Tom the Dancing Bug by Ruben Bolling for November 17, 2016
November 11, 2016
November 18, 2016
Transcript:
We at Kellog's have pledged that we will no longer market cereals with poor nutritional value to children. we now proudly unveil our new marketing campaigns for those cereals, with mascots we are CERTAIN will not appeal to ANY kids.... APPLE JACKS: MARTIN AMIS Ah, the Prussian pleasure of a bowl of Apple Jacks! Martian Amis, your recent book review managed to achieve both banality and moral hypocrisy. Christopher Hitchens, if the truth is Banal, then I stand unrepentantly guilty, and as to moral hypocrisy allow me to fetch your 2004 review of the same author! You ate my apple jacks! Once agin, you confuse the utterance of the obvious with the insightful revelation. FROOT LOOPS: KALUS KINSKI Alles ist verloren wir müssen die loops von Frort Jetzt essen COCOA Krispies: IMMANUEL KANT Hi, Can I have some Cocoa Krispies? Sure here ya go....wait ....Youre Immanuel Kant! Silly Deotologist! CoCOA Krispies are for consequentialists! I hold you morally responsible! COCO KRISPIES
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QuiteDragon over 7 years ago
You Kant Heidegger it from me, consequentialists are nothing but utilitarians in thin disguise.
SKJAM! Premium Member over 7 years ago
Recently watched the only movie Martin Amis was involved with, “Saturn 3”. In fairness, Hollywood script doctors completely gutted his original script.
Kip W over 7 years ago
Let George Bernard Shaw tell you all about why they’re after his Lucky Charms. The answer involves the very soul of man, who doesn’t really have one.
Packratjohn Premium Member over 7 years ago
Didn’t Hitchens write, “Kellogg’s is not great”?
David Rickard Premium Member over 7 years ago
Pascal’s breakfast wager: have some Fruity Pebbles in case there’s no lunch.
Malcolm Hall over 7 years ago
Time’s Arrow is pretty good. Especially if you run it backwards.
jrowell over 7 years ago
A bit surprised to see Ruben targeting Kellogg’s here. General Mills is the worst! General Mills cereals are pretty much all sugar, every one of them.
Kip W over 7 years ago
When you stare into the Cheerios, the Cheerios stare back.
Packratjohn Premium Member over 7 years ago
Trivia time…. Name five cereals which contained the word “sugar” in the name of the cereal…..
Sugar Smacks, Sugar Pops, Sugar Frosted Flakes, Sugar Crisp, and, believe it or not, Sugar Chex!
js over 7 years ago
The Socratios taste a bit like hemlock