Sunday, May 22

Colonel Sanders Spotted In Rachel, Nevada

So the other night there was a special on SyFy about Area 51. They showed some aerial photos, so I brought up Google Earth to see the area for myself.

Rachel, NV is the nearest municipality to Groom Lake, one of the (in)famous nicknames for Area 51, so I zoomed into there. Sure, there's the little A'Le'Inn, just down the road from Extraterrestrial Highway. And on the corner of Groom Road and Old Mill Street is...


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Whiskey Tango Foxtrot.

OK, so maybe Google is adding random ads to their maps. Or KFC had some extra advertising dollars and didn't know what to do with them.

Or someone is hiding something.

Comments are welcome.

[Update: Seems KFC did have some extra advertising dollars laying around - KFC Unveils New Logo With Giant Image in Nevada Desert]

1 comment:

father of four said...

I love this. Thanks for the update. I wouldn't have believed it otherwise.

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