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 doubt his contract has a moralities clause. All he had to do
was keep his nose clean. In this day and age, anyone with a
camera can take your picture, he was a fool for thinking it
wouldn't get out. I don't feel sorry for him, it stinks but it's not
like he'll be broke any time soon. He's poorer and maybe a
little wiser.

nancy

On Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:48:07 -0500, Nancy Young wrote:

> 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 doubt his contract has a moralities clause. All he had to do was
> keep his nose clean. In this day and age, anyone with a camera can take
> your picture, he was a fool for thinking it wouldn't get out. I don't
> feel sorry for him, it stinks but it's not like he'll be broke any time
> soon. He's poorer and maybe a little wiser.
>
> nancy

Fair comment. He *should* have exercised more caution.

Michael "Dog3" wrote:

> Kelloggs could have done themselves so much better by handling this
> differently. A second chance type of thing for todays youth advertising
> campaign. If Phelps is as repentent as he appears to be, Kelloggs could
> have gotten a lot of mileage out of it and perhaps cemented their
> demographic base as well as expanded it. As it is, they look like an
> unforgiving bunch of tight asses.
>
> Michael
>
No they don't look tight asses, and who cares if they did? They look
like BUSINESS MEN, nothing more, nothing less. Why should we get all
warm and fuzzy wanting second chances when they had a legal contract,
not an emotional agreement.For that kinda money I can keep my nose clean
if required by mutually agreed contract to. Or I know I'm gonna suffer
the consequences.
I'm only buying cereal from them, not their philosophy on life.

On Sat, 07 Feb 2009 09:55:20 -0500, Goomba wrote:

> Michael "Dog3" wrote:
>
>> Kelloggs could have done themselves so much better by handling this
>> differently. A second chance type of thing for todays youth advertising
>> campaign. If Phelps is as repentent as he appears to be, Kelloggs could
>> have gotten a lot of mileage out of it and perhaps cemented their
>> demographic base as well as expanded it. As it is, they look like an
>> unforgiving bunch of tight asses.
>>
>> Michael
>>
> No they don't look tight asses, and who cares if they did? They look
> like BUSINESS MEN, nothing more, nothing less. Why should we get all
> warm and fuzzy wanting second chances when they had a legal contract,
> not an emotional agreement.For that kinda money I can keep my nose clean
> if required by mutually agreed contract to. Or I know I'm gonna suffer
> the consequences.
> I'm only buying cereal from them, not their philosophy on life.

and they were paying him to put his picture on cereal boxes, not to
indenture himself to their philosophy of life.

but yes, there was a contract and phelps no doubt broke it. i think it
makes them both look stupid.

your pal,
blake

On Feb 6, 4:25*pm, PeterL > wrote:
> merryb > wrote in news:2e8b0f15-74ad-4a32-9168-
> :
>
>
>
>
>
> > On Feb 6, 4:05*pm, PeterL > wrote:
> >> "Nancy Young" > wrote in news:Me2jl.1308$Cr4.274
> >> @newsfe26.ams2:
>
> >> > 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 doubt his contract has a moralities clause. *All he had to do
> >> > was keep his nose clean. *In this day and age, anyone with a
> >> > camera can take your picture, he was a fool for thinking it
> >> > wouldn't get out. *I don't feel sorry for him, it stinks but it's not
> >> > like he'll be broke any time soon. *He's poorer and maybe a
> >> > little wiser.
>
> >> I read an Anthony Bourdain interview recently where he said that when
> he
> >> was younger, he was a hard drinking, dope smoking hell raiser. Now he
> has
> >> a family and a career, he doesn't 'do' public drunkeness or illegal
> >> substances because A) everyone has a camera, and 2 mins after something
> >> happens, it's all over the Internet, and B) he doesn't want his kids to
> >> look at it and say "Well, dad does it, so it's OK for me to do it."
>
> > Lucky him...
>
> Do you see the correlation between A) and B)???
>
> Probably not, so I'll point it out for you.
>
> Kids look up to their "hero's" and do what they do, say what they say,
> etc, etc.
>
> Have you got grandkids about the age of 12+??
>
> Would you like them to take up smoking dope because 'their hero Phelps
> does it'?
>
> --
> Peter Lucas
> Brisbane
> Australia
>
> Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are.
>
> Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

