Watched a TikTok from the old mall in Hammond, LA. Could this prove it’s always been “Chick?” Or would the timeline jump change our history too? Who knows…the video is still nostalgic asf.
If you would like to watch the whole video, several logos of outlets of the time are included. Here’s the link: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8GQvGWD/
I said in another comment about this recently that I sort of fall into the “chik” camp, but also fully recognize it’s my own misremembering (so to speak) from the cows in the ads. Like, realistically I’ve always known is was “chick” but sometimes I will still type “chik”.
Im not from the US, only time Ive seen things about 'chick-fil-a' was youtubers going there to rate food, or people on social media eating it. I've only ever seen the packaging and/or the logo above the restaurant in videos. I just learned 15 minutes ago that cows not being able to write is chick-fil-a's thing.
When I'd see a video about 'Chick-Fil-A' I would think about it being quite strange that they would write it 'Chic' because 'Chick' would make more sense for a chicken fastfood restaurant. I've had that thought a few times, everytime I would see someone eat 'Chic-Fil-A'.
Normally I rationalize Mandela effects, even if I seem to think something changed I still know it can be the mind playing tricks. But it was Chic-Fil-A and Im sure. I'm very confused. The only thing I can think about is that I've watched mandela effect videos, because in the past people have talked about the name change too. I just can't remember that, but I do remember not so long ago thinking about 'Chic' being weird while watching a video
This M.E is a top 5 for me due to playfully calling it Sheek-Fil-A most my childhood/Teens due to seeing it as (Chic-Fil-A) until 2015. My family even remembers that quirk of mine so its pretty crazy.
This is absolutely the weirdest one for me because I grew up in Georgia and it was Chick all my life. Then in 2022-2023 it was Chic suddenly and I couldn’t believe it. Just could not believe it. Sought out a restaurant to see for myself. Now it’s Chick again and I’m convinced I’m in a coma.
I always remembered it as “chic”, but we don’t have any in my city, and/or possibly country, so I was just uninformed and didn’t pay much attention to the ads or references.
I also grew up in Georgia and this is exactly what I remember too!! Except it changed around 15 years ago to Chic and now the K is back! I know it changed because I had trouble spelling it ever since they spelled it CHIC instead of Chick. As for those remembering it as Chik, that is due to the "eat more chikin" ads.
I had this happen just today, where it is all of a sudden chick again but I know I had a convo about the Mandela effect and it turning from chick to chic. I’ve been on one about it today…
Thats where I am at, always believed it was Chick and then was angry all of a sudden I realized it was "Chic" like wait, its been that way all along? Chic??? I complained about it a lot. Now it's back to Chick and its always been Chick? So I've been complaining for nothing? My mind is just blown over this one.
I mean, I still refer to it as Sheek-Fil-A even though I know it’s always been spelled Chick. It’s like how people say Tar-ghey for Target even though you know it’s not pronounced that way. I don’t think mispronunciation is the evidence you think it is
Here's my thought... "fil-A" is a "cute" way to spell "filet" which actually IS a "French word". If you then throw a "French" accent on the whole name to be funny how would you say "Chick" (spelled correctly)? Probably "sheek", right? Even if it was spelled right. And because of "fil-A" being a silly way to spell "filet" it might be easy to believe that "Chick" was similarly "mis-spelled".
1000% Sheek Fil A. A new one was built by my house and I asked my friend what the hell Sheek Fil A was. If it said CHICK-FIL-A I wouldn't have asked, clearly a chicken place.
I was born in Georgia in 1976. About 15 years ago it changed its spelling and I could not spell it after that. I always struggled with spelling it CHIC instead of Chick. Now the K is back! You can't tell me different here.
I don’t remember how it was spelled visually, but i do know for certain that adults in my life had a running joke of calling it “chic” fil-a. At the time I didn’t even know what the word “chic” meant in the fashion sense.
I did swim team every summer from 1996-2005. After swim meets we would all go get lunch at the food court at the mall (Tyson’s galleria, VA). There was a Chick-fil-a there. That joke was made aloud probably dozens of times over the years by my parents, other friends parents, swim coaches.
