Topher's Breakfast Cereal Guide

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Kitty
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I like this site, which takes a look at many (many) breakfast cereals that have come and gone through the decades (and sometimes still exist!). It gives interesting information on the characters and mascots for each cereal. :) And if you know me at all, I had LOTS of fun reading the whole entire site when I first discovered it eons ago! By the way, I wanted to add that this is also a book, so that's why this is in this section!! It's called The Great American Cereal Guide. You can get it secondhand on Amazon.
http://www.lavasurfer.com/cereal-guide.html
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You and that cereal! :lol: Well, I have to admit, I'm a cereal brand junkie, too. That was one of my favorite things to do as a kid, exploring different cereals. I don't eat them now, as most of them—scratch, that—almost all of them are horrible sugar bombs. Still fun to look at, though.

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:lol: hahaha yes, I rarely eat cereal now that I realize how bad it is for you. I can't enjoy it because I feel guilty. The history is very interesting, though. I love learning about characters and mascots that people have created.
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The commercials on TV I liked best were those for Luckie charms—though I didn't like the taste of the cereal that much. And Sugar Pops were all...air. Cap'n Crunch was my thing. I probably ingested 2.8 metric tons of Cap'n Crunch. :roll:

I noticed in the character voting section that the winner was "Big Yella." :?: Who's Big Yella :?:

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Well, I didn't know, either, so I took the liberty of looking it up for you! Apparently his picture is at the top of the page, and he was the mascot of Corn Pops. I'll post a commercial in the commercial section. :)
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Saw it—thanks!

Like I say, those Sugar Corn Pops...all air. Big Yella would need a spoon that big to get a satisfying portion. They'd all float on the surface of the milk. Cap'n Crunch would sink and make delicious gooey mess.

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I was in Publix today and saw that one of the cereals advertised a toy in the box!!! Rarity nowadays. I didn't get it, though. I opted for Cocoa Puffs, because, ya know, I'm coocoo and everything.
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Starch and sugar are two of my mortal enemies.

When I was a kid we ate the big Shredded Wheat not the little spoon size. Mom never bought any of the sugary crapola cereals, not that I can remember anyway. And Wheat Chex remember those quite well and puffed wheat.

I remember those submarines that were powered by baking soda and the Sea Monkeys, but on second thought you got those off the back page of a comic book.
We didn't need dialogue. We had faces!

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Mrs. Danvers wrote:
Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:49 am
the Sea Monkeys, but on second thought you got those off the back page of a comic book.
My brother had those!
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Kitty wrote:
Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:54 am
Mrs. Danvers wrote:
Tue Nov 14, 2017 9:49 am
the Sea Monkeys, but on second thought you got those off the back page of a comic book.
My brother had those!
Oh the lucky fellow. My mom would never let me send for Sea Monkeys.
We didn't need dialogue. We had faces!

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