emma Bunton, Victoria Beckham, Herb Scribner, Herb J. Wesson, Jr, Herb Waters, Herb Dean, Herb Sendek, and Herb Alpert.
Getty Images | Justin Sullivan (Simple Most)

Other Companies’ Clever Social Media Posts

KFC is far from the only business to get clever or hilarious on social media. After all, it’s pretty much like free advertising, so businesses should always take advantage! And with around 65 million other business pages to compete with, you have to stand out.

Check out some more funny business and brand Tweets below:

#CharminAsks: What are you thoughts on streaming while streaming? pic.twitter.com/GgEjdbsm8h

— Charmin (@Charmin) December 7, 2015

When you're visiting your ❤ & can't get through TSA bc you're more than 3.4 oz. #SnowmanDatingProblems #LDR #baggage pic.twitter.com/6tXaU7bttk

— JetBlue (@JetBlue) December 1, 2015

Good morning texts are cute, but have you tried bringing her Taco Bell?

— Taco Bell (@tacobell) January 3, 2016

I'm not saying eating Skittles Tropical will magically transport you to Hawaii for the Pro Bowl. But you could try? pic.twitter.com/zsh3vGM3me

— SKITTLES (@Skittles) January 30, 2016

(Source: Simple Most)

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