I LOVE these discussions - LOL!!!! But then I'm the "bad girl" of food safety defrosting around here - lol!!!!! Yet amazingly enough, I'm still alive to enjoy them - lol!!!
I always defrost my whole chickens on the counter (actually, inside my cold oven to deter pet interest) overnight & then pop them into the fridge the next morning. Even then they're still ice-cold to the touch & still frozen inside. If I defrosted them in my cold, cold fridge, it would take DAYS for a 5-pound roasting chicken to thaw, & frankly, I have neither the time or the forethought for that.
I would have definitely cooked & enjoyed that chicken - but heck, that's just me.