A title this would be, had I the originality.

Kellogs promoting Christianity?

dewimorgan

1/30/08 01:26 pm

I think Kellogg's is trying to convert me to Christianity. My landlady recently gave me a box of Kelloggs Rice Crispies Shapes. Which contain four different shapes, all with a Christian theme: Fish, Christmas trees, Stars, and Lepers.

Fish: Well-known symbol of Christianity.

Christmas Trees: can't be sure there, but I mean it's an evergreen tree, c'mon.

Stars: 5-pointed stars, could be a pentagram, but the arms are too long, more starfishy. I reckon it's the star of Bethlehem thing.

Lepers: At least, I presume they are lepers. The stars, fish, and trees are all intact, but all the people shapes are missing limbs. I am expecting to get a bowlful of little arms and legs at the end of the box.

Gross.

And they're feeding these to children!

I'm quite serious about the wholesale disfigurement of the people ones though. I've eaten about half the packet now (they make excellent dry nibbles). And I've found only one intact human.

Who I promptly ate.

Oh no. I think I might have eaten the Jesus of Rice Crispies.

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• skyforest

  1/30/08 01:55 pm (UTC)

  

  When he rises after 3 days, your bowls are in trouble, buddy!

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• forgothefantasy

  1/31/08 04:45 am (UTC)

  

  Oh no! Not that!
  
  Wait, maybe that means that you'll be God to the Rice Crispies Shapes. Assuming you throw the Jesus one back up within three days. :)

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• auorachan

  1/31/08 08:28 am (UTC)

  Actually, more likely of a Christian symbol would be the star of David, which has six points. (http://parenting.leehansen.com/downloads/coloring/hannukah/star-david.gif)
  
  The lepers are funny though. :)

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  • dewimorgan

    1/31/08 08:03 pm (UTC)

    

    It's no laughing matter! The cereal even has biological agents in it! According to Kellogs' site, it "was the first kids' breakfast cereal in the UK to contain a prebiotic ingredient"... aaagh! Leprosy prebios!
    
    *falls to pieces*

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• (Anonymous)

  2/6/08 03:22 pm (UTC)

  Dewi... you do know that Christmas trees have as near as makes no difference nothing to do with Christianity, dont you?
  
  ;-)

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  • dewimorgan

    2/6/08 03:38 pm (UTC)

    

    Neither do fish, stars, or lepers. That tenousness is part of the humour of it.

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