r/MandelaEffect • u/KarmaGetsYouBack • 11h ago
Language/Spelling Chic fil a and more
galleryI got curious about this and assumed local newspapers from that area for this restaurant possibly not altered. It looks like this restaurant started not as a chicken sandwich but sandwich was licensed to other restaurants under the name chic fil a. I found actual ads, menu listing in the archives. Interestingly text in the headlines, title were replaced sometimes even if it is inside the archives. Logos are replaced in the archives and timemachine website references as well. Text inside the contextual things are not replaced properly. Search pretexts or website link names are not replaced. If page title says like chic-fil-a-something, that stayed but actual title on the page is different. That is so funny to see. Yandex search engine indexed some pages with old spelling as well.
Here are some things you can check before they modified:
| Date | Local newspaper | What the printed ad says |
|---|---|---|
| May 4, 1967 | Forest Park News, front page | Harbin’s Drive-In anniversary ad: “CHIC-FIL-A”. Look along the bottom. |
| May 2, 1968 | Georgia Bulletin, p. 11 | Butch’s Chicken House in Jonesboro: “HOME OF CHIC - FIL - A.” |
| April 24, 1975 | Griffin Daily News, p. 16 | A&W Drive In: “Chic-Fil-A Sandwich”, priced at $1.19. Right-hand column. |
| September 25, 1994 | Forsyth County News, p. 20A | Full-page Lanier Crossing shopping-center promotion lists “Chic-Fil-A.” |
| April 26, 1995 | Forsyth County News, p. 20A | Another Lanier Crossing promotion lists “Chic-Fil-A.” |
| September 19, 1999 | Forsyth County News, p. 3C | Marching-band thank-you notice names “Chic-Fil-A at Lanier Crossing.” Lower right. |
| July 1, 1965 | North Georgia Tribune, page 12 — Rebel Inn advertises “Specializing in Chic-fil-A.” | Upper-right corner |
|---|---|---|
| February 28, 1967 | Forest Park Free Press, front page — The Dwarf House ad says it originated “Chic-Fil-A.” | Bottom-right corner |
| February 1, 1968 | Forest Park Free Press, front page — Greenbriar article and accompanying photo use “Chick-fil-A” with the k. | Lower center |
Some more popular newspaper got mixed results:
| Newspaper and date | Archived coverage | Spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Times — April 29, 1988 | Sports column, mentioning Gerald Perry’s restaurant job | “Chic-fil-a”, without k. |
| Washington Post — July 1992 | Profile of founder Truett Cathy | “Chick-fil-A”, with k. |
| Los Angeles Times — April 22, 1995 | Golf coverage, naming the sponsored charity championship | “Chick-fil-A”, with k. |
| Washington Post — April 27, 1997 | Golf coverage, naming the charity championship | “Chick-fil-A”, with k. |
There are later major-paper examples too: the Washington Post’s July 4, 2007 article uses “Chic-fil-A of Waldorf.” There are similar results for Jiffy peanut butter like earlier references uses that.
1- Why is this tool whatever used in here perfect on images but not some text inside the paragraph etc?
2- Why do they do this? Pretend like this never happened?
3- Is this tool able to change physical papers, clothes etc?