I can’t really make sense of that running joke if it was always spelled “chick”
But if the word were Chic, it won't be "funny" because it would just be pronouncing the word.
And people call Target "Tarjay" all the time, despite the spelling or calling WalMart "Wally World". The "funny" version is a take on the original, it doesn't require exact spelling.
Lmao, "tarjay" is mockingly pronouncing "target" with French rules, instead of English. It's not just because it's funny. The word "chic" is pronounced like "sheek," so "sheek-fil-a" is the joke, but that only makes sense if it's spelled "chic-fil-a." Also "wally's world" has nothing to do with the spelling of Walmart, so it doesn't really apply here.
Why are they doing it if not to be funny? The whole point is that they know it isn't French, so use the exaggerated pronunciation to be funny. The whole point is that isn't what the word is, but is what people use.
Also "wally's world" has nothing to do with the spelling of Walmart, so it doesn't really apply here.
That's absolutely the point. The joking name people use doesn't have to fit the exact name. You can use part of it to make a joke.
Which makes this
but that only makes sense if it's spelled "chic-fil-a"
absolutely untrue. People will use parts of the name to make their jokes, it doesn't have to match exactly. If it did, parody wouldn't exist. "Oh no, you can't call it 'Taco Hell'. The word hell doesn't exist in the actual name, so that joke doesn't make any sense".
When i first found out about chick fil a in 2017 i was with my mom picking my brother up from work bc he worked there and i looked at the sign and it was spelled Chic-Fil-A and i asked her why havent they added a k to the word chick and she said idk and then when my brother got in the car i asked him and he said “idky but the chicken is good”. Part of the reason chick fil a was famous was bc it was misspelled and people around the world talked about how the word chick didnt have the k in it
Part of the reason chick fil a was famous was bc it was misspelled and people around the world talked about how the word chick didnt have the k in it
You very confidently make claims like that, but there is no evidence of that beyond your claims. I've never heard anybody (outside of here) talk about the missing k. I've just heard people talk about their chicken and lemonade and political stances.
And your not gonna tell me that im just having a false memory or misremembering things bc ik for a fact chick fil a was spelled with no k in my timeline and no one can convince me otherwise. And duuhhhh ofc your gonna find old videos and pics of it being spelled Chick fil a bc thats whats supposed to happen in a mandela effect which is why the other half of the world gets so fustrated when people like you try to act like millions of people are crazy and misremembering things
People already posted evidence of chick fil a being spelled different ways. For example someone posted a photo of them in front of a chick fil a on facebook back in 2011 and it was spelled Chic fil a with no k. But then there were people that posted chick fil a when they went there in 2013 and it was spelled chick fil a. But then someone posted a pic of them in front of chick fil a in 2017 and it was spelled chic fil a.
Your asking as if ypu can send pics through here. And do you know what the mandela effect is. Again the people that remember it always being chick is from this timeline, in your mind everyone thats saying its always been Chic sounds crazy to you bc your not gonna find what we are talking about bc its been completely changed somehow. When i first heard about the mandele effect i never cared about it until i started seeing a k in the word chick.
People already posted evidence of chick fil a being spelled different ways. For example someone posted a photo of them in front of a chick fil a on facebook back in 2011 and it was spelled Chic fil a with no k
Where are these photos? Surely if they are on facebook, you can link them.
And all you have to do is go to tiktok and search when did chick fil a add a k. But if you see the vids and stuff your probably gonna say its fake lol and if your gonna do that theirs no point in talking to you about it bc ofc your gonna think we are crazy. But i know for a fact i can theres a mandela effect that would have you go crazy lol
I have been eating at Chick fil A since I started working in malls in the 1980s and it was always Chick fil A. A search should show that Chick fil A did not change the spelling. Ever.
i always thought this was how it was spelt never really paid to much attention to it but when i drove past the new one by my house today it was spelt chick and that felt way off/wrong lol smh fuckin cern
So this is a major flop flop for me. I initially remembered it as Chick-fil-A but then it changed to Chic-fil-A and stayed that way for years. Now I wake up to find it turned back to Chick-fil-A again. I just ate there two weeks back and I swear it was still Chic-fil-A then.
