Who pranked Texas town with fake ‘Chick-fil-A coming soon’ sign? Cops want to know
One day in 1995, a “renegade cow” first painted “eat mor chikin” on a Texas billboard — a slogan that remains popular with Chick-fil-A.
Now, about 27 years later, another “eat more chikin” sign has popped up in a Texas town, promising its residents that a Chick-fil-A was “coming soon” to a major intersection in Wharton.
Turns out to be a bunch of bull, according to an April 10 Facebook post from the Wharton Police Department.
And police want to identify the infamous “original prankster” of this fast-food crime.
Police say a witness described this prank as “udderly heinous and heartless,” and authorities agreed.
“The chief has allocated additional resources to find the source of this capital offense,” police said.
About an hour later, police updated their post, saying “we are interested in identifying this individual that was seen near the scene earlier,” alongside a photo of a plump dairy cow.
It’s unclear if the cow in the photo is the same “renegade cow” who coined the “eat mor chikin” slogan.
In about 24 hours, the post from Wharton Police Department has milked hundreds of comments and shares. Many were written by those in the Wharton area, disappointed the “Original Chicken Sandwich” wasn’t coming to town.
“What has happened to this world,no respect for the dreams and hopes of prospective customers,” one person said.
“I ran to my daughters room to show her that Wharton was getting a Chick- fil-a next to Y’all’s Burger King,” another wrote. “I’m So disappointed now.”
“What jerks for getting our hopes up like that but come on guys this is freaking hilarious,” said another. “Everyone can use a good laugh sometimes!!!
In a statement to McClatchy News, a Chick-fil-A spokesperson said, “We are always evaluating potential new locations in the hopes of serving existing and new customers great food with remarkable service. While we hope to serve the Wharton community in the future, we do not currently have any locations to confirm.”
Wharton is about 60 miles southwest of Houston and the closest Chick-fil-A to Wharton is in Rosenberg, about 25 miles away.
This story was originally published April 11, 2022 at 4:40 PM with the headline "Who pranked Texas town with fake ‘Chick-fil-A coming soon’ sign? Cops want to know."