blake murphy wrote:

> On Fri, 6 Feb 2009 16:14:53 -0800 (PST), merryb wrote:
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>>On Feb 6, 1:53 pm, Goomba > wrote:
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>>>merryb wrote:
>>>
>>>>I'm so disgusted by the treatment by Kelloggs towards Michael Phelps.
>>>>He made a mistake by letting someone take a picture of him while he
>>>>was taking a bong hit, but this is ridiculous! It didn't enhance his
>>>>performance, and it had nothing to do with his swimming abilities. I
>>>>guess it's the image thing, but still, I'm boycotting Kelloggs.
>>>>Kelloggs is a food manufacturing company, so I didn't label this as
>>>>OT...Do any of you agree with me?
>>>
>>>No.
>>>Kellogs (or any commercial sponsor) has the right to promote, or demote,
>>>anyone they're financially supporting if it doesn't fit into their
>>>market plan. They'd be boycotted by others for continuing support of a
>>>"pot head" (or fill in the blank) so they're going to offend someone no
>>>matter what.
>>
>>I'm sure they are happy when pot heads buy their products, tho...
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>
> i think they're missing out on a marketing angle here. 'when i get ripped
> to the tits, there's nothing like a bowl of shredded wheat with kellogg's
> all-natural honey...'

"When I get the munchies my choice is a mixing bowl full of Frosted
Flakes, with a gallon of cold milk... And a roll of chocolate chip
cookie dough. And a plate of nachos. And yesterday's leftover beef
stroganoff..."