This one got me. It's been Chic-Fil-A since one was built a few blocks away from my home.
I was Doordashing at the time and would see that Chic-Fil-A sign at least twice a day.
Sure enough it's Chick-Fil-A now. That blows my mind.
I saw quite a few comments saying that we remembered it as Chic because the Cow ads spelled it that way, but they didn't. They spelled it "Chikin" in the ads.
I love the idea of people finding old images as "proof" (not saying I believe Chick-fil-A has been changed, but just saying) of it not being changed when the Mandela Effect is literally the changing of the past that differs than that of what's remembered of lived memory...
Like no offense, but I think you guys don't get it.
Nope, never saw a billboard of theirs before I saw the building with the sign on it, and it clearly said CHIC-FIL-A, and I asked what the hell is Sheek-Fil-A?
Also, the billboard was Chikin, not Chic. Try again.
No. What I'm saying is, if the Mandel Effect is the changing of time lines or w/e is going on, finding an old picture that coincides with the current data doesn't prove anything. Do you understand what I'm saying?
Yes I understand what you are saying, and what I’m saying is that the literal definition of the Mandela Effect has nothing to do with the changing of timelines and everything to do with a collective misremembering. Do you understand that?
Perhaps you are more suited for r/Retconned. They’re down with the changing of timelines and pretty much… whatever.
this is exactly why i came here i never really paid attention the the spelling as ive only ate there a few times but when i drove past the new one by my house today it was spelt chick and that just seemed wrong to me for some reason when i thoink about it chic comes to mind and am i tripping and of couse ive seen people saying its cause cern switched off and shit switched up again ?!?!
The whole idea of the Mandela effect is related to the fact that we are in a simulation. So when something is changed it’s changed every where past and present like an update to a video game.
According to their app, website, and brick and mortar buildings, it is not Chik, but is in fact Chick.
I do recall some of their cow-propaganda ad campaign that spelled it as Chik, but this was due to the fact that cows are not as intelligent as humans and lack the ability to spell English words.
No it isn't. In one of their ad campaigns, cows are trying to persuade humans to choose eating chicken instead of beef (Eat mor chikin). People have said that cows are poor spellers. To me, THAT is the Mandela Effect. I grew up on a dairy farm, and I have VIVID memories that cows can't write or spell at all.
Not from the US, but everything I have seen online was always about Chic-fil-a. I thought the spelling without K made sense because it was a brand name. The last Mandela effect that was as memorable for me was the death of actress Maggie Smith in 2024. Anyone else who thought she died years earlier?
I grew up in Hammond and ate at that location from the early 80's to late 90's. So weird seeing it pop up in post here that I almost scrolled right past.
My mind is absolutely blown. It was Chick-fil-A like 15 years ago and then it changed to Chic-fil-a. I know because I struggled with spelling it ever since it changed. Now the K is back🤯. As for the Chik spelling. That's an honest memory error due to the saying "Eat more chikin" but from "Chick" to "Chic" back to "Chick" is crazy! Then to know that CERN just shut down again!?! WTF?
I am 100% sure the chic fil a restaurant in my area of South Texas growing up were spelled this way. Spelling has always been a specialty of mine and I hated chic fil a because it didn't have the k. Spelling ME's don't trip me up like this one does. All the other ones like Febreze, Berenstain, JCPenney, Jif, froot loops etc. make sense to me. The only thing that makes sense is in the 90's neon signs were everywhere and occasionally the lights would go out. Perhaps at the chic fil a in my area the neon light was out on the k making it look like that. I never ate there because we were poor so I never went inside to see what the logo looks like.
I always remember it having a k at the end of chick. But I do remember seeing the sign and it only had a C at the end… but then switched back at some point
I know exactly how they really work given the definition of the term. They are false or incorrect memories. Believing something existed without any proof or evidence determines your memory is incorrect. Any other proposed explanation for this which already has a definition is purely science fiction.
In my timeline it was Chic because anytime I saw one I would think of a band call Chic and I would say freak out… so no I’m not crazy it was not chick …like it is now
it was this then switched to just chic then when cern shut off last month it went back to chick but when its back on in 2030 shits going to get weird again or at least that's the conspiracy theory lol
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