Saucy Nugs Guy
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Saucy Nugs Guy is an internet viral video[1] featuring 27-year-old Nebraskan Ander Christensen addressing the Lincoln City Council in Lincoln, Nebraska with a tongue-in-cheek reasoning on why the term "boneless chicken wings" should be removed from the national vocabulary.[2] The video was originally posted to YouTube on September 2, 2020, before making its way to Twitter and racking of hundreds of thousands of views within 24-hours of being posted.[3]
Coverage
[edit]Within a matter of days, Christensen's plea was picked up by dozens of news and media outlets across the United States [4][5][6][7] and even Canada and Ireland.[8]
On September 4, 2020, Christensen collaborated with the University of Nebraska-Lincoln making a spoof "BREAKING NEWS" video with Husker football coach Scott Frost.[9] The video was posted to the Nebraska Huskers Twitter [10] page which generally announces news in relation to the university's athletic department. The fifty-one-second video has received over 800,000 views as of June 2021.
Business Reactions
[edit]Buffalo Wild Wings responded to the viral video in a statement shared with Fox News. The restaurant chain stated it "disagrees" with the notion that boneless wings should be renamed.[11] An excerpt from the statement read:
"We serve boneless wings – our guests love them and we love them! So while we disagree with Ander on his mission, we respect his passion for chicken. So we’re giving him free traditional wings for a year. We’re also going to donate $1 for every boneless wing sold on Labor Day in Lincoln, Neb., to the local Boys & Girls Club."[12]
The retailer Omaha Steaks also weighed in on the conversation tweeting on September 2, 2020 "We don't take political sides, but this issue is too important. Our butchers stand with Ander."[13] Omaha Steaks even went as far as to create "WE STAND WITH ANDER" yard signs.[14] On September 4, 2020, GrubHub tweeted "We respect your passion Ander, and we stand with you. #SaucyNugs."[15] The entertainment company Main Event which hosts parties and events at its forty-plus locations across the United States declared that it would rename its boneless wings to saucy nugs and make a ten percent donation to the Lincoln Food Bank if its posted received 100,000 shares.[16]
Personal life
[edit]Christensen is a chemical engineer and graduated from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln in 2017. He lived abroad in China for a brief period doing missionary work.[17] At the time of Christensen's viral fame his father, Roy Christensen was a member of the Lincoln City Council, who can be heard saying "that's my son" on the video.[18]
References
[edit]- ^ Christensen, Alyssa (September 2, 2020). "Saucy Nugs Ander Christensen". YouTube.
- ^ Carter, Andrew (October 29, 2020). "'Saucy Nugs Guy' makes a stop to taste wings in Marion, support MCBDD levy". Marion Star.
- ^ Yuhas, Alan (September 3, 2020). "One Man's Plea to His City Council: Rename Boneless Wings". New York Times.
- ^ Yuhas, Alan (September 3, 2020). "One Man's Plea to His City Council: Rename Boneless Wings". New York Times.
- ^ Novak, Matt (September 2, 2020). "Exclusive Interview: The Saucy Nugs Guy Is Taking on Trump and Biden". Gizmodo.
- ^ Matthew, Dave (September 2, 2020). "SEE IT: Impassioned Nebraska man asks city council to rebrand boneless chicken wings to 'saucy nugs'". NY Daily News.
- ^ Bote, Joshua (September 2, 2020). "Nebraska man's 'boneless chicken wings' rant goes viral. His ideas for a better name include 'wet tenders' or 'saucy nugs'". USA Today.
- ^ Wright, Joe (September 17, 2020). "Q/A: Lincoln's saucy nugs guy on his future, faith, the pursuit of happiness". The Daily Nebraskan.
- ^ Wright, Joe (September 17, 2020). "Q/A: Lincoln's saucy nugs guy on his future, faith, the pursuit of happiness". The Daily Nebraskan.
- ^ @Huskers (September 4, 2020). "BREAKING NEWS" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Bartiromo, Michael (September 4, 2020). "Q/A: Lincoln's saucy nugs guy on his future, faith, the pursuit of happiness". Fox 6 Milwaukee.
- ^ Bartiromo, Michael (September 4, 2020). "Q/A: Lincoln's saucy nugs guy on his future, faith, the pursuit of happiness". Fox 6 Milwaukee.
- ^ @OmahaSteaks (September 3, 2020). "We don't take political sides, but this issue is too important. Our butchers stand with Ander" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @OmahaSteaks (September 11, 2020). "Thanks @OmahaSteaks for the yard signs! Now my family and friends can see my face EVERY. DAY. #wingshavebones #saucynugs" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @GrubHub (September 4, 2020). "We respect your passion Ander, and we stand with you. #SaucyNugs" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ @MyMainEvent (September 3, 2020). "Hey @handsome121duck. 100k retweets and we'll re-name our boneless wings nationwide to #SaucyNugs AND donate 10% of all October sales to a Nebraska food bank" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ Wright, Joe (September 17, 2020). "Q/A: Lincoln's saucy nugs guy on his future, faith, the pursuit of happiness". The Daily Nebraskan.
- ^ Yuhas, Alan (September 3, 2020). "One Man's Plea to His City Council: Rename Boneless Wings". New York Times.