a real promise keeper

not meant as a slight to these guys, but Les Lailey knows how to keep a promise, the bbc reports (found via the register).

Lailey and his wife Beryl received a can of chicken at his 1956 wedding (they went buffet...) and made a decision

"We kept it safe, and I always said 'on my 50th wedding anniversary I'm going to eat that chicken' - so I did"

the couple comments further

“It was all right. But I don't like chicken.”
[snip]
Les reported: “It tasted just like ordinary chicken. A little bit salty but that was my fault for not cooking it like I should have done.”
[surprisingly] Beryl was not too impressed with her husband's romantic gesture: “If it was a diamond ring or something like that, that would be different.”

nevertheless, this says alot not only of the couple's dedication but also the canning process

¶ - nitish @ 8:45 AM