No, but I have kids. If they decide to smoke as adults, then that is
their choice. I have a 22 year old that has never even tried it...

merryb > wrote in news:ff982bcc-30f7-43e0-b9b3-
:

..
>>
>> Do you see the correlation between A) and B)???
>>
>> Probably not, so I'll point it out for you.
>>
>> Kids look up to their "hero's" and do what they do, say what they say,
>> etc, etc.
>>
>> Have you got grandkids about the age of 12+??
>>
>> Would you like them to take up smoking dope because 'their hero Phelps
>> does it'?
>>

> No, but I have kids. If they decide to smoke as adults, then that is
> their choice.


And if they decide (as children) to take up smoking dope because their
"hero" Phelps does it....??


> I have a 22 year old that has never even tried it...


It's an adult, perfectly able to make it's own decision. But I applaude
the fact that it has never tried it.

I'm 52 and have never 'tried it' either.


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are.

Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin

On Sun, 8 Feb 2009 14:52:37 -0800 (PST), merryb >
wrote:

>No, but I have kids. If they decide to smoke as adults, then that is
>their choice. I have a 22 year old that has never even tried it...

Like it said in the SNL skit: "sure you can smoke pot - after *you*
win 12 gold medals.


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

"PeterL" > wrote in message
.25...
> merryb > wrote in news:ff982bcc-30f7-43e0-b9b3-
> :
>
> .
>>>
>>> Do you see the correlation between A) and B)???
>>>
>>> Probably not, so I'll point it out for you.
>>>
>>> Kids look up to their "hero's" and do what they do, say what they say,
>>> etc, etc.
>>>
>>> Have you got grandkids about the age of 12+??
>>>
>>> Would you like them to take up smoking dope because 'their hero Phelps
>>> does it'?
>>>
>
>> No, but I have kids. If they decide to smoke as adults, then that is
>> their choice.
>
>
> And if they decide (as children) to take up smoking dope because their
> "hero" Phelps does it....??
>
>
>> I have a 22 year old that has never even tried it...
>
>
> It's an adult, perfectly able to make it's own decision. But I applaude
> the fact that it has never tried it.
>
> I'm 52 and have never 'tried it' either.
>
>
And here is you saying you are a man of the world and an ex-super soldier.
You are a pussy Lucas.

On Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:20:02 GMT, Don wrote:

> "PeterL" > wrote in message
> .25...
>> merryb > wrote in news:ff982bcc-30f7-43e0-b9b3-
>> :
>>
>> .
>>>>
>>>> Do you see the correlation between A) and B)???
>>>>
>>>> Probably not, so I'll point it out for you.
>>>>
>>>> Kids look up to their "hero's" and do what they do, say what they say,
>>>> etc, etc.
>>>>
>>>> Have you got grandkids about the age of 12+??
>>>>
>>>> Would you like them to take up smoking dope because 'their hero Phelps
>>>> does it'?
>>>>
>>
>>> No, but I have kids. If they decide to smoke as adults, then that is
>>> their choice.
>>
>>
>> And if they decide (as children) to take up smoking dope because their
>> "hero" Phelps does it....??
>>
>>
>>> I have a 22 year old that has never even tried it...
>>
>>
>> It's an adult, perfectly able to make it's own decision. But I applaude
>> the fact that it has never tried it.
>>
>> I'm 52 and have never 'tried it' either.
>>
>>
> And here is you saying you are a man of the world and an ex-super soldier.
> You are a pussy Lucas.

he's afraid dope would interfere with his razor-sharp instincts and
reaction times of a trained killer. unlike, say, wine.

after all, it's a little late for him to worry about it making him stupid.

your pal,